Cheptumo William Kipkiror

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Mar 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just want to comment on the second Statement by Sen. Mwaruma. I represented Baringo North as a Member of Parliament and during my time I received a lot of cases of retirees; teachers, the police and other civil servants. Their main complaint is delayed remittance of their pension. This is a serious challenge in our country. The one before us today is about the Kenya Railways Corporation. I think there is a problem in the Department of Pensions because the Government has the data of retiring employees; they know the time they are going to retire ... view
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• 14 Mar 2023 in Senate: Remember, these are Kenyans who have spent all their time serving our country, either in the armed forces, as teachers or in other departments. When they are not paid after retiring, they live a very miserable life. This House has the means and the capacity to rise up and demand that the Department of Pensions should not subject more Kenyans further to this suffering after retiring because this is not something that is not known to the Government. For example, if you look at the retired teachers or any other civil servants, they really experience difficulties trying to pay fees ... view
• 14 Mar 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by the Laikipia Senator, Sen. Kinyua. I want to thank the President for initiating this programme of availing subsidized fertilizers to our farmers. The philosophy behind this programme as we all know is to enable our farmers access the necessary inputs for them to undertake farming. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, farmers struggle to achieve and buy the fertilizers, feeds and even to do the farming itself. The reduction of the cost of fertilizers will go a long way in enabling our farmers to undertake farming and, therefore, we ... view
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• 14 Mar 2023 in Senate: Whereas I appreciate the President for initiating the programme of supplying fertilizers which is under the subsidized programme, the seeds are equally another item I would like to request the Government to reconsider. If the Government subsidizes fertilizers as well as seeds, that will go a long way in helping our farmers. Baringo County unfortunately was not among the initial counties that were earmarked to benefit from this programme. I have never been able to know why Baringo was not included in the first instance. Perhaps, it is due to the perception that Baringo - which is true - is ... view
• 9 Mar 2023 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Petition by the Senate Majority Leader. Mr. Speaker, Sir, listening to all the Senators who have spoken, it is true that this is a national problem. Almost every county has a challenge of this historical injustice. The issue is not the knowledge of these historical injustices. I believe the challenge is lack of seriousness and policy by the subsequent governments on how to deal with this issue. We have had this debate for the last 60 years; several policies. Debates in this House have been done. I believe it is ... view
• 9 Mar 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by the Senator for Embu County. This issue of Kenya Power and blackouts in this country has continued to be a big challenge to our investors even to our homes. Kenyans pay a lot of money in terms of bills for electricity. What surprises me is the fact that as much as we pay substantially for the electricity bill, they are still not able to put in place measures to ensure that this situation, which arose on Saturday, should not happen again in this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in ... view
• 9 Mar 2023 in Senate: 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
• 9 Mar 2023 in Senate: we continue to be a country that does not have the potential to have power supplied in our industries and homes. It is very embarrassing that a country like ours can have this kind of a situation. As we look at the supply of power in our country, the alternative sources of power like solar should be encouraged in our country. This is so that we minimize these situations in future. I support this Statement because that not just a problem in Embu County. It is a problem in the entire country. We have a responsible Cabinet Secretary (CS) in ... view