Sen. George Khaniri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 411 to 420 of 1873.

• 26 May 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the current pandemic has greatly affected the supply chain worldwide, but it should, in a positive way, encourage us to produce more food for our consumption. The breadbasket of the Rift Valley, the herders and fishermen have the potential and will to produce the required food, but lack Government support. Currently, farmers across the country are complaining of high cost of agriculture inputs, including seeds. The once organized NCPB is today a pain to maize farmers. The Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of this House needs to investigate the status of the Grain Reserves in the ... view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want you to make a ruling on this because I know for sure that all Motions that come on the Floor of this House are approved by the Speaker of the House. 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
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: The hon. Senator for Nandi has made an allegation that the Motion being debated now is illegal and immoral. If we leave this on the record of this House, then it will mean that the Speaker of the Senate approved an illegal and immoral Motion and presided over the same. I think it is absolutely important that the Member withdraws those words so that they are expunged from our records. view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: Secondly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to state clearly that we are not discussing the qualifications and the integrity of my age-mate Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki. We have been told clearly that Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki was sponsored to the position by Jubilee Party because they had confidence in him. The sponsoring party has since lost confidence in him. We are not debating his integrity or capabilities. The party that sponsored him says it has lost confidence in him. Therefore, is he in order to start debating Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki’s integrity? view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker Sir. view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order to bring it to your attention that the Senator of Elgeyo-Marakwet is in breach of our Standing Orders, in particular, Standing Order No.90. The provisions of that Standing Order 90(1) are very clear. It states- “No Senator shall read a speech but a Senator may read short extracts from written and printed papers in support of an argument and may refresh memory by reference to notes.” view
• 22 May 2020 in Senate: It is very clear that my very good friend, the Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet, is reading a speech. He is not debating, and that is prohibited by our Standing Orders. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to join the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader in hailing you for the elaborate and very well-thought-out ruling that you have made this morning. Once again, you have risen to the occasion and provided true leadership to the House of Senate. I thank you. These are extraordinary times and, therefore, they call for extraordinary actions. We cannot pretend that we are living in normal times and do things the way we normally do them. This is one case in which you have applied the provisions of Standing Order No.1 correctly. Standing Order ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: relook and review them. We should even make provisions for such occasions now that we know they can occur. Mr. Speaker, Sir, virtual sittings are here with us now; it is unprecedented. We have never had them before, but now we have them and they are valid. We have been holding a lot of meetings virtually and taking decisions. Therefore, the work of the Senate has to continue. The particular Member who raised the issue in the National Assembly, in my opinion, was totally out of order. This is because both our Standing Orders here and in the National Assembly ... view
• 12 May 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is Sen. Cheruiyot in order not to maintain the one-and-a-half metre distance when consulting the Speaker? Is he in order? view