Sen. George Khaniri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 761 to 770 of 1873.

• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not know why the Senator for Kiambu wants to derail me. Chinua Achebe, in his book Things fall apart, says that ‘when old bones are mentioned in a proverb it is the old woman who gets uneasy.’ The Senator challenging me represents one of those counties which have received 60 per cent of the allocation. My county has received only 33 per cent. He is, therefore, the wrong person to raise this issue. It is important that the report is given to members so they can look at it in entirety. Mr. Temporary Speaker, ... view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir--- view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to get these answers from the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget. I want to know why there is that disparity. Secondly, we are running into the last quarter of the year and only 43 per cent of what is supposed to be disbursed has been disbursed. So, I am wondering; if in the last three quarters they have only disbursed 43 per cent, will they be able to disburse the remaining 57 per cent in the last quarter? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes ... view
• 8 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have sought three clarifications; I want to hear from the Chairperson. view
• 7 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to thank you for your firmness. I am okay with tomorrow as long as he comes with an answer that is addressing all the four issues I raised which are very important. I hope he will do that. view
• 6 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to protest in the strongest terms possible. The core responsibility of this Senate is to protect the interests of county governments that we represent. I want to urge the Chairperson to take a little bit more seriously matters raised in this House. I remember in the previous dispensation, Ministers used to give business of the House precedence. The use of words like the ‘answer has not been signed’ would never arise. You can ask Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri whom we were Ministers together. We were given clear instructions by the President that anything coming from ... view
• 6 Mar 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate your ruling. It is not about me being patient; it is about the counties. Up to now, counties have not received any penny in terms of development funds for 2017/2018 Financial Year. How do we expect the counties to operate without resources? All they are getting is money for Recurrent Expenditure. It is not about me being patient; it is about how long we can keep these counties without resources. view
• 1 Mar 2018 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 1 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You can see that there is a deliberate attempt to derail us from interrogating the very shoddy answer brought by the Senate Majority Whip. We want to plead with you that this is a Statement that is rightfully on the Floor of this House. You approved it and we deserve to get answers to the questions and the supplementary questions that we are raising. In the answer, the Senate Majority Whip has clearly said that these officers were withdrawn because they attended an illegal function at Uhuru Park. You heard that yourself. Sen. Wetangula has ... view
• 1 Mar 2018 in Senate: You are over-indulging this man. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view