13 Feb 2020 in Senate:
I rise to give a statement pursuant to standing order No. 52(1). Allow me at this juncture to join you in welcoming hon. Senators to the Fourth Session. It is my hope that you are refreshed and ready to transact business and discharge the mandate of the Senate as provided for in the Constitution.
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13 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Just to remind Members that we are now past the half of our term in the Twelfth Parliament. So, we are remaining with only two-and-a-half years to the next general election. Maybe its time we started taking stock of what we have been doing in the Senate. This should also remind us that time is running vey fast and we must pull together to ensure that we achieve much more in the remaining period.
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13 Feb 2020 in Senate:
In the Order Paper today, the only business to be transacted is a Motion on the approval of Members to the Senate Business Committee (SBC). Upon the approval of the Committee, in accordance with the Senate Standing Orders, the Committee will hold its first meeting at the rise of the Senate to schedule the business of the House for the coming week.
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13 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to urge all Hon. Senators whose business will be listed on the Order Paper to be available in the House to execute it. Once, again, I welcome all Senators to the Fourth Session and wish you fruitful deliberations.
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13 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, pursuant to Standing Orders 184 and 189(3), the Senate approves the following Senators nominated to serve in the Senate Business Committee, in addition to the Speaker of the Senate, who, pursuant to Standing Order 184(1), shall be the Chairperson of the Committee, the Senate Majority Leader, the Senate Minority Leader, the Senate Majority Whip and the Senate Minority Whip- (1) Sen. Fatuma Dullo, CBS, MP; (2) Sen. Cleophas Malalah, MP; (3) Sen. Beatrice Kwamboka, MP; The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified ...
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13 Feb 2020 in Senate:
(4) Sen. Paul Githiomi Mwangi, MP; (5) Sen. (Eng.) Mohamed M. Mahamud, CBS, MP; (6) Sen. (Dr.) Christopher Andrew Langat, MP; (7) Sen. Ledama Olekina, MP.
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13 Feb 2020 in Senate:
The business of the House is scheduled by the Senate Business Committee (SBC), so this is an important Committee in facilitating the business of the House. The hon. Senators who are in this Committee are persons of high integrity, commitment, and hard work. The SBC must meet every week without which nothing happens in the House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, depending on the time, you could also call for another meeting but most of the time, we meet on Tuesdays before midday to ensure that we schedule business of the House.
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13 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, since these are Members who have served in this Committee, the Hon. Senators in this House know them and what they can do, I do not want to belabor myself in discussing the names. Suffice to note that this Fourth session is – in my opinion- an extremely important one.
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13 Feb 2020 in Senate:
First, this House must make a determination on what role we can play as Senate in this process of Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) particularly if it is going to be about changing laws and the Constitution.
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