23 Mar 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank you for the support that you have given to the Chairperson and I in waiting for this response tomorrow afternoon. The last one, (i) relates to the same. It has also been long overdue and this one is relating to acute shortage of food in West Pokot County and people are already dying. People are already dying out of hunger, so they may not be related with fertilizers and seeds but this one is food.
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23 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether it is still valid but I wanted to tell my neighbour that he should be forthright. He is the one who has been “admiring” to be the governor and not you. I know him.
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23 Mar 2016 in Senate:
On a point of order Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to concur with the Deputy Leader of Majority in the sense that the same replica Bill was done nearly two years ago and the mover is there. This is Parliament and Parliament has procedures. If the other House has rejected it, let it come. So, we cannot bring a copy of the same. In English, they call it plagiarized. We cannot deal with such a version until we are done procedurally with the other one. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A ...
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22 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my neighbour is in the spirit of being noisy today. I have a Motion that I want to read.
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22 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a Notice of Motion, indeed.
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22 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir---
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22 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, whereas Article 53(1)(b) of the Constitution provides that every child in Kenya has the right to free and compulsory basic education; recognizing the importance of education in the alleviation of the main challenges facing Kenya’s sovereignty identified at Independence namely, poverty, illiteracy and disease; appreciating the gains made following the implementation of the Free Primary Education Programme in 2003; cognizant of the principles set out in the Basic Education Act, 2013 whose objectives include promotion and regulation of free and compulsory basic education, besides providing for ...
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16 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I join my colleagues who have recognized and appreciated the presence of the various staff of the three counties. We have always recognized those who come here. Although we are getting more delegations now than before, I wish the bench markings had begun earlier because we would not be hearing what we are now hearing about the poor performance of the counties. In yesterday’s newspapers, Nyamira, Homa Bay, Vihiga and West Pokot, among other counties were mentioned as involving themselves in misuse of public funds. One of our functions is to oversight. These delegates are the custodians ...
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16 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I join my colleagues who have recognized and appreciated the presence of the various staff of the three counties. We have always recognized those who come here. Although we are getting more delegations now than before, I wish the bench markings had begun earlier because we would not be hearing what we are now hearing about the poor performance of the counties. In yesterday’s newspapers, Nyamira, Homa Bay, Vihiga and West Pokot, among other counties were mentioned as involving themselves in misuse of public funds. One of our functions is to oversight. These delegates are the custodians ...
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16 Mar 2016 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I agree with my colleagues that the Chairman needs to bring a detailed response. The statement says that these pending bills are based on the annual financial reports prepared by the county treasuries. This is not a true reflection in some counties. The people we suspect to have misappropriated county funds are the ones submitting the reports. I expected the Office of the Controller of Budget to prepare this report, rather than relying on the reports written by the county executive committee members and governors. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes ...
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