18 Sep 2024 in Senate:
the motivation to be here. She is always here, but sometimes she is held up in other parliamentary duties. So, we need at the end of the day to ensure that, as leaders, we lead a way forward and allow that cohesiveness. If we can borrow the spirit of the Senate Minority Leader, I can tell you that the Senate will change. We have agreed to move forward to ensure that this Motion is passed. I support.
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18 Sep 2024 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, under Standing Order No.101, on contents of the speech, I did not hear Sen. Tobiko referring directly to the State House Controller by name or discussing their conduct. The threshold that somebody wants to bring that the conduct of this person is being discussed is below bar. Madam Temporary Speaker, she did not discuss the conduct as per Standing Order No.101 on contents of speech.
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18 Sep 2024 in Senate:
I am not out of order. These are the Standing Orders---
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18 Sep 2024 in Senate:
I am trying to guide---
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17 Sep 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I hope you will allow under Standing Order No.1 as I contribute. I wanted to say something about cess.
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17 Sep 2024 in Senate:
Okay. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have not seen cess money in Nandi, especially on the issue of sugar and tea. I thank Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda for bringing that up and the Deputy Party Leader of ODM, who is my neighbour from Vihiga. We are working closely under the broad-based engagement to address the issue of cess.
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17 Sep 2024 in Senate:
I have had a sitting and I am happy that he enjoys unlimited access to broad-based engagement within Government as the Deputy Party Leader, so that we can discuss the issue of cess going into the future. I encourage Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda. When the Committee shall be looking into this matter, we need to ensure that we demand for the cess money. Should it be given to Kenya Rural Roads Authority (KeRRA) or the Kenya Urban Roads Authority (KURA) or even the county governments, going into the future? Meanwhile, of late I have seen the Professor wearing more ...
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17 Sep 2024 in Senate:
I insist that the issue of taking Road Maintenance Levy Fund to counties should be returned. The issue of cess money should be given to the Roads Authority, so that we can have roads in Nandi, Kisumu or elsewhere. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this statement and also wish the Deputy Party Leader of ODM all the best. He has our support. We will ensure we support him before the Floor of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate.
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17 Sep 2024 in Senate:
the House. However, out of curiosity, ODM has never brought even one governor in the spirit of devolution, so that we can impeach or not. I thank you.
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17 Sep 2024 in Senate:
Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Energy (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.42 of 2023). I congratulate Sen. Sifuna, the Senator of the great people of Nairobi City County. He is one of the longest serving Secretary Generals of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party because others have been moved out of the office. I hope he survives longer although nowadays he is treading on some interesting grounds. I am happy that in as much as it is his first time in this House, he continues to prove that he is a man of ...
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