8 Apr 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know whom I am apologizing to since Sen. Wambua is not here. I need your guidance, so that I know who I am apologizing to since Sen. Wambua is not here.
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8 Apr 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I apologised and it is on record. I remember Sen. Sifuna and Sen. Wambua rose on this point of order. You can check on HANSARD that I apologised and withdrew. Both the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader were there. You know I am an altar boy.
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8 Apr 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the comfort of my detractors, I repeat and apologise a thousand and a million times multiplied by ten million, so that the House can move on. I apologise and withdraw.
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8 Apr 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the discrimination of school-going children aged above 19 years in high school and above 14 years in primary school from participating in school sports competitions. I wish the Chairperson for Education, Sen. Betty Montet was listening. Section 17 (III) of the Kenya Secondary School Sports Association (KSSSA) constitution prohibits students who exceed the age limit of 19 years from participating in regional and international sports competitions. Similarly, the Kenya Primary School Sports Association (KPSSA) imposes age ...
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8 Apr 2025 in Senate:
(3) Measures being implemented by the Ministry of Education to ensure that the junior secondary schools' JSS learners participate in sports without discrimination based on their age, considering that learners are domiciled in primary school as per the implementation of CBC. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your indulgence, I move to my second Statement.
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3 Apr 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My remarks are on the Statement sought by the Senator for Taita-Taveta County on the issue of scheme of service for national government administration officers, especially chiefs and assistant chiefs. How I wish the Senator also added the scheme of service for Nyumba Kumi and village elders. I think we can discuss these issues when the Cabinet Secretary appears before the Committee. I say this because chiefs and assistant chiefs are over-glorified social workers. This is because we depend on the chiefs for everything that happens in the village, sub-location and location level. The electronic ...
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3 Apr 2025 in Senate:
The chiefs in Baringo are becoming easy target of criminals and bandits in that region. They have actually become easy targets of criminal attacks everywhere. They, therefore, must be protected at all costs. We must provide them with schemes of service for them to discharge their duties without fear or favour. I am happy that with the amendment of the law, the assistant chiefs and chiefs have now been assigned administration police officers for easy enforcement. People go to see the chiefs for marital problems, land issues, cultural differences, and they are normally present. Secondly, we need to look into ...
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3 Apr 2025 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, on a light note, when we signed the partnership between ODM and UDA, Wiper Democratic Movement (WDP) was not present. Therefore, I do not know why Sen. Wambua is complaining. Sen. Sifuna signed 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 and AudioServices, Senate.
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3 Apr 2025 in Senate:
religiously the partnership between UDA and ODM, but the WDM was not part of the engagement.
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3 Apr 2025 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I was just coming to the defence of the Senate Minority Leader.
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