8 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this important Motion. First, I begin by commending the Movers of this Motion, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar and Sen. Wetangula, because this Motion is important for the farmers in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. Wetangula confirmed that Kenya is among the States parties that ratified the Maputo Declaration, which stated that 10 per cent of the national budget should go to farming. If Kenya implemented this, it will be stating that it stands with the farmers of this country. It is very important that the ...
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7 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me an opportunity to add my thoughts to this Petition. The petitioner is justified to bring his petition here. This is because the issues of land deals gone sour are rampant in this country. There are many people who spend a lot of money to buy parcels of land, some 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.
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7 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you very much for giving me an opportunity to condole with the families that have lost their loved ones. On behalf of my family and myself, I pass my condolences. It is really unfortunate that these children had almost reached their destination when the accident happened. It is just like going to the well, fetch water and then, on just reaching at the doorstep, the pot breaks. It is very painful. That is exactly what happened. One mainstream media said that they were three kilometers away from their destination. Another one said that they were ...
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7 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to continue with the debate in the adoption of the report of the select committee on the Solai Dam Tragedy. It came our clearly from the Report that the tragedy was manmade and deliberate.
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7 Aug 2018 in Senate:
I am sorry, Madam Temporary Speaker, I did not notice that there was a change of Chair while I was debating.
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7 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, it came out clearly from the Report that the tragedy was man made and that it was not an act of God. It also came out clearly that the Patels deliberately did this by diverting the water, because they were cunning. They had projected that they were going to mint money out of the diversion of water. Madam Temporary Speaker, it also came out clearly that there was environmental degradation due to immense soil erosion. A lot of soil was eroded from the first, second and third layer of soil. This erosion will have a terrible impact ...
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2 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for this opportunity to second the Motion. However, I would like to state clearly before everyone else that immediately the ruling comes, I will certainly sit down. I do not mind being interrupted because I understand the mood in the country.
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2 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for this opportunity to second the Motion. However, I would like to state clearly before everyone else that immediately the ruling comes, I will certainly sit down. I do not mind being interrupted because I understand the mood in the country.
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2 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you very much for this opportunity to second the Motion. I want to state clearly that given the mood around and the mood in the country, I would like to respect what Kenyans want to hear. It will be unfortunate for me to continue and ignore what Kenyans want to hear from this House. We were elected to serve with commitment the people of this nation. I would like to state from the bottom of my heart that I am a selfless leader. I would like to know exactly the ruling of the Senate on this ...
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2 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you very much for this opportunity to second the Motion. I want to state clearly that given the mood around and the mood in the country, I would like to respect what Kenyans want to hear. It will be unfortunate for me to continue and ignore what Kenyans want to hear from this House. We were elected to serve with commitment the people of this nation. I would like to state from the bottom of my heart that I am a selfless leader. I would like to know exactly the ruling of the Senate on this ...
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