25 Sep 2018 in Senate:
It will also be important that this nation is informed of what happened when President Obama came to Kenya. Kenya committed to be a signatory to the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative where they said they would do certain things in six months. The issues of transparency, accountability and the agreements that are signed--- We know globally that oil contracts are the most opaque--- 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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25 Sep 2018 in Senate:
I would wish to join those who believe that a greater conversation is required for us collectively as Parliament to come up with a position and a Bill that will support oil exploration, not just in Turkana but in Lake Victoria, Migingo Island, Isiolo and other parts of the country.
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25 Sep 2018 in Senate:
I beg to move that we hold that consultation before we subject this matter to a vote.
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19 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Sessional Committee on County Public Accounts and Investments on the inquiry into the Financial Operations of Nakuru County Executive for the Financial Year 2013/2014 laid on the table of the House on Tuesday, 19th June 2018. I move this motion very well aware that this House has registered its concern at the throughput and the timeliness of the reports that the Public Accounts and Investments Committee brings to this house. Mr. Speaker, we have had a legacy problem, a huge backlog problem that has been ...
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19 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I wish to thank the Senators who have spoken to this Motion and tendered their unconditional support to it. We have taken note and received very useful feedback from all the Senators, especially from the Senator for Nakuru, whose county we are discussing today. Madam Speaker, this could be the fourth such debate since this House was re- established by our Constitution.When I spoke earlier, I indicated that in the first Senate – post 2010 – we were never able to discuss any Motion or adopt any of the reports from the counties. Despite the ...
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19 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Sessional Committee on the County Public Accounts and Investments on the inquiry into the Financial Operations of Kilifi County Executive for the Financial Year 2013/2014 (1st July 2013 - 30th June, 2014) laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 19th June, 2018. Madam Temporary Speaker, a lot has been said in the earlier Motion on how timely these reports ought to be, and the approach we need to take to make sure that we are more of physicians than morticians. I will not ...
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19 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am well guided on the provision of the Standing Orders.I wish to make very brief comments as we close the debate on the Report of the CPAIC on the accounts of Kilifi County. The Committee that looked into the Auditor-General’s Report on Kilifi County did a lot of hard work. As I mentioned when I was moving this Motion, this Committee had three meetings on 11th, 16th and 17th August, 2016, with the County Executive of The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this ...
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19 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 61(3), I rise to request that the Speaker defers the putting of the question on the Motion to a later date.
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19 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker I beg to move– THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Sessional Committee on the County Public Accounts and Investments on the inquiry into the Financial operations of Homa Bay County Executive for the Financial Year 2013/2014 (1st July 2013 - 30th June, 2014) laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, 19th June, 2018. Madam Temporary Speaker, quite interestingly, in the last Parliament, I seconded a Motion on a similar report; the Motion having been moved by Sen. (Prof.) Peter Anyang’-Nyong’o, who was then the chair of CPAIC. When I rose to second this ...
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19 Sep 2018 in Senate:
Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I also tender my appreciation to the seconder and Sen. Wako, who has given us some very good guidance owing to his background. Madam Temporary Speaker, we scrapped the Implementation Committee but when we recently sat with the Public Accounts Committees from all over the Commonwealth Countries with Sen. Olekina, we realised that it is possible to have an implementation sub-committee within the Committee. That is one direction we will 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 ...
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