Sen. George Khaniri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 331 to 340 of 1873.

• 7 Oct 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chair, I just want to remind the Chairman of the Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources that we are in the Committee of the Whole. Therefore, he should refer to you as Madam Temporary Chairperson and not Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. The Statement sought by my elder brother, Sen. Wetangula, is extremely important particularly to those of us who come from the Western Belt. Western Kenya and Trans Nzoia County have the capacity to produce enough maize to feed this country throughout the year. However, there are two reasons why that is not happening. The first one is what Sen. Wetangula is asking, which is the necessary support from Government in terms of farm inputs, fertilizer and seeds. The second issue is lack of market and the poor prices, The electronic version of ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: which have also made the farmers get disillusioned and, therefore, they do not put in what they are supposed to put in. Thirdly, is the cheap importation of maize from the neighboring countries. What the Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries should assure this House when he brings the answer is that going forward, farmers should have guaranteed minimum returns on the inputs. If you plant, you must be able to get at least what you put in with a little profit on top. It is only the Government that can do this by ensuring that National Cereals and ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for the opportunity to make my comments on this very important Petition. As I do so, I thank Mr. Nelson Ogana and his team. I hail them very highly for bringing this Petition to this House. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is an issue that I have personally brought to the Floor of this House, not once or twice, but three times. Two times in form of a Statement and one as a Petition. This is an extremely sensitive issue and we could be sitting on a time bomb. When I brought this ... view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: After the Constitution 2010, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has no jurisdiction over county boundaries. They can only alter constituency and ward boundaries. It is until this Parliament operationalizes Article 188 that these matters will be resolved. This Senate tried through a Bill that was sponsored by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. We were told that it was a Money Bill. Therefore, it could not have originated from Senate, but the National Assembly. It is gathering dust at our neighbour’s around the corner. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: I have looked at the prayers of the petitioners; I sympathize with them and I stand with them to the end. However, their prayers cannot be resolved by this House until we operationalize Article 188 of our Constitution 2010. I was told a Committee was formed to look at the Bills that have controversies between the two Houses. I urge that this one be given priority because my people are suffering. It is not just in Maseno, we have issues even at Kiboswa where we think also injustice was meted on our people. I support this Petition in the strongest ... view
• 30 Sep 2020 in Senate: I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. I also hail Mr. Elkanah Kitur for having confidence in the Senate to resolve this matter. I also thank my good neighbour, Sen. Cherargei, for bringing the Petition on behalf of Mr. Kitur. This is not a unique case to Mr. Kitur or to Nandi County. This is widespread. There are cases where peasant farmers supplied their produce to schools, but they have not been paid up to now. There are cases where small business men - I do not want to call them hustlers - in the villages borrowed money ... view
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Statement raised by Sen. (Rev.) Waqo is very important. As stated by Sen. Wambua, it affects almost everyone. The next Statement from my neighbour, Sen. Cherargei of Nandi County, is on the same; power outages and blackouts. It affects me and everyone else. view
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: Riding on the Statement will not solve this matter. I propose that instead of the Chairman of the Committee coming up with a Statement, we invite the CS, the suppliers who are Kenya Power (KP), to come here to appear before the relevant Committee, but members who are affected can come in, so that we can raise these matters and get answers there and then. Otherwise, I do not think we will solve the problem by riding on the Statement. view
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you. view