Mutula Kilonzo Jnr

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• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank Sen. Halake for raising this concern. The fires in counties are like those in Gikomba Market; they will happen again and again, and promises will be made. Mr. Speaker, Sir, somebody made a comment; that for some strange reason – and maybe when you were at the Council of Governors (CoG) something was agreed – that all finance departments will be housed in temporary structures that are not fireproof. Therefore, when any governor is being queried, all they need to do, as in the case of Kitui County, is to just burn the ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, following what Sen. Wetangula said, there must be regulations. If we go to the court house, we find fireproof cabinets where all files are kept. In fact, they are not just fireproof; nobody can access them unless one has a code. Therefore, whichever Committee is going to deal with this issue, the better way is to have regulations and a framework where documents belonging to a county – particularly the finance department – will be kept in fireproofed rooms. The county must ensure that, that is done. That is the best way, so that we can ensure ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you are aware that there is a governor who assumed office and found the documents scattered in somebody’s house. That is why The Assumption of Office of the County Governor Act was supposed to ensure there was a framework for governors to hand over documents and schedules. It is deliberate. Let us call it the way it is. It is not a fire, but deliberate arson to conceal corruption. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I attended a meeting between the Committee and the CS. I thank--- view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: .: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you should give me five minutes since I was the first one. The matter was handled well. However, there are a lot of questions that have not been answered. I will highlight them so that the Committee can answer them. First, it appears that the CS is tied to the procurement. This is because he has said that the procurement of this pesticide is done by private individuals sent by Government of Kenya. That left me with a question mark. Second, while explaining why he was misquoted about the yellow locusts which were hanging around a ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Third, the country relies on agriculture and it is our livelihood. We are talking about food security. Why is this not an emergency for purposes of procurement, deploying Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) or whoever is needed to be deployed? This is because the number of 50 NYS officers that are to be deployed per county is not enough. For example, Kitui County is suffering. Mr. Speaker, Sir, is this not the time for the national Government, through the Contingency Fund, to start buying strategic grain reserve? We will have a famine. Lastly, we need to pray for this country. This ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was just thinking aloud and I thought I would bring this to your attention that the last time we spoke about the Corona The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Virus disease (COVID-19), the Executive took us so seriously that an Executive order was issued the following day. I was thinking that in light of what is happening and most of the Senators have said that this is a disaster/emergency or both, I think the Committee should not wait. We should pass a resolution here for the Executive to have this as a national disaster and set aside funds for this exercise. Sen. Wetangula was talking about the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), but the KDF can only come in once there is a disaster. That request can only come in ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: .: It is Sen. Sakaja. view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Asante, Bi. Spika wa Muda. Jambo ambalo Sen. Wario amesema hapa ni la utata. Hii ni kwa sababu Wabunge 23 katika Bunge la Iran wamepatikana na ugonjwa huo. Kwa hivyo, jambo ambalo Sen. Wario amesema linafaa kujadiliwa kiundani nasi Wabunge. Ikiwa anajishuku, inafaa aende akapimwe ili tujue hali yake ya afya. Sisi kama Wabunge huwa tunasalimiana tunapokuwa katika mikutano. Je, itakuwa vipi mmoja wetu akiambukizwa? Tusichukulie jambo hili kimzaha. Ni jambo ambalo tunafaa kulijadili kiundani. Itakuwaje ugonjwa huo ukitokea hapa Bungeni, tunapokutania ilhali tunakumbatiana? view