23 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I will beg that you apply Standing Order No.1 and allow me to contribute to this matter. When it came for debate last week on Thursday, I was the last Senator in the Floor at 6.30 p.m. Unfortunately, I was not able to be in the House when the debate commenced. 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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23 Feb 2021 in Senate:
I beg your indulgence to make a contribution because Homa Bay is one of the counties whose report has been presented. I am also the one who chaired a number of the meetings that gave rise to this report.
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23 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, notwithstanding Standing Order No.33, which you have clearly read out, there is also a Standing Order that allows a Senator to speak twice to a question. I know---
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23 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I will need to check the exact number, which allows in exceptional circumstances, for a Member to speak twice to a question.
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18 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I rise to support the Motion that the House do adopts the reports of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee for the counties that have been mentioned. This is one of the most important functions and duties we have as a House. I want to congratulate Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri and the team that is currently the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee for doing an excellent job and bringing reports to the House. When I chaired that committee, there was always pressure from Members: Bring us reports. There was pressure even on the Senate Business ...
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18 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, previously, when I sat in the Committee with Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri, we brought to this House more than 64 reports. In fact, the only reports that are pending are 20, which we were not able to bring to this House for the financial years 2013/2014 to 2014/2015.
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18 Feb 2021 in Senate:
When the House adopted those 67 or so reports, the Clerk of the Senate immediately wrote a letter to the various agencies that had been tasked with implementation, and gave them a summary of the resolutions of the House. He gave them 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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18 Feb 2021 in Senate:
three months to respond to the House on measures that have been taken to implement the recommendations of the House.
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18 Feb 2021 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether these agencies have complied or written back. We made the decision that committees would follow up the implementation on their own without sending it to a different Implementation Committee, I therefore, urge Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri to make sure that those Motions that were adopted by this House; it is now more than one year. We need to start seeing action. Where the Committee recommended prosecution, we need to see people being prosecuted. Where the Committee recommended fines and administrative action, we need to get a report in this House that, that ...
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18 Feb 2021 in Senate:
summoned to Nairobi for a two or three-hour grilling, and then after that nothing happens.
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