10 Nov 2022 in Senate:
Bw. Spika, Seneta wa Mombasa anajua hii kilimo ndio imewezesha watu wake wafaulu. Hio pesa inayodaiwa inachukuliwa na serikali ya Kaunti ya Mombasa kwa kiwango kikubwa sana. Naomba nimfahamishe kwamba m iraa siku hizi ni mmea kama kahawa, miwa, majani chai, korosho na mnazi. Asiharibu mmea unaotulea huko Meru sababu Miraa na
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10 Nov 2022 in Senate:
ni moja. Achunge hiyo laini anayopitia kwa sababu ni nyembamba sana.
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10 Nov 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, mine was a point of information. I was informing Sen. Faki that he is defaming a cash crop and it is “bread” to many people in Meru and Embu counties. I have planted 15 acres of Muguka. I had a discussion with Sen. Faki sometime back on the farming of Muguka. I went as far as offering him one acre of my farm so that he can also benefit from the crop.
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10 Nov 2022 in Senate:
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10 Nov 2022 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir!
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10 Nov 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a House of records and honour. Members of this House should really speak to the facts. I stand under Standing Order No.105, on responsibilities for statement of facts. We should not spend the whole afternoon criminalizing crops which are a livelihood to many Kenyans, without facts. Sen. Faki, Sen. Shakila Abdalla and now Sen. Abass cannot get away with it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want Sen. Abass, the Senator for Wajir County, to bring documents of facts, showing that Miraa and Muguka are drugs. A lot of research has been done in this country and ...
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10 Nov 2022 in Senate:
I am indulging the Speaker and not commanding him. Mr. Speaker, Sir, please, protect this crop because Senators here are digressing. If you have a social problem with a crop--- You can even take coffee and get drunk. There is a time I took three minazi while in Mombasa County and got a stomach upset. It is because of overindulgence. If you eat a lot of food such as ugali, your stomach will be bloated. Mr. Speaker, Sir, please protect the communities in Meru, Tharaka-Nithi and Embu counties, which grow this crop, so that Kenyans do not have a problem ...
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9 Nov 2022 in Senate:
Hon. Senators, we have a visiting delegation from the Nigeria this afternoon. I would like to acknowledge the presence, in the Speaker’s Gallery, of a visiting delegation from the Nigerian National Assembly Service Commission (NNASC), who are here on a benchmarking visit. The delegation comprises of directors and it is led by the Secretary of the Commission. I request each member of the delegation to stand when called out, so that they may be acknowledged as per the Senate tradition. They are- 1. Ikharo Lucky Uankhehi - Secretary to the Commission 2. Lipede Omobolanle Olufunke - Director, Planning, Research and ...
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9 Nov 2022 in Senate:
- Director, Procurement and General Services 5. Mambula Janet Jesse
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9 Nov 2022 in Senate:
- Director, Public Affairs 6. Ekeji James Ihenacho Okereafor - Director, Zonal Offices and Legislative Aides 7. Odo Innocent Onyema
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