Samuel Seki Kanar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this report by the Committee on Finance and Budget chaired by Sen. Ali Roba. I congratulate the committee for the good work they have done. I support the idea that money should go to the counties. We are elected to protect counties at all times. I will touch on two or three areas. It is not enough for us to have money going to the counties. However much we try to support counties to get money, we want to have the funds utilized accordingly. Every county's own source revenue is under-budgeted. They exaggerate revenue ... view
• 29 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support this Motion on county governments' non-remittance of pensions to these pension schemes. I really wonder why counties are unable to remit these monies to the pension schemes. This is a 12 per cent deduction from the employee and 15 per cent by the employer. Why are they unable to remit these deductions, considering that much of the money is from the employees? Employees earn meagre salaries after these deductions. We should ask the governors to explain this. I support the idea of the Senator of Taita Taveta. We need to bring these governors ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I appreciate the Cabinet Secretary for appearing before this Senate to answer these questions. This is to add more on the issue of money that you are likely to get and the programmess, particularly, the PPP. I know that the Olooloitikosh Water Dam in Kitengela, Kajiado County and Namanga Dam, are also part of the PPP projects. Are you able to answer now or later, the total number of projects to be done in Kajiado County with the money that you intend to distribute, especially the Athi Water and Tana Athi because, they are struggling ... view
• 28 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank the hon. Cabinet Secretary for Agriculture and Livestock Development for answering a supplementary question on farmers, particularly on the cartels and the plan they have for the farmers. Keep in mind that farmers are expecting a bumper harvest. The question I wanted to ask was covered well. However, I request the CS to give us a plan on restocking of livestock in the country. We know you have a plan as a Ministry. We also have directives of the President, particularly on Kajiado County knowing that we lost many livestock during the ... view
• 22 Feb 2024 in Senate: I also support this Motion, particularly on these amendments to the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.37 of 2023). I thank Sen. Osotsi for coming up with these amendments. I happen to have been involved in many issues, particularly on issues where the Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) do not appear before my Committee as the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Trade and Industrialization on so many occasions. This brings a solution to that problem where the oversight that we are mandated as the Senate to oversee or even as a function that has been given a privilege ... view
• 22 Feb 2024 in Senate: I support these amendments and get to understand that we are on operations, particularly in our Committees working together with several calls in or inviting several CSs, Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Director Generals (DGs) of institutions, parastatals, we undergo such kind of humiliations as Chairpersons. That also tries to undermine our performance in these Committees. We do not get the responses that we ought to have been given, particularly on Statements and Petitions that are given by the members of the public. view
• 22 Feb 2024 in Senate: I believe that my brother, Sen. Osotsi, is coming in with long experience while he is the Chairperson of the County Public Investments Committee (CPIC). Those are issues and stresses that he is also undergoing. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 22 Feb 2024 in Senate: This is the time we need to stand on our feet as Parliament, so that we are respected by the public officers who have been given the mandate to do the implementations and work on behalf of the public. view
• 22 Feb 2024 in Senate: I believe that having some penalties increased from Kshs500,000 to Kshs2 million as proposed by this Bill, is the right way to go. When we say Kshs2 million, it might even be very small as indicated by several colleagues. It is important to realize that it could be small to most CEOs or most governors and CSs who are coming before these committees. It will be more punitive to them. They will understand that something is on their shoulders. They will know that something is coming and they will be responsible for coming on time. When there are excuses that ... view
• 22 Feb 2024 in Senate: I support the other penalties or even charges that have been proposed by my colleagues on issues of the Credit Reference Bureau (CRB). The clearance to Parliament is also very important. The owner of the Bill needs to look at them. More importantly, the list of shame as proposed by my sister, Sen. Veronica Maina. view