6 Oct 2022 in Senate:
On a point of order, Speaker, Sir.
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6 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No. 121(1)(a), (b) and (c). Mr. Speaker, Sir, since the beginning of this Session, the hon. Senator for Nandi County has in every twist and turn created disorder by rising on frivolous point of orders. I invite the Chair to make a specific ruling on the conduct of the Senator for Nandi County, so that we do not reduce this House to conversations of a market place.
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6 Oct 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Before I get into the Speech of the President, allow me to try and settle that conflict in terms of the right position on the Expressway. I sat in the Committee on Roads and Transportation in the last Session. Both Sen. Faki and Sen. Mandago are right. It was indeed a PPP, but there was a Government
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6 Oct 2022 in Senate:
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6 Oct 2022 in Senate:
component of the project that relocates existing infrastructure like electricity and water pipes. The Speech read by the President - I am saying the Speech read by the President deliberately. I will try to be brief and make my presentation in three segments. I will express my views first on my expectations. Secondly, I will give an overview of the Speech. Lastly, I will get into the specifics. In regards to my expectations as a leader in this country and the elected representative of the interest of the sovereigns of Kitui County, I was underwhelmed, actually, disappointed by the Speech ...
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6 Oct 2022 in Senate:
My biggest beef with this Speech is that whereas there were expectations that it would set the agenda of the Government for the next five years, it does not speak to itself. I am a journalist of long and good standing. When you look at the paragraphs into this Speech, you are tempted to believe that somebody slept on their job because the President does not write his speech.
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6 Oct 2022 in Senate:
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6 Oct 2022 in Senate:
When you look at Paragraph 45, for example, the President takes issue with “hustlers” who are saving as little as Kshs200 a month, which cumulatively for 30 years would total to Kshs72,000. All of us are “hustlers.” In the same Speech in Paragraph 47, the President is encouraging us to save. The Government will be giving as little as Kshs1 for a maximum of Kshs6,000 saved in a year in a national saving scheme. On one hand, you are saying that you are saving Kshs200 shillings is too little in a month, while on the other hand, the Government is ...
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6 Oct 2022 in Senate:
It is a point of information, which does not change the facts. The facts remain the same. I do not know how it does it. If you remember, the context of my overview was about a speech that is not speaking to itself. There is a saving here that is said to be very low, but there is a lower saving that is being encouraged. If you allow me, I would want to move and conclude my presentation. On Paragraph 17, the President has devoted himself to be President of every Kenyan; to serve all regions irrespective of their political ...
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6 Oct 2022 in Senate:
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