21 Feb 2024 in Senate:
I said he might. Why I said this—
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21 Feb 2024 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I cannot withdraw something I did not say. I said Sen. Oketch Gicheru might because --- Let me explain. I said we have these things for free, and we do not necessarily need them the way our women need sanitary towels.
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21 Feb 2024 in Senate:
Yes. What I said is that Sen. Oketch Gicheru is my friend and sometimes we go for the short call together and we take these things for fun and we do not need them. So, he might even have them. That was what I said.
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21 Feb 2024 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I do withdraw and apologize
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4 Oct 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have two Statements to read.
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4 Oct 2023 in Senate:
I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock Fisheries regarding the distribution of maize dryers to farmers to avert post-harvest losses. In the Statement, the Committee should: (1) Outline measures put in place by the Government to avail maize dryers to support farmers during the harvest season, particularly in light of the impending El-Nino rains. (2) Indicate the minimum price of a bag of maize during the harvest season, taking into account the rise in input costs due to global economic changes. (3) Confirm if the Ministry of Agriculture ...
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4 Oct 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on subsidization of farm inputs by the Government of Kenya. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Spell out plans by the Government, if any, to subsidize farm inputs, including seeds and pesticides, during the upcoming planting season, specifying the applicable rates for the same. (2) Clarify whether the Government plans to subsidize top-dressing fertilizer further during the upcoming planting season. I thank you.
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3 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker. Standing Order 56(1)(a) provides that a chairperson of a committee may make a Statement relating to a matter for which the committee is responsible.
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3 Aug 2023 in Senate:
I rise to make a Statement on the matter of the cryptocurrency project world coin currently under consideration by the Standing Committee on Information, Communication and Technology. We all witnessed the long queues on Tuesday, 1st August, 2023, at the KICC, Nairobi City County and other parts of the country where Kenyans were submitting their particulars on the world coin regardless of the potential risk this possesses to them.
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3 Aug 2023 in Senate:
The Committee is greatly concerned that Kenyans are volunteering to give their eye iris scans in exchange for a digital identification (ID) and free cryptocurrency coin for approximately US$49.09 which is only about Kshs7,000. This matter demands that we critically evaluate the potential impact on our Nation’s economy, cyber security and data rights. The Committee is aware that the concept of world coin using biometric identification for distributing tokens raises significant privacy and data protection concerns. We must ensure that any biometric data collected is securely stored and managed adhering to the highest standards of data protection to safeguard our ...
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