Senator Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to join the rest of my colleagues in celebrating this great Kenyan, Eliud Kipchoge, for the momentous feat that he has achieved. The highlight of the day for me was when The New York Times sent out a tweet with the title, „ Move over Usain Bolt, here comes Eliud Kipchoge. ‟ That was a great feat because for those of us who are fans of sports and athletics, we know that Usain Bolt is a giant. For other people – not even ourselves, as Kenyans – to claim that the stature ... view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Eliud has achieved is way above that of Usain Bolt, it was a great moment for us, as Kenyans. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to join the rest of my colleagues in calling upon ourselves, as leaders, to pay keen attention to how we manage sports in this country. If you look at the budget that was passed by the National Assembly, the Ministry of Sports and Heritage had the least allocation. This stems from the kind of attitude that we got while growing up, for those of us that went to public schools. Many are the times ... view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will use that half a minute to pass a message that I have in my heart this afternoon. In conclusion, even if we do not honour our athletes, they will continue to be recognized, at least internationally. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to bring to the attention of this House that in 2012, the then Minister for Sports had to pose as a personal assistant to one of the sports legends of this country to access the hallowed Olympic Halls in London. This was because they could not be allowed in there. ... view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: You see, the guilty are always afraid! view
• 26 Sep 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will just conclude by saying that may the Government arrest all warmongers. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Petition by my good neighbour and friend, Sen. Cherargei. This is something that he is extremely passionate about. During my first interaction with him, once he was elected to the Senate, he began canvasing issues around Chemase Gold Mining. On many occasions, before I could get a good grasp of his name, I used to refer to him as the “gold Senator”, not because he loves the gold that is being produced but because of the passion that he has for the people that live around the area and the suffering that ... view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have so much to say about this particular Bill, but with the short time, I will try and address myself to four key issues that I consider extremely important. I sat through the presentations by various energy and oil sector players that appeared before our Committee and four things really pricked my conscience. Reading through the Report that came from our Committee, I must say from the outset that unless we do proper amendments to this particular Bill, it will be extremely difficult for my conscience to allow me to vote in support ... view
• 25 Sep 2018 in Senate: What does that tell us? It tells us that the amount of interest in matters oil are bigger than us, as a country, and if not properly handled, it can lead us to extreme difficulty. The people who have an interest in the oil business are sharks. If we, as legislators, do not protect the very people that have put us into office, we shall be doing ourselves a great disservice. We shall not be fair before God and the people who voted for us. If you want to have an understanding of the thinking that led Ministry officials into ... view
• 20 Sep 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance. I want to congratulate my colleague, Sen. Wetangula, for bringing such an important issue before this House this afternoon; the issue of the ballooning debt that has captured the attention of the nation. For the first time in this country, Kenyans are getting extremely interested with what their parliamentarians are doing. Madam Temporary Speaker, if you have watched the traffic, both online and listened to radio stations and the news items, I do not think there has ever been a time when Kenyans have been more interested in the work ... view
• 20 Sep 2018 in Senate: know, as their legislators, where we stand. In all the WhatsApp groups that I am in, all I can see Kenyans doing this afternoon – and I even wonder if they are working –is they are questioning how their Member of Parliament (MP) will vote on those particular issues. Is he with us, the true bosses, or has he gone to a parliamentary group somewhere and has been told to vote in a particular way without being told what is the motivation of voting in that particular way? Madam Temporary Speaker, Parliament is a representation of the people. There is ... view