13 Oct 2021 in Senate:
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13 Oct 2021 in Senate:
When he becomes the Governor of Makueni County, I do not want him to meet the Governor of Kitui County over chai and mandazi without a legal framework or policy. What follows after taking chai and mandazi? This law gives them Terms of Reference (TORs). You only live once.
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13 Oct 2021 in Senate:
There should be certain policy and legal framework that when, for example, the Governor of Kajiado County and the Governor of Narok County have a small dispute over collection of revenue at a particular town, they can have particular TORs that are recognized by law. People can meet and decide, but when somebody rushes to court, the court rules that those decisions are illegal.
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13 Oct 2021 in Senate:
We hope this Bill will receive a fair hearing in the National Assembly. We need to see its fruition. When it comes to the Committee of the Whole, we will just spruce it up, without doing major amendments.
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13 Oct 2021 in Senate:
With those very many remarks, I rest my case.
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12 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also want to thank the Deputy Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Dullo, for bringing this timely Statement as the month-long registration exercise of new voters continues. There is projection of around six million new voters for 2022 general elections. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) had told us that every week they had intended to register at least 1.5 million Kenyans. However, by yesterday, they had not achieved their target. They had registered less than one million new voters. This has been caused by the lack of ID cards. As a country, we ...
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12 Oct 2021 in Senate:
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12 Oct 2021 in Senate:
than when you come from the northern part which is occupied by the pastoralists. There is vetting and it takes longer time to issue ID cards to individuals. This is one of the biggest hindrances, especially in the northern part and many other areas which are marginalised. Another factor which the Committee should consider is a situation where you are using waiting cards. When you apply for your ID, you are issued with a ‘waiting card’, can the IEBC and registration of persons become innovative by allowing Kenyans who have waiting card – as they wait for the IDs – ...
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12 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether it was a point of order or information.
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12 Oct 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, mine is an opinion. If my learned Senior Counsel would listen carefully, I used the word ‘innovative’ if the IEBC and the registration of persons would be innovative and find a more creative way. The law is not static; we can amend it at any given time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree with him when he says the Government should expedite issuance of ID cards in this country. That is why I raised the point of rapid issuance of ID cards. I was questioning as to why some areas were given adequate money and human ...
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