Sen. George Khaniri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 791 to 800 of 1873.

• 6 Dec 2017 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am concerned that the Senate Majority Leader is deviating from the normal practice of this House. On a matter such as this one of deferring the adjournment of the House, I believe this should have The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 6 Dec 2017 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 6 Dec 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I raise my point of order, I just want to remind the Senate Majority Leader that humility is not in pronouncement; it is in action. Is he in order to impute improper motive on my leader, the Senate Minority Leader, that the word ‘courtesy’ and the name ‘Wetangula’ cannot appear in the same sentence? That is imputing improper motive on his counterpart. Is he in order? view
• 5 Dec 2017 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 46 (2) (b) to seek a Statement from the Senate Majority Leader on the rising incidents of collapsing buildings in the country. In the Statement, the Senate Majority Leader should:- (1) Explain the rampant failure by developers to comply with existing laws and/or other requirements for construction of buildings in the country as well as the failure by established institutions at both levels of Government and professional bodies to check and ensure compliance. (2) Enumerate the number of unsafe storied buildings that have collapsed in ... view
• 5 Dec 2017 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 29 Nov 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to guide the House on comments on petitions; we are not supposed to be discussing the merits and demerits of the petition. We are supposed to make comments without necessarily going into the merits and demerits of the petition. In future, this should be observed. Having said that, I have heard the sentiments from other Members; I have heard the Senate Minority Leader, my friend, Sen. Cheruiyot from Kericho County and I could not agree with them more. However, this House has rules and regulations. We have Standing Orders on how we are supposed ... view
• 29 Nov 2017 in Senate: or Marijuana. In Luhya, we call it Inzaka. I know the devastating effects of view
• 29 Nov 2017 in Senate: I have family members in the wider family and I have witnessed this particular drug destroy their lives completely. Therefore, I would be the last to advocate for the consumption of cannabis sativa view
• 29 Nov 2017 in Senate: but I will defend to the last minute the right of the Kenyan who has petitioned this House to look into this matter. Let them come to the relevant Committee and present their scientific research that they have done on the drug. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, want to urge you to ignore the requests made by the Senate Minority Leader and Sen. Cheruiyot, that we dismiss this Petition at this stage. They say that we do not want to waste precious time of this House to discuss something that is illegal. It is this House that makes laws, so ... view
• 29 Nov 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion directed to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology:- THAT WHEREAS Article 43 (1) (f) of the Constitution of Kenya explicitly provides for the right to education for all; AND WHEREAS it is the responsibility of the State to ensure that the right to education is enjoyed by all; OBSERVING THAT that the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is the constitutionally mandated body to handle matters of employment, deployment, remuneration and discipline of teachers in all public schools; APPRECIATING efforts made by the national government through the Teachers Service ... view