14 Jul 2016 in Senate:
(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee on the said report. I request the Minority Leader to second.
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14 Jul 2016 in Senate:
(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Access to Information Bill (National Assembly Bill No.36 of 2015) be now read a Third Time. I request the Minority Leader to second.
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14 Jul 2016 in Senate:
(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee on the said report. I request the Minority Leader to second.
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14 Jul 2016 in Senate:
(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Seeds and Plant Varieties (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 43 of 2015) be now read a Third Time. I request the Minority Leader to second.
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14 Jul 2016 in Senate:
(Sen. (Prof) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a Statement for the business of next week. As usual, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) will meet at 12.30 p.m. That meeting will decide on the order of business that will be transacted on that day, including any business that is on today’s Order Paper that may not be concluded. On Wednesday, the Senate will continue with the business that will be scheduled by the SBC, including consideration of the following Bills which will be scheduled for the Committee of the Whole:- (1) The Alcoholic Drinks Control (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill ...
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14 Jul 2016 in Senate:
(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is true that the Senate Minority Leader has raised the issue of the Physical Planning Bill together with Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. The Bill has been in the legislative freezer for a while but the process of bringing it back has begun. As far as I am concerned, I wrote a letter and by Tuesday next week, I am sure the Senate Rules and Business Committee will schedule it for conclusion and passage.
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13 Jul 2016 in Senate:
(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank my brother, the Senate Minority Leader, for bringing out the issue of South Sudan. South Sudan is a friendly country and a neighbour of Kenya. Kenya has borne the brunt of instability in South Sudan. For many years, we have hosted refugees from South Sudan and we brokered the peace process. I assure Sen. Wetangula and the rest of Kenyans that the President is fully seized of this matter. For the last two days, he has been engaged continuously on a 24-hour basis of the situation in South Sudan. We hope that ...
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13 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a special issue. To lose five children is horrendous. Sen. Cheruiyot and I were in Kayole last Sunday and there were many complaints about the abduction of children around Nairobi. It is worrying that one would think that this phenomenon was happening around urban areas because one would hide in buildings but it is now happening in villages, for instance, Nandi Hills. As the Chair gives chance to the Chairperson to respond to this issue, this cannot be a normal question and it is not a normal situation in the country. The number of ...
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13 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I request the Committee Chairperson and the clerks to expeditiously forward the question, a copy to the Ministry and another one to the Inspector General (IG) of Police. I undertake to do a follow up and bring a response on Tuesday next week.
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13 Jul 2016 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, three weeks.
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