24 May 2023 in Senate:
The Constitution requires that a boundaries commission be established to review county boundaries whenever a dispute arises. Disputes have arisen, not just between Kisii and the other county that she has mentioned. Vihiga and Kisumu Counties has been in
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24 May 2023 in Senate:
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24 May 2023 in Senate:
perpetual dispute. Nandi and Homa Bay and Nandi and Kisumu Counties have been in perpetual dispute.
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24 May 2023 in Senate:
I encourage Members of this House that if the matter is on the Order Paper tomorrow, let us pronounce ourselves and have a Counties Boundaries Bill that can provide affected persons and communities with a lasting solution.
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24 May 2023 in Senate:
On the other Statement request by Sen. Ogolla, I have seen it will be handled by the Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources. I thought this was more of infrastructure. However, there is an element that I would also want to be included. It will be important to know who has been compensated. The Statement is asking for a list of those who are to be compensated. Let the House be informed on those who have been compensated and the amounts received. Let the House also be informed on the budgetary allocation that the national Government has set aside. ...
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24 May 2023 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Chairperson, pursuant to Standing Order No.53, I beg to move that the Committee of the Whole do report progress on its consideration of the County Vocational Education and Training Bill (Senate Bill No.3 0f 2022) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow.
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24 May 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do I agree with the Committee on the said report. The Senator for Busia County shall second.
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24 May 2023 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support the Cotton Industry Development Bill that has been sponsored by Sen. Beth Syengo. I want to congratulate her for making this her maiden Bill.
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24 May 2023 in Senate:
Cotton is a very important raw material and a very important driver of economies where it has been taken seriously. The county that I represent, Homa Bay, was one of the leading growers of cotton in this country. Cotton has been part of our spiritual, academic and economic journey.
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24 May 2023 in Senate:
Spiritual journey in the sense that when Pastor Carscallen came to the Hills of Kendu to set up the first Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) church in Homa Bay on the shores of Lake Victoria, he introduced the people to cotton growing. Whereas in the past the people of Homa Bay made their garments using readily available materials, cotton was not part of it. We made our garments using hides and skins and paper derived from the papyrus that was abundant around the lake.
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