Senator Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Perhaps, you will refer this matter later on to the Committee on Education to give us more details on how far reaching this problem is in our schools and give suggestions, because we are staring at the possibility of an entire generation getting lost in the kind of issues we are facing today. If our young girls grow up realising that two or three of their colleagues can get away with this, then very soon it will be a norm rather than the exception when these things begin to happen. It also calls on us, ... view
• 14 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was almost complaining once again, but I will not. This afternoon has formed a very interesting sitting for me, because my good friend, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. always tells me that I am a very big man in Parliament. However, this afternoon, the Majority leader has reminded me that while I might be big in Parliament, I am a very small man inside the Chamber, especially the way he has rearranged the Order Paper and shelved my desire to introduce some amendments. view
• 14 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was ready this afternoon to move certain amendments to a Bill that I am sponsoring--- view
• 14 Nov 2018 in Senate: The Majority Party Whip walked to me and told me they had decided to consider my issue at another time--- view
• 14 Nov 2018 in Senate: I am reporting verbatim what she told me; that the powers that be had decided. I was therefore, reminded that I am a mere mortal--- view
• 14 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Nonetheless, I want to contribute to this very important Bill. It is a matter that we, as a House of Parliament, need to quickly dispense of, because it forms a very interesting proposal from the Government about various projects that are being undertaken and the challenges they continue to experience, especially as they roll out projects. It is timely and important for us to consider the Land Value Index Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have had discussions about it outside Parliament about how important and crucial it is to us, as a country. ... view
• 14 Nov 2018 in Senate: recommendations. I can see a lot of sense and the mischief that the Government is trying to cure by making this proposal. However, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, some of the amendments that are being proposed are not clear in my mind. For example, when the Bill wants to amend the Land Act and restricts courts from issuing orders against the forfeiture of land leased or licensed from the Government, where a tenant or licensee has initially defaulted in paying rents and the land is required for public use. Under international law, the reason we give the judiciary the place of ... view
• 14 Nov 2018 in Senate: I say this with my mind more tuned towards the downtrodden other than the Government. I know that the Government is trying to protect itself by saying that on many occasions when they have tried to acquire land, people rush to courts and they get all sorts of orders. But my question is; what about the poor little fellow down in Kericho, who may feel at some particular time, that the Government has infringed on their rights and their land is being taken? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the SGR will be passing by our County. What will happen if some ... view
• 14 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Bill also wants to amend the Land Act by proposing that when a notice has been issued by NLC in initiating a compulsory acquisition and making of an order of land registrar, it will restrict dealings in the affected land. The issue of the NLC requires a whole discussion. It is something that goes down to the very fabric of our society, as the people of Kenya. When we passed the new Constitution, there was great discussion on what the NLC was going to achieve. History and the leaders who have been there longer than ... view
• 14 Nov 2018 in Senate: case of Thwake Dam, which Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. was talking about; and the Karemeno Dam in Kiambu. According to the valuation by the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, the compensation is something close to Kshs600 million. However, the letter of credit that has been given by the NLC totals up to almost Kshs1.8 billion, which is three times the value. Of course, we are not fools and we are not children. We know where all this money is headed to. It is unfortunate that NLC has sunk to this low level. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was our ... view