20 Feb 2018 in Senate:
This is a request for a statement on the delayed compensation for displaced persons during the construction of Manooni Dam in Makueni Constituency. In the statement, the Chairperson should:- (a) State the size of land acquired for the construction of the said dam; (b) State the total number of persons whose land was acquired to pave way for the construction of the said dam and the respective acreage acquired from each owner; (c) State the reasons that were given for the said acquisition and whether public consultations on the matter were undertaken; (d) Explain why the affected land owners are ...
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20 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to second the Motion for the Calendar of the Second Session. For the Senators who have the Calendar with them, there is some consideration on some of the things we are doing from number one to ten, for example, the Devolution Conference in Kakamega County, Legislative Summit in May, consideration of the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), Division of Revenue Bill, County Allocation of Revenue Bill and the Cash Disbursement Schedule. The advice is that we will need the cooperation of 24 Senators to be present so that we can pass all these things ...
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20 Feb 2018 in Senate:
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20 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You are also my neighbour from far, and I hope you can join us in the former eastern province. I rise to support this Bill. I have about seven comments to make. One, this Bill is timely, and I support the Senator for Nakuru for the contribution, particularly on the fact that this is a devolved function. I am not certain whether in drafting this Bill we have captured the idea. We might in the process create an executive body that is managing this function and at the same time, lose the function itself ...
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20 Feb 2018 in Senate:
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20 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought in the future - It is a good prayer – say five to ten years from now, if Sen. Kipchumba Murkomen aspires to be a Governor - he ought to have capacity to do the project that the national Government is doing in his county.
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20 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. If I may continue, that would, in fact, anchor this function firmly at county government. There is another component that we must tackle and I am glad that Sen. Wambua mentioned it. It is called Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs). It is obvious that Makueni County cannot afford the Kshs36 billion project that is being done in Thwake. It is also obvious that Elgeyo Marakwet cannot do the Kshs24 billion project that is being done in its county, but it is possible under the constitution to do a PPP. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want Sen. ...
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20 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sorry for embellishing the words “true Majority Leader”. I meant to say that he has truly occupied his position as the true Majority Leader. I have always asked myself, without mentioning names, where is the Majority Leader of this House?
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20 Feb 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, let me conclude by saying that we want to see this Bill signed into law so that we can truly be proud of the Majority Leader. Thank you.
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20 Feb 2018 in Senate:
.: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill with as many caveats as introduced by the Mover whom, Mr. Deputy Speaker, you thought was opposing because of the many caveats that he issued. Many things in this Bill worry me because I thought that the criteria for considering population would be to improve services. In fact, the criteria for classifying an area as a city is that it has a city development plan, capacity to generate revenue, a good system of records, capacity to deliver essential services, institutionalised active participation by its residents, and infrastructural ...
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