1 Dec 2021 in Senate:
(2) Find out whether the staff of the said companies offering legal services are qualified advocates and whether they have been licensed by the relevant regulatory body. (3) Cause the Law Society of Kenya (LSK) to update the advocates’ roll and upload the LSK website to weed out unqualified advocates in order to mitigate further damage to unsuspecting Kenyans. (4) State the measures, if any, by regulatory agencies such as the LSK, the Attorney-General and the Advocates Complaints Commission (ACC) in safeguarding clients’ interest from such illegalities. That is the end of my first Statement.
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1 Dec 2021 in Senate:
LAND LEASES IN NANDI COUNTY Mr. Temporary speaker Sir, with your indulgence, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding the land leases in Nandi County. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) State the acreage of land currently under leasehold in Nandi County, giving the land use status and amount paid by acre to the County Government of Nandi as leasing fees or land rates. (2) Provide a comprehensive list of land leased by tea estate companies and multinational companies in Nandi County stating ...
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18 Nov 2021 in Senate:
Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I congratulate the Petitioner for bringing this matter to the Senate and having confidence in the process of the Senate. I am happy on this issue of radio frequencies. If you have noticed, there is irregular access to radio frequencies. Sometimes when you are driving across various regions, there is interference. Other radio frequencies interfere more than others. I think CAK should explain to Kenyans, because we know the coverage of radio in this country is very high. When you move across the nation, the more accessible listenership is through the radio frequency. We appreciate ...
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18 Nov 2021 in Senate:
Mr, Speaker Sir, I support the Statement by Sen. Malalah. As he has indicated, the Constitution was not followed in terms of borrowing and many other aspects into the Consolidated Fund. This is a clear violation of the Constitution. Second, when we borrow from development partners, the borrowed money should be put into right use. The development of smart cities is the way to go, especially if we want to decongest cities like Nairobi, Eldoret, Kisumu and Nakuru. That is the future. When you travel across the globe, you will see smart cities coming up. If somebody in Konza City ...
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18 Nov 2021 in Senate:
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17 Nov 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. It is important that I give a slight input although I am not a Member of the Committee on Education. I would like to make two comments. One, I thank the Chairperson of the Committee on Education. However, there was a small issue on the conclusion of suppliers to schools.
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17 Nov 2021 in Senate:
I brought a Statement to this House on the same matter on suppliers who serve secondary schools and the Ministry of Education not being paid. That was raised during COVID-19 period. We needed the Ministry of Education to let us know whether the issue of pending bills to the suppliers of Ministry of Education has been undertaken and concluded. Further, there was the issue of increase of school fees by institutions of higher learning such as universities, colleges and polytechnics as well as that of status of funding by the Higher Education Loan Board (HELB). I would like the Chairperson ...
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17 Nov 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will be very brief, future Governor of Uasin Gishu County. Energy is very important. Issue concerning energy are so sensitive and emotive. There are two things that I want to observe.
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17 Nov 2021 in Senate:
I thank the Chairperson of the Committee on Energy, Sen. (Eng.) Maina, for this opportunity. I congratulate them for giving a decisive Statement. I thank the Committee because it is from my question that the then Cabinet Secretaries (CS) of Energy and Petroleum and Mining were censured.
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