9 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion and to also join you to wish my colleagues a happy new year. We ended on a sad note last year when we lost our very own, the late Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka. We must be grateful to God that we are all in one piece after that because he has been gracious enough to give us good health as we begin the year. We know the Members that are listed here as the SBC. We know the capabilities of each of them because we have been here long enough ...
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9 Feb 2021 in Senate:
This is a good team. Sen. Kibiru has been a Chairperson of a Committee. Sen. Malalah also serves in leadership. There is also Sen. Olekina. We do not really doubt 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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9 Feb 2021 in Senate:
their capability, but we only wish them well. Let them continue with their job. If they had done so badly, then we would be shouting here that they should not continue. However, we have no issue with how they ran the business last time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure that you have a good team here that will hold your hand as you steer forth the Senate in this session. We are happy that we are back and they are able to take us through. I congratulate them that they are back to serve in the same Committee. You ...
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21 Dec 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was just going to say that you intervene because we can hardly hear the response from our hon. Senator.
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21 Dec 2020 in Senate:
Hon. Senators, we are now going to do the Consideration of the National Assembly amendments to the Tea Bill (Senate Bills No.36 of 2018).
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21 Dec 2020 in Senate:
Clause 2 of the Bill amended by deleting clause 2 and substituting therefor the following new clause- Interpretation. 2. In this Act- “auction” means a physical or electronic system where potential buyers place competitive bids for tea; “auction organizer”’ means a person, company or firm established for the purpose of organizing tea auctions in Kenya;
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21 Dec 2020 in Senate:
“blending”” means the art of mixing of teas of different types and grades to affect the flavour and characteristics of the tea for the purposes of packing and sale;
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21 Dec 2020 in Senate:
““Board”” means the Tea Board of Kenya established under section 3;
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21 Dec 2020 in Senate:
“broker”” means a person or company or firm established for the purpose of negotiating the purchase or sale of tea between tea growers or tea factories and buyers for a fee;
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21 Dec 2020 in Senate:
“buyer”” means a person, company or a firm engaged in acquiring made tea for sale in the local or export market, including export of imported tea;
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