Senator Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: It is only via an electronic auction process where the competing company cannot place in Kshs3.00 or Kshs3.50 per kilogramme. However, so long as we can sit, agree and say that for today, we feel like we should not pay more Kshs2 per kilogramme, they can determine this. It is only through a strong regulator as it is being proposed in this particular Bill that we will even the rules and issue a directive and say, for example, from today, anybody that wants to carry out auction business in Kenya must set up an electronic auction as a way of ... view
• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, another concern is that although agriculture is a devolved function, the tea sector has not quite been devolved as such. The delineation between the role of county and the national Government is still not clear. Therefore, it is only through a strong regulator as we are proposing that we will be able to set out the rules of the game and say the much that the Ministry will do and what will be expected of county governments. This is because county governments are among the leading beneficiaries in terms of cess and other benefits they continue to ... view
• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: As I draw to a close, you will remember that on many occasions, I have spoken before this House when we have had Bills brought before us. I remember the first point I ever made along this line of argument was when we were passing the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Bill in the last Parliament--- If you remember that Bill that we were supposed to domesticate in the country so that our athletes could participate in the then coming World Championship. In what had been brought to this House, we were being asked that the local agency in Kenya for ... view
• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: whole region of Embu, Meru, Nyeri and Murang’a. We need to ensure that our farmers do not have to go through the trouble of having to come to Nairobi to seek for services. What are we devolving if each time we are bringing legislative proposals to this House, we want every authority to be domiciled in Nairobi? That proposal has been put into this Bill. I will be willing to listen to responses from my colleagues on what they think about this proposal. view
• 13 Mar 2019 in Senate: There are many other issues. However, in the interest of time, with those few remarks, I beg to move and call upon Sen. Cherargei of Nandi County to second. view
• 12 Mar 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will be brief. This is a very serious matter that is being raised by our colleague. It actually warrants the summoning of the head of the executive of his county government to appear before this House. This is because as a big brother to the county assemblies, if we allow them to be bullied by the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 12 Mar 2019 in Senate: executive, especially second term governors, our role of oversighting county governments will be watered down. view
• 12 Mar 2019 in Senate: I will, therefore, support any move or measure that will be proposed later on as a recourse to this very grave occurrence. view
• 12 Mar 2019 in Senate: I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 12 Mar 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have realised that when Senators rise and speak in English, they are given two minutes. When they do so in Swahili, you allow them five minutes. Is it the direction of the Deputy Speaker or the Deputy Speaker is mesmerized? view