16 Jun 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that I delivered a Statement in this House and the Speaker ruled that a further Statement would be brought. In my understanding, that was to be Thursday – the day after tomorrow. DISBURSEMENT OF THE SOCIAL PROTECTION CASH TRANSFER SCHEME FOR THE ELDERLY
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16 Jun 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Did you hear the Senator for Mandera County saying that there are forces and people who want to sabotage devolution? Could he substantiate and give the names and details of these characters who want to sabotage devolution?
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15 Jun 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. How can the Senator for Kakamega, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, reduce a whole Cabinet Secretary’s position in charge of water and irrigation to a clerical work? This is a serious Ministry with two Principal Secretaries. It has a good budget allocation. How can it be a secretarial job? The appointment was appreciated by members from the western region.
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15 Jun 2015 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. How can the Senator for Kakamega, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, reduce a whole Cabinet Secretary’s position in charge of water and irrigation to a clerical work? This is a serious Ministry with two Principal Secretaries. It has a good budget allocation. How can it be a secretarial job? The appointment was appreciated by members from the western region.
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15 Jun 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion and thank the leadership of the Senate that has given us the opportunity to discuss and share our minds on these issues. As earlier said by a number of the Members who have contributed, it came to us as a shock that Members of the National Assembly would completely act contrary to the Constitution, legislation and good faith. The process of enacting the Division of Revenue Bill is clearly stipulated within the Constitution. We had challenges in the first year and had to go to court. The Supreme ...
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15 Jun 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion and thank the leadership of the Senate that has given us the opportunity to discuss and share our minds on these issues. As earlier said by a number of the Members who have contributed, it came to us as a shock that Members of the National Assembly would completely act contrary to the Constitution, legislation and good faith. The process of enacting the Division of Revenue Bill is clearly stipulated within the Constitution. We had challenges in the first year and had to go to court. The Supreme ...
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28 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper:- A Report on the Tobacco Control Regulations 2014.
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28 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have two Statements to give. One is a Statement sought by Sen. Khaniri which I gave commitment to give some progress today. I have talked to the Senator for Vihiga. The Statement sought by him had two components; one relating to ---
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28 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am going to be relevant and I am relevant.
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28 May 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Wetangula had requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights on the Government’s plan to open more consulates to be used as polling centres by Kenyans living in the USA during the 2017 General Election. The Senator sought to know the following: First, is the role of the Executive in setting up the polling stations. The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) is vested with the sole mandate of setting up polling stations as set out under Article 182 of the Constitution. Therefore, the Executive has no ...
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