22 Nov 2022 in Senate:
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22 Nov 2022 in Senate:
(3) The Narok Water and Sewerage Services Company which is supposed to appear before us on 6th December, 2022. (4) Kisumu County Car and Mortgage Scheme. (5) Kisumu Water and Sanitation Company who are scheduled to appear before us on 7th December. Mr. Speaker, Sir, however, the County Government of Nyeri has since sought a clarification from the Committee on the concept of the two-tier oversight system where the county assembly has the first-tier oversight role whereas the Senate has the final tier oversight role in line with the Supreme Court ruling. The Committee is presently considering the matter. We ...
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22 Nov 2022 in Senate:
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22 Nov 2022 in Senate:
(3) Information on their purchase, activities they have undertaken, finances they have received so far from member counties and from donors, a list of development partners engaged by each bloc and the amount received from donors since establishment. (4) Information on how the blocs have accounted for the funds received. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a serious matter because these blocs continue to operate without any legal mechanism in place and they continue to receive money which is not audited by the Auditor-General. The Committee is also scheduled to have a meeting with those regional economic blocs and conduct familiarization ...
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22 Nov 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This House is a House of representative of the people. Whatever decision and resolution that we make here, it must resonate with the interest of the people we represent. However, if we come here and pursue interests of our political inclination then, we are driving Kenyans in the wrong direction.
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22 Nov 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, you are aware that GMOs were banned in Kenya in 2012 and there was a reason. Let us reflect on the reasons that led to the ban of GMOs in Kenya. It was because of a scientific report called Seralini study that associated cancer among the rats to GMOs.
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22 Nov 2022 in Senate:
We also have issues to do with antibiotic resistance, allergic reactions and many other effects on people’s health. Here we are trying to push Kenyans to eat GMO foods. This is the highest act of irresponsibility on the part of the Government to try and push through GMOs without public participation.
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22 Nov 2022 in Senate:
Organizations who are stakeholders in this particular sector have complained that they were not consulted by the Government. The Government has decided to ignore them and move on. Then we are told, the next minute, that maize is being imported into this country. Even before the Gazette notice is published, we are told there are several vessels on the seas ready to deliver maize in Kenya.
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22 Nov 2022 in Senate:
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22 Nov 2022 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is corruption---
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