Sen. George Khaniri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 591 to 600 of 1873.

• 28 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had the privilege of serving with the late Oduya Oprong‘ in the Seventh Parliament. When I came to Parliament, he had just been shot and he was recovering from that although he still had the bullet lodged in his head. He was a true patriot, a humble and friendly man. He struggled to continue serving his people through the difficulties that he had with the bullet lodged in his head. I remember he used to attend Parliament sessions regularly and even answered questions from MPs as the Assistant Minister then. This is one of the few ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: My only complaint is that I have been reading so much about him. He has been suffering without any medicare from the Government that he served dutifully earning a meager pension of less than Kshs10,000. In this era and age, living on a pension that is less than Kshs10,000 is unimaginable. It is unfortunate that we only do this when such occurrences happen. We should take care of our heroes; these are people who fought for this country and the freedom that we are enjoying now.. We must make sure that they live in some comfort for the services they ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: As I sent my condolences, we wish the family peace and strength at this difficult time as they mourn the patriarch of the family. May God rest his soul in eternal peace. Rest in peace, comrade. view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, mine is a request for a Statement under Standing Order No. 48(1). Pursuant to Standing Order NO. 48(1), I rise to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget concerning additional charges levied on residents of Nairobi County seeking rate clearance certificates by the Nairobi City County Government. In the Statement, the Committee Chairperson should- (1) Explain the rationale and the legal basis for extra charges imposed on residents of Nairobi County seeking rates clearance certificates for their properties; (2) explain the legality of the numerous and duplicate levies charged on the business people ... view
• 23 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that we amended the Standing Orders and that statements stand directed to the relevant committees. However, the practice has always been that a chairperson gives an indication, so that we know when to expect the responses and hold them to account. Otherwise, if we just leave it open-ended, we will wait forever. So, it will be good for various chairpersons to indicate how much time they require to give those statements. view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to make comments and support the Statement that has been delivered by my neighbour, Sen. Cherargei of Nandi County. Let me state that what happened to these three leaders is a serious assault on the fundamental rights that are provided for in the Constitution; that is the right to freedom. It should be explained why these people were put in before proper investigations were conducted and concluded. Our Constitution is very clear; that, you remain innocent until proven guilty only by a court of law. Our expectation is that the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: I was disturbed. I went to visit Sen. Malalah in his cell in Kisumu. He was detained for two nights and released without being charged. This is a serious abuse of the Constitution. This House must make a very strong pronunciation on this matter. You can imagine if this is happening to elected leaders, then what do the general wananchi go through in the hands of the police? I was disturbed by the way Mheshimiwa Gikaria was mishandled by the police and tortured. We must condemn this in the strongest terms possible and ensure that this does not recur to ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support. view
• 30 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity. Sen. Wetangula and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. put it very well; that, we will support this Bill to go through this stage knowing very well that we do not support the contents of the Bill. We will certainly have to make amendments at the Third Reading. I remind my colleagues, that as we debate this Bill, we must remember the provision of Article 96 of the Constitution that the Senate represents counties and serves to protect the interests of counties and their governments. One of the cardinal responsibilities of this House ... view
• 30 Apr 2019 in Senate: Article 202 of the Constitution provides for equitable share of revenue between the national Government and county governments. Looking at this particular formula that is being used, we cannot call this equitable. We will oppose this vehemently to ensure that the reduction of Kshs9 billion does not go through. If we allow this to go through the way it is, for sure, we are setting the counties to fail. We may accuse counties of corruption and other reasons. However, the reason they are not doing well is because they are underfunded. Counties have basically become The electronic version of the ... view