26 May 2020 in Senate:
Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker. You are very wise. Allow me to thank both my big brother Sen. Khaniri for that Statement as well as my small brother, Sen. Cherargei. Madam Temporary Speaker, the point I was making earlier and what I intend to focus on is the following facts. First, the perception or the idea that agriculture does not take place in Nairobi is a fallacy. There is both urban and rural agriculture. Many parts of Nairobi are rural. If you go to Dagoretti South, Uthiru, Ruthimitu, Waithaka, the entire constituency apart from Ngando, is agricultural. If ...
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
We had this debate when we were discussing the formula for allocation of resources and Nairobi was given zero on account of agriculture. Every year, Nairobi County staff do more than 15,000 extension service visits, yet that only satisfies 10 per cent of the demand because of poor funding. Madam Temporary Speaker, if we are talking about agriculture - Sen. Cherargei was talking about agribusiness - the biggest food market in this country is Nairobi. A lot of what is grown in every county comes to Nairobi apart from what might be exported. I want to debunk the idea and ...
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
food truck. When you stop that, the cost of food in Nairobi has now gone up and people cannot feed themselves. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is very urgent. I hope these two Statements are taken seriously and immediately so as to get some resolution. Thank you.
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, allow me to inform the Chairperson. This matter is extremely important. The Transporters Association of Kenya has sent to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
me a document, which I have forwarded to the Chair. They held a meeting yesterday with authorities from both sides. You can see it in WhatsApp, where I have posted. The drivers, as the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Orengo, has said are going on strike and they say that their grievances include - (1) Stigmatization and harassment in Uganda. (2) Insecurity in Uganda. (3) Multiple testing for the COVID-19 in Kenya and Uganda. (4) Lack of sanitized facilities and areas of rest, and most of these areas are apart. They say that they have agreed the following, and this will ...
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, he has escaped because I really wanted to challenge him on what he has said. If you allow me, he has been saved by the bell but “I will be back”, just like he said.
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, it is very rare for committee chairpersons to ask for work. I wish this Statement was directed to my committee because this is a labor issue. We have various institutions that think labor laws such as Article 41 of the Constitution, the Employment Act, the Labor Relations Act, the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) Act, and other different legislations are suggestions. They are not suggestions. I confirm that I responded to the concern that was brought by Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve. I have written to the TSC on behalf of that teacher. It should not be that, for a ...
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not want to seem like I am trying to take work from the Committee on Education. If you look at our Standing Orders---
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, when you spoke, you said whether the chairpersons can work together. I am just responding to that. I have no problem.
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26 May 2020 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I accept you have made a ruling, but kindly just allow me to finish before you stop me because you have not heard what I am saying. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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