Senator Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3941 to 3950 of 5174.

• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: go back to our lives the way we know it. However, until such a point that we have information that is based and backed up by research and science that confirms to us that we are doing the right thing as a country, then it will be completely wrong of us as a House of Parliament to just allow Kenyans to continue to make these discussions. You cannot blame Kenyans. The reason why most Kenyans will debate these issues in places of entertainment, newspapers, and on Twitter is because that is the only platform they have. For us, we have ... view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support this Petition. This is a very important issue that these petitioners want this House to give attention to. This is because we pride ourselves as being an agricultural-based economy. Yet, due to the neglect and poor policies in the agricultural subsector, we import onions and tomatoes from Tanzania and maize from Uganda. Is this not a cause for alarm to those of us in leadership? I want to believe our colleagues who will get a chance to prosecute this Petition will not only give answers to the farmers, but must be able to ... view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: The former President Kibaki, God bless this old man, in his wisdom, he ensured that fertilizer was subsidized for all farmers in this country. However, the current administration looked at the list of the benefactors and considered those regions to be regions that are populated with people that they think are lesser Kenyans, they canceled that arrangement. The Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries must give us the response. We must know what it is that informed the decision by this Government to cancel the fertilizer subsidy programme that ensured that the cost of fertilizer which had dropped to ... view
• 17 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is an issue of great concern to the citizens of this country. Under the State Corporations Act, it provides for the procedure and process of how you wind up a parastatal and transfer it from one Ministry to the other. All these things have been happening in the country, and not only at the Kenya Meat Commission (KMC). view
• 17 Sep 2020 in Senate: I wish to bring to the attention of colleague Senators that such things have also been happening in the energy sector with the merger of Kenya Pipeline Corporation (KPC), Kenya Railways Corporation (KRC), into the Industrial and Commercial Development Corporation (ICDC). This is an old trick that fraudsters have used over the years to disinherit wealth belonging to citizens of Kenya. view
• 17 Sep 2020 in Senate: The history of the Kenya Cooperative Creameries (KCC) is so well known. While saying this, I recognize the good efforts of our colleague, Sen. Ndwiga. Many people perhaps may not remember what he did during his days as the Minister for Corporative Development, in winning back KCC that had been under-valued and bought by the same people who ensured they brought it down to its knees. These games that are being played on our parastatals were increasingly used. You deny them funds and good leadership, then after they have collapsed, you buy them at throwaway prices. It is an old ... view
• 17 Sep 2020 in Senate: Let us learn from previous years’ experiences. Any time we want to take a decision on parastatals because they are owned by Kenyans and you cannot call all the 47million of them to a meeting. That is why this Constitution prefers that you sent the same to Parliament, so that their representatives can read, understand and give it a nod of approval. Before that is done, this deal should be stayed in the freezers. view
• 17 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to celebrate Team Kenya. Let us be honest. I can see that leadership has taken off from this House. I suspect it is because they do not believe the things, they said this evening. The people they were giving thanks to were the reason why for 10 times the Senate could not make a decision. It is unfortunate and the true history of this struggle must be written and documented. view
• 17 Sep 2020 in Senate: I am a writer and when we will be on recess next, I will explain to Kenyans in detail what happened in this House. There has been intimidation, blackmail and politics of exclusion. It is not easy how we won this victory. The true victory for Kenya belongs to the team of 25 Senators who said yes to devolution. We decided that a time has come to say no to some of our party leaders, who instead of viewing Kenya as one indivisible unit, consider other regions as lesser regions. The truth of the matter is that we are celebrating, ... view
• 17 Sep 2020 in Senate: Therefore, as we are gathered here, let us celebrate but always remember that the threat to devolution is alive and eminent. The formula is not the only threat, we are aware that in the coming few days there shall be a launch of the BBI Report. We shall be looking keenly. We want to tell those mandarins that are planning to merge certain counties and constituencies that Team Kenya will defeat you once again the same way they have humbled you in this House. We must respect each other as a people and know that there is no greater or ... view