7 Mar 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, can I be allowed to read in silence?
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7 Mar 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for protecting me. APPRECIATING THAT, the Committee has a lot of work to execute before conclusion of its inquiry and reporting to the Senate; NOW, THEREFORE, the Senate resolves to renew the mandate of the Ad Hoc Committee for a further period not exceeding 100 days from 11th March, 2024, and to table its final report in the Senate on or before 19th June, 2024. The Committee met with victims, lawyers and the next of kin of the victim's representatives in various meetings, where it received both oral and written submissions.
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7 Mar 2024 in Senate:
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7 Mar 2024 in Senate:
The Committee also attended the victim’s prayer meeting on 5th August, 2023, to commission the bomb blasts on the 7th of August, 2024 at the Memorial Park. The Committee met the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Cabinet Secretary for Labour and Social Protection, Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs and Cabinet Secretary for Interior and National Administration. The Committee was also able to meet with the National Council for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD). Mr. Speaker, Sir, although the Committee was unable to secure appointment with the United States (US) Ambassador to Kenya and the US Congress and the Senate, Sen. ...
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7 Mar 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We met various Senators. We met Senator Chris Coons and other Congressmen on this issue. Senator Coons, as the Chairman of the important Committee of the US Senate, is instrumental in the proposal of the Ad Hoc Committee in amendment of the Justice for United States Victims of the State Sponsored Terrorists Act, 34 U.S.C.11 2144, which provides for the establishment of the administration of the US Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund (USVSST Fund) to provide compensation to US persons who were injured in the acts of international-state sponsored terrorism. Further, I had the ...
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7 Mar 2024 in Senate:
They resolved that they would table a similar Motion in their Parliament and they would work closely to ensure compensation was done. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have been able to do much. I will ask, Sen. Korir, to second this Motion.
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7 Mar 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I strongly oppose this Bill.
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7 Mar 2024 in Senate:
This is because my peoples’ homes at Mavoko were demolished.
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7 Mar 2024 in Senate:
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7 Mar 2024 in Senate:
This was so that affordable houses could be built. I do not see why a house should be demolished, so that affordable houses are built. These people suffered so much working to earn money to build their homes, only for them to be demolished. One of the people hanged himself. He literally killed himself when he saw his house going down. Very soon, I will bring a Statement here, so that I can be told who is responsible for the death of that man. Another reason I oppose this Bill is because the people in Machakos County have told me ...
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