8 May 2025 in Senate:
Let us be honest. If you want to manage funds, if you want to do development, then run for offices that have such funds. Why trouble Kenyans with the constitutional amendment? This is not the right time to amend the Constitution as a country.
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8 May 2025 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, we must be careful in this country about what we wish for. If we want a hybrid or pre-presidential system, why would we want to give bursaries as politicians? Just to allow political patronage? To enslave our children? To fight and ensure our children are given? You will hear someone in the small towns and villages saying: “I did not get a bursary because I did not vote for Mheshimiwa”. We must be honest that we must consolidate this issue of bursaries. I wish and I pray at the end of this debate on this consolidation, that ...
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8 May 2025 in Senate:
We must agree that hardship allowance to civil servants and teachers is very critical. For example, in Nandi, I have like four or five wards, including Terik, Chepteruai, Kapchorwa, Soba Songo and large parts of Tinderet. Due to the terrain and challenges that are unique to those regions, they should at least be given what we call hardship allowances. There are other areas such as Kilifi where the poverty index is very high. Also in Kerio Valley where insecurity is rampant. I know Professor Kamari is well-versed with. All these places, they need a motivating factor called hardship allowance. I ...
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8 May 2025 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I appreciate that is a very serious point. In our culture, it is unheard of where somebody you have given your daughter to marry questions you. That is beside the point.
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8 May 2025 in Senate:
I am willing to be given time to substantiate next week. I advise him that if he continues questioning people who gave him their daughter, we might under customary law, which the Constitution of Kenya recognizes, fine him a number of cows.
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8 May 2025 in Senate:
Sen. Cheruiyot, should be whispering such a traditional obligation.
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8 May 2025 in Senate:
It was just on a lighter touch.
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8 May 2025 in Senate:
Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker.
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8 May 2025 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, in the words of Jean-Marie Seroney and Martin Shikuku how, can I substantiate the obvious? It is a statement of fact. He spoke in Kisii. You and I are in the same WhatsApp group. I send you the video, Madam Temporary Speaker in order for you to see that she was in that meeting.
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7 May 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you. I want just to make two comments, one on the----
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