Cheptumo William Kipkiror

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to add my voice to this very serious matter. Article 1(ii) of our Constitution says: “The people may exercise their sovereign power either directly or through their democratically elected representatives.” view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: When a Cabinet Secretary displays contempt for this House, that Cabinet Secretary is directly challenging the sovereign power of the Kenyan people. It is the President himself who formally wrote to this House under your leadership and requested us to amend our Standing Orders so that the Cabinet Secretaries should appear before the House and answer questions. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: The intention of the President then and I think up to now, is so that he is able to be accountable to the Kenyan people. That was the intention. The question that therefore arises is, if the Head of the State has requested the House to amend the Standing Orders and we went ahead to do so and the same Cabinet Secretaries in the Executive fail to appear before this House, what then does that mean? view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: I agree with the leaders who have spoken before me that this is the moment that this House should take its position and put strict measures against these failing Cabinet Secretaries. If you look at Question No.18 on today’s Order Paper which was supposed to be answered by the Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs, it is about The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Kenyans who were arrested in Uganda and charged in a court of law in Moroto District in Uganda for crossing over in search of pasture. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: These are Kenyans who are already in custody in a foreign land. The Cabinet Secretary was supposed to come and address Kenyans here on what steps he is taking and he is not coming? You can see the extent of the pain that he is causing Kenyans by failing to come. Therefore, I agree with the Senate Majority Leader that this should not be taken lightly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you should also give guidance because when a Member in this particular House is out of order, you expel him or her from this sitting. What is the redress for the ... view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also wish to join my colleagues in thanking Sen. Cherarkey for the Statement. As said by leaders, our sportsmen and women have made this country to be recognised internationally. The image of Kenya today, apart from being a peaceful country, is because of the role of our sportsmen and women. What goes together with success is the resources. Some of the buildings in Eldoret are owned by sportsmen and women. The income and resources that come to our country are enormous. In Baringo County, we have Tergat. In those years, he used to be ... view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, employment in this country is becoming a challenge. I encourage our young people, including our youths that if we diversify some of our talents, we are going to earn even much more than if we were to be employed in the formal employment sector. As a country, we appreciate these young people. I agree that we have them appear before the House to talk to the country. In so doing, I think that they will also encourage the young sportsmen and women in the country so that we put sports ahead of us. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: The policy of the Kenya Kwanza Government as you are aware, is that every county should have a stadium. Facilities in our country are the challenge that we have. So, I encourage the Ministry of Sports to ensure that a particular chapter on the Kenya The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Kwanza manifesto on sports is implemented, so that we invest more money in those areas where we do not have facilities and we have our institutions improved. view