19 Feb 2025 in Senate:
accurate. I saw a video of him somewhere back home in Djibouti alongside his President and he said certain things that did not sit well with the rest of us as a country. Who knows? It could be a wrong translation. Since I do not speak Arabic, I do not want to be a witness. I want to believe that that gentleman will serve the Continent of Africa and do all the things that we need to do. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to end it at that and celebrate what has been achieved and said this afternoon. The ...
view
18 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I join you in passing a word of condolence on behalf of the people of Kericho County and all the friends of our departed colleague, the Hon. Malulu Injendi and sharing in the sorrow alongside the people of Malava in Kakamega County, his family and friends. I know the Hon. Malulu Injendi quite well. Last year, in mid of the year, he hosted yours truly alongside other legislators at his rural home in Malava. We had a good time together with him and his family and proceeded to do a funds drive for women ...
view
18 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday, 18th February, 2025-
view
18 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have two Notices of Motion. I request to do them both concurrently.
view
18 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will start with the Notice of Motion. I beg to give Notice of the following Motion, which is the celebration of the life of the late Sen. William Kipkiror Cheptumo. I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT AWARE THAT the late Sen. William Kipkiror Cheptumo, the Senator for Baringo County passed away on 16th February, 2025 at the age of 57 years while undergoing treatment; COGNIZANT THAT the late William Cheptumo served as a Member of Baringo North Constituency in the National Assembly for three terms from 2008 to 2022 ...
view
18 Feb 2025 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 Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate.
view
18 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to move the following Motion, which is a celebration of the life of the late Sen. William Kipkiror Cheptumo- AWARE THAT the late Sen. William Kipkiror Cheptumo, the Senator for Baringo County, passed away on 16th February, 2025, at the age of 57 while undergoing treatment; COGNIZANT THAT the late William Cheptumo served as a Member of Baringo North Constituency in the National Assembly for three terms from 2008-2022, during which time he also served as an Assistant Minister of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional The electronic version of the Senate Hansard ...
view
18 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Affairs (2008-2013); Chairperson of the Committee on Delegated Legislation, member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, the House Business Committee and the Committee on Pensions (2013-2017); and the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs (2017-2022); FURTHER COGNIZANT THAT the late William Cheptumo was elected Senator for Baringo County in 2022 and continued with his stellar legislative work in the Senate having sponsored many businesses among them, a Motion on declaration of cattle rustling and banditry as a national disaster and establishment of a Special Fund for victims which was adopted by the Senate ...
view
18 Feb 2025 in Senate:
colleague Senators to take time to say what they know, how they feel about Sen. Cheptumo’s loss and the things that they will remember him for. When we visited the family yesterday, the daughter – that young girl called Cheptoo – asked us to say what we know about their father as a politician and how we worked with him. I believe that as colleagues, we feel this loss at a deep level. Unlike many of us, you will find a colleague telling you that they crossed paths with Sen. Cheptumo, disagreed or exchanged words, but I do not think ...
view
18 Feb 2025 in Senate:
May his soul rest in peace. We will continue to pray with his family. Commiserations to the people of Baringo who have lost a great leader. I believe that God will find a way of granting them comfort. With those many remarks, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move and request the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Sen. Wambua of Kitui, to second. I thank you.
view