5 May 2022 in Senate:
I am happy many colleagues who are here have their tickets. I was happy to see my brother, Sen. Kinyua, whom we were with in “One Man, One Vote” receive his ticket yesterday. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish all Members in this House, including yourself, all the best as you pursue your dreams.
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5 May 2022 in Senate:
I was just wishing you the best. I have not said anything. I also wish, Sen. Wambua, of Kitui County all the best as he seeks for re-election and as he continues to vet the running mates for the Azimio la Umoja Coalition. I believe in his wisdom. I hope his party leader will appear before him so that we can know what is happening there. I hope it will be live like the way we do parliamentary debates.
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5 May 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Hon. Steven Kalonzo Musyoka is a Senior Counsel and a man I respect because he is my senior. In fact, I am supposed to go before him.
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5 May 2022 in Senate:
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5 May 2022 in Senate:
It is good to be back. I hope as we go to the final leg of the Senate, God willing, I hope to see a number of us back so that we can continue to defend devolution. I congratulate Sen. Dr. Musuruve. Article 41 of the Labour Relations Act is very clear on the issue of labour rights. Every person who works in Kenya has a right to a salary, remuneration and emolument. These are rights that belong to every worker in this Republic. I saw the President say that there is an increment of 12 per cent. However, the ...
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5 May 2022 in Senate:
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5 May 2022 in Senate:
We agree that it needs to advise the Government on how to pay workers and our allowances. However, they should not abrogate themselves those powers. Their work is to offer advisory. We do not want the abolishment or removal of SRC. However, it should stick to its mandate so that it protects workers. My final point is on the county workers. There is no county including, Wajir, Nyamira, Laikipia, Bungoma, Vihiga, Kitui and Nandi that does not have problems with issues of workers. If it is not late payment, it is no salary. Everywhere you go, the only problem county ...
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5 May 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank the Deputy Chief Whip and the de facto Whip, Sen. Farhiya, for that elaborate Statement on behalf of the Committee on Finance and Budget.
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5 May 2022 in Senate:
I congratulate the Committee and its leadership. Passing the County Grants Act into law is a milestone and it will also be the legacy of the Senate. I congratulate and thank the leadership for standing tall. The Kshs39 billion meant to be disbursed to counties had been locked.
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5 May 2022 in Senate:
Most development partners had become worried because the money had been locked. Many programmes and activities that were being undertaken in counties had stalled. I am talking about programmes such as the National Agricultural and Rural Inclusive Project (NARIP), the Agriculture Sector Development Support Programme (ASDSP) and other support provided. Support from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank and many other agencies were in limbo. Activities such as construction of footpaths and improvement of informal settlements had also stalled. I am happy that with a stroke of a pen, this County Grants Act has been passed. Our counties ...
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