Billow Kerrow

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• 25 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we know that hon. Members are embarrassed by the work the Ministry is doing in Kibera and other places; cleaning up the mess of an area that has been neglected by their leader – Member of Parliament (MP) - for decades. However, is the hon. Member in order to suggest that a Ministry which was an amalgamation of seven other Ministries be done away with? To comply with the Constitution, we had to reduce 40 Ministries to 18. These were seven Ministries including the one concerning the youth. One of the fundamental things that this Government ... view
• 25 Mar 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to draw the attention of the House to Standing Order No. 91, which states that:- “A Senator who has used exceptionable words and declines to explain or retract the words or to offer apologies for the use of the words to the satisfaction of the Speaker, shall be deemed to be disorderly and shall be dealt with in accordance with the rules pertaining to disorderly conduct” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you directed that he withdraws or apologizes. Standing Order No.91 says, if a Member refuses to do that, he ... view
• 25 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to strongly support this Bill. The National Drought Management Authority Bill is a very important Bill for up to 14 counties that are pastoralist and up to 22 counties, if you look at counties that are in the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs)--- The subject of this Bill is about drought and no one can tell us in this country that drought is not a problem unless you do not live in this country; unless you live on the moon or you do not have a conscience. Unless your conscience does not ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to echo the sentiments by Sen. Hassan of Mombasa. We do not want to engage in an exercise in futility. I also want to say that the issue of the media is very important in this country. The media has been key in some of the achievements we have had in terms of our freedoms and fighting for the rights of the systems of governance, including the constitutional review process. The media has also The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Senator for Kakamega in order to suggest that there is something about the President on this Motion? I do not see any reference whatsoever to the President. What the Motion says is to start the meeting at 9.00 a.m., so that they can deliberate on these Bills and that is what the Mover said. There is no speech of any kind that was mentioned here. Is he in order to every time impute improper motives on the Jubilee Coalition? view
• 24 Mar 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Senator cannot get away with this. We are Members of Jubilee because we were elected through that party. You cannot associate crime with a political party or members of a political party, we cannot accept that. There are Members of CORD who are involved in all kinds of crimes and we are not saying here that CORD is guilty of that crime. Your own Chairman of Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has been all over the media for the last one month; are we accusing you of corruption? If anything, the source ... view
• 24 Mar 2015 in Senate: You better be on a point of order because you started it. So you have to withdraw and apologize. view
• 24 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I strongly support the Motion. So far, the image and reputation of this House is a very positive one. Today, Kenyans have a lot of concerns about the National Assembly. The only challenge this House has, in fact, is the ability to do its business and primarily to pass the Bills because every time we come to vote, our system of voting is so complicated that we are unable to move fast. So many Bills are pending; a single division takes almost a month to conclude because of failure by Members to attend House sittings. ... view
• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table:- A Report of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget on the status of financial allocation to counties by the Commission on Revenue Allocation; the matter of ceilings on the Recurrent Expenditure for the Financial Year 2014/2015. view
• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want the Chairperson to clarify – because she used the term “bandit” and “armed bandit” – what the difference between the two is and whether a bandit is more or less of a criminal than any of the other criminals in the rest of the country. We usually do not hear the term “bandit” being applied to refer to criminals The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view