16 Jun 2020 in Senate:
simple matter but a weighty matter. It is a public issue. There is nothing private about the decision that the Senate will make today on the process we will use in determining the impeachment process of Governor. Anne Waiguru. I have listened carefully to the voice of almost the entire elected leadership of Kirinyaga County. They have made their position very clear about what their expectations are. I have listened and taken the liberty to consult widely. I have also listened to the voice and reasoning of the great people of Kitui County on what position they want their Senator ...
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16 Jun 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the record I oppose the Motion for the establishment of a Committee to process impeachment of Governor Anne Mumbi Waiguru.
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9 Jun 2020 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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9 Jun 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity to raise a point of order on a matter of my Statement that I requested more than three weeks ago. It is a Statement on 103 principals in Kitui County, who were supposed to have been confirmed to their positions and paid their dues. You directed that the Statement be processed and a response given within two weeks. It is more than two weeks since I raised the Statement and I have not heard any response. The teachers are anxious to know what has happened to their Statement. I want to seek ...
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I can use the two minutes from Sen. Sakaja in addition to one minute. I would do three minutes.
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for this opportunity. This is a very important Statement. It is important because the issue of food security, if not properly handled, can easily degenerate into civil strife. I am reminded that when the Jubilee administration came into the office in 2013, one of the major promises they made to Kenyans was that they were to irrigate one million hectares of land at Galana-Kulalu Irrigation Development Project. It was launched with pomp. The expectation was that 500,000 hectares of land was going to be put under maize and 200,000 hectares of land was going ...
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am seeing the Chairman for the Education Committee retreating from the Chamber and yet I am standing to request for a Statement on the welfare and emoluments of 103 teachers deployed to serve as deputy principals in various schools in Kitui County since 2016. Madam Temporary Speaker, l rise pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education concerning the welfare and emoluments of 103 teachers deployed to serve as deputy principals in Kitui County since 2016. In the Statement the Committee should - The electronic version ...
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
(1) Explain why the said teachers have not been confirmed as deputy principals four years after their deployment in line with a collective bargain agreement entered with the employer, the Teacher Service Commission (TSC). (2) State when the affected teachers will be confirmed as deputy principals. (3) State why the salaries of the affected teachers have never been adjusted to that of their current position as deputy head teachers. (4) Explain why the said teachers have not been paid their special duty allowances for the last four years following their deployment as deputy principals and further state when the allowances ...
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you. I will stand guided. There is no question that this is a labor issue. It is a labor issue within the education sector. What the principals from Kitui County want is an expeditious resolution to their problem. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
If the Chairperson of the Committee on Labor and Social Welfare is so enthusiastic about getting to the bottom of this matter, I will be more than happy to request that we direct that Statement to the Committee on Labor and Social Welfare. In any case, the Chairperson of the Committee on Education retreated from the Chamber when the Statement was being read. There may be no much interest in him dealing with this matter.
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