9 May 2024 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 Information, Communication, and Technology regarding the loss of signal on the Free-To-Air (FTA) channels for licensed broadcast signal distributors (BSDs) namely Pan African Network Group (PANG) and Signet Kenya Limited. In the statement, the committee should- (a) Disclose the ownership structure of both Pan African Network Group (PANG) and Signet Kenya Limited, stating whether they have adhered to the court directive of offloading their shares to local investors. (b) State the root cause of the constant network glitches that ...
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9 May 2024 in Senate:
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8 May 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I had two supplementary questions the last time the Cabinet Secretary appeared before this House. One question was on the issue of National Police Reservists (NPR) recruitment in Marsabit. The second one was on Ileret Sub-County. He promised us that it will take 60 days. I want to thank him because he has kept his promise. The NPR recruitment was done. They were well-trained and deployed. I also thank him on the issue of Ileret, which he has mentioned. The question I have is on Hillo Gold Mining Site that was closed at 0630 hours on ...
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7 May 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have two statements to read. One is a request for a statement on the distribution and use of harmful pesticides and herbicides in Kenya. 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, regarding the distribution and use of harmful pesticides and herbicides in Kenya. In the statement, the committee should- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate.
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7 May 2024 in Senate:
(1) Report on the extent of use of pesticides and herbicides manufactured by Syngenta, Bayer Ag and Monsanto, which have been banned in other jurisdictions, including the United States of America (USA) and Europe, for causing a widespread aggressive form of cancer. (2) Confirm whether the firms have been selling 85 per cent of pesticides and herbicides, classified as highly hazardous by the Pesticides Action Network (PAN) to farmers in Kenya and establish whether the pesticides and herbicides sold by the firm are banned by the European Union and state the reasons for the ban. (3) Investigate and clarify whether ...
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2 May 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, 2nd May, 2024- Progress report of the Ad hoc Committee on the Compensation to the Kenyan Victims of the 1998 Bombing of the United States of America Embassy in Nairobi. I beg to lay.
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2 May 2024 in Senate:
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me also join you in welcoming teachers and students from Cavalleria Girls School. This school is situated in Karare, South Saku Constituency. This school is doing very well in Marsabit. It is a girls' school, which is among the top performers. I congratulate them together with the teachers and ask them to do even much better. Let me take this opportunity to pray for them to go well back home and make sure that they work very hard. I thank you.
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24 Apr 2024 in Senate:
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding the status of projects under the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). In the statement, the committee should- (1) Provide an update on the status of the following projects within the PSC- (a) Installation of the PSC integrated security system. (b) Construction of the Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training (CPST). (c) Renovation of the residence of the Speaker of the Senate. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for ...
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24 Apr 2024 in Senate:
Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding the status of projects under the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). In the statement, the committee should- (1) Provide an update on the status of the following projects within the PSC- (a) Installation of the PSC integrated security system. (b) Construction of the Centre for Parliamentary Studies and Training (CPST). (c) Renovation of the residence of the Speaker of the Senate. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for ...
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24 Apr 2024 in Senate:
(2) Disclose details regarding the tender opening and evaluation processes for each of the projects, indicating the number of bids received, the winning bids as well as the company’s that won the awards. (3) State the contractual commencement and completion dates for the said projects, explaining any instances of delays or deviations from the original timelines and outline any measures in place to ensure that the projects are completed without further delay indicating the projected timelines for the same. (4) Indicate when the Senate Speaker’s residence was last occupied, clarifying whether consideration has been made to purpose the residence into ...
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