Henry Tiole Ndiema

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, for those of us who have worked in the public service before, there used to be a circular which specifically said that parliamentary business takes priority over any other business. What need to be done is to ask the Head 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
• 3 Nov 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'- Nyong'o stood on a point of information and I believe he wanted me to give an okay. I do not recall allowing him to inform me. So, on what basis was he given the Floor to inform me? Who was he informing? 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
• 3 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as legislators and as a Senate, we cannot run away from the responsibility of implementing to the full the Bills that we have passed. We cannot pass it to the citizens who have elected us to represent them and to ensure that we defend them. It is high time we got a full list of all those laws. We have the Committee on Implementation which should look into the matter. We also have legal experts in this House. Therefore, there is nothing that prevents us from even going to the courts of law to ensure that ... view
• 3 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in addition to the list of Bills from both Houses, we should also get a separate list of Bills which we passed, but have been plagiarised or amended and brought in as fresh Bills from the National Assembly and we have passed them. They are quite a number. We pass Bills here, they go to be changed and come as fresh Bills from the National Assembly. It is important he tables them because there is no good faith from the other side. We need to know and the public should know. view
• 3 Nov 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to oppose this Bill which seeks to set the clock of devolution backwards. It looks like we were not serious in implementing the Constitution. Several years down the line, while the Constitution stipulates clearly that 0.5 per cent of the national funds should be allocated for equalisation, it is sad that up to now, no money has trickled down to help those who are disadvantaged. As if to add injury, we are now seeing a proposal which goes to make it worse for those who were supposed to benefit. Madam Temporary Speaker, I ... view
• 2 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, from what has been read, it is not coming out clearly whether the claimants are employees of the County Government of Busia or are employees of Madam R. Enteprises. There seems to be a grey area here. view
• 2 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe he wanted to inform Sen. Karaba that Moi University is in Uasin Gishu County and not Nandi County. I also want to join you in welcoming the delegation from the great County of Nandi. I wish to assure them that the Senate is here to protect and defend counties. They have already witnessed some deliberations concerning counties and how serious we are in trying to ensure that decisions of county assemblies are implemented to the letter. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the next ten minutes, I will deliver the Statement. A copy is being made for Sen. Karaba. view
• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am ready to issue the Statement. Sen. Karaba requested for a Statement as to why French beans farmers in Kirinyaga County have not been paid for the produce delivered to Value Pak Foods Limited last year. Secondly, he sought an explanation on the measures taken by the Government to ensure French beans farmers in Kirinyaga are paid their dues and protected from exploitation by brokers. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the first one, the Statement is as follows: Value Pak Foods Limited is a private company based in Airport North Road with a registered ... view
• 1 Nov 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Indeed, it is a very sad situation where small-scale farmers enter into contracts, spend their money and end up not being paid. However, these are matters of contract between the producer and the buyer. Therefore, it is important to seek legal redress because the courts are there to arbitrate. In my own view, there needs to be some sort of insurance or security bonds in 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