24 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to join in welcoming the school for coming here. I am sure they will learn how Bills are discussed in the Senate. They will also know how the Senate contributes in the running of this great country. Mogotio Girls High School is in Baringo County. Their Senator is Sen. Gideon Moi who is the Chairman of Kenya African National Union (KANU). The Member of Parliament is Hon. (Prof.) Sambili who is also from my party KANU which is in the Jubilee Coalition. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to wish the girls ...
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24 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as you have put it, this is a Procedural Motion. The Senate Calendar for the Fourth Session was passed at the beginning of this Session. According to the Calendar, we were supposed to break for a week or so, starting today. We are proposing to postpone the recess by a week so that the Head of State can do his constitutional duty of addressing the nation. It will be important for all of us to attend because there are many issues that we hope the President will address. All of us have to stand with him. ...
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23 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in congratulating the petitioners for raising a pertinent issue that could easily lead to a conflict. As Sen. Abdirahman said, this case is not unique. This Petition will unearth similar cases in other counties. Recently, I attended a meeting in a homestead which falls 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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23 Mar 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Did 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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23 Mar 2016 in Senate:
He said that the said petition is dumped into some committee and it does not come out.
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23 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Roads and Public Works for three-and-half years. What I have heard - if it is true - that a 53 per cent variation was given is criminal and according to the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, one is not supposed to go beyond 15 per cent. Whoever raised this from 15 per cent to 53 per cent should have been arrested and the money returned. I do not know what the Chairperson is telling Sen. Hargura. Someone should be in jail. Unless someone used his or her ...
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23 Mar 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries is here. I have had two pending statements for the past three weeks whose answers have not been provided.
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23 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Statements (h) and (i). Now that Sen. Ndiema is here, he should respond to my question about fertiliser. In Trans Nzoia, people are looking for fertiliser. Maybe you could direct that he gives me a response now that I am here, he is also present and the planting season is just about to begin.
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23 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is disappointing to hear what the Chairperson is saying about this Statement. Today is 23rd March, 2016. The long rains are just about to start and large-scale farmers in Kenya, particularly south rift valley and north rift valley, which includes Nandi, Uasin Gishu, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot, Elgeyo-Marakwet, Baringo and Nakuru counties and parts of Bungoma are preparing their farms. It is shocking to hear that type of a response from the Chairperson. He said that he wrote to the Ministry but nobody has responded. Does the Ministry want to tell Kenyans that we should ...
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23 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you heard the Vice Chairperson alluding to the fact that there is a new office holder in the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries in the name of the Cabinet Secretary (CS). Could there be sabotage? I do not think it has anything to do with whether the officer is new or not. Mr. Bett is one of the top performing officers that we knew as the Managing Director (MD) of the Kenya Seed Company. To the credit the Government, they have enough seed to spare, courtesy of Mr. Bett and his team. Could there be ...
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