27 May 2025 in Senate:
I said Sen. Sifuna's band, which never agrees with anything that I say. Surely, Mr. Speaker, Sir, unless Sen. Sifuna wants to rise and say he agrees with the things I say---
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
Okay, Mr. Speaker, Sir. For the record of the House, I withdraw that comment.
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to move the following Motion- THAT, notwithstanding the Resolutions of the Senate made on 19th February, 2025, pursuant to Standing Order 32 on the approval of the Senate Calendar (Regular Sessions) for the 4th Session 2025; further notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 34 (1), the Senate resolves to suspend its Morning Sitting on Wednesday 28th May, 2025. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a fairly straightforward matter. Tomorrow morning, we have the National Prayer Breakfast that is organized by Parliament. Therefore, this is to pave way for that event. I, therefore, request the House to ...
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion by the Chairperson of our Committee on Finance and Budget. This is what has been termed as a ritual. I believe someone referred to it as a ritual, which no one adheres to. This should be of concern to us. I am, however, concerned with what is prescribed as a solution, eventually, to this problem. I have listened to colleagues try to figure out what exactly we can do to ensure that the National Treasury complies with this Disbursement Schedule that we pass. It is important to bring to ...
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope Sen. Mandago together with the Members who serve in the Committee on Health, including Sen. Omogeni, will lead us home. They must at some point lead this House into making the right decision. They should feel bad on behalf of all Kenyans who watch doctors, nurses, health workers and all these health professionals who come outside the Senate each and every year. Today, they were there in the morning. They may be back tomorrow and maybe they are still there. It is not fair. This Committee must lead us, as a House, into making certain ...
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
speak, I hope the Senate Majority and Minority Whips are whipping the Members for us to conclude on this today. I thank you.
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join you, on behalf of my colleagues in the House this afternoon, to welcome the visiting delegation from Tengecha High School. Tengecha High School is one of the top performing schools in our County. I hope they will get full value of the time that they took out of school to come and interact with Members. I have watched them and seen that they are patiently and keenly following the discussions in the House this afternoon. I did not know that they were from my county. I am, however, proud of them for the ...
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, two weeks ago, I said that there is an emerging trend of content creators in the House, instead of legislators. People want to do things for the gallery, but know very well that is not where the solution lies. Sen. Cherarkey, I would have wished to help with the UHC challenge that we have, but you know for a fact that the solution lies in the National Assembly. All UHC staff are calling for is the budgeting of their allocation for their salaries and absorption into the counties. Unfortunately, this is not the budget-making House. In ...
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