Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, can you protect me from the Senate Majority Leader and my colleagues, who are consulting loudly? view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish that the House leadership would consult in low tones. I know that there is a serious matter that is coming up. But be it as it may, the intervention was that, as the Chair of a Committee, I understand what the Chairman of the Committee on Roads and Transportation is going through. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I propose that in the future on serious issues of importance, for example, on the issue of matatu speed governors in the country, you would request that the Committee invites the Committee of the Whole of the Senate, the way ... view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to this Motion that has been brought to the House. From the outset, the country’s economy is not doing very well. I want to go into history and discourage Kenyans and the Government from this treacherous, slippery trend of borrowing in an insatiable way. As my colleagues have said, as at June 2019, our public debt was standing at Kshs5.81 trillion. Many people have alluded to the fact that the World Bank had said that developing counties should not borrow more than 40 per cent against their GDP. I ... view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: that the money will go back to China. What are we doing about these conditional loans that are being given to the Kenyans? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, even on other aspect of borrowing to pay debts, it is not very good. One, the revenue collection will go down and the reduction of revenue will also hurt the essential services that are supposed to be given. God forbid, if we continue borrowing and raise our borrowing to Kshs9 trillion against Kshs9.8 trillion, in future we might cede control of strategic national assets to foreign creditors. Some of the strategic assets that ... view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: The third point is on the issue of devolution. The Parliamentary Budget Office told the Committee that it is not safe for the country to continue borrowing. The census are out and I have seen that Tharaka-Nithi County is not doing very well. Maybe you should encourage men to go home early and start baby-making sessions, so that the numbers can go up. We are looking into the future where money will be allocated based on population and not trees or landmass. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of interest on loans, it is sad that the country has ... view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: against this massive, uncontrolled and unprecedented borrowing by the Government. We must stop this. As I conclude, there are many projects across the country. However, why is it that these projects are in specific regions? In the entire North Rift, there are no serious projects that are being undertaken. Sen. Kang’ata and Sen. Kihika have been whipping Members, which is okay. However, on this matter, let us stop political party politics here. Let us vote with Kenyans. Kenyans will not forgive us if we continue to borrow simply because we want to please our political parties. Let us vote based ... view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I support Sen. Wambua on this Statement. As we have already said, the rains should be a blessing. We have heard from the Meteorological Department that probably as we go into the next few months, there will be heavy rains across the country. It is sad that we have lost some children in some parts of north eastern region. We continue to condole with their parents and relatives, and wish them well. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is so sad that the Ministry of Devolution and Planning, where the issues of ... view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view