9 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to add my voice to this very important Statement by Sen. Khaniri. The issue of the cost of power vs consumption in this country is something that we all need to look into . This will ensure that the mama mboga and the big investors produce economically and viably rather than having them invest in projects where they will be unable to get profit because of the energy cost. I sit in the Committee on Energy and I know that we have already summoned the Cabinet Secretary to appear before ...
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8 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Thank You, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute. First, I want to congratulate the co-sponsors of this Motion for proposing the formation of this Ad hoc Committee to look into the issue of maize. Because of the limited time given to us, I want to urge the proposed Committee to critically look into the system of production and the support that is given to these farmers. Every year we see a huge budget allocated to agriculture in terms of fertilizers and seeds. We would want to know how this system is done. Who are given the ...
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7 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me a chance. I raised my point of order earlier. This is a House of traditions and order.
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7 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not challenging your ruling. However, your direction on this matter will guide many of us on how we can conduct business in this House. If I decide tomorrow to sit where the Senate Minority Leader is supposed to sit, I will have done so according to your ruling today. So, I think you needed to give us direction as to why ---
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7 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand guided.
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7 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for also giving me a chance to condole with the families and the people of Kitui County, on behalf of my family and the people of Kajiado for losing their loved ones. I will point out three things in this particular incident. As many of my colleagues have just said, we have lost quite a number of people through road accidents, not only on that particular road, but also on many other major and small roads in our counties. We keep on burying road accident victims every other day in many parts of this country. ...
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7 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for also giving me a chance to add my voice to this very important Report. From the outset, I congratulate the Committee,which has done quite a commendable job. This time round, we have a Committee that has shown total support to the common poor people of this country. They brought the voice of these people to be heard because this is the first time that the views of the poor against the rich have reached the Floor of this House. I commend them for being bold enough to bring every concernedstakeholderto the table to ...
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1 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to request for a Statement. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Pursuant to Standing Order 46(2)(a), I rise to issue a Statement on the death of eleven rhinos that were translocated from Lake Nakuru and Nairobi National Parks to Tsavo East National Park. As you may be aware, black rhinos are the most endangered wild animals in Kenya today. According to statistics, there are only about 700 black rhinos in the country and the number keeps on decreasing day by day. The question that begs to be answered is: Did the ...
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1 Aug 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to request for a Statement. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Pursuant to Standing Order 46(2)(a), I rise to issue a Statement on the death of eleven rhinos that were translocated from Lake Nakuru and Nairobi National Parks to Tsavo East National Park. As you may be aware, black rhinos are the most endangered wild animals in Kenya today. According to statistics, there are only about 700 black rhinos in the country and the number keeps on decreasing day by day. The question that begs to be answered is: Did the ...
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