Senator Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 981 to 990 of 5232.

• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: The truth of the matter is that this needs to be done. For example, there are members of the public who had said they wanted to occupy Parliament. I said this in my moving notes when I was speaking about this Motion. If we had provided this legislation, then it would have been possible to hear from them and say Parliament is an institution of the people of Kenya. If you want to petition and engage this institution, what is the process? How do you want to do it? Do you want the Speakers or the leadership to come and ... view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: For example, this morning, I saw a flyer saying that tomorrow on 25th, which marks exactly one month, they want to come to Parliament to have a remembrance of the colleagues that they lost. However, the challenge that we have and we must be candid with ourselves, is that protests have been infiltrated by people who have ulterior motives. They are looking for an opportunity to either loot or do other things. Therefore, in the absence of either a leader or a team that takes responsibility to provide information on what they want to do on such and such a ... view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: It would make more sense today if both of your offices were to get a written request saying this is what we want to do. We, therefore, all engage and say let us be open and candid about ourselves. There is no harm in those people coming to lay flowers, the way they wish, to acknowledge what happened here on the 25th. view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: The only challenge is the absence of an organisation or individuals to engage, so that we appreciate and understand how this will be commemorated. This would help separate those who intentionally wanted to come and do a commemoration from the criminals who have been taking advantage of this protest to harm other Kenyans. We are, therefore, in a difficult situation and it is a challenge that we continue to face as a country. Until we resolve that question, perhaps, you need to provide guidance. view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: As we bring closure to this Motion this morning in the Senate, it is my sincere hope that the organisers will reach out to your office and that of your counterpart, the Speaker of the National Assembly, so that we can provide guidance and open the gates of this House. Let people come in and even see the damage that was done to appreciate that it is not that Parliament did not take a hit. In the absence of proper guidance on how to petition Parliament, we have had the kind of damage that was done here. There are many ... view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: In conclusion, allow me to speak about what we are asking from each of our committees. I know Sen. Osotsi and other colleagues have spoken and asked why we cannot allow the office of Auditor-General to carry this audit for us? However, I want to point them to Article 214 of our Constitution on public debt. That is our primary responsibility. It is us who approve this public debt. Therefore, there is nothing that stops us from calling for the books and ensuring that what is captured in the books of the Auditor- General as well as what the National ... view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: Those are facts that only Parliament can establish and that is why I urge our Committee on Finance and Budget to take that assignment seriously, so that we have a complete audit. There is a very important exercise that we have asked them to do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you can recall, last year, we passed a law that by 2027, our debt to Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio needs to be at 55 per cent. We are now at 61 per cent, but we did not provide the roadmap of how to achieve that. I will not be surprised ... view
• 24 Jul 2024 in Senate: Government. Thus, the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights needs to guide the country in that provision and on the security, sector reforms and so on. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would have said many other things, but I think I have said what is useful. I hope that the final commitment that we made as a leadership is that, we agreed that once this Motion is passed, we want to request you in writing to share the findings of this Motion with both the President and the leader of the Azimio Coalition. Why do we think that is ... view
• 23 Jul 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday, 23rd July, 2024- Annual Report of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights for Financial Year 2022/2023. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay. view
• 23 Jul 2024 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view