22 Oct 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, they are not trained except for those who were council askaris and have been there for a long time. They are found in cities like Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu because the training process has been there for a long time. There are people who have worked in such cities for over 20 or even 30 years. I am not aware that there is any proper training in most of the counties which are being established.
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21 Oct 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In one minute, I would like to join you in welcoming the staff of the assembly. Early this year, my committee visited Mandera County. It is one of those counties where they are working hard. We visited the county assembly and noted that they are putting a lot of effort to 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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21 Oct 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know the rules and I am not challenging your communication---
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21 Oct 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, considering the issues that have been raised by my colleagues from the other side, just for the record, do you not think, moving forward, we need to put in place an Act that guides the mediation process? I saw in your communication; it says that the Bill was rejected at Second Reading. In the future what will happen? If a Bill is rejected at Second reading, what does that mean? Does it mean that it now goes to mediation, or does it collapse? Those issues have arisen from what they said, and my observation of the ...
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21 Oct 2015 in Senate:
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I cannot challenge your communication. You are the Deputy Speaker.
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21 Oct 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to make a brief contribution on the petition about the ID issue.
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21 Oct 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of identity cards, apart from the question of being used for voting, we need to check and see why it is not possible for us to issue an identity card to every child when they are born so that the card 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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21 Oct 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Particularly coming from a senior counsel in my profession, I am really encouraged and I appreciate the words of Sen. Wako who is the Chairperson of the Select Committee.
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21 Oct 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, I am extremely humbled. Do you know that in my Geography, History and Civics (GHC), one of the questions that I answered – I want Sen. Wako to listen to this – was who the Attorney-General (AG) of Kenya was. You cannot believe it. I answered, Amos Wako. I never dreamt in all my life that I would be sitting with him in the Senate. So, I am extremely honoured. I appreciate and I am humbled by his comment. The reasons Kenyans elected the crème de la crème to this House, including the medical doctor who ...
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21 Oct 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know the art of bull-fighting has robbed the medical doctor of his listening skills. There is a reason as to why people elected us to come here. I do not want in the next election that people get disinterested in coming to this House, just because they see too many frustrations in the Constitution itself and in the manner which this House is being enabled to perform its functions. We want this House, in the next elections, to attract far much qualified Senators who will prosecute matters that are very serious for this country. That ...
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