Billow Kerrow

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I need protection from Sen. Muthama. view
• 24 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is no doubt that as one of the fourth largest export commodities, tea contributes significantly to foreign exchange inflows into this country. This has happened for many years. I also appreciate that there have been challenges, not just in the tea and coffee sector, but we generally have had challenges in the entire agricultural sector in this country. The same challenges that we have with tea and coffee are the same challenges we have with maize and wheat farming and all the other agricultural sectors in this country. Over the years, we have been discussing ... view
• 24 Oct 2013 in Senate: Is this a point of order? view
• 24 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a pity. We all have those challenges. When we experienced the last drought in 2007, we lost livestock whose value was estimated by this Government in tens of billions of shillings. Are we going to ask the Government of Kenya to buy all the cows, goats and sheep when we expect drought, let them keep them and sell them later? The point is, if we take this reasoning further, it becomes difficult to justify. The point being raised about tax, any activity that we do of productivity whether it is in agriculture, furniture making, ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Could the hon. Vice Chairperson explain why it is the police reservists who responded to the attacks and who, as she said, were involved in a heavy exchange of gunfire with the raiders and not the regular police force? This is important because the Kenya Police Reservists (KPR) are the people who volunteer to serve; they are not paid, they do not have adequate training and sometimes they do not even have good weapons. So, it is always a concern – and this is why recently we had this issue of their terms raised – ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You heard what the hon. Vice Chairperson said; in response to many of our clarifications that we had sought, she concluded that she will need to consult or refer back to the Minister. In response to the first two Questions; the one by Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, she said “if you think that your responses are better than what the Government of Kenya has---“ I think, Mr. Speaker, Sir, with all due respect, these Questions that we have raised in terms of clarifications have not been properly clarified by the hon. Vice-Chairperson. Would ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have read in the media quite often that up to 7,000 security officers are attached to VIPs and so forth, and that quite a number of prison officers whose responsibility is to look after those who have been jailed are also among those, although there has been an attempt to try and get them back. But what is the official Government policy regarding who should provide security services to VIPs? view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the request of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs that the debate on the Second Reading of this Bill be deferred until next week. The reasons are that the Members had an opportunity yesterday to look at the Bill, but there are pertinent issues for which we have sought further clarifications. This is because the essence of this Bill is to make amendments to the County Governments Public Financial Management Transition Act, 2013. The Act which was set to end on 30th September looked at transitional issues of the counties. To be very ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Senator twists words. I did not say, at anytime, that we are taking time to review the proposed amendments. We know about the Third Reading and all that, but what we said is that there are technical issues around this Bill that the Committee is looking at and it is in the interest of the House that we be given more time until Tuesday next week, because those technical issues are pertinent. view
• 26 Sep 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I seek a Statement from the Chair of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations on an incident that happened last night. Last night at around 2.30 a.m., there was an attack on an Administration Police (AP) and District Officer’s (DOs) Headquarters in Mandera Town by a heavily armed militia, where they used heavy artillery to destroy the entire DOs office, which was completely demolished. The administration chief’s office was also demolished, one AP officer was killed and four of them were badly injured. Up to seven vehicles that were packed in the ... view