15 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have just started; how do I wind up?
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15 Oct 2019 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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15 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order that some Members in this House are treated differently from others? You have given me 30 seconds to contribute, and you are giving other leaders more than 30 seconds, yet this matter affects my people. It is unfair.
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15 Oct 2019 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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15 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to inform the Senate Majority Leader that the lawyer who is representing the evictees went to court today, and was denied a stay order. The police are threatening to fence off that place tomorrow. I would, therefore, like this House to move in with speed and save the people who have been evicted.
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9 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to inform Sen. Faki and the House in general that there were some allegations that we had some suppliers at the NYS who supplied biro pens at Kshs2,000. If these are the suppliers we are trying to defend here, then we should relook---
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9 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing order No. 47(1) to make a Statement on an issue of national concern regarding the rampant closure of businesses and laying off of employees in the country. In the recent past, Kenyans have witnessed the closure of businesses mostly occasioned by unfavorable business environment in the country and the inability of these businesses to sustain themselves. Taxation is one crucial element among the factors of production of any legal business in this country. It informs corporate decisions and emboldens commercial plans for any businessman in our economy. It is, ...
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9 Oct 2019 in Senate:
son. Once the child is thrown out of school, he will be dragged into issues of crime and lawlessness. Drug and substance abuse will be on the rise. The mother on the other hand, being unable to service her credit facilities from the ever mushrooming micro-finance companies, will be met by auctioneers. Her blood pressure and stress levels will go up and yet she will not be able to pay for her medication. If we allow these massive business closures and job losses, we should also be ready to shoulder massive cases of depression and suicide as a country. If ...
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9 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just to support what my good---
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9 Oct 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I pressed the intervention button before he finished. Just to touch on what he has said, this issue of the ‘handshake’ is very important for us---
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