27 May 2025 in Senate:
I appreciate you and that is why I am saying this is useful information---
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
Yes. I am just saying it is useful information.
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with your indulgence, this is one of the rare occasions that I have gotten useful information from Sen. Sifuna. I hope he keeps up the good spirit. My final point is on salary. I want to agree with my colleagues. I said this before when you gave me a chance. Why do you allow these Universal Health Coverage (UHC) staff to demonstrate daily? Senate Majority and Senate Minority Leaders, you have led us. Even last week with the consultation with the former Prime Minister. Why can you not call to order the Committee of the Whole, ...
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is a principle of the Constitution. When you read the Fourth Schedule, County Health Services are devolved. I want to ask the Senate Majority Leader to read the Constitution of Kenya 2010 closely together with Article 10 and Part II of the Fourth Schedule. What I was saying is that they should provide leadership because the National Assembly has scarcity of leadership. That was what I was requesting. Was it too much to ask, Sen. Sifuna? In fact, Sen. Sifuna, you should call Hon. Atandi to order because he is your member of ODM and ...
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
I do not want to mention the name, was it Cindy or somebody? He said it on record in Migori, in the presence of Sen. Eddy. I do not know, maybe you will ask him why. In fact, that is why Sen. Sifuna is my greatest supporter today because when you talk about anything around health, he remembers one nurse that changed his life. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the issue of salaries that will come to Nandi is Kshs176 million plus. This will go to the Community Health Promoters (CHPs). It will go to the industrial park and the health ...
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise under Standing Order No.105 on responsibility for statement of fact. The Senator who is my good neighbour has stated that the Government protects them. What does he mean by that? I agree that issues of minerals are emotive, but could he substantiate what he means? If the Government is protecting an illegality, then it is unfortunate. We need evidence of the same, so that we know who in the Government is protecting those individuals who are frustrating his people in terms of getting value for their minerals. Is that ...
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. In the history of revenue formula in this House, I agree with Sen. Okongó Omogeni. We had not concluded the last time we had a kamukunji under your guidance. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it would be important if we can take time off, defer this matter and then come when we have concluded. We do not want a protracted process. You know some of us were there during the last term - Sen. Wambua, Sen. Faki, Sen. Omogeni and I. The fight was very protracted until some colleagues were arrested and detained. Some got ...
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
When it comes to the Floor of the House, we will have a consensus. If he moves it today, I will have a contrary view and he will have a contrary view. Therefore, can we request deferral so that we can take it?
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, can you rule the Senate Majority Leader out of order? He should be thrown out. He is walking like he is in Chebin, Kapchebet or Belgut in Kabianga. I am requesting that we defer and conclude on the kamukunji we had on the revenue formula. Come back to the house and have a convergence point, so that we can agree and carry along. I remember the last time, there was team Kenya and another team. We do not want to start those teams on the Floor of the House.
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