31 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Thank you. This is a very timely amendment to the Climate Change Bill because where we are heading as a global world is not a very good place. Therefore, as I rise to support it, I want to raise some issues from my county where we have many farmers who have planted a lot of coffee, oranges and mangoes. I believe that these trees also produce a lot of carbon. That is why we should fully involve the counties to supervise what their farmers are doing in their farms and make sure that they benefit from the carbon credit. As ...
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9 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.56(1)(a) to make a Statement on the activities of the Ad hoc Committee on the Compensation of the Kenyan Victims of the 1998 Bombing of the United States of America (USA) Embassy in Nairobi, for the period commencing 29th June, 2023 to Monday, 7th August, 2023. Within this brief reporting period, the Committee has carried out various activities pertaining to its mandate. As a snapshot, the Committee has held a total of six meetings in which it transacted the following business- ...
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9 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I need to read in silence. Members are making noise and I cannot concentrate.
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9 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Committee in the near future plans to- (a) Meet with the Ministry of Foreign and Diaspora Affairs on the matters regarding Kenya’s Foreign Policy.
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9 Aug 2023 in Senate:
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9 Aug 2023 in Senate:
(b) Meet with the United States of America (USA) ambassador to Kenya regarding the United States of America (USA) policy. (c) Meet with the lawyers who have represented the victims in the USA. (d) Meet with the National Council of People with Disabilities (NCPD). (e) Meet with the local administrators and the security team. (f) Conduct public hearings. (g) Visit the USA for consultative meetings with the Senate of the United States of America on amendment of their laws to include Kenyan victims and consider the adoption of the report of the Committee.
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9 Aug 2023 in Senate:
The Committee shall also undertake any other activities that may be necessary during the discharge of its mandate.
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9 Aug 2023 in Senate:
I wish to appreciate the Office of the Speaker, the Senate leadership, as well as the Office of the Clerk of the Senate for the steadfast support they have accorded the Committee.
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9 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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8 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this report by the Chairman of the CPISFC. What has been read is true because recently, we appeared with my Governor and some water companies before his Committee. The issue is that most of these companies misuse the funds from water, including the deposits that people pay to get water connection to their homes. They misuse everything to the point where people do not get water. They do not even account for revenue. In my county, my Governor wants to change those companies and have only one or ...
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