Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: Second, I laud Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura, the newest and youngest Member of the Speaker’s Panel, for this wonderful Petition to the Senate. Under Article 55, the youth have been given rights through an affirmative action. As Sen. M. Kajwang’ has said, I request that we need an audit of all 47 county governments and the National Government on the number of tenders they have awarded to the young people in this country. The issue of young people being used as flower girls and page boys in access to tender awards in counties and the National Government must stop. view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: We cannot be reduced to what we call Kazi Mtaani . It is a wonderful idea by the President to start Kazi Mtaani but we want those young people to be empowered. We do not want to be relegated to Kazi kwa Vijana. We also want to sit in boardrooms and make decisions. We also want to make money as young people. As young people who have the privilege and honour to serve in this House as representatives of many young people, that Petition is timely. We need an overhaul of the procurement system. As I conclude, I challenge the ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: come to the Floor of the House, kindly stand with the young people, PWDs and the marginalized in this country. view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I congratulate and support Sen. Kwamboka for this Statement. It has become a national crisis where there are unprecedented cases of teenage pregnancies in the country. The sad part is that sometimes there are people who take advantage of young girls. There is also a case from Murang’a where a 9-year old girl was also found to be pregnant. This has been the biggest problem in this country. It could be done by boys or people who take advantage of these girls. When we passed the Sexual Offences Act, it was supposed to ensure such perpetrators who ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: When I used to Chair the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, where my learned senior, Sen. Mutual Kilonzo Jnr., was my very good committed Member, we visited the Government of Kenya (GK) Prison in Eldoret, which is in your county. We also visited the Industrial Area Remand Prison and other coastal prisons in this country. We noticed that there is a high and unprecedented number of--- Sen. Sakaja was also part of the team and also a Member of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. He was the Vice Chairperson before he was removed, ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, for clarification, Sen. (Dr.) Langat, my good friend and Senator for Bomet County, has said that he saw some funny content in the Senate’s social page. It is important that he clarifies, so that Kenyans do not think that Senators watch funny things in their social media, on WhatsApp . The song Utawezana is by Femi One and Mejja. view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: No, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I have almost recovered; I am finishing the procedure. I thank all of you for the support. From the outset, I congratulate you and wish you well. As young people of this country, we are proud of you and look forward to brighter things for you. I see Kiambu County is beckoning come 2022. view
• 26 Jun 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, since this is a House of record, it is very important that you pronounce yourself on the ruling – because there are many reports that are never adopted in this House – on whether we can use this as a threshold. This is because the perception we are creating is that the Senate has its own criteria that is not within the Standing Orders, the Constitution or the County Governments Act that is being used as a cover by this Special Committee. It is important that you rule, so that it goes on record. It is important ... view