Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6441 to 6450 of 7129.

• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: If you go to any country in this world and talk about the marathon, it is synonymous with Kenya. I wish we used our sportsmen and women to brand Kenya. The rugby team is equally doing well. The football team is wobbling, but it is also improving in terms of the quality. So, we should recognise and value our sportsmen and women in this country. Amb. Amina Mohamed, should ensure novelty, so that we use our sportspersons as ambassadors of this country. As the Jubilee Government fulfills its promise on construction of stadia, counties should also partner with us to ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: A person like Mo Farah go to train in Iten because of high altitude. If we had training grounds like Lorna Kiplagat Training Camp in Iten, we would not be having serious competition from other countries. The other day, the Ethiopians and people from other countries gave a good show in the just concluded athletics competitions held in Denmark. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Kenya is very unique. We have Mr. Peter Tabichi who was awarded for being the best teacher. I congratulate and wish him well. I am told he is a brother and that means that he is a ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: As I speak now, farmers are still delivering maize to the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB), but they are not being paid. People are dying in Turkana, Samburu and Tiaty Constituency in Baringo County yet there is surplus food in the North Rift. The People who are coming up with funny proposals in the Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation should be taken to other Departments. Maybe they do not understand what agriculture entails, but I hope the President will remain focused on food security which is one of the Big Four agenda. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Finally, I would like to talk about the BBI. Yesterday, Members of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights were at the coast. The message is very clear that the BBI should not be about political interests only. It should be about the cohesion, unity, purpose and transformation of the country. I agree with the Senate Minority Leader that if we want to move forward in the fight against corruption, we need to see result. view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: As Members of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, we will look into ways to assist agencies that are tasked with the responsibility of fighting corruption in this country, so that we do run into problems of being accused of being politically motivated and ethnic profiling among many other issues. Let us build bridges where it matters for the honour of Wanjikus, Kipronos and many others at the grassroots levels. We should not just build bridges and do handshakes for the sake of it. Let them be real handshakes, like it happened between Uhuru Kenyatta and William ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: I support the fight against corruption. I agree with the President that vigilante justice will not assist in fighting corruption. view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Finally, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the challenge to the agencies that fight corruption is that even as we fight corruption at the national level, our counties are joking with issues of graft. There is grand misuse of resources. We now want the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC), which is mandated by the Constitution to fight corruption, to not only go to Samburu County where the Chair comes from, but to every county. If any governor or anybody has misused resources, they should not be spared. Ours is to ensure that they follow the law. Forgiveness belongs to God. If they ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Looking at the time and in the interest of the Members who want to contribute, I thank you for this opportunity. I support the State of the Nation Address by the President and wish him and the Deputy President well. They have our full support. view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I commend the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget for the timely provision of ensuring that we get real time updates on the spending of counties. We have problems when we try to question the current governors for relying on previously audited accounts that were done by their predecessors. Therefore, I hope that the Controller of Budget will avail the necessary information. It is said that information is power. Therefore, we will have an opportunity to have real time information that will help us to carry out proper oversight. Mr. Speaker, Sir, ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: behind such projects and pretending to be the ones who implemented national Government projects. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Controller of Budget and the necessary Government agencies should tell us if there are projects that are done by both the county governments and the national Government in terms of costing. This will prevent our people from thinking that a particular project belongs to the county yet it belongs to the national Government and vice versa . Therefore, I thank the Committee and hope that it will share this information across the board and assist our county assemblies and their Members, who ... view