Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as much as my memory serves me right, I have not alluded to anything that is not in the Report. People have been distracted and were discussing other issues animatedly. Therefore, they have not gotten my position. I did not allude to anything that is not within the Report. I think my good friend and Senior Counsel, whom I hold in high regard, will agree with me that the Report I have presented is the position of the Committee. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, to make some people sleep well, I withdraw. view
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. My colleagues have elaborated more on this amendment. From the outset, I support it. We are continuing to build capacity of most of our county governments. I thank Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., because there is a wrong perception even in the national Government and other stakeholders that the county government means county executive. I will try to engage our Members of National Assembly, especially from my county, in capacity building so that they get to know that county government does not mean county executive. It means county executive and county assembly. view
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: We should repeat it just like the good book of John Chapter 3:16, that everybody that goes to Sunday school is aware of, of course, with the exception of our brothers and sisters who are Muslims. A few weeks ago, we were having problems with our county assemblies over unprecedented, sporadic and unfortunate wave of impeachment of speakers in the country. One of the challenges that our county assemblies are facing is the capacity; the ability to understand their own power. In this second generation of devolution, the MCAs are trying their best to put their foot down. There are ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: Let me start from where Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., left. He talked about the Lake Victoria Economic Bloc. It is a good idea. However, I thank the people of Kakamega County for going to the High Court to block the establishment of a bank where everyone of the 14-member counties is supposed to contribute Kshs200 million. Some people seem not to be aware that there is a Constitution that was promulgated in 2010. The reason residents have moved to court with regard to the creation of the Lake Victoria Economic Bloc is because of one thing; public participation. The 14 ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am presumptuous because I am Kenyan. But I do not want to infer other things. I am just giving an example on the importance of PPP. The reason they have moved to court is because of one thing that is captured very well under Article 10 of the Constitution on the role of public participation. I know that there is a Bill before my Committee that one of the Members is sponsoring on how to conduct proper public participation. Public participation does not mean having a drink, babysitting somewhere or doing a birthday party, and ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: aware that under Article 10 of the Constitution, public participation is key. I also know that there are many cases lying before the court, where the court has taken the position that public participation should be key. I have even tried to contact the Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and ASAL areas, Hon. Wamalwa. They are trying to come up with a policy on how counties should get involved in economic blocs. I wanted to find out from the Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and ASAL areas if the Senate is represented. However, I know that in the fullness of time, we ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the concerns of Members, but if there is one hardworking Chairperson of Committees in this House, it is yours truly. I know that is not in doubt. We have been trying to have an engagement with the Cabinet Secretary on the policy. That is at policy administration level and we must also come up with legislation that will guide the regional economic blocs among counties. As the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights – and I am not complaining – we have been concerned about how we can buttress and add ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: It is just like the Privatization Commission. We have been asking questions because the Senate has been given no role in some of the agencies that are supposed to be privatized by the national Government, yet some of them are found within counties. As the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, I want to thank Sen. Sakaja for that point. We will take the necessary steps. I am a Member of the Jubilee party and know that Sen. Sakaja is the founder of the Jubilee party. Of course, I would not want to say at ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: prepare the evaluation report. It gives a county government the right to enter into Public Private Partnership (PPP). view