29 May 2024 in Senate:
Sen. Wafula, if you look at the Order Paper, it only had Questions today, but not Statements. They may be scheduled for today in the afternoon. Sen. Dullo, with regard to the delayed Statements, the Liaison Committee will be discussing that matter. You should be requesting the Chairpersons to fast-track those Statements. Out of the 750 Statements, we are halfway, meaning that almost 50 per cent of the Statements have been processed. Today, we will still request all Chairpersons and whoever is in this House to fast- track those Statements. Sen. Wambua!
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29 May 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Senate Majority Leader. Let me give some guidance on this matter. Parliament gives seven days’ notice. It is on our policy that you cannot invite the Cabinet Secretaries in less than seven days’ notice. The same rule should be applied by them, so that they also respect Parliament. They should be The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate.
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29 May 2024 in Senate:
writing on whether they are coming or not, in not less than seven days. That must be followed strictly. Sen. Mungatana, proceed?
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29 May 2024 in Senate:
Thank you for that. We were consulting on a very important national matter.
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29 May 2024 in Senate:
I hear you, Sen. Mungatana. That is a matter that can be considered by the SBC. I wonder whether we can get the details that we want. I wonder whether the Cabinet Secretary appearing on behalf of another can make commitments and answer Supplementary Questions. It is a catch-22 situation, but it is something that can be deliberated on.
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29 May 2024 in Senate:
Give him the microphone for one minute.
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29 May 2024 in Senate:
Standing Order No.51(c) does not have that provision, but since the Standing Orders are not cast in stone, something can be done through the Procedure and Rules Committee of the Senate to see whether this is possible. I request that we stop lamenting since we have given guidance that Cabinet Secretaries should respect this Senate by giving notice of seven days in advance if they are appearing or not. Sen. Orwoba, Sen. Okenyuri and Sen. Cheptumo, kindly bear with me so that we can dispense with some of the business that we have. Sen. Faki, you are a Member of ...
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29 May 2024 in Senate:
Let us move to the next Order. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate.
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