27 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order No.46(2)(b), I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialisation on licensing of liquor and co-ordination of liquor related laws in the country. In the Statement, the Chairperson, should: (1) State the requirement that must be satisfied before a trader is issued with a liquor trading licence. (2) Explain the process of liquor licensing, indicating the role of various state or county organs involved in the process. (3) Explain the respective roles and the coordination mechanism required of the county and national organs ...
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27 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, we want to appreciate that there is a very big number of liquor entrepreneurs in this country.The suffering that is there in our counties because of this confusion of the liquor licensing; on who to charge which license is very big and we are losing in the economy because of the confusion. So, three weeks is a very long time to me. Two weeks could do me a favour.
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27 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to also contribute to this important Motion. I congratulate the nominees to the PSC in advance. We have worked with some of them in the last Parliament, for example, Hon. Shaban, Hon. Keynan and Hon. Jumwa who was a Woman Representative by then. We have a lot of faith in them as they have expertise in different fields. Therefore, we want to believe 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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22 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me a chance. On behalf of the women Senators, I take this opportunity to welcome the delegation from West Pokot to the Senate. West Pokot County and Kajiado County, where I come from, have some similarities in terms of pastoralism and issues of girl-child education. Therefore, when they go back home, I encourage them to look into the issue of a gender-friendly budget. They should also advocate for a budget that will go a long way in solving issues of education for girls and ensure women empowerment. I also encourage them to ...
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22 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not have a statement.
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22 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to ride on Sen. Milgo’s statement on the issue of employment. We were really excited on the creation of devolved units. That is, county governments. This is because we knew ---
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22 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, protect me.
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22 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was riding on Sen. Milgo’s Statement on the issue of county governments employment; on the ratio of men to women. We were very excited when the new Constitution came in place that gave a very strong gain in terms of employment. That is equality in terms of employment. 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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22 Feb 2018 in Senate:
On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.
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22 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a House of rules and order. Is it in order for the Senate Minority Leader to speak in two languages before he ends his speech?
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