Sen. George Khaniri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1131 to 1140 of 1873.

• 21 Oct 2015 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have realised that the distinguished Senator is requesting you to summon the CS. I just want to bring to the attention of the distinguished Senator the provisions of Article 125(1) and (2)(a) and (b). We have established a tradition that whenever there is a request for a statement, the committee writes to the relevant CS. If he or she does not respond, we normally do a reminder. We invite them if they do not respond. If they do not come, they are summoned by the Committee. However, we have not gone through all those ... view
• 21 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.45(2)(b) to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education regarding the delayed payment of teachers’ salaries for the month of September, 2015. In the statement, the Chairperson should explain the following:- (1) Why the Government, through the Teachers Service Commission (TSC), has ignored the Labour Court ruling of 25th September, 2015, that directed teachers’ unions to call off the strike and in return the Government to pay the teachers who were on strike their September salaries. (2) Explain whether the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Science ... view
• 15 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my good friend, Sen. Kembi-Gitura will agree that we responded to the substantive Statement that he had sought. There was a subsequent request that he made, if I may recollect. Following that, we wrote a letter dated 5thAugust, 2015 to the Cabinet Secretary (CS), Prof. Judy Wakhungu, on the same matter. Up to now, we have not received any response. I have a copy of the letter and I can table it for the House to peruse but we will definitely make a follow-up. However, I think we responded to the substantive Statement. view
• 13 Oct 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to request for a statement. Before I go the substance of the statement, allow me, as the Senator for Vihiga County, to express my deepest sympathy and condolences to the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 13 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that many Members have rode on this particular statement to ask for numerous things that are very relevant. The Cabinet Secretary (CS) is on record saying that within a week from Sunday when he was on the interview, they will have done investigations. This young man from my county is being buried on Saturday. Tension is very high in the county, particularly in the village where the young man was born. Would I be in order to ask the Chairpeson to come up with some provisional information at least on the very issues that I ... view
• 13 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, both (d) and (e) pertains to my Committee. ISSUANCE OF TITLE DEEDS IN MERU COUNTY On Statement (d) on the Order Paper on the issuance of title deeds in Meru County, we wrote to Dr. Fred Matiangi, the Acting Cabinet Secretary (CS), Ministry of Land, Housing and Urban Development on 29th September, 2015 requesting for this Statement. Up to now, we have not received any response. I have a copy of the letter that my Committee wrote to the Cabinet Secretary (CS). I request that we give it one more week because it is just about two ... view
• 13 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is very annoying when you know that --- I have always stated on the Floor of this House that my Committee is one of the most prompt Committees in responding to Statements and very active in this House. You have attested to this. The Statement was sought on 27th September, 2015 and we requested for two The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 13 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that there is a Statement that he sought from us way back in June and it has not been delivered. However, it is not in the Order Paper but when it comes, I will respond to it and say what action has been taken. However, this Statement was requested barely three weeks ago. Some Statements take months for Chairpersons to report here --- view
• 13 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, my clerk has made frantic efforts to make phone calls to the Cabinet Secretary (CS) but I was only alluding to the evidence that I can table here. At least, I have a letter that was written on 29th September, 2015. If we do not get response besides the telephone calls, we will remind him, which I shall also have in my file. view
• 13 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we concluded the statement by Sen. Murungi view