Senator Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: targets in terms of revenue collections. However, it is just out of a basic foundational principle in the establishment of this House that we cannot call ourselves the Senate and participate in an exercise that reduces the amount of money that goes into counties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we were to accept a cut in shareable revenue from Ksh314 billion last year to kshs310 billion as the Division of Revenue that was placed before this House from the National Assembly, then we can as well take over the knife from those who dream of killing devolution in this country. ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: with mercury, imagine what would happen to this country if drugs that were either expired or not considered fit for human consumption found their way into this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these are not very simple issues. It is not about ego. It is not that we, as Senate, feel that it is a must for us to be considered. We cannot abrogate our responsibilities. We will be failing the oath of office that we took when we were sworn in this House to uphold and defend the Constitution if we allow laws to be made without following proper ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: I congratulate our colleagues who sat in this Mediation Committee and urge that this is the spirit we should use when making laws in this country. With this kind of attitude, we shall achieve a lot as Parliament. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for that guidance. We will try to obey your guidance. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is said that all is fair in love and war. We are at war. We will try and deploy all the resources available. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: We need to start by reflecting how much the Standing Orders in the National Assembly allow certain things. Central to this debate is the permission on which Bills should go to the Senate and which ones can be assented to directly. Cheekily, the National Assembly included in their Standing Order a provision that allows them to bypass the Constitution and determine by themselves what laws the Senate can consider and those that we cannot. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we debate this, we should consider that part of what the leadership of the Senate needs to do is to consider and look into all the provisions of the Standing Orders in the ‘Lower House’ that fall afoul of the Constitution and allows them to do the kind of things that they are doing which are completely illegal and should not be allowed anywhere else. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: It is really unfortunate that it has come to this. All of us come from an understanding of knowing the price that Kenyans had to pay to achieve the Constitution of Kenya 2010. It is a Constitution that devolved powers, resources and all that is central to making the lives of Kenyans better. As a Member of the Committee on Finance and Budget both in the last and current Parliament, we have always tried to be rational in balancing knowing that there is no bottomless pit of resources in this country. Therefore, it is not that the Senate comes out ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: the CRA agreed with what the Committee on Finance and Budget proposed as the correct figure to be sent to the counties taking into consideration issues like inflation. It is not just a figure that the Committee on Finance and Budget plucked out of the sky and said that we need to send Kshs335 billion to the counties. These are figures that we know are workable. If you read the report that was done by the Committee on Finance and Budget during the consideration of the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), one of the key highlights and the things that we ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know the authority of the Chair is not in question and can never be challenged. With utmost respect, I want to plead that you may find it in your heart to listen to the request by Sen. Linturi and Sen. Ochillo-Ayako because this matter is so weighty. Understanding Order No.1, you have the discretion to allow additional time. I humbly plead. view