17 Nov 2020 in Senate:
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17 Nov 2020 in Senate:
us. We have no problem. Personally, I have no problem with the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) document as issued, but there are issues in that document that must be agreed. This has been voiced by many Kenyans, including the churches, religious leaders, other leaders and Parliament. The Senate where we are today has been totally given a blackout as we change the architecture of Parliament. When we say there will be marriage between Parliament and Executive as a proposal, then we need an arbiter elsewhere since the Senate cannot vet Ministers and put the Government on check. The proposal is ...
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11 Nov 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I was not a colleague of the late Kyale Mwendwa, but he signed my CPE certificate, he was the Director of Education. In fact, we were the first class of Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) because the class before us did Kenya Primary Education (KPE). He was the Director of Education then. I remember his name very well. Let me join my colleague from Kitui and the people from Kitui in mourning this great son of Kenya who has contributed to this country immensely as an educationist, parliamentarian and a cabinet minister. At the time, ...
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10 Nov 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I want to thank Sen. Khaniri for bringing this important Statement. Agriculture is said to be the engine of economic growth in Kenya. In fact, about 75 per cent of Kenyans earn their livelihood through agricultural activities. Agriculture contributes about 33 per cent of the Gross Domestic Product The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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10 Nov 2020 in Senate:
(GDP). Agricultural products, tea included, are having serious problems. The plight of tea farmers that Sen. Khaniri talked about could be true for many other farmers. Tea is very indigenous to Kenya. Those of us who have served in various missions outside this country know that we used to promote tea a lot. However, you will be surprised to find out that no Kenyan tea finds itself on the shelves of the supermarkets in the world as Kenya tea because there is no value addition in Kenya. Our tea used to blend other teas. The quality of our tea is ...
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5 Nov 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Committee, we undertake to look for that report and see how we can deliver it.
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1 Oct 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, very much Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also join my other colleagues in supporting this Motion for the extension of time for the
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1 Oct 2020 in Senate:
Committee on the COVID-19 Situation in Kenya.
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1 Oct 2020 in Senate:
The world almost came to an end when the pandemic struck, Kenya not excluded. When the history of this country will be written, it will record what institutions in this country have done in dealing with this pandemic, Parliament included.
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1 Oct 2020 in Senate:
We are happy that the Senate, in its own wisdom, decided to form the Ad Hoc Committee to deal with this matter, so that we know they are seized of it and the nation can see what needs to be done. The Committee has done very well. I congratulate both the former and the current Chairperson, and the team for a job well done.
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