30 Mar 2023 in Senate:
intends to put more than 400,000 hectares under irrigation; where investors will come and book portions. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the first lot of 20,000 hectares is ready in Galana Kulalu as we speak today. A company known as Twiga Feeds is planting maize. That will ensure that unlike the current situation where due to weather conditions and abolishment of the fertilizer subsidy programme in the last five years, many farmers quit the production of maize because it was not economically sustainable then. However, there is 20,000 hectares of maize being planted that will fill the deficit that comes when ...
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30 Mar 2023 in Senate:
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30 Mar 2023 in Senate:
which the only way to cut and ensure you have a sustainable life, is guaranteeing this right. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the same can be said on education, medical treatment and so on and so forth. These are the social rights that are spoken about in Article 43. Sen. Mungatana is guiding us and providing an avenue and a council. When this council is set up, they will tick and see through every Government policy being proposed on this Floor or being implemented by the Executive. They will determine how the policies align and provides avenue for ordinary citizens to ...
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29 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Wednesday, 29th March, 2023: Report of the Auditor General on the financial statement of the Kajiado County Executive for the year ended 30th June, 2022. Report of the Auditor General on the financial statement of the Kajiado County Assembly for the year ended 30th June, 2022. Report of the Auditor General on the financial statement of the Kajiado County Assembly Car Loan & Mortgage Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2022. Report of the Auditor General on the financial statement of the ...
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29 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join you in welcoming the visiting delegation from the British Army. I am a big fan of the poetry works of Rudyard Kipling. I love the way he refers to them as “‘Tommies and Bootnecks’. It is good to have them with us this afternoon. I know that Members of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations have gone on a digging spree many times in this session and previously to ensure that we have a long-standing relationship between Kenya and the United Kingdom (UK), with specific reference to the work that ...
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29 Mar 2023 in Senate:
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29 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Many businesses have been built out of either trading or any form of relationship that exists between the local community and the BATUK. Therefore, to have them visit us is a great honour. I know for a fact that it has not been extremely rosy for the past few years. There have been difficulties and difficult conversations as you would expect in any human relationship. There are times when issues arise. However, the most important thing is how you amicably resolve and ensure that the long-standing relationship that Kenya enjoys with the UK continues. I know that our colleagues in ...
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29 Mar 2023 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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29 Mar 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rose on a point of order to draw your attention to the fact of the requirements of the Standing Order No.105 on Responsibility for a Statement of Facts. That is the starting what upon which Sen. Oketch Gicheru was challenged. So far, Sen. Oketch Gicheru has spent close to 10 minutes explaining absolutely nothing. If you read the provisions of Standing Order No.105, there is no requirement upon the Senator to give an explanation of anything. All Sen. Oketch Gicheru needs to do - and you need to read Standing Order No.105(2) - is to ...
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29 Mar 2023 in Senate:
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