13 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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5 Mar 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Last week on Thursday, I requested a Statement with regard to the status of IDPs in Nyandarua County. The Chair of the Committee promised to issue the Statement today. I did not hear anything about it. Could we know the position of this Statement?
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5 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a grave matter. We have a meeting of Nyandarua County elected leaders on Friday, 14th March, 2014. One of the serious matters for this gathering is the situation of the IDPs in the County. We have over 36,000 of them. We say they are integrated people who are in various places. I would request the Chair to rule that this Statement be given on Tuesday, latest Wednesday, next week, in time for the leaders of the county to be able to delve into this matter conclusively. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is ...
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5 Mar 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, just to add a word on this debate, notwithstanding Sen. G.G. Kariuki’s sentiments that we perhaps hijacked a Motion which was on the Floor of the House, but nonetheless, some of these things become so urgent that there is need for some sort of intervention from the Chair on our behalf. When we The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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27 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to request for a Statement from the Chair of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Affairs with regard to the status of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Nyandarua County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a consequence of the 2007/2008 post election violence, many IDPs---
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27 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am at a loss.
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27 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, now I can request for my Statement from the Chair of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations, with regard to the status of IDPs in Nyandarua County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a consequence of the 2007/2008 post election violence, many internally displaced persons, commonly referred to as IDPs took refuge in Nyandarua County from various trouble spots around the country. Many of the IDPs have been in various camps spread around the county waiting for help. Others were integrated into the community in one way or the other. For example, distant relatives or sympathetic well- ...
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27 Feb 2014 in Senate:
On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I just wish to clarify to the Chairperson that what he has just said is the exact problem that the Government - and none other than the Deputy President announced publicly on the issue of the IDPs; that all the IDPs had been settled and the matter closed. One of the consequences of that is that on the 25th of January, 2014, the integrated IDPs called all of us in Nyandarua County – the leaders, the Government headed by the County Government – and they all came. There were over 5,000 people ...
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27 Feb 2014 in Senate:
This is my final word. It is good and I accept the request by the Chairman to bring the Statement on Thursday. However, on the issue raised by Sen. Murkomen, which is that instead of the Committee just asking for a Statement, they summon the Cabinet Secretary involved because the Government has publicly issued a Statement publicly saying that the IDP issue is over, whereas the Senator for Nyandarua, I am saying it is not correct. What I was requesting the Chair to give a direction on is to follow up on Sen. Murkomen’s suggestion. Instead of just getting a ...
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26 Feb 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me, first, start by saying that I support the Motion to adopt the Report. Secondly, I commend the Committee. Going by the brief presentation by the Chairman – the Acting Chairman has been moving the Motion – it is very educative and encouraging to note that a Committee of the Senate has gone into the geothermal industry and come up with very pertinent information and some data which has reached the Senate first hand rather through the press. It is also very encouraging to hear from the Chairman’s Report that we have as many as ...
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