Senator Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, allow me to register my appreciation to colleague Senators who have taken their time in the last two weeks to share their thoughts on the state of the nation. This was a unique opportunity presented to the House to speak as candidly as I could on the various challenges that have been brought to the fore by many citizens who have spoken in the last few days on the state of our nation and the need for us, as a leadership, to respond to all that they have been addressing themselves to. ... view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: from the onset. One, we are under no illusion that, as a House, we can resolve everything that we are being asked to resolve as the leadership of a country. Two, it is not everything that can be addressed immediately. However, listening to most colleagues, they divided their proposed solution almost into three parts. There are those that are immediate, there are those that are for the medium term and there are those that are for the long term, in so far as fostering a prosperous nation is concerned. That is the nature of life. It is impossible to achieve ... view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: The National Police Service (NPS) should acknowledge and apologise for the deaths. There is also the need for compensation for the peaceful protesters, including those involved in the 2023 protests that were led by the Azimio la Umoja Coalition and the 2024 protests led by other Kenyans. This is what the House is resolving this morning to call upon the national Government to do. view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: There is also the need for NPS to extend amnesty. However, I must be very clear about this. The amnesty is for the peaceful protesters, not the criminals that broke into people's businesses. If you have been arrested and found with items that you looted out of someone's hard-earned sweat, you are not among the people that we are pleading the cause for. We are very clear that this is for those who have been unlawfully detained or arrested and have court cases. We cannot direct the office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP). That is why we use ... view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: In the spirit of setting a good environment for engagement as a country, the ODPP should consider it. We urge our colleagues in the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights Justice (JLAHRC) to engage that Department and ask them to withdraw the cases against those Kenyans whose only crime and offence was participation. You know how police draft these charges. They cannot say you are idling and doing those things. However, among themselves, they know the truth that this person was just caught at the wrong place and at the wrong time. view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: We also call upon the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) to investigate citizens who lost their lives in the course of this protest. None other than the President has given a public commitment urging that there be speedy investigations and conclusions of those cases, so that Kenyans can know. Kenyans should be given a blow- by-blow account of how Kenyan X lost his life, including what happened, why and so on. The truth should be known on these issues. view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: It is part of the de-escalation efforts, so that citizens can feel that their colleagues who lost their lives were not in vain. We have further spoken about police officers who have also lost their lives in the course of this protest. I was informed by the Senator for Nyeri this morning that last week, during the protest in Karatina, a policewoman was attacked and later succumbed to injuries. There are many others across the country. There needs to be an explanation and account of all these people, so that the country can have closure. view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: It is important to note that Parliament has been asked to put in place guidelines on the actualization of Article 37 of the Constitution on the right of citizens to picket without resulting in the loss of life or property. How come in other jurisdictions and societies people can picket and enjoy their right to protest without necessarily resulting in loss of life or property? Is it that we cannot have peaceful protests in this country? None other than the High Court has asked Parliament to enact legislation that gives life to the enjoyment of these freedoms. view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: It is not about curtailing the rights of anybody to protest. That is the sense I get many times when I speak about this. It is just about the need to ensure that those who want to picket and protest can enjoy their rights unhinged. It is also about ensuring that when we have protests, we do not have a ghost town, like we had yesterday. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: We do not want to set a culture where people fight against the provisions of Article 37 because they imagine that every time somebody writes a letter and says they want to protest, it means that it interferes with their business. That is our duty. We cannot run away from that responsibility as Parliament. We must provide the necessary legislation. This is not necessarily the case, but I am just citing an example. In other countries, if you go to their cities, they have provided lanes or parks where people express their dissatisfaction in ways that can be achieved. view