Charles Reubenson Kibiru

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Mar 2019 in Senate: with a focus to making Kenya an industrialized middle income economy with a higher per capita income for its citizens; FURTHER AWARE THAT, the development planning of the country is funded from the Consolidated Fund through the annual budget of every financial year, whereby revenues generated by Kenyans through taxes, levies, and fees that are supplemented with support of development partners in the form of outright loans, conditional loans, grants and/or unconditional grants to support growth and development across the country; COGNIZANT THAT, any diversion from the Vision 2030 blueprint as well as the President’s “Big Four” Agenda, would negatively ... view
• 19 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. Mine is short. I just want to make conclusions of the debate that has been going on in support of this Motion. We have culprits. We have the Nyumba Kumi Initiative, Assistant Chief, Chief, District Officer, all the way to the County Commissioner. In the other line, we have the Governor all the way to the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs). It is high time this House recommended that a process to impeach the Governor starts, because we do not understand, why he should wait until this reached this point. Two, the National Government ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you in welcoming the delegation from Kirinyaga County led by the Speaker and the Clerk. By extension, I say that this time, Kirinyaga is shining. We are shining. For purposes of record and avoidance of doubt, we are the custodians of Mt. Kenya like it will be confirmed by the Deputy Speaker. We have the tittle deed for Mt. Kenya. Therefore, when you see the delegation from Kirinyaga County, you can be sure that some of the very valuable resources in this country are in good hands. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I join you in ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would request that Sen. Mwaura withdraws the assertion that our Governor has defected. He has said that Murang’a now has two governors. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Standing Order 51(1)(b) provides that a Committee Chairperson shall, at least once in every three months, on such a day that shall The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: be assigned by the Senate Business Committee, and at any other time if so required by the Speaker, make a Statement relating to activities of the Committee. In fulfillment of this provision, I wish to make a statement regarding the Senate Standing Committee on Tourism Trade and Industrialization for the period commencing 9th August, 2018, to 9th November, 2018. Mr. Speaker, Sir, like my friend, Sen. Sakaja, I will not go into the issues of how the committee was established. During the period, we held at least 15 sittings and one retreat with the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) and ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: Tribunal; and the Principal Secretary (PS) for Trade and Housing. The petition due date of reporting is 11th December, 2018, and we are committed to report back by then. 5. Inquiries undertaken by the Committee: The Committee has undertaken two inquiries- (a) The inquiry into the fall of major supermarkets in Kenya; and, (b) A fact finding mission on the management and operations of the national parks in Taita Taveta, Isiolo and Samburu. Both inquiry reports were tabled on 17th October, 2018. 6. County Visits undertaken by the Committee: The Committee undertook three county visits to Taita Taveta, Isiolo and ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in Senate: and engagement of community opinion leaders as strategies for public participation. The Committee noted the need to involve the community at the grassroots level because their opinion mostly varies from the leaders’ views with the purpose of enhancing full public participation. It is prudent for the Committee to cater for logistics and expenses for invitees during these engagements at the counties. That could be a recommendation. The challenges faced by the Committee were as follows- (1) Delays from frequent postponement of meetings by invitees thus affecting the time as required by the Standing Orders to report on Petitions. (2) Lack ... view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1), I rise to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources on the status of the issuance of title deeds for Mwea rice farmers in Kirinyaga County. In the Statement the Committee should- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: (a) State the actual acreage of Mwea Irrigation Scheme land in Kirinyaga County; (b) Provide a brief on the status of surveying, beckoning and mapping of Mwea Irrigation Scheme land; and finally, (c) Provide a brief on the status of preparation of title deeds for parcels of land owned by Mwea rice farmers and consequently explain the reasons for the undue delay of the issuance of title deeds to the farmers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mwea Rice Growing Scheme is a 100 kilometers from where we stand and is the oldest irrigation scheme in this country which was started during the ... view