Sen. George Khaniri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 711 to 720 of 1873.

• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I thank you for the opportunity. I am looking at our Order Paper and I can see a number of Bills that are supposed to go through the First and Second Readings and the number of Motions totaling to about 25. So, we have a heavy day ahead of us. view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: Since you have already said that there are three other petitions, I propose that you present all the three petitions so that we comment on all of them simultaneously so that we save on time. Otherwise, if we gave 30 minutes to each petition, that means two hours. Therefore we will not transact the important business that is ahead of us. view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity. I specifically stand to make a comment on the Petition by Mr. Vincent Ombaka with regard to the importation of duty free sugar. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not come from a sugar growing county, but I must declare that I neighbour many counties that grow sugar. The collapse of the sugar industry has affected the entire belt, even my own county that does not grow sugar. Therefore, this calls for urgent measures to address the issue of duty free sugar so that we can revive our sugar factories. view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a very thorny issue. I hail the petitioner for the salient issues that he has raised in his Petition; that opening flood gates for imported duty free sugar is actually what has contributed to our dying sugar industry. I agree with the prayers that he has made. We recommend to the Executive to establish a taskforce that will look into this matter in totality, so that all the salient issues can be addressed to ensure that this does not recur, where we open floodgates for cartels to import sugar at the expense of the sugar ... view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: In fact, I would recommend that whenever there is a shortage and there are quotas to the imported, then this must be restricted to sugar factories. They should be allowed to share the quotas of importation and not the usual cartels that bring in sugar that is even contaminated. view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I know that my minute is over, but I urge the Committees to which this matter will be referred to expedite, so that it can be concluded. 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
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 9 Aug 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for the opportunity. Pursuant to Standing Order No.46(2)(a), I rise to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern regarding the mismanagement of funds at the Kenya Power and the latest unexplained increased electricity tariffs; a cost passed to the final consumer. Electricity is one of the most important amenities in the world today. People from all walks of life; from industries to households, schools, hospitals, small businesses and Government institutions, all require electricity for optimum performance of their day to day activities. It is hard to picture an office without a ... view
• 7 Aug 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. I just walked in when Sen. Cheruiyot was on the Floor and, therefore, I do not have the privilege to have listened to the prayers in the Petition. I do not know the merits or the demerits. Therefore, I will not speak to the contents of the Petition. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to speak to the procedure because I heard Sen. Ledama and Sen. Cheruiyot asking you to disregard this Petition. I want to differ with them because the Constitution of Kenya is very explicit that any Kenyan is free to ... view
• 7 Aug 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Indeed, before Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. raised the point of order, he consulted me on what the Standing Orders say about this particular thing. view