Senator Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: Offences (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (Senate Bills No.28 of 2024). We wanted to speak specifically to offences and that is why we kept it separate from the other Bill. Clause 1, is the Short Title of the Bill and Clause 2 provides – “that it shall be an offence for members of staff of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to conduct or hold an election in an ungazzetted polling station.” You remember the very big dispute we had in the 2017 Petition, Raila Odinga versus Uhuru Kenyatta, about un-gazzetted polling stations and the debate about it. It was at ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion - THAT, WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 150 (1)(b) and (2) and Article 145 of the Constitution and the National Assembly Standing Orders 64 and 65, on 8th October, 2024, the National Assembly approved a Special Motion for the removal from office, by impeachment, of H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH, the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya; AND FURTHER, WHEREAS by letter Ref: NA/DLP/TBO/MTS/2024/(025) dated 8th October, 2024 and received in the Office of the Speaker of the Senate on 9th October, 2024, the Speaker of the National Assembly informed the ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: to investigate the proposed removal from office, by impeachment, of the H.E. Rigathi Gachagua, EGH, the Deputy President of the Republic of Kenya. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is uncharted territory. For the first time, the Senate of the Republic of Kenya is being invited to conduct an impeachment hearing of a Deputy President. Much as this is constitutional, it is the first time that this is happening. There is a proposal before us as a House as per our Standing Orders, to either consider this matter--- We have two options as per our Standing Orders to either consider this matter ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: system as the legend has it - for me, it is legend but for people like Sen. (Dr.) Oburu, this is the kind of life that they lived through - that you would go to an election and you know the way they conducted the election at that time. If it was Senator so and so, your agent would hold your picture and people would queue behind. Many times, because the returning officer was the district commissioner, they would declare the result that the powers that be wanted. It did not matter how many people you had on your queue. ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: I do not know why there is excitement in the House. I have already said that this has never happened before, but that is the proposal. I urge Members to agree that we elect 11 of our wisest and most trusted Senators who we think have sufficient wisdom to read on our behalf and make a decision. As you know, as per our Standing Orders, should they elect that the matters have not been substantiated, the matter dies and there is no recourse for the House. However, should they confirm any of the 11 charges, even just one, then they ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: when they queued up on the 27th August, 2010 and bequeathed themselves the new Constitution. Therefore, that is part of the amendment. The provision set out under Clause 2 is crucial because it helps in upholding the credibility of our electoral processes by specifying that only designated polling stations may be used to conduct or hold an election and will not only help prevent potential manipulation or irregularities, but will also fortify democratic principles of free and fair elections, ultimately fostering public trust in the electoral systems. Ultimately, if you also tamper with election outcome that is likely to undermine ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion for the Senate to hold sittings on Monday, 14th October, 2024 and to alter the hours of meeting on Tuesday 15th October, 2024- THAT, notwithstanding the Resolutions of the Senate made pursuant to Standing Order No.32 on 15th February, 2024; 26th June, 2024; 19th August, 2024; and 17th September, 2024, on the approval of the Senate Calendar (Regular Sessions) for the Third Session, 2024, the Senate resolves – (i) Pursuant to Standing Order No.34(4)(c), to hold sittings on Monday, 14th October, 2024 starting at 9.00 a.m. to 1.00 p.m. and ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a Procedural Motion and we have pointed out that for lack of flair in drafting both the Special Motion such as this one and the Gazette Notice, we found ourselves with the challenge which many of our colleagues are discussing right now. They felt that in handling an impeachment procedure, we had too much to do within such a short time. Therefore, if you see the way the Motion has been drafted, it is until the business listed on the Order Paper is concluded on that day. So, it is not unusual that we ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: Therefore, a lot of energy is required from Senators next week. So, all the Senators, including the young ones, like my kid brother, Sen. Eddie Oketch, need to spare energy this weekend, so that next week they have a lot of energy in the House. Finally, it is just to note that this is a simple Procedural Motion, which I do not expect a debate about. It is just agreeing on the times, so that we can get the response and begin the process. With those many remarks, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move and request Sen. Okong’o ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: I appreciate the contribution of all of our colleagues who have taken time to speak on this very important Bill. It is important because we are the practitioners. We are the political players. I observed this when we were moving the Bill. Many times in the excitement of passing laws, we occasionally pass laws here, which when applied in the field, we ask ourselves who passed them. What was the thought process that went into this thing? Therefore, each colleague who has spoken, including those who are proposing further amendments, please, go on to make proposals on how to make ... view