5 Dec 2024 in Senate:
Hon. Senators, these are the results of the Division on the National Assembly Amendments to the Cotton Industry Development Bill (Senate Bills No. 5 of 2023).
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4 Dec 2024 in Senate:
Senate Majority Leader, proceed to lay the Papers.
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4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the mismanagement of the University of Nairobi. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Investigate allegations that the University of Nairobi Council Chairman has taken over the role of the Vice-Chancellor in the daily running of the university affairs, and is continuously engaged in unlawful practices, including misuse of university resources, irregular recruitment, and promotion of administrative staff, arbitrary transfer of staff, unprocedural placing of staff on compulsory leave, scrapping of lawful positions, and creation of non-existent positions, and ...
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4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly:
without involving the Public Service Commission, the University Senate, Ministry of Education, the University's Academic Staff Union (UASU), and other stakeholders. (2) Explain the circumstances under which Mr. Brian Ouma, the acting Chief Operations Officer (COO) at the University, was recruited and subsequently promoted with the fake academic papers. (3) Explain why the said Mr. Ouma's contract as acting COO was renewed despite the finding by the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission that the employee had initially secured employment using fake academic papers, yet the position does not exist in the University of Nairobi Charter and the Statutes, and the courts ...
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4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly:
I vote, yes.
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4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Chairperson, I vote, yes.
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4 Dec 2024 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Chairperson, I vote, yes.
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3 Dec 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have a personal Statement on the recurring challenges in the miraa sector in the Somali market and other related issues. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.52(1) to make a Statement on a matter of regional and national concern; namely the persistent challenges facing the miraa sector, particularly the ongoing crisis in the Somali market and the broader implications for miraa farmers and Kenya's agricultural sector. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Wednesday, 17th April, 2024, I requested a statement from the Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialisation and Tourism regarding the myriad of issues facing the ...
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3 Dec 2024 in Senate:
income. The drastic price reduction is the latest symptom of a sector plagued by mismanagement, inadequate support and the unchecked influence of cartels who continue to profit from the exploitation of farmers. As a result, the economic future of these farmers are in jeopardy, with many unable to meet basic needs due to the collapse of miraa prices. The Federal Government of Somalia's decision to suspend flights delivering miraa to the Horn of Africa country has had a severe impact on the market for this key export crop. We need a comprehensive report detailing the causes of the recurring Kenya- ...
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