25 Jul 2023 in Senate:
There are issues that the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations will need to look into and make sure that we unlock whatever issues that are clogging the systems in the county assemblies.
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25 Jul 2023 in Senate:
Due to time, I want to comment on the Statement from the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. For purposes of disclosure, I sit in that Committee. 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 Services,Senate.
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25 Jul 2023 in Senate:
There is lethargy in all the committees. I am even ashamed. Chairpersons of committees must pull up their socks when it comes to processing of Senate business.
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25 Jul 2023 in Senate:
There is a Statement that I sought last year in November. I am told that the Cabinet Secretary will be appearing next month to respond to that Statement. When we begin to transact Senate business casually – the Deputy Speaker and Chairperson of the Liaison Committee is here – then we will be losing it. The business of the Senate takes place in committees. Therefore, Chairpersons of committees need to fast-track processing of Statements.
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25 Jul 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have done well in providing guidance on the matter of behaviour of Senators while in the Chamber or within the precincts of Parliament. I stand to be guided by the Clerks-at-the-Table on whether reference to declare Members to be grossly out of order is applicable outside a sitting of the House either Plenary or at the Committee of the Whole, so that we do not end up with a situation where if I have a confrontation with the Senate Majority Leader - I pray that we do not have one - outside the sitting of the ...
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29 Jun 2023 in Senate:
I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I almost felt the pain expressed by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. What he is asking for, in my very humble opinion, may not be the way to go. The one thing that we must all appreciate is the statement that you have made. This is personal to every Senator. The decision to just commit to the cause of the Senate cannot be whipped or enforced through the Speaker’s Rules. It has to be a personal commitment to the course. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I implore my colleagues and even myself or everyone who has business in ...
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29 Jun 2023 in Senate:
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29 Jun 2023 in Senate:
could then challenge the National Assembly and tell them that the ball is in their court and ask them to push the Bills to completion. I have heard the Senate Majority Leader read his Statement. There are quite impressive businesses before us. If we could just complete this business, then we would be remembered as that House that took its legislative role a lot more seriously. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for that opportunity.
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29 Jun 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to welcome the visiting delegation from Homa Bay County. They are students and teachers from Orero Boys High School. For the visiting delegation, the Senate of the Republic of Kenya is the ‘Upper House’, where we legislate especially on matters that touch on devolution. We defend devolution and ensure that it succeeds in the country. On behalf of your Senator, Sen. M. Kajwang’, who occupies an important position in this Senate because he is the Chairman of the County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC), I welcome you. He must be out on official ...
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