15 May 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, maybe I am being misunderstood but the point here is that in those same areas, this word “skewed” has been used to deny them development. It is not that there are areas in this country that we can consider as having no economic value. Every place has its economic value. In the past, the “skew” thing has been used to deny those areas which have economic value some development. I am saying that we should be deliberate and actually skew the process to go to those areas. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would also like to bring on ...
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14 May 2013 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, let me also thank Sen. Murkomen for bringing this Motion, so that we ventilate on the serious issue of salaries. As I speak here, the Speaker for Bomet is upstairs in the cafeteria. He came to see the famous lady to try and resolve the problem as send by his county assembly members. For all the reasons we know, he was not able to see her and so he decided to see the Senator for Bomet to try and resolve the problem. When I try to fit into the shoes of the members of the county assembly ...
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8 May 2013 in Senate:
Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I want to thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this very serious Motion on the insecurity in our country. First of all, I would like to send my condolences and those of my county which is, at the moment, in apparent peace unlike in Bungoma County, to those who have lost their loved ones and their properties. I would like to lay the blame of insecurity on the Government. I say so because this country is not using intelligence-gathering to make sure that the country is at peace. This ...
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25 Apr 2013 in Senate:
Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also wish to support the list and congratulate the Rules and Business Committee for looking at the capacities of all the Senators who are here and what they can offer to the Committees. I am glad that I am one of those who have been selected to be in the Education, Information and Technology Committee although I indicated that I could also serve in other Committees. I am one of those who have been selected to serve in only one The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information ...
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17 Apr 2013 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Senator to your right is Prof. Lesan from Bomet County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support the Motion. The fact that we are a significant Senate in making devolution successful has been stated by the Senators who have spoken before me. What I want to bring forth here is that since there are three Speakers in the three Houses of Parliament and counties in this country, I wish to suggest, because it is in our interest, including the Speakers that devolution succeeds, that the three Rules and Business Committees occasionally put their heads together, ...
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