Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: On the southern sugar catchment area, we will have Migori, Homa Bay, Kisii and Narok. At the Coast, we will have Kwale, Tana River and Lamu. Those were proposed catchment areas that we hope our farmers will be comfortable with because some counties do not have a factory. For example, in Nandi, we do not have a sugar milling factory. We only depend on Kakamega, Naitiri and Butale. On the other side, we depend on West Valley, Kibos, Chemelil, Muhoroni and West Kenya to deliver our cane. Mr. Speaker, Sir, looking at this report, I ask my colleagues to support ... view
• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to make a few comments on the report of the Select Committee on County Public Investments and Special Funds. In the last session, we had a joint committee. I am happy that during that session, we were not able to look at these issues. I know they are very busy because they have to look back from 2013. We were unable to look at public accounts in the last session. However, I am happy in the wisdom of the Senate, we have seen the need to have a Public Investment and ... view
• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: (3) Gusii Water and Sanitation Company Limited in Kisii/Nyamira counties. This is where we have problems even in waterworks development agencies. There are many that are shared. For example, in Nandi, we have Eldoret Water and Sanitation Company that covers both Uasin Gishu County and Nandi County and part of Lesos in Nandi Hill Constituency, (4) Kisumu Water and Sanitation Company Limited - Kisumu County; (5) Kwale Water and Sewerage Company Limited - Kwale County; and, (6) Nyeri Water and Sanitation Company Limited in Nyeri County where Wamunyoro Village is. I want to be very clear on many issues. I ... view
• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: I can tell you that many Kenyans, four million plus, who are residents of Nairobi, are no different from people who live in Wajir or Turkana counties in terms of access to water. You have to buy water, which is expensive in terms of household expenditure. Many families across the country spend 60 per cent of their income on food, including water. This is a challenge we must grapple with as a country. Our people should be able to access clean and safe water wherever they are, and this is for all the 50 million plus Kenyans. Therefore, we want ... view
• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: intention was to reverse, which was contravening the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution, where access to water and water sanitation was left to counties. You remember there are still animals called waterworks. For example, now we have coastal waterworks. We have Victoria North, where Nandi, Kakamega Vihiga and other counties are falling within. We have Victoria South Waterworks. We have Central Rift Waterworks, Tana Waterworks, and Tana Athi Waterworks, which undermine devolution. They should be completely taken off. For example, in Victoria North Water Works Development Agency, where Nandi is, the headquarters is in Kakamega, but when you go there, ... view
• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: I have seen a Nairobi regeneration programme where the Government is trying to hire most of the young people. Number five is the issue of the water service provider in terms of the bulk water programme and purchase agreement; we must agree water should be accessible. There is a song in reggae that says that society becomes dysfunctional when there is nothing that is of development. They sang a song that said: “When you look outside the window, do you see anything to smile about?” I think it was the singer Lucky Dube. Unfortunately, he was felled down by an ... view
• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: there is no water. If you go to Chebara, where my brother Sen. Kisang comes from, water is taken to Eldoret. The people of Chebara are not receiving access to clean and safe water yet they are protecting the source of water that comes to Eldoret. We are protecting the water that goes to Kakamega County. Murang'a County is also protecting water that comes to Nairobi City County. Even in Garissa town there is no access to clean water yet it is within a kilometer or so to the Tana River, which is just passing outside the city. We must ... view
• 22 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much. The last time I was on my feet, I was contributing on the report on the issue of National Assembly aamendments to the County Government's Additional Allocations Bill (Senate Bills No.19 of 2024). Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I make any further comments, allow me, with your indulgence, to wish all 965,000 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) students all the best as they begin their national exams. I encourage them to do their best in their forthcoming exams. I wish them good health and good ... view
• 22 Oct 2024 in Senate: especially when it comes to allocation to counties. While we agree that there are challenges in our county governments because of corruption, lethargy and poor governance, you do not need to undermine devolution by reducing the money that will go to our devolved units. Therefore, I thank the Committee on Finance and Budget for the good job of rejecting these deductions. I can see a number of Members in the House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a former governor, you know many counties struggle to fulfill the basics of roads, bursary, water and access to drugs. Therefore, I want to agree, ... view
• 22 Oct 2024 in Senate: How could they remove about Kshs523.1 million meant for construction of county headquarters, yet these counties continue to struggle? Thirdly, on the issue of county aggregation and industrial parks, counties were to give Kshs250 million and the national Government was to match with a similar amount. It is indicated as Kshs2.5 billion, but it was supposed to be Kshs4.5 billion, so that we build industrial parks. Mr. Speaker, Sir, a number of visitors in the Gallery are young people who are looking for opportunities and jobs. One of the ways of growing this country by moving from Third to First ... view