21 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think we are developing extremely good traditions in the Senate. I beg to continue with the Message. (f)The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the Ministry seeks to execute with the counties does not meet the requirements of Article 187 of the Constitution. (g) The national Government is not indicating the source of the money for the deal. It is not clear whether it is conditional or unconditional grant to the county governments as provided for in Article 202 of the Constitution. (h) In implementing the project, the national Government has not consulted county governments as required ...
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21 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will read the Message as fast as I can in the interest of my colleagues. (11) The Ministry has not disclosed the contracts it has executed with medical equipment providers. Therefore, the CoG requests the Senate to inquire into the issue, particularly the following violations of the Constitution:- (12) To the extent that the Ministry of Health has executed contracts with Shenzen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co. Ltd, Esteem Industries Inc, Bellco S.r.I, Philips Medical Systems Nederland BV and GE East Africa Services Limited (the medical equipment services providers), herein, without consulting counties, the provision of Article ...
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21 May 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. Let me also add my voice to congratulate those who have decided to pursue a constitutional path towards petitioning this Senate. It is an accountability mechanism that is provided within the Constitution and I think that every Kenyan is well within the purview of their rights. However, as I said, we want those committees which are going to execute this Petition to exercise the highest level of professionalism, neutrality and impartiality, so that the Senate can also redeem itself as a House where fairness deems. Lastly, there is a cross-cutting issue that is coming out ...
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21 May 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. That particular day when Sen. Dullo came into the Chamber, she was very furious and protesting about something. She said that she would not vote. Could that have been a protest?
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19 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not me.
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19 May 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek guidance from your Chair. I make reference to the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya, Part 2(2) that stipulates that county health services, including county health facilities and pharmacies, ambulances, among others, are within the domain of functions of the county government. I make further reference to Article No.96(1), which places on this Senate the obligation to represent counties and serve to protect the interests of counties and their government. I stand on this point of order to seek your direction because last week ...
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19 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, a section of Members of the National Assembly said that they were going to initiate a programme or an amendment in the National Assembly. I even saw some Senators speaking to it; that they shall seek to return the health function back to the national Government. I feel greatly pained as a Senator who is supposed to defend the interests of the counties to have a debate by Members of National Assembly that they intend to take back such an important and fundamental role of the counties back to the national Government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we had ...
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19 May 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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