16 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This is exactly what I am talking about. The Standing Orders are very clear on how even a Member wants to prosecute a Standing Order behaves. You press the interjection button and wait to catch the attention of the Speaker. You do not start shouting and disorienting everyone who is contributing.
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16 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, can you protect the dignity of this House. I can see that what Sen. Oketch Gicheru wants is to record back at home that he was kicked out of the House. That is what you are inviting him to do. This is the kind of Bonga Points that you do not need to bring to the Senate. All he is seeking is cheap publicity. Otherwise, if you allow this kind of behavior where, Members walk in and disrupt others, we will not have a Senate. Nobody has a monopoly of shouting at others.
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16 Feb 2023 in Senate:
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16 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, sir, I urge my colleagues to live to the expectation of the Statement and follow through with the business as we have requested. Thank you for the chance, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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15 Feb 2023 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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15 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg your indulgence. I know Standing Order No. 237 permits you to allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to a petition presented and reported. It says such total term shall not exceed 30 minutes, but it does not expressly provide in a situation such as today where you have more than one petition. In such instances, as per the Standing Order, we refer back to Standing Order No.1 which gives you the authority to guide the House on how to transact any particular business. My request is that in light of the fact that on ...
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15 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support both petitions. On the Petition by residents of Uasin Gishu County, Mr. Speaker, you will recall that when we were last in Dubai, we had an interactive session with Kenyans living in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the Gulf region generally. Many amongst the reasons that they raised, was the issue of agents who do not adhere to the rule of law for one reason or the other. They do not follow the law when they organize Kenyans to go and work in the Middle East in terms of ensuring ...
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15 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are many agents who take advantage of our young people who are looking for job opportunities. The Committee on Labour and Social Welfare needs to take up this quickly. Already, there is a report of the House on this. I have challenged the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare that they do not even need to travel and waste Kenyans’ money. The report is as new as hardly a year old. Among the very last businesses that we considered in this House during the last Session is a report of the Committee of Labour and Social ...
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15 Feb 2023 in Senate:
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15 Feb 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a shame that Kenya does not have a single stadium that can host an international match. In fact, when the African Nations Championship (CHAN) qualifiers begin later this year, we will have to go as far as either Tanzania or other parts of this country, to play our international matches. I think it will be the first time ever in the history of this country that it happens. Cabinet Secretary (CS) Ababu Namwamba and his team have a lot of work in their hands, to make sure that this succeeds. I agree with those proposing ...
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