23 Sep 2021 in Senate:
Kwa Kiswahili ni hoja ya nidhamu. Sen. Murkomen anamaanisha nini anaposema jeshi kwa sababu Kenya hii tuna Jeshi la Wokovu, Jeshi la ‘mahustler’ na kadhalika. Ni vyema afafanunue ili Wakenya wasichanganyikiwe.
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23 Sep 2021 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, you were on the seat when the Senate Minority Leader requested for those Motions to be deferred then we go to kamukunji so that we build consensus. May be, Sen. Kajwang’ was attending exigencies of duties and he might not have gotten the memo. As far that I know, we agreed that the reconstitution of committees should be done with consensus. However, if it comes like this, I assure you that it will fall flat like before. If they try to bring it now, we will respectfully shoot the same Motion down.
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23 Sep 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. When I rose to seek a Statement on the rising cost of fuel in the country, I thought that it was in the interest of all Kenyans. I thought that the CS concerned, Hon. John Munyes would have given--- As my colleagues said yesterday, the cost of fuel will always drive up the cost of living.
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23 Sep 2021 in Senate:
I agree with colleagues that the CS of Petroleum and Mining should and must be censured. However, the Constitution, Article 153 (3) is very clear that any CS can be invited by this House.
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23 Sep 2021 in Senate:
We were shocked and I raised four issues then; what were the reasons that led to the increase through EPRA, which is mandated to do their job? What was the role of Petroleum Levy Fund that should have been used to cushion whenever there was rise in fuel cost in the country? I even went ahead and wanted to know the proceeds of Ngamia I in Turkana.
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23 Sep 2021 in Senate:
There was even a research that was done by a consulting firm called Gaffney and Cline Associates that indicated that there were 500 millon or thereabout barrels of commercially viable oil in Turkana Ngamia 1 project.
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23 Sep 2021 in Senate:
There was fanfare when that project was being launched by the President. We remember the hue and cry that followed from the locals because of the revenue. We have never known where that fuel goes; whether it was used as cooking oil or mafuta ya kujipaka. Kenyans knew we were getting fuel from Ngamia 1. There were even plans to construct 845 kilometers of pipeline all the way from Turkana to Mombasa through the famous LAPSET projects. Those were the four issues that I wanted to know in my Statement.
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23 Sep 2021 in Senate:
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23 Sep 2021 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, why is the Senator of Wajir shouting? This is not a market place. I thought it was the Speaker controlling the debate. Is it a point of order or information?
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23 Sep 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would take that information with a pinch of salt. That notwithstanding, it was why I was insisting on the four issues. I remember the Chair of the Committee on Energy Sen. (Eng.) Maina indicated there was a letter from CS, hon. Keter saying that he did not know why he was being summoned before the Senate. Summons and invitations are different. I do not know if you were there, but you raised the issue of electricity then. The Chair of the Committee confirmed that CS, hon. Keter has been appearing before this Committee. He ...
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