7 Jun 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to condole with the family of our late friend and colleague, Ms. Adjibodou. For some reason, I just learned of that news about 30 minutes ago. So, the reality is still sinking. Ms. Adjibodou served with distinction. She was a committed staffer and very amiable. I called her our daughter because of our origins. Mr. Speaker, Sir, through you and the Office of the Clerk, I pass my condolence to the staff of Parliament, especially those who served at the Clerk’s Table with Ms. Adjibodou. To the Director and colleagues, poleni. ...
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7 Jun 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will read Sen. Beth Syengo’s Statement and mine as well.
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7 Jun 2023 in Senate:
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7 Jun 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism regarding the promotion and marketing of rocks and hills in the Eastern Region of Kenya as tourism sites. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Outline the findings of surveys and assessments conducted, if any, for rocks and hills in the Eastern Region, including Ngomeni Rocks and Nzaui Hills in Kitui and Makueni counties, respectively, to evaluate their potential for tourism. (2) State the criteria used in identifying areas for promotion and marketing as tourist sites, ...
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7 Jun 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding issuance of title deeds to the residents of Kitui County.
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7 Jun 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Maanzo and Sen. M. Kajwang’ are consulting in high tones.
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6 Jun 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am guided by your direction on the matter of KEWOTA and TSC. I just want to plead with you to find it okay to just open a window even if it is just one Member each from that and this side. Matters of education, teachers and the TSC are touchy. They are affecting a section of an entire county where members have been drafted into a union without their consent. Mr. Speaker, Sir, kindly reconsider and open a window for a comment or two from Members.
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6 Jun 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity to comment on the Statement by the Senator for Nandi County, on the welfare of MCAs of this Republic. I have just two things to say: We all agree that MCAs are at the bottom of the pyramid when it comes to carrying out oversight responsibilities. In fact, the courts have pronounced themselves on the important role played by MCAs; that they undertake primary oversight. This includes vetting of officers recruited by their respective county governments. To expect that an MCA will earn Kshs86,000 and then recruit CECMs who earn Kshs400,000 is ...
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6 Jun 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, lastly, I hope that after we are done with this Statement, he will follow it up from where it goes. I know the Senator for Nandi County is capable of doing this. I hope that he will take a step forward and move this Statement from just being a conversation around salaries and allowances of MCAs, to a situation where we begin to apply our minds and debate on the Ward Development Fund.
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