16 Feb 2022 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir,
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16 Feb 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I request Sen. Kavindu to understand that the people of Kenya are following this debate. The Standing Orders are very clear. If you are going to participate on Zoom platform, you must be in a place where you can be seen and be still. If I am not wrong she is in a car. Kenyans will wonder whether we take our business seriously if someone can be shopping in Kenyatta Market at the same time contributing to the debate of this House in a car that is moving. There is nothing wrong about shopping at Kenyatta Market, ...
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16 Feb 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I echo the words of Sen. Kajwang’ that Sen. Khaniri has distinguished himself as the master of Statement Hour. If there is a person who has used well the Statement Hour, it is him. Apart from his prowess as a man who is extremely knowledgeable on the Standing Orders, I am told only after the late hon. Shikuku; he has also distinguished himself as a man who uses Statement Hour very well to bring issues that are of great concern to this Republic. Maybe Sen. Khaniri wants to finish strong considering that I see he is changing ...
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16 Feb 2022 in Senate:
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16 Feb 2022 in Senate:
must do as a country to improve earning is to get away from this injection of lot of resources on capital intensive projects. We have done enough such as the superhighway, railway, by-passes et cetera . It is time to inject our resources directly to where results will lead to pesa mfukoni so that people will have money directly in their pocket and be able to contribute to the economy from the source. Let us have good feeds, agricultural extension officers and good marketing done either by county or national Government using the agencies established by law. If we do ...
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16 Feb 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Elections (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.42 of 2021) be now read a Second Time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a Bill that is straightforward, but sometimes not all things are straight, just like not all common sense is common. This is a Bill that is so precise and surgical, such that it goes to the heart of the problem I want to solve. The Kenyan people are going to elections on 9th August, 2022. As many Kenyans as possible would like to run for various offices, but there is only ...
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16 Feb 2022 in Senate:
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16 Feb 2022 in Senate:
received in 2011, it is very clear that this provision was not well-thought-out. I will explain why. Number one, as I have said, out of the vast majority of Kenyans, only 3.5 percent have a degree, while 96.5 percent of Kenyans do not have a degree. The 2019 census showed that in Mau East District, Narok County, not a single person was recorded to have a degree. In Mt. Elgon Sub-County, it was also clear from the census that there is no one individual who has a degree. That does not mean that people form Mt. Elgon do not have ...
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16 Feb 2022 in Senate:
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16 Feb 2022 in Senate:
The other unreasonable thing about this academic qualification - and I will show you how ridiculous it is - is that it says if you have a degree you qualify to run for office, but if you have a diploma in law, you do not qualify to run for MP. Imagine that nurse who has a diploma in nursing from Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), that clinical officer, that person who studied radiology from KMTC and practiced. If you go to hospitals, these are the people who do scans and nursing. They are the clinical officers treating Kenyans, having gone ...
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