30 Mar 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Is Sen. Olekina in order to support this Motion with amendments, yet no amendments have been moved so far? I think he is misleading the House and anticipating debate. Therefore, you should rule him out of order. He should stick to the content of the Motion as it is and as tabled.
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30 Mar 2021 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to request Sen. Olekina to have a straight thought process. He says that he supports this Motion, yet the contents of his contribution are insinuating that he is opposing the Motion. I would therefore like him to be in order and remain steadfast, so that he tells us whether he is supporting this Motion or opposing it.
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24 Mar 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion because it is lifesaving. As we alter the Calendar of the Senate, I would like to encourage our colleagues to be cautious. As we find more time to go to our counties, we need to embark on serious oversight of our county governments. There are county governments which are not well prepared to handle the COVID-19 situation. Most hospitals lack the basic amenities. There are hospitals that are unable to even pay their nurses and doctors. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified ...
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24 Mar 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, as much as we are protecting ourselves as leaders, it is very important and incumbent upon ourselves for us to retreat to our respective counties and ensure that we carry out effective oversight on the governors so as to protect our lives and the lives of our people who elected us. We are in the process of coming up with the final budgets of this political dispensation of 2017 to 2022. It is in the same breath that I encourage all of us to go back to our counties to mentor and encourage our Members of County ...
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23 Mar 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. On behalf of the people of Kakamega County, I would like to express my heartfelt congratulations to Sen. Kavindu Muthama. Many people have congratulated the people of Ukambani for having had a peaceful The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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23 Mar 2021 in Senate:
election. It is in the same breath that I congratulate the people of Matungu and Kabuchai for also having peaceful elections in the just concluded by-elections.
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23 Mar 2021 in Senate:
As we celebrate and congratulate Sen. Kavindu Muthama---
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23 Mar 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. I choose to keep quiet and proceed. As we celebrate the newly elected Senator for Machakos County, I am sure there is one woman who is smiling in her home today. That woman is called Mama Grace Onyango. Mama Grace Onyango was the first women to be elected to Parliament in 1969. I am sure that her dreams and aspirations are being actualized through Sen. Kavindu Muthama today. As we celebrate Sen. Kavindu Muthama today, I would like to remind the people of this Republic that even before this great woman called Mama Grace Onyango ...
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23 Mar 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is something unique about Mama Grace Onyango when you read the books of history. She campaigned for women empowerment in a very interesting fashion. When a male employee of Kisumu Municipality died or resigned, she insisted and had an internal policy that his replacement would be either his wife, sister or daughter. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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23 Mar 2021 in Senate:
This is a big lesson to the women who are in leadership today that they need to love their fellow women. More often than not, the enemy of a woman is another woman. It is very important that even as we celebrate women being elected in these positions, women should love their fellow women. We have seen in various instances women bringing down fellow women. It is very important for us to encourage them to love their fellow women. Mr. Speaker, Sir, lastly, as we welcome the Senator for Machakos County to this House, I would like to remind her ...
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