23 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me also join the House in thanking the team that has come all the way from Bungoma, Sen. Wetangula’s county. The county was in the news the whole of last week because of the interesting scenarios of purchasing goods and 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 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also join my colleagues in acknowledging the Petition as raised by a citizen of this country. Just as Sen. Khaniri mentioned, although the rights are there, there are some things that cannot easily be done by this House. In a nutshell, we have 47 counties. However, in his Petition, he wants the counties to be reduced to three. First of all, that is very strange. Three is close to one. If he really wants that kind of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report ...
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23 Sep 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. There is a stranger in the House; a young student. Could she be thinking that this is a classroom? Since I am told that schools are closed, I do not know whether the student knows that she has strayed to the wrong place.
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23 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, is this the dress code for Senators? This is a student who should be in the Gallery.
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23 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a stranger in the House. She is seated next to Sen. (Dr.) Machage, whom I know. It looks like there is a student seated next to him.
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, before we went for recess, there was a question you re-directed back to the Chairperson to give a comprehensive answer relating to the killings that took place in Mt. Elgon Sub-County, Bungoma County. The response is long overdue. Sen. Karaba is still sitting and yet he has not given an answer to the request that I had sought concerning the problems in Moi University and the University of Eldoret.
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations.
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Chairman of the Committee on Education for the answer that he has delivered today although it has been pending since yesterday. Regarding the case of Moi University, I want to thank the Moi University management for quickly moving to arrest the situation and restore normalcy. The fracas occurred on 15th July and students were sent home. Five days later, they were back in campus to continue with their studies. This is what is expected of an institution. However, regarding the University of Eldoret, the scenario that the Chairman is giving is completely ...
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am clarifying because the version which is known by most people is that the Vice Chancellor locked herself in a room for five hours when the students were waiting for her to address them. Instead of addressing them, she called the Officer Commanding Station (OCS), who is also her cousin, to send police officers to disperse the students. The Ministry, through the Chairman, is giving us a completely variant position, pointing fingers at the students. Secondly, the Chairman says that the university has now been opened progressively. What is “progressively?” The students had only one week ...
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17 Sep 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thought that you were to revert back to me again, because the Chairman is not supposed to speak with finality, as though he is the Cabinet Secretary. I am from the ground where the problem is. I represent the entire region academically and the students who were affected come from my county as well. Whatever I am saying is the reality and my version also needs to be listened to. Seven out of nine employees at the senior management level were suspended. The Vice Chancellor and the Deputy Vice Chancellor ...
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