Sen. George Khaniri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 291 to 300 of 1873.

• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: 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. view
• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: from tea growing areas to listen to us the Senators who represent farmers. We are the ones who know precisely what our farmers are going through. view
• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Bill will be an early Christmas for our tea farmers. I want to plead with you, my colleagues, let us give the tea farmers an early Christmas gift. For years, the cartels in the sector have thrived on the hard work of the farmers. The cartels have enriched themselves while the farmers who toil in the farm continue to languish in poverty. This Bill is going to be the game changer. We may not agree 100 per cent with the amendments made by the National Assembly, but I want to plead that we do not want ... view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hate to interrupt the Governor, but I expect the Governor, having been a Member of this House, to know how to address the Chair. He has kept referring to you as “Mr. Chair” and I think that is wrong. The Governor knows the rules of this House. This is the Speaker and not the Chair. So, we must have our records correct. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second the Procedural Motion. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to lay on the Table of the Senate Reports of the Senate Standing Committee on Land Environment and Natural resources. Mr. Speaker, Sir, these are Reports of 13 Petitions. Before doing that, I will apologize because I know the provisions of our Standing Orders, particularly Standing Order 232(2), state that these Reports must be laid within 60 days. However, we have overshot that period because we had a number of Petitions, some of them as old as even six months. Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to lay these documents on the Table of the House ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: (7) Report of the Committee on the Petition regarding the Wajir waste disposal site and the disgraceful abuse of the right to enjoy environmental rights under Article 42 of the Constitution. (8) Report of the Committee on the Petition regarding the alleged unlawful acquisition and disposition of the POKA Group Ranch land. (9) Report of the Committee on the Petition regarding the compensation to landowners affected by construction of the Kibwezi-Kitui-Kabati-Migwani B7 Road. (10)Report of the Committee on the Petition regarding the loading and unloading of iron ore in Ganjoni, Mombasa County. This was brought by Sen. Faki. (11)Report of ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: As you will observe from the Reports tabled, the Petitions cover a broad range of issues of land, environment, housing and natural resources. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with your indulgence, I will give brief recommendations of the Committee in the Reports. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Petitions that entail forest evictions and resettlement concerns are as follows: Petition regarding the Resettlement of East Mau Forest evictees, Petition regarding the compensation and resettlement of evictees from Marmanet Forest in Laikipia County and the Petition regarding forceful eviction from Dundori Forest and compensation of land for the excised area from the forest for resettlement. ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as to why it has taken us long to produce the report, it is obvious we had so many Petitions directed to this Committee. Most of the Petitions involved going to various areas to ascertain facts and inviting Petitioners. It was not viable to do within the 60 days and that is why I apologized. We have made recommendations as a Committee and it is up to this House to ensure these recommendations are implemented. We have done our part as a Committee. On the eviction from South Nandi Forest in Nandi County of the Ngerek Community, ... view