Sen. George Khaniri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1341 to 1350 of 1873.

• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am seeking your indulgence. I have just spoken to Sen. Wangari; she is making her way here. If there are any other Statements, we can come to this one towards the end of Statements. view
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, indeed, it is my Committee. I am glad that the hon. Senator appreciates that we have been working so hard to give a comprehensive statement. We have had a series of meetings with the stakeholders. We have had a meeting with him, his Senator and Governor. We have also had a meeting with the National Lands Commission (NLC) and the Cabinet Secretary for Land, Housing and Urban Development. We are waiting for a final response from the NLC who were supposed to appear before our Committee last week on Thursday. Unfortunately, the Chairman had travelled. ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Thursday is when we are meeting the National Lands Commission. I request for next week. view
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Make it Thursday, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 6 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had two clarifications to seek but one of them has been adequately covered by Sen. Obure. Therefore, I will go straight to the second one. In the Statement, the Chairman has informed us that Kshs22 million that was meant to be paid to 2,200 IDPs has not been accounted for. This money was disbursed in the financial year of 2012/2013, and we are all aware that when the financial year comes to an end, monies that have not been spent are returned to the Treasury. We want to know where the Kshs22 million is. Is ... view
• 6 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had two clarifications to seek but one of them has been adequately covered by Sen. Obure. Therefore, I will go straight to the second one. In the Statement, the Chairman has informed us that Kshs22 million that was meant to be paid to 2,200 IDPs has not been accounted for. This money was disbursed in the financial year of 2012/2013, and we are all aware that when the financial year comes to an end, monies that have not been spent are returned to the Treasury. We want to know where the Kshs22 million is. Is ... view
• 5 Nov 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Sen. Ndiema has made a claim that there is a Government policy that specifies that when this kind of land is being allocated, there should be a certain percentage going to the local community. I think it would be important that he cites that specific Government policy. The initial complaint that was brought by the Senator who requested for this statement was that there were fears that some land could have been allocated to foreigners, non-Kenyans, and specifically Ugandans. I think we have allayed those fears, we have gotten all the ... view
• 5 Nov 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Sen. Ndiema has made a claim that there is a Government policy that specifies that when this kind of land is being allocated, there should be a certain percentage going to the local community. I think it would be important that he cites that specific Government policy. The initial complaint that was brought by the Senator who requested for this statement was that there were fears that some land could have been allocated to foreigners, non-Kenyans, and specifically Ugandans. I think we have allayed those fears, we have gotten all the ... view
• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not know if you heard what Sen. Abdirahman said when he was requesting for the Statement; he quoted Standing Order No.41(2)(b). To the best of my understanding, Standing Order No.41 talks about Messages from the President and not seeking Statements. Is he in order? view
• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not know if you heard what Sen. Abdirahman said when he was requesting for the Statement; he quoted Standing Order No.41(2)(b). To the best of my understanding, Standing Order No.41 talks about Messages from the President and not seeking Statements. Is he in order? view