Senator Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: He also generally guided us in pushing for the place of devolution, when we began about conditional grants and so many amendments to the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, our Chief Whip, chaired the first Committee of the County Public Accounts and Investments (CPAIC). He led the Committee in establishing institutionalisation of oversight on county governments as contemplated in Article 96 of the Constitution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this was the first CPAIC that dealt with county governments. Remember when we were unicameral, CPAIC only dealt with oversight in the national Government. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale led this Committee ... view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: Sen. Martha Wangari, now Member of Parliament (MP) for Gilgil Constituency, began her career in this House as a nominated Senator. She has moved on to serve her second term as MP for Gilgil Constituency. She introduced and navigated amendment to the Employment Act providing for the provision of pre-adoptive leave for parents seeking to adopt a child. The Bill was assented to and is now part of our employment law. The same way when you are expecting the birth of a child, many people take leave. She introduced a very interesting proposal, which Senators and the National Assembly agreed ... view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: Colleagues, you know for a fact that the work of the Secretariat is to make us look good. The very competent staff of the Senate present many of the citations and presentations that we make out there. I know that for a fact. I served as a Chairperson of the Parliamentary Service Commission Committee on Staff Welfare for five years. I know you will struggle out there to find staff as competent as staffers in Parliament, especially those in the Senate. I have no offence to the staffers who serve in the National Assembly. I would never has said that ... view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I will be brief. I do not know why we are fighting over a matter that was long settled in this House. This is not the first time that this point of order is being raised in this House. It is for that reason that if you read the first Standing Order of the Senate, which I referred to it this afternoon during my Statement, you will find that this situation had not been envisioned. Previously, when somebody else rose on a point of order like Sen. Omogeni, then we have Standing Order No.86(6), which I invite ... view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 28 Mar 2023 in Senate: to further define who is a Speaker and what happens when one of the Senators who has an original vote is on a seat as you are this afternoon. Sen. Omogeni, Standing Order No.86(6) was meant for the kind of situation that we have right now. When the Speaker or presiding officer is a Senator who has an original vote, the Standing Order permits them to vote. That is the purpose of this Standing Order. view
• 23 Mar 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 23rd March, 2023- Performance Audit Report of the Auditor-General on implementation of the Kenya Towns Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Programme. Report of the Auditor-General on the financial statement of the County Assembly of Meru Staff Car Loan and Housing Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June 2020. view