We have a few statements and we shall start with those who may wish to seek them, if there are any. There are none interested to seek statements. There are three statements to be issued today. Yes, Sen. Khalwale.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Just to appeal to you, there is a statement you have approved that I seek. It is on its way. So, I request that I ask for it at the end of issuance of statements. It has just arrived.

It is here already. Proceed, Senator. CONSTRUCTION OF KAKAMEGA-KABURENGU-WEBUYE ROAD

Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.45 (2)(b), I rise to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Roads and Transport regarding the status of the construction of the Kakamega-Kaburengu-Webuye Road. In the statement, the chairperson should state:- 1. When the construction works officially started and when the project was supposed to be completed; 2. What percentage of the works has been completed to date and how much money the contractor has been paid so far; 3. What the original budgeted cost of the project was; 4. The reason for the delay in the completion and indicate when the project will be completed.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has raised a matter which is close to the hearts of many people in that region. We will try as much as possible as a Committee to ensure that we get a response for him in two weeks’ time. 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.

Two weeks is okay, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Hon. Senators, I have a short communication to make. Hon. Senators, I am pleased to acknowledge and welcome to the Senate this afternoon, a delegation from the Malawi Parliamentary Service Commission who are seated in the Speaker’s Gallery. These hon. Members are here on a benchmarking visit. I request the Members of the delegation to stand when their names are called out so that they are acknowledged in the usual Senate tradition. 1. Hon. Vitus G. Dzoole, MP - Leader of delegation 2. Hon. Aaron Sangala, MP 3. Hon. Ralph Jooma, MP 4. Hon. Abubakar Mbaya, MP The delegation is accompanied by the following officers- 1.Mr. J. Mdala- Chief Policy and Planning Officer; and 2.Ms. L. Jambo- Secretary to the Deputy Clerk of Parliament Hon. Senators, as you all know, Kenya and Malawi have had very cordial relations. Our Parliaments have a lot to learn from each other. I take this opportunity on behalf of the Senate and on my own behalf to wish the delegation a happy and fruitful visit to the Senate. I thank you.

Now, there are three statements to be issued. Could the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare respond to request for a statement by Sen. George Khaniri? THE STATUS OF THE NEW NHIF RATES

Are you reading the statement?

Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek your guidance on this particular statement because I have just received it now. Secondly, it is on a letterhead of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and a ruling has been made here before that communication to this House should be from the Cabinet Secretary (CS). Thirdly, it is not signed. 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.

Sen. Madzayo, what do you have to say to that?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think it is true what Sen. Khaniri is saying---

It is either true or it is not. It is not what you think. So, let us know what your position is.

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I noticed that it is not signed. I need, maybe, a bit of time to have it signed and I will be ready by Tuesday next week. Thank you.

Sen. Khaniri raised the fundamental issue of the fact that it is on a departmental letterhead not on the ministerial or CS’s letterhead. What do you have to say to that?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said, I have noticed the erroneous nature of this answer. I will put things right by Tuesday, next week.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a very serious issue. There are many people in this country who would want to give the impression that the Senate can be taken for granted or be treated casually. It is not possible to imagine that a document can be submitted to this institution without a signature.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, you are out of order. I have already made a ruling on that issue. The Chairman of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, Sen. Madzayo, has undertaken that he will regularize the issue. If it is not, and the same thing happens on Tuesday, when he said he will issue the statement, then you can rise on a point of order but now it is too late because I have already ruled on the issue. Sen. Khaniri, Tuesday is good for you?

Most obliged, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

The second statement is from the Joint Committee on National Cohesion. This statement was sought by Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki Karue. Who is the chairperson?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Committee is a joint committee of both Houses. The person we have substantially in the House is the vice chairperson, Sen. Hargura. I should also, perhaps, alert the Chair that I was contacted by one of the clerks serving the Committee who indicated that the statement will be ready next week, which I was quite happy with.

Was this statement not brought some time back, but was not interrogated? 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.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there was a question I had raised regarding appointments which had happened sometime in March, 2015. So, I requested the Speaker and he agreed that I withdraw that and ask the question regarding all parastatals throughout the country. The gist of the question was the number of directors appointed at the time when there were appointments around March. An answer did come but it was very inadequate. I requested the Speaker if I could withdraw it and he agreed. Then I reframed the question to include the directors in all the existing parastatals. That is the question which is in the Order Paper.

Sen. Sang, are you on a point of order? Is anybody here from that Committee?

I happen to be in the Committee.

But you cannot answer your own question. Sen. Sang, are you a member of the Committee?

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am a member of that Committee.

What is the position?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you allow me, I will inform the Vice- Chair that this Statement has been pending for long. Therefore, I request for two weeks.

Sen. Karue, since you are a member of the Committee and you appreciate the problems they are having, because it is a joint Committee, I will allow the two weeks for you to get the answer.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is quite in order.

Thank you very much.

Sen. Khaniri, there is a Statement that we deferred to today and Sen. Lesuuda said yesterday that it is a very long one. Are you able to summarize it? OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE PROTECTION, PREVENTION AND ASSISTANCE OF IDPS AND AFFECTED COMMUNITIES ACT, 2015

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to issue a Statement on the countrywide status of resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs.) I will go directly to the issues that were raised by Sen. Khaniri. The first question was on the issue of a comprehensive and up to date data of IDPs in the country generally and in Vihiga County---

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have had an opportunity to look at the Statement being read by the Chair. Whereas the Statement is on a letterhead, the person who has signed the letter is not the Cabinet Secretary. Some 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.

Can you possibly refer me to the Standing Order or regulation that requires that the Cabinet Secretary must sign? I have not seen the Statement, but what you are saying is very different from what Sen. Khaniri raised. This is because apart from coming from the departmental head, it was also not signed. In the present one, which again I have not seen, if you are saying it is signed for and on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary, then that is a legal document. That commits the Cabinet Secretary. But if it is signed by anybody else other than the Cabinet Secretary, then that could be an issue. I think those are the rules of correspondence all over. Sen. Karue, is it on the same issue?

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Statement traditionally should be signed by the Cabinet Secretary. On the other hand, maybe we could accept the Statement if it was signed by a person with a title. But that person with a title should indicate that he or she signed on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary. Otherwise, anybody in the Ministry could say that they are answering a question.

Yesterday, I did allude to the fact that we are following a presidential system of Government. So, a statement that is rendered in this House technically is a statement by the Chairman of the Committee and not anybody else. That is the system that we are following. In the parliamentary system, the Ministers stood out on the Government side and gave statements in that capacity. But, currently, as far as I am concerned, unless the person seeking the statement raises the issues themselves, that they are not satisfied for one reason or another, I do not believe that the Speaker has a right to look behind the Chairman of a Committee issuing a Statement, because that is the proper position under the Constitution under the Presidential system. These technical issues may be useful for veracity and other things, but at the end of the day, the person that we will hold responsible for the statement is not the Cabinet Secretary. It is the Chairperson of the Committee because he or she is the one authorized under the Constitution to deal with those issues. So, if Sen. Madzayo had stood here and issued a Statement without telling us that it is from National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) and not signed, he takes the responsibility as the Committee Chair. That is the way I would understand it. But having said that, on the current issue, the Statement that is in front of me now is signed by somebody on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary, Anne Waiguru, OGW. If we insist that the Cabinet Secretary and nobody else must sign everything, it will pose technical issues. I can see many people are seeking the Floor.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with due respect, I seek your guidance. When a similar matter was brought to the attention of Speaker Kaparo, during the Ninth Parliament, where you and I were Members, he did rule that as far as Departmental Committees are concerned, especially the oversight Committees, it is the Permanent Secretary who is supposed to sign all documents. At that time, the challenge was that the Assistant Minister had signed and he said that the substantive Minister 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.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I agree with your ruling. If we insist that Cabinet Secretaries must sign all letters, it will be very unfortunate because we may end up not giving any Statements. They are very busy people and in any Government a letter signed for the holder of the office is as good as the letter signed by the officer concerned. The ruling by Speaker ole Kaparo that my brother is referring to was done during a different Parliament. This is the Senate and we are in a different system today from the one we had at that time. Thank you.

Sen. Billow, do you still want the Floor?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with all due respect, if anyone of you has served in the Government, which I had the privilege of serving, you have two ways of signing a document. If you are not available, you authorize your name to be put there as the substantive office holder and somebody signs or initials on your name. That person takes responsibility. In this case, it is written “Anne Waiguru.” It is not just “the Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning.” If it is written “Cabinet Secretary for Devolution and Planning,” you could say that it is not signed by the Cabinet Secretary. But when an individual has initialed on behalf of that substantive office holder, I do not think we have any reasons to challenge it. If there is anything that comes out of it, that person will be held responsible by the Cabinet Secretary. So, I do not think we really need to split hairs on this matter. That is the procedure in Government. Let us bring this matter to a close.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale in order to mislead this House that an Assistant Minister would never sign documents during those times of the former Speaker, hon. Kaparo, when he served as my Assistant Minister? He used to sign for me, deliver the Statements on the Floor of the House and they were authentic and carried all the powers I had bestowed on him.

Thank you, very much for that information. However, on a point of correction, you were not bestowing the powers upon Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. Those powers are bestowed by the appointing authority, which was not you. I think that, essentially, settles the issue because I am satisfied that the ruling that I have made is correct and the ruling that Sen. (Dr.)Khalwale has referred to given by the former Speaker, hon. Kaparo, was during a different dispensation. Even assuming that what you are saying is correct and I have no reason to doubt you, it was given during a different constitutional dispensation. That is the difference as far as I am concerned. 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.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have looked at this document. The name of the person who signs the letter on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary (CS) must be disclosed.

Why? Under what law?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to pass the test?

Under what law are you making that assertion? Does anybody here doubt the veracity of that document?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, I do.

Are you saying that it is not signed by the Cabinet Secretary (CS)? On what grounds can you possibly say that? The other thing that I said more fundamentally is that strictly speaking, in the new constitutional dispensation, the person issuing the Statement is the Chairman of the Committee. It is assumed that that Statement has gone through the Committee, they had an occasion to discuss it and they have come up with a position which adopts or does not adopt the position of the Cabinet Secretary (CS). I think that is the position. I cannot possibly understand why you would say that this document is not signed for and on behalf of the Cabinet Secretary (CS). I do not know whether you are testing the contents of the document or the document itself.

Sen. Madzayo, I do not know what you have in front of you but the document I have is signed for the Cabinet Secretary (CS). Sen. Lesuuda, could you proceed and give the Statement? OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE PROTECTION, PREVENTION AND ASSISTANCE OF IDPS AND AFFECTED COMMUNITIES ACT, 2012

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me start with the up to date data of Internally Displaced persons (IDPs) in the country generally, and in Vihiga County in particular. There is an annex which I will table. IDPs in Vihiga were categorized as integrated IDPs and were 814 in total who were registered. Out of the 814 IDPs, 447 were paid start-up capital of Kshs10,000. The rest are yet to be paid the amount. On the second question, the details are there on efforts made by the Government towards operationalisation of protection, prevention and assistance of IDPs. If I could go to ---

On a point of Order Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Senator, on behalf of the Chairperson, is giving us the Statement and she has chosen to pick some of the items and not others. I think we want to hear the others because we also have queries. 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.

Okay. Sen. Lesuuda, even I tried to follow you but I could not. It is not too long a Statement, go through it. He is raising fundamental issues. It is six pages without the annexures, so read it.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Ministry states as follows: Before responding to specific issues that were raised, I wish to state that an estimated 245,416 IDPs households made up of 663,921 individuals were profiled by the set deadline of 31st December, 2008. Given that various IDPs were faced with different situations and needs, the profiled IDPs were grouped into the following four main categories:- 1. The 70,000 IDP households who voluntarily returned to their farms through Operation Rudi Nyumbani . 2. The 5,227 IDP households resettled in Government procured land. 3. The 2,593 Turkana IDPs who were settled on land donated by the then Lodwar Municipal Council and Turkana County Council. The Government is constructing houses for them on the donated plots. 4. There were 932 IDP households who were paid Kshs400,000 each in lieu of land. 5. All the other IDPs numbering 165,846 households were categorized as integrated, living among the various communities in the country and were programmed to be paid Kshs10,000 per household as start-up capital. Let me now move on to the more specific issues that were raised by Sen. Khaniri. The first question was on the comprehensive and up to date data of IDPS in the country generally, and in Vihiga County in particular and it is provided in annexure 1. IDPs in Vihiga were categorized as integrated IDPs and 814 IDPs were registered, out of whom, 447 were paid start-up capital of Kshs10,000. The rest are yet to be paid the amount. The second question was on efforts made by the Government towards the operationalisation of the Protection, Prevention and Assistance of Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act 2012, which included the following:- The Prevention, Protection and Assistance to Internally Displaced Persons and Affected Communities Act 2012, was gazetted on 4th January, 2013 through the Kenya Gazette Supplement No. 220(Acts No. 56) and became effective on 18th January, 2013. Following the enactment of the Act, the following has been done to operationalize it-: i. The Chairman of the National Consultative Coordination Committee (NCCC), Mr. Aden Wachu, was appointed by His Excellency the President on 19th February, 2014, and subsequently gazetted on 28th February, 2014 vide Gazette Notice No. 1361. ii. The National Consultative Coordination Committee was gazetted on 3rd October, 2014 by the Cabinet Secretary vide Gazette Notice No. 6853. iii. The Secretariat of the NCCC has been constituted and offices secured. iv. The Committee has taken over from where the previous Board left and has held several planning meetings, met and visited various Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) groups and it is already implementing planned crucial activities. 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.

Thank you, Senator. There are a lot of requests on this issue and I will be requesting that you try to be as brief as possible in interventions or while seeking a clarification.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under normal circumstances, I would have thanked the distinguished Senator for the statement. However, in this case, I do not think that I will. It is a very sad day for Kenyans, particularly the people of Vihiga, and Western Kenya, as a whole. It is very clear from the statement that the distribution of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) fund which totals to about Ksh15 billion was done in a very discriminatory manner. The criterion for profiling IDPs is totally skewed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the people of Vihiga and Western Kenya, as a whole, suffered the same fate like all other IDPs. They were displaced from the parcels of land that they had acquired, especially in the Rift Valley. I do not understand how they ended up being called integrated IDPs while the others qualified to be total IDPs. I also do not understand how some IDPs were paid Kshs400,000 to be resettled, others were built for houses and yet the IDPs from Western Kenya are paid Kshs10,000. Could this be clearly explained to this House and to Kenyans why our IDPs are identified to be paid Kshs10,000 while others received Kshs400,000 and even had houses built for them yet the IDPs from our places also lost their houses and properties? You also heard from the distinguished Senator that not all the IDPs were paid. There are some that are still pending eight years down the road; they are still waiting for the Ksh10,000. Is this really fair? This Government is applying the analogy of TheAnimal Farm where some Kenyans are more Kenyans than others. Why is the Government reluctant to operationalize the Protection, Prevention and Assistance of IDPs and Affected Communities Act of 2012? I say this because the Act was passed and gazetted on 4th January, 2013 yet the President appointed the Chairperson of the National Consultative Co-ordination Committee in February 2015; 14 months down the road. Is the Government serious about the Act?

According to me, the appointment was made on February 2014 not 2015. Just to have it clear on record. Sen. Lesuuda, first, you will have to listen to all the interventions and then answer them accordingly. Please, proceed, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'- Nyong'o.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this statement. First, I would like to request Cabinet Secretaries not to use the phrase “Forget the past and engage in nation building”. It is a hackneyed phrase, extremely authoritarian and goes against the spirit of justice, truth and reconciliation. In order to have closure, what we want on this issue is justice, truth and reconciliation and not repeating this phase ad nauseum “Forget the past and engage in nation building” as if what we have been engaging in is not nation building. Therefore, I would like that statement purged from the rhetoric of Government. 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.

Order, Sen. Khalwale! You are out of order! I allowed Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o more leeway because I recognize the wide spread importance of this issue. You notice that he made a statement instead of seeking a clarification. However, I will be strict onwards. We have more than ten requests from Members who want to speak on this issue. Please, proceed Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, whereas I would like to thank the Chair for bringing this statement, it is very unfortunate that the Government of the Republic of Kenya is taking the matter of the IDPs very casually. It is also very unfortunate that seven years after the 2007/2008 Post-Election Violence (PEV), we are still talking about it to date. My specific request for clarification is: What was the criteria 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.

Could you seek a clarification, Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could I also know whether or not the Chairperson is aware that when the Cabinet Secretary (CS) announced in Nyandarua that the programme was over, IDPs from Nyandarua took to their feet to march to the State House, but they were stopped by the Government somewhere between Gilgil and Naivasha, yet the answer did not come? They were asking the same question: “Why were we given Kshs10,000 whereas others were given land, some Kshs400,000 while others were given both?” Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious national matter. It did not occur to me that Kshs15 billion has been sunk in the IDP scam. This is a matter that I doubt if the distinguished Senator who has read the Statement will have sufficient facts to respond to the supplementary requests we are making, because I am sure what she has is the Statement from Ms. Waiguru and no more. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in western Kenya where God blessed me to come from, people were expelled from Naivasha, parts of central Kenya and many parts of the Rift Valley. They settled in benevolent homes of friends and relatives like Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki has said, yet we have a case where IDPs were paid Kshs400,000. They left the camps but again went back and were paid Kshs400,000 over and over. From the Statement that we have received, some were bought land, others were built houses, while others were given both and money on top of that. Nobody wished to be an IDP. IDPs were born out of systemic failures of the state in failing to protect individuals, their families and properties. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I request for a breakdown of the Kshs15 billion. I would like to know how much was spent in Turkana, Trans Nzoia, Nyandarua, Bungoma, Kakamega and Vihiga. I heard no mention of the IDPs in the former Coast Province. We want a clear breakdown because this is a county with a new Constitution that emphasizes equity for everybody. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have a very clear view that the distinguished lady may not have all these facts. Therefore, I have requested the questioner, Sen. Khaniri, to bring a Motion in this House, enjoying bipartisan support, and set up a special select committee of this distinguished Senate to properly and thoroughly investigate the scandal of IDPs, the pain that Kenyans have gone through and those who have turned IDPs into a gravy 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.

Order, Sen. Wetangula. Could you just seek a clarification because you have made your point?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am making a statement to the effect that clarifications we seek may not be forthcoming or satisfy the House. Even if we called Ms. Waiguru, with all the issues surrounding her, she is unlikely to give us proper facts. We want a select committee to dig deep and properly into this matter. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with the proposal fronted by the Senate Minority Leader. My clarification, nonetheless, is on the individuals who were compensated Kshs400,000 or given land on the basis that they lost or were displaced from some certain land, whether in the Rift Valley or whichever place. Who has the ownership of those parcels of land? This is because we have situations of people indicating that they owned land in the Rift Valley but were displaced. However, many of them were hawkers. We want to know in whose ownership are the parcels of land that we are told IDPs were displaced from in the Rift Valley? If somebody was paid Kshs400,000 or bought for land, then, they have to surrender that particular land in the Rift Valley to the Government so that other IDPs can be resettled. This is because some of the IDPs in my community were displaced from certain regions. Why can we not allow them to be resettled in some of those lands within the Rift Valley as we compensate others who feel that they cannot live in the Rift Valley? Could we know if they surrendered the land and if that is the case, to which arm of Government and what does the Government intend to use that land for?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of IDPs is a very serious matter particularly in Trans Nzoia County. In 1992, people in my community – especially those living up the mountain – suffered very much when a civil war broke out. Some were killed while others were chased away. I have an example of a man whose three-acre farm was grabbed by a community, whose name I will not say, living up the mountain. The man is now a squatter living on a small piece of land. We also have other IDPs living at market centres. Therefore, it is a very desperate situation in Trans Nzoia. I am surprised by the report from the office of Ms. Waiguru. Profiling was not done in Trans Nzoia County. As the Senate Minority Leader suggested, we need a special committee which will look into the matter again. When you fly over the Mau Forest, you will see very new houses being put up. That makes you wonder where people were settled after being removed from the Mau 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.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could the Chairperson confirm that after the Kshs15 billion was given in a skewed manner to certain communities, no more money is actually being sought to pay the remaining IDPs? Secondly, could the Chairperson confirm that the IDPs that were located at Suba- Kuria in Migori County were forcefully dispersed and none of them was paid any money despite this programme having been put into progress?

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Chair has talked of Government having difficulties in knowing who are the bona fide Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). How can the Government say that? This approach to such a national crisis adds more frustration, pain and more differences amongst communities because of the Government’s inability to sort out the problem. In 2008, at 10.00am in Eldoret, Rev. Liyayi was pulled out of the house and butchered. His wife came to Ichina village, Shivakala Sub-location, Shirumba Location, Ikolomani North, Kakamega South District in Kakamega County and for the last seven years, she has been a burden to us. Personally, I have educated her son from Form One up to Form Four and yet the only assistance the Government gave her was Kshs10, 000. The Statement should inform us how this widow will receive her Kshs400, 000. The second clarification is; purely out of pride, dignity and self-respect, people from my community could not sit and see their relatives living in polythene papers and because they want to lock our people out of the pie of Kshs15 billion, they have now created a new English phrase called “integrated IDPs”. We speak very good English and we know that it is the creation of your own minds. There is no phrase like integrated IDPs in the dictionary, hakuna!

On a Point of Order. Is Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale in order to be attacking the Chair? We are not seeking clarification but the Leader of Minority has suggested the right way to go about it. Why can the Senator not stop and we proceed?

Can you seek your clarification and finish, please?

The Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have made the first one. Secondly, we have a culture in this country when big people have been arrested, caught red handed; it goes through the courts until the case disappears. Can the Chair tell us the fate of the Deputy County Commissioners and the County Commissioners who were arrested and arraigned in court because of stealing money meant for the IDPs? What has become of all those cases? Finally, so that we bring our people together, we want the people in Nairobi to understand how other people dealt with this problem. In Kakamega, local businessmen ran out of their shops and houses in Malava and other places to the police stations and stayed there. We have taken them back to their businesses led by their leader Mzee Njoroge who has got a highrise building in town and Ken who has six acres of land in the Malava village.

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Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since we know that to reach refugees in Uganda, from Nairobi, you have to go over Luhyas, how come they jumped over the Luhya IDPs in Bungoma, Kakamega, Busia and Trans Nzoia and went to Uganda to keep the refugees in Uganda because they were looking for refugees from a certain community? Can the Chair clarify, please? The Chair, you are annoying us.

I want you to seek clarifications. This is not an opportunity to make Statements. We are not supposed to be emotive.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity. May I say the handling of the predicament of the IDPs has been very unsatisfactory and very discriminatory? All IDPs suffered a similar fate. They were displaced and some of them lost property and others were very unfortunate to lose their loved ones. All of them suffered humiliation but most importantly, they were displaced. Today, we have been told that some of them were paid Kshs400, 000, others were resettled in land allocated by Government and others had houses built for them. In Kisii and Nyamira, some of them were paid only Kshs10, 000. I just want to know what rationale was being applied and I do not think this is a matter we can take lightly. I suggest that we go along the way suggested by the Leader of Minority, get a motion and a select Committee to go and dig into this matter and find a solution which would be satisfactory to the majority of these IDPs. I am aware that those in Kisii and Nyamira have been left as paupers, moving around begging, when we know that they were prosperous at some point in their lives.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I want to thank the Chair of this Committee for that long answer, it beats logic why one would be paid Kshs10, 000 (US$100). Very little money has been paid to IDPs and I would not understand why one would be paid such little money but let me go to the Turkana experience. Over 10,000 Turkanas lost their property. We, in Turkana, allocated them land, the Government initiated construction of houses and for the last seven years, they have not completed half of them. I want to put a very small suggestion. I know this is a cash cow because Kshs15 billion is not little money. This is more than Anglo-Leasing. There are people ripping off this country billion of shillings because of this confusion. We want to follow up this issue, and all of us have agreed that we form a Select Committee to look at this matter. I want to support what the Senator for Nandi County said. I know some people would want to take advantage of this for sure. We want to step up the amount from Ksh10,000 to some significant amount. Construction of those houses should be completed. For the new IDPs, they should identify where they came from because the country should not lose money. For the new ones, they should show us where they were residing before this whole saga of post election violence came up. I want to end there by supporting that we need a Select Committee to audit what has happened. So much has been paid to Turkana and is going to some few pockets yet there are still IDPs begging, sleeping out in incomplete houses with all the problems of insecurity and famine, just to name a few. Thank you. 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.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know the year which we may trace the word “IDPs” to because I believe the Maasais were displaced around 1895. However, what we are talking about is very crucial. I would like to talk of the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from 1993 and in 1997; definitely quite a number of people lost their property and their loved ones. Then of course, we have the post-election violence which happened in 2008. As I was listening to the Chairperson reading the answers to the question, I was a bit disturbed. I wondered who decided to sit down and classify the IDPs such that some IDPs would be given Kshs10,000, others given land and others given Kshs400,000 and a big ceremony is held. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we want to heal this country, such an issue should not just be taken as something to make some people politically happy. We must look and think about the dignity of those Kenyans. I will go with what Sen. Wetangula and his younger brother, the Senator for Vihiga said, but all in all, we need an audit to know exactly how it was established that other people could be paid Kshs10,000, others Kshs400, 000 and others given pieces of land? Who are these people selling land? Who are the brokers? We need an audit; as Sen. Munyes said, the whole thing was a cash cow for some people. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you, for giving me this opportunity. I begin by thanking the Chairperson for reading this Statement. I am totally dissatisfied by what the Cabinet Secretary has outlined in the contents of that letter. I wish to seek further clarification on the following issues:- (1) The basis of determining the criteria for classifying some IDPs as total and others integrated and also the basis on which they allocated the Kshs400,000, Kshs10,000, land and others houses. These criteria are skewed, unreasonable and extremely biased. (2) The statement of the Cabinet Secretary; “forget the past and build the nation”. This statement is callous and negates the spirit of national cohesion, integration, reconciliation and resettling all IDPs. Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o did not tell you that he and I greatly suffered particularly in moving the IDPs who were in Naivasha. We moved them quickly because their lives were under threat. Therefore, when we got people who could accommodate them; these are now what is called “integrated IDPs”. It is a pity that these IDPs can just be given a paltry Kshs10,000. As I speak, there are still IDPs in Ekerenyo in Nyamira County and in Nyamache in Kisii County where I come from. Therefore, we cannot just be told to forget the past; our spirit is still wounded, we are still bleeding hence we cannot hear anything of a callous statement that says “forget the past and let us build the nation.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support what the Senate Minority Leader has said. Let us have a Committee of this House formed to interrogate these issues. I also support what Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o said; let us have a forensic audit done on how this money is being spent and allocated.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, mine is a brief one. I would like to know from the Chairperson whether a need-assessment analysis was done on the IDPs to 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.

Proceed, Sen. (Prof.) Lesan. Please take one minute if possible.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also wish to agree with most of the sentiments that have been expressed in the House because of the very serious nature of displacement in this country---

Sen. Orengo, are you on a point of order? I can see your name on both screens.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say something.

Your name is on both sides of the screen; point of order and the other one. Do you want to contribute?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to come on a point of order but let it be a clarification.

Okay.

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan, proceed.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the whole issue of IDPs will not be solved as long as there is no criterion for identifying the IDPs or even the situations that creates IDPs. This problem would not be solved in piecemeal. The issue of IDPs revolves around land in this country. So, the way to go about it and solve this land issue is to go back and address the whole idea of land policy and tenure in this country and probably come back to solve the IDP issue. Families are now living in a fraction of an acre. We have a new cadre of IDPs; the sons and daughters of these people living in a fraction of an acre; as they come of age they claim they are IDPs because they do not have a place to stay. Therefore, we will have many of them. I agree with the Senate Minority Leader that we look at this problem wholesomely by addressing it as a land issue. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the formation of the Committee and add that it interrogates this problem much further before it brings it to the House so that we can have options rather than just lament on the issue of the IDPs. 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.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have just one little point but it is a very pregnant point; not because of the gender of the Chair but the little point is very pregnant. There is this constant idea that comes from the Jubilee Government that, forget the past and let us get on building the nation. This is a very odd idea because the constitutional basis of this document that we proclaimed on 10th August, 2010, was based on remembering the past. In Article 9 of the Constitution, there are three days national holidays; one of them is that of Madaraka Day to be observed on the 1st of June. Madaraka Day came before the Chair and the Cabinet Secretary (CS) were born. We cannot remember the 1st of June, 1963 if we go by this statement of forgetting the past. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the preamble to this constitutional document, why we said that: “we the people of Kenya” is based on the injustices of the past for which some people had to struggle and shed blood so that we can have our freedom. I want to plead with the Chair that when he goes back to the CS, he should tell the CS and the Government that there is no way we will forget the past. Even President Kenyatta himself said that we shall forgive but we shall never forget. If you remember the past, we could probably deal with the teacher’s problems a little better because we keep on forgetting. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, mine was on the little void that we should never forget the past; otherwise the future will be very bleak.

(Sen. Kembi-Gitura

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. (Dr.) Machage, a point of order at this time?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Leader of Minority made a passionate request to the Chair---

Order, Sen. (Dr.) Machage. I have just said that it is time for the Vice Chairperson of the Committee to give a response. She heard what Sen. Wetangula, and everybody said. I have indicated that I would like her to answer all those issues, give us a way forward or tell us how she propose to go about these issues.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir,--

Senator what is the issue? 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.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is important that I am not pre-empted on what I want to say.

Do you have an issue to raise? Talk to me, I cannot hear you.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wanted to contribute.

Senator, if you are aware that you want to contribute, you should put your name on the screen. I have not seen your name on the screen.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as the Vice Chair of the Committee, I have listened carefully to the issues that have been raised by hon. Senators. I must say that they are grave issues of national importance. I must also say that they cut across the political divide, all of us and different parts of this country. I agree that there are new issues that have arisen from this Statement; some of them concern the whole issue of how the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) were identified, the criteria and the classification of who was paid what. What the Senate Minority Leader has suggested is what the Committee would agree to; that we have a select committee to look into those issues. We will also call the CS to answer some of the issues. The select committee will interrogate further some of the questions and issues that have been raised here. I am sure that Sen. Khaniri will then do it in the appropriate manner in this House. Therefore, I want to add that I agree with my colleague on the issue of forgetting. It is a matter that we need to look at so that we can deal with it once and for all as a country. This House is in a position to look at it through a select committee of this House.

Let me understand this. Where does that leave us?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir that would be done through the procedures of this House. A Motion will be brought either by a Member of the Committee or Sen. Khaniri to request for a select committee. It could be done through the procedural way of this House.

Sen. Khaniri, are you satisfied? This depends very much on you because we do not want to leave it in abeyance.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, given the weight of this matter and the interest that it has generated, it is clear that we cannot exhaust the issues at hand through a Statement. Therefore, I will take the responsibility of drafting the said Motion expeditiously and we will give notice next week or so.

I think that settles the issue. VIOLATION OF ARTICLE 245(4) BY THE CS, INTERIOR AND CO-ORDINATION OF NATIONAL GOVERMENT

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I rise to seek a Statement pursuant to Standing Order No. 45(2)(b). This Statement is directed to the Chairperson of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations regarding the letter written by the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Interior and 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.

Is anybody from that Committee here?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I contribute something—

On that issue?

Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to ride on that request. The distinguished Sen. Orengo is here from that Committee. I am also a Member of that Committee but I have constantly declined to take any responsibility for the work of the Committee. In answering and responding to Sen. Ong’era’s question, we want the Chairperson to tell this distinguished House under what law and on what basis did the Cabinet Secretary purport to direct not only the Inspector-General of Police, but also the Chairperson of the National Commission for Integration and Cohesion (NCIC), on the basis of which the Chairman of NCIC and the Inspector-General started running helter-skelter to arrest Sen. Muthama without any regard to his rights and forcing him to record a Statement. In fact, for the benefit of the House this morning, I led a team that went to NCIC with Sen. Muthama---

Sen. Wetangula, you are seeking to ride on the Statement. Could you please do that?

I want the Chairperson to explain, because NCIC told us that they work under nobody’s direction and will not take what the Minister said. They also said that they are not intending to record a Statement from Sen. Muthama and withdrew the summons they had given to him. On what basis and under what law is the Cabinet Secretary, who has been a very distinguished Member of Parliament and we have worked with him--- Why is he violating the Constitution and the law to give directions where he has no authority? As I finish, even in America---

Order, Sen. Wetangula! I think in fairness, if you want to ride on a Statement, do that but do not bring in extraneous issues.

(Sen. Wetangula) In comparable jurisdictions, I want the Chairman to tell us, in the United States of America (USA) which is the bastion of the free world, Donald Trump threatened to depot President Obama to Kenya but he 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.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

What is it Sen. Sang?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.39(2) to request that you reorganize the order of business to allow us to vote on two Bills that we deferred yesterday. I have discussed with a number of Members who are likely to get out of the House in a short while. These Bills have been pending in the House for three sittings. We should vote on them since we have the numbers.

I will consider that but we are in the middle of Statements. The request being made by Sen. Sang is important and as you know, I cannot order but only request you not to leave the House before we vote on those two items. Before we do that, we have to finish what we are dealing with at the moment. I request the Members to be in the House so that they can vote on those two Bills. The Division Bell will be rung and Sen. Sang thinks that we have enough Members here. Sen. Wetangula, you have made your contribution now it is Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. If it is a rider please make it a rider.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on Saturday, Sen. Muthama, the former Prime Minister and I, went to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) headquarters after Sen. Muthama had been summoned to go and record a Statement. The country should be shocked to hear that we found a written statement---

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, you know me. I try as much as possible to be fair. You want to ride on a Statement sought by Sen. Ong’era? If you want to ride on it please do so and say what else you want the Chairperson to say but I will not allow you to make a statement because that is against the rules.

Please allow me to build my case.

You are the one who was telling me that there is no rule that allows people to ride on other people’s Statements and I said we will allow it but I will not allow you or anybody else to make a statement. If you want to ride on the issue, do so and the HANSARD will bear you out.

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We would like the Chairperson to clarify why when we went to the police station, we found that a charge sheet had already been prepared and the Senator was being asked to have his fingerprints taken when in fact, there was no complainant. Could the Chair confirm whether the complainant was one Anne Waiguru, the Cabinet Secretary or President Uhuru Kenyatta, whom the officers were telling us that Sen. Muthama had offended? Finally, could the Chairperson clarify whether certain sections of the Constitution that guarantee freedom of thought and expression have been suspended during the short tenure of the Jubilee Government?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to ride on this request. I would not use it to make a Statement but I want to know why a Cabinet Secretary, in desiring to give directive or instructions to a duly constituted constitutional body, would 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.

Finally, Sen. Madzayo.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Constitution is very clear that when there is any law that is in conflict with the Constitution then the Constitution shall prevail. Would the Chairman tell this House whether that directive or order by the Cabinet Secretary was in contravention of the Constitution as provided?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in further clarification, I would like to know---

You are actually not seeking a clarification. You want to ride on the Statement that was sought.

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is only the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) who is mandated under Article 157(4) to be the person to direct the Inspector-General. I would like the Chairperson to inform the House whether the Cabinet Secretary had received any consent or delegation from the DPP to issue any direction to the Inspector-General as required under the Constitution.

Who is the Chairperson of the Committee or who is going to give us an indication?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know the Chair presiding now is a Member of the Committee and so is the distinguished Sen. Orengo and myself. I will inform the Chair that such a weighty issue has been raised on the Floor and probably he could issue the Statement in a week, that is, next Wednesday. The Clerks-at-the-Table should inform the Chair.

Sen. Wetangula, you have no right to direct the Clerks-at-the-Table. Not at least when I am sitting here. You have absolutely no right to direct them. I think you are taking this House for granted and I will not allow you that leeway. You know the rules and you know that even in your capacity as the Leader of Minority, you have no capacity to direct the Clerks-at-the-Table when I am sitting here. It is wrong and should not be allowed. I would direct, as I am bound by law to do, that the HANSARD be furnished upon the Chairperson of the Committee so that they can deliberate on the issue and give the answer in the timelines that have been given of one week from today.

Sorry for usurping your powers. 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.

It is not my powers you are usurping; it is the powers of the institution called the Senate. That is why I say that it has nothing to do with me and I think we must continue to respect institutions. It is important. Sen. Ong’era, are you satisfied?

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Thank you, Sen. Ong’era. Next Order!

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

What is it, Sen. Nabwala?

I would like to seek for a Statement.

I have approved it, have I not?

You have approved it.

Okay, go on. THE GOVERNMENT’S PREPAREDNESS IN MITIGATING EFFECTS OF THE IMPENDING EL NINO RAINS

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to seek a Statement. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.45(2)(b) to seek a Statement from the Senate Leader of Majority regarding the Government’s preparedness for the impending El Nino rains. In the Statement, the Senate Leader of Majority should explain the following:- 1.The administrative policy and legislative measures that the national Government and county governments have taken to mitigate the effects of and create public awareness of the impending El Nino rains. 2. Explain whether the national Government and the county governments have put in place early warning systems. 3. Explain the measures that the national Government and county governments have taken to expedite the process of availing resources to prepare for the El Nino rains and deal with its effects. 4. Explain the measures that national Government and the county governments have taken to ensure that the impending disaster is turned into opportunities through water harvesting and storage.

Where is the Chairperson of the Committee? Which Committee is that?

It is a Statement to the Senate Majority Leader.

I do not see the Majority Leader or his office here. Why is it the Majority Leader and not a Committee?

It is a national issue.

It is cutting across committees?

Yes.

There is nobody from that office here. Is there anybody from the Committee? 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.

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Hon. Senators, the two Bills under Order Nos.8 and 9 are up for Division. The Division Bell will be rung for five minutes for the two Orders.

Order, Senators! Sen. Keter, do we have the threshold?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are less by one.

There will be no point of going to a Division in those circumstances. So, unfortunately, I will have to, again, reorganize the Order Paper. There will be no point of drawing the Bar. We will skip Order Nos.8 and 9 and go to Order No.10. It is unfortunate but that is how we will go about it.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, AWARE THAT the Senate, on 18th June, 2015, resolved to establish a Select Committee consisting of 11 Senators to conduct an inquiry into the affairs of Kenya Airways Limited and its Subsidiaries and report back to the House within three months of its establishment; REALIZING THAT the three month period lapsed on 18th September, 2015 but owing to the magnitude of the work involved the Committee was not able to complete its work within the duration; NOTING THE NEED for more time to carry out a thorough inquiry into this matter; NOW THEREFORE the Senate resolves to renew the mandate of the Committee for a further period of two months to enable the Committee to complete its work and report to the House and further resolves that the following two Senators be added to the membership of the Select Committee- 1. Sen. Stephen Sang; and 2. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. First, I would like to thank the Members of the Committee; my Vice-Chairperson, Sen. Kagwe from Nyeri, Senior Counsel, Sen. Orengo from Siaya, Sen. Hassan from Mombasa, Sen. Billow from Mandera, Sen. (Prof.) Lesan from Bomet, Sen. (Dr.) Zani, Nominated Senator, Sen. Lesuuda, Nominated Senator, Sen. Mositet from Kajiado, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale from Kakamega and Sen. Karaba from Kirinyaga. As the Motion states, we have worked steadfastly for the last three months until our mandate ended. We have held a total of about 24 sittings; working very hard to deliver to the Senate. Unfortunately, certain logistical problems arose, one of them being the fact that Senators are overstretched in several Committees and the second being that the Kenya Airways itself, the subject matter in this, did not find it easy to deliver certain documents to us, particularly, the board minutes and management letters from the auditors. These documents are extremely important for the Committee’s work. Kenya Airways insisted to begin with, that we go there and see those minutes in their premises, which is against the procedures of the House. It would have been inconvenient to us. Secondly, they said that given the rules of the Capital Markets Authority, that they needed special permission from the Capital Markets Authority to do this, but the Capital Markets Authority just last week finally gave this permission with certain conditions attached to it. After discussing in the Committee and in consultation with the Clerk of the Senate, we agreed to accept them and for those minutes to be delivered. I had to call the Chief Executive Officer (C.E.O) of Kenya Airways this morning 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.

Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, and my neighbour Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o for giving me this opportunity to second this Motion. This is a straightforward Motion, in the sense that I sat in the Committee of Labour and Social Welfare of the National Assembly in the year 2012. I remember very well at that time we had a problem with Kenya Airways and their staff appeared before our Committee. The only people who never appeared, and the Mover said that they are still having the same problem, is the management of Kenya Airways. The board of Kenya Airways at that time refused to appear before our Committee. This time round I saw the former C.E.O and the current C.E.O appearing before the Committee. I am surprised that they are still trying to hide some information and at the same time crying for a bail out. It will be prudent for the Kenya Airways to come out openly, so that we as a country can find ways of tackling their problems, to ensure that the Kenya Airways remains the pride of Africa. It will be prudent to grant this Committee even more than two months, because if you go to the 2012 report it indicates that were some companies that were registered in the Cayman Islands. I think it will be prudent for this Committee to go into details about how those financing companies were registered and for what purpose. It is worth knowing because there are about three to four companies that were registered at that time to provide a vehicle for financing. I think it will be prudent for this Committee that as they go to Amsterdam, to also visit other areas, so that they can ascertain why Kenya Airways bought the Embraers from Brazil, but they were rerouted through another country. I second the Motion seeking the extension for two months and also the inclusion of two young, able and energetic senators. Since they will be able to scrutinize documents well, their inclusion is welcome. They will add value to this Committee. I beg to second.

Sen. Keter, you seem to know a lot about this. I thought you also wanted your name to be there.

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beseech the House that this is just a Motion to extend the tenure of a Committee that is doing a fantastic job. If we engage in debate, there is a real risk and danger of us veering into now debating the possible outcome of what the Committee is doing. Debating the failures or successes of the Kenya Airways and the individuals involved will come in the report that we await at the end of this Select Committee, which they will bring to this House to debate. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beseech the House that we have other businesses as well. Let us go directly to the vote, renew the mandate of the Committee and then go to extra business that we have ahead of us. However, it is entirely up to the Chair if you want to open debate. It is your discretion and power, but we are not really going to debate the possible outcome of what the Committee is doing other than giving them an extension. If we have to agree to extend, what is there to debate? Either we extend or we do not. 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.

At least, other Senators have heard what the Senate Minority Leader has said. We have some requests and I think it is a procedural Motion, just requesting for the adoption of the two Senators and also because of the issue of time.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, mine is a very small duty that has been rightly pointed out by the Senate Minority Leader. This is a procedural Motion but I have an amendment to the Motion, which is important in the sense that – as mentioned by Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o – Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has been sitting with this Committee from 31stJuly, 2015. It would not be quite complete to pass the Motion as it is. I can say without any doubt – Sen. (Prof.) Lesan is looking at me – that he has been a very important Member of this Committee, although an ex-officio, to the extent that his name had not been ratified by the Senate. Similarly, having looked at the documents involved, the court cases and the volumes of not only Kenyan law but also law regarding those territories where the Senate Majority Deputy Leader was saying agreements were signed or vehicles created, we needed more lawyers to be in the Committee. The lawyers would deal with some of the legal issues that are arising and there are many legal instruments to also look at. Therefore, the amendment was to add the following words after Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.: “with effect from 31st July, 2015”.That is the amendment that I propose. However, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is just something that I want to say generally. We are becoming a little bit too sensitive when there is an inquiry of this nature. People do not want to be oversighted ---

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. Orengo has just moved an amendment. We have not yet disposed of with that amendment, and yet he is beginning to discuss. Am I in order to demand that we dispose of the amendment before any other discussions? I think it is what the Standing Orders say.

Sen. (Dr.) Machage, you are the one who is completely out of order. Sen. Orengo, continue with the amendment.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, His Excellency, Retired President Daniel Arap Moi required a teacher who had a long beard to be shaved. I think it would be good for Dr. Machage to visit a barber.

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Sen. Orengo to demand that I remove my trademark?

He is completely out of order.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was just saying that because he was losing his trademark - being known as somebody who knows the Standing Orders and now that he is losing it, the beard is of no significance.

As I was saying, sometimes we are overly sensitive. Like in this matter, it is important that when those who are in public office are being oversighted, they should not 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.

Sen. (Dr) Khalwale.

Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to Second this amendment and because this is a procedural matter, I will not have much to say apart from only one point, that Kenya Airways (KQ), you want to understand the pride of Africa---

Senator, please do not try to go into KQ affairs, just stick to the Motion, particularly aware that the inquiry is going on.

Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. One wants to appreciate the pride of Africa. When you board KQ from Amsterdam, Paris or Heathrow Airport, at that time you are usually home sick. When you see the tail of the beautiful Airbus, you cannot wait to board. Therefore, all of us should do what this Committee is doing; making sure that KQ remains airborne. KQ depends on pilots, it depends on aeronautical engineers, and it depends on a lot of human resource. I want to remind the Jubilee Government that the pilots and engineers of tomorrow are in primary and secondary schools. 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.

On a point of Order. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, did you notice that the Senator for Bungoma has passionately accused the Jubilee Administration---

(Sen. Wetangula)

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am sorry, I meant the Senator for Kakamega who is a neighbour to Bungoma and my neighbour also. Did you notice that as he passionately attacked the Jubilee administration, he focused on Sen. Keter and I as if to suggest that we were the ones responsible for the closure of the schools? If you look at the public gallery, we have students from schools meaning schools are open.

On a point of Order. Sen. Sang did not understand why Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale was looking at the two of them. It is because they are the more reasonable components of Jubilee.

Is he in order to take that favourable look to look like Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale was intimidating? He just meant that you are the more---

Mr. Temporary Speaker, sir, I did not stand to debate this Motion. I understand and I am alive to the fact that it is a Procedural Motion and it is also with the Committee and we will get a comprehensive report as we progress. Given the fact that they are asking for an extension of time, it will be prudent to include anyone who thinks can add value in terms of general direction. We are not discussing the substantive debate, but for general direction, I want to say that when the Government has high stakes, for example in the Kenya Meat Commission, KQ and Pan Paper, these institutions do not nose dive suddenly. In business circles, I understand that there are quite a number of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) that have in the past created a very positive impression when in essence the performance has been negative. I call on the Committee to go deep into the matter, get the facts right and share with us their findings in the earliest time possible. Thank you.

Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I also support the extension sought by the distinguished Senator for Kisumu and the further amendments sought by the distinguished Senator for Siaya. 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.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support the Motion of amendment. This is a procedural Motion. If the Committee feels that there is any other Senator they feel that they should include, they should not hesitate to look for them especially those who are experienced in the area of procurement. This is because it appears that most of the organizations fail due to procurement issues. We, therefore, need procurement experts in this Committee.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am a Member of this Committee. I want to congratulate the Chairman of the Committee for the passion that he has shown in first bringing this Motion to the House and conducting the process of investigation of the company. He has done this enthusiastically and encouraged those of us who are Members to fully participate. I, therefore, assure the Members of this House that we will do a very good job on this issue guided by the Chairperson.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in supporting this Motion, but more fundamentally, to congratulate this particular Committee. When the Senate resolved to establish this Committee, we saw a number of the Members of the National Assembly attempting to say that we were wrong as the Senate to establish it. I thank the Chairperson and the Committee for taking up this matter and ignoring some of the uninformed Members of the “lower House”. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if the Senate did not resolve to set up this Committee, what we would have seen is the Members of the National Assembly discussing the bail out without understanding the root challenges that the airline faces. I therefore thank and congratulate the Chairman and the Committee. I am excited to join this group to ensure that we salvage our national pride; the pride of Africa. We need to ensure that we continue to have a national airline in this country and that we do not end up being a country without an airline. We are discussing about possible direct flights to the United States of America (USA) yet our national carrier would be sinking. I beg to support.

What is your point of order, Sen. (Dr.) Machage?

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Would I be in order to request that the Chair puts the question for this amendment to be disposed of and thereafter, he puts another question for the Mover to reply so that we save on time?

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Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is important to note that the Committee which was established following the procedure in the Constitution and it is a procedural Motion, worked very well. Having been a Member, I noted that we were assisted and steered favourably by my friend, the Senator for Kisumu County, (Prof.) Anyang'- Nyong'o. I also noted that we need to have many other probes similar to this one because we have a lot of messes in various commissions and parastatals. We need to come up with more probe Committees so we get to know what is happening in some of the institutions. Therefore, most of the Committee work should be tailored to probe some parastatals. Some of them will fall or collapse without notice of the majority of Kenyans. This should not be the only Committee probing the Kenya Airways, but we should have many other Committees probing other parastatals. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to support.

THAT, AWARE THAT the Senate, on 18th June, 2015, resolved to establish a Select Committee consisting of 11 Senators to conduct an inquiry into the affairs of Kenya Airways Limited and its Subsidiaries and report back to the House within three months of its establishment; REALIZING THAT the three month period lapsed on 18th September, 2015 but owing to the magnitude of the work involved the Committee was not able to complete its work within the duration; NOTING THE NEED for more time to carry out a thorough inquiry into this matter; NOW THEREFORE the Senate resolves to renew the mandate of the Committee for a further period of two months to enable the Committee to complete its work and report to the House and further resolves that the following two Senators be added to the membership of the Select Committee- 1. Sen. Stephen Sang; and 2. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr; with effect from 31st July, 2015

Hon. Senators, Order Nos.11, 12 and 13 require us to go into the Committee of the Whole. However, we do not have the prerequisite threshold to vote. Therefore, I defer them.

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I notice that we have some guests or students seated in the Public Gallery which is opposite me. Would it be in order for me to ask you to introduce them to us?

Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o, I am not aware of that because I have not even seen them.

I am told that they are working on that. I have to get the name of the school before I make a formal communication to the Senate. However, I, as the Chair, acknowledge the presence of the students seated in the Public Gallery. Since the Serjeant-at-Arms has not even brought details of the school, I cannot mention its name.

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. We are setting a bad precedent because by the time the students were allowed to enter the Public Gallery, there must be somebody who was notified about them. You are setting a bad precedent by saying that you acknowledge their presence because it has been brought to your attention by one of us. There is a specific Senator who represents them. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we met the students at about 1.00 p.m. For their own pride, and the pride of the Senate, we must recognise them specifically.

Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., I cannot see the students you are talking about from where I am seated. I seriously agree with you that the moment they came in, the Serjeant-at-Arms ought to have indicated that to the Chair with all the details. I order the Serjeant-at-Arms to do so. I acknowledged them because I thought they might be in a hurry to leave. I agree with you fully that we need to know the name of the school, the county they come from and, maybe, their Senator.

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Whereas I appreciate what you have indicated, you will note that we had a similar problem yesterday. The Serjeant-at-Arms seemed not to have done the right thing by taking one delegation from our counties to the Speakers Gallery while the other one to the Public Gallery. The same issue appears to be recurring; that they did not take time to inform you about the students’ visit. Would I be in order to request that you direct that the Serjeant- 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.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, are you on the same point of order?

Yes, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I request most respectfully, that you withhold the introduction because that does not amount to an introduction. It can only be an introduction after you have said who it is that you are introducing. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there are two aspects about that pronouncement from the Chair. Indeed, the first one is that it goes to the record of this House that the school was here. This is a momentous occasion for these children who are present in the Public Gallery. When they come back here as Senators, 20 years from now, the HANSARD will show that such and such primary school was here. Secondly, the children might be given a question to write a composition about their trip to Nairobi or Parliament. They ought to write in exactly the same mirror image as the other children do when it comes to a visit to this House. Finally, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, your pronouncement is an accounting document. The accounting officer who spent money on these children could want a proof that they came to Nairobi. The HANSARD record will show that they visited Parliament. Therefore, any money spent by the school or even the parents who paid for the trip, will be properly accounted for.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I actually want to help the House. Yesterday, I delivered a letter to the Serjeant-at-Arms from the Principal of Barkorua Girls Secondary School which is in my county. I informed them that the girls would be visiting the Senate today. Just before I came in here, I established with the orderlies that the moment they come, they should inform me. However, they did not inform me, but I can see that we have the guests over there. I just want it to be officially recognised that we have girls all the way from Kisumu who came specifically to study about the work of the Senate. The letter was very specific about that. They want to study about the Senate and, probably, meet some Senators. As Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has said, maybe, they will have an assignment to write something about the Senate. Therefore, the decorum and etiquette with which we receive them is extremely important. However, I congratulate the school for bringing the students here. I hope that they will be properly recognised by the Senate in due course. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

On a point of order. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The Serjeant-At- Arms may not be able to give you sufficient information about the school and why they are here. If you get that information, it will be half the information. Now that the Senator from the County is here, could he be allowed to introduce the students to the Senate and the Chair acknowledge them. It is not good enough to just say the Speaker acknowledges 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.

Before I give Sen. (Dr.) Machage a chance to raise a point of order, let me say the Office of the Serjeant-At-Arms needs to be serious with their work. I order them just as other Members have raised concerns, anytime we have visitors they need to be taken seriously. The Chair needs always to have the details so that we can acknowledge them in the best way of this House.

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Did you notice the breach of security of this House by the security team in the names of Serjeant- At-Arms for allowing visitors whose identity they do not know? I would not really be in support of the statement from Sen. Orengo on the same although it is just civil that Sen. (Prof.) Anyang-Nyong’o was trying to save the situation, but the fact that a breach of the security was actually committed should be acknowledged and proper reprimanding done.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as the Chairman of the Committee on Education, I am alarmed when the position of the Speaker or the Chairman, for that matter, chooses not to recognize students when they come to the Senate. When I am here I see students come in and within five minutes, they go out and others come in. They leave like they are appearing here technically. We need to recognise they are here to learn more history and civics of this country. If they are asked about Senate or Parliament, proceedings, debates, and motions, among others, they will be in a position to answer accordingly. When they go back, they will write a preamble that they were welcomed by the Speaker and the Senators were happy to see them and they were appreciated. It is also important for the relevant Senator to be informed on time. It is very important to notice that, of course, we say teachers are on strike, there are some who are concerned about students’ plight and they are here because of what they are called for. It is a clear demonstration that there are some teachers who are still with the spirit of making Kenya to be what it should be in spite of the problems. I support.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is very unfortunate that this situation has risen and embarrassed the House. I have seen in many reputable institutions that behind there, is a visitors book which I think can keep a very good record since this is a House of records. The leaders of this delegation can come to either side, particularly in the Public Gallery, register their names in the book and save the Senate the problem of not recognising who visits the House. It might be prudent to make available some visitors book where records can be done at all times without interrupting the business of the House.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I sympathise with the situation we are in today because I cannot understand the reason we are making this matter to be bigger than what we might think. The reason is that this House is guided by the rules and 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.

This is the time I am receiving the Communication from the Clerk’s office and fortunately or unfortunately, the students are not from Kisumu. I do not know how you identified them Sen. (Prof.) Anyang-Nyong’o from there. Hon. Senators, I wish to recognise the presence of Class Eight pupils from Rockfields School from Nairobi City County seated in the Public Gallery who are visiting the Senate today. As you all know, the tradition of receiving and welcoming visitors to Parliament is a long time tradition and we shall endeavour to continue upholding it. On behalf of the Senate and on my own behalf, I extend a warm welcome to the pupils and teachers of Rockfields School.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my apology is to the Senate because yesterday I delivered a letter of the students from Kisumu County and I think the uniforms could deceive because they are very similar and the Serjeant-At-Arms advised me that as soon as they come in, they will let me know. This is what is called tremendous coincidence; that as I was expecting the students from my county, good Samaritans from another school arrived. We welcome them to the Senate. However, I hope that the students from my county are not too late to come to the Senate today as they were expected to come. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I offer my apologies.

Before Sen. Orengo speaks, I would like to clarify that the Chair had already ruled that the Serjeant-at-Arms need to be very serious with their work. Sen. (Dr.) Machage had raised a very serious issue that the moment people go into the Public Gallery and they are not noticed or acknowledged, that means they are 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.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am saying this because from the Chair respectfully, you are adding more confusion to a very confused situation. That is why I agree with Sen. G.G. Kariuki that the Public Gallery is always open to the public. That is the fundamental principle. The introductions that the Speakers normally make are when you are on the Speaker’s Gallery on invitation. When you are acknowledging the presence of guests in the Chamber, they see you and you see them. However, if there is a group that is sitting in the Public Gallery that wants to be or should be introduced, then you should be notified well in advance. There is an important principle that Sen. G.G. Kariuki is making; that the Public Gallery is always open to the public. Indeed, any Kenyan who has a national identification card to identify himself or herself and prove that he or she is not a security risk, need not be introduced and can sit in the Public Gallery anytime the Senate is in session. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was getting a bit worried because one time I went to a meeting in Nigeria where there were so many traditional rulers, Senators and former Presidents. When a Prime Minister was making a speech and every time somebody arrived, he had to stop the speech. He would say:- “Excuse me, there arrives the Igwe from Kano State with his entourage and they must be acknowledged.” We were told that if he did not do so, there would be a big problem. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, literally, it is not possible for the Speaker to introduce everybody who goes to the Public Gallery. However, if anybody wants visitors seated in the Public Gallery to be introduced, he should go out of his way to tell the Serjeant-at-Arms in very specific terms that so and so or a group of people are not just coming to the Public Gallery, but you would like them to be acknowledged. That is the precedent that has been there in Parliament over the ages and even now.

What is your point of order, Sen. Karaba?

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. There is always someone called “officer in charge of education” matters in Parliament. He is the one who should be charged with the responsibility of making sure that if students are coming to sit in the Public Gallery, the information should be relayed to the Serjeant-at-Arms, so that you are informed. Otherwise, any other member of the public may come and go unnoticed. For the purposes of students, it is that officer in charge of education matters who takes them round. This is part of learning; it is not just a matter of coming to sit. They should know the name of the Speaker and where he sits in this House. What is the mace? So that when they come here they see exactly what they have been taught by the officer in charge of education matters. So, it is the officer in charge of education matters who should tell us which school is in the Public Gallery to facilitate recognition. 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.

Hon. Senators, we are through with that one. There is a procedure to be followed by visitors to access Public Gallery. For those who want to be recognised, they can always relay their names and where they come from. If they are institutions, they say so, through the Serjeant-at-Arms. Next order!

Hon. Senators are supposed to contribute. I can see one request. Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Machage.

Bw. Spika wa Muda, nashukuru kwa kunipa nafasi hii ili nitoe mawazo yangu kuhusu Mswada uliopendekezwa kwetu na Sen. (Prof.) Lesan. Mawazo yake yaliangazia wale ambao wamepewa nafasi na baraka za Mwenyezi Mungu kuishi maisha marefu, miaka mingi na kuhitimu ule umri ambao wanaweza kuitwa wakongwe. Ni kweli kwamba kila jamii ina wakongwe. Kila mtu anayezaliwa lazima ajue kwamba, kwa baraka za Mungu, atafika umri huo. Ni kweli kwamba kuna jamii zingine ambazo zina uwezo, mila na desturi ambayo kwa miaka mingi imetekelezwa kuwatunza hawa. Pia ni kweli kwamba kuna jamii fulani ambazo hazina uwezo huo wa kuwatunza wazee wao. Mawazo ya Sen. (Prof.) Lesan yanaambatana na Kifungu cha 57 ya Katiba ya 2010 iliyopitishwa na Wakenya wote nchini. Kifungu hiki kinasema wazee ni lazima watunzwe. Tuwape uwezo wa kuishi, kwa mfano, chakula, nyumba na kadhalika. Hizi ni haki za kimsingi. Na ndiposa amewasilisha Mswada huu ili kutunga sheria ya kuweza kuangaza mawazo na nguvu za Serikali na kupata nafasi ya kupendekeza kutumika kwa pesa za Serikali kwa ajili ya jambo hili la maana la kuwatunza wazee wa jamii zetu. Kwa mawazo alifikiria kwamba uzee wa ukongwe utambulike Mzee ni kuanzia umri wa miaka 65. Ingawa kwa Umoja wa Mataifa, utambulisho huo unaanzia umri wa miaka 60. Sisi hapa kwetu watu hustaafu wakiwa na umri wa miaka 60. Mimi ninafikiria kwamba labda angependekeza umri huu upunguzwe hadi miaka 60 ili uwe wakati wa kutambua uzee. Lakini hata hivyo lazima sheria ziwe ngumu ili kuondoa wale wakora ambao wangetaka kutumia huduma hii bila sababu kamili. Kuondoa ufidhuli, uvivu na kutowajibika kwa jamii fulani ambao hawataki kuwatunza wazee wao. Si kwamba kila mtu aliye na umri huo lazima apendekezwe na kupelekwa kwa nyumba ya wazee au ya 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.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Bill. Yesterday, I told the distinguished Senator for Bomet County that when I speak on this Bill, I will oppose it. I have come to give effect to that promise. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Senator purports to extract the provision of Article 57 of the Constitution as the basis of bringing this Bill. Article 57 of the Constitution is very clear. It states that:- “The State shall take measures to ensure the rights of older persons- (a) to fully participate in the affairs of society; (b) to pursue their personal development; (c) to live in dignity and respect and be free from abuse and, (d) to receive reasonable care and assistance from their family and the State. That means that older people with capacity should not be locked out of public appointments, other facilities and opportunities simply because they are older persons. To pursue their personal development, those who can be contractors and access Government contracts should not be discriminated. To live in dignity and respect and be free from abuse, it is a constitutional provision available to every citizen of this country. We, Catholics, recognize life from conception to death – a child must live in dignity and free from abuse and receive reasonable care and assistance from their family and the State. We have always done this. The State is supposed to make sure that there is provision of security for all citizens of the country, including senior citizens. It must make sure that there is adequate medicare available to every citizen, including senior citizens. It is the responsibility of the State to make sure there are passable roads and an enabling environment to flourish if someone is a businessman and so on and so forth. 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.

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

What is your point of order, Sen. Karaba?

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Senator for Bungoma is insinuating improper motive on my position. Is he in order to imagine that I can go by the numerical age that he is trying to suggest? I could be younger.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am sorry. I simply said; “who may be,” because every time, he recites his life achievements and schools where he has been a head teacher, he can only be closing to 70 years. However, I stand guided. It means that if this Bill is effected, automatically Sen. Karaba qualifies to go to a borstal home and be looked after by the State and the county.

This Bill goes on to add stress to counties. There are so many facilities and issues of development that counties with a minimum envelope available to them, have to do to better the lives of people. We are Africans. Once you become a grandfather or reach the age that the distinguished Senator is calling “senior citizen” - he is putting it at 65, which is the retirement age, and I believe that is where he picked it, people at the age are very active. If they are farmers, they are busy driving their tractors and doing all manner of things. In African families, when we were growing up as little children, our parents would send us to go to sleep in the houses of our grandparents. Before we slept, we would be told stories, given wisdom, told how life was and how society has shifted from where it was to where it is. Children would pick wisdom from those older people. It is very dangerous to try and create a situation where we make advanced age look like it is a barrier or stigma. That when you get to 65 years, your family can disown you, take you to a borstal home to stay there and look miserable. This is a home where you live with people whom you have never met in your life. At 65 years, you are unlikely to make good new friends and you will simply be living with acquaintances. If you go to a village in Bomet County where the distinguished Senator comes from, there are people that he went to Standard One with, did Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) with, got circumcised with, went to Form Four with and came to witness his marriage and he witnessed theirs. At every stage, you create an impregnable bond in life, to the extent that when you have a function in your home as an elder of the Maasai, the first people to invite are those that you have those distinctions with in life at every stage. “ Niitie wale niliyotahiriwa nao. ” They come, you sit and talk different things. You call those who escorted you to get married and you talk different things. You are unlikely to fish them from these borstal institutions to help you do those things. We are all African, Sen. (Prof.) Lesan included. In Africa, we take pride in looking after our parents. Even those who are deprived and are poor in society have a 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.

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is the distinguished Senator for Bungoma County in order to insinuate that Sen. (Prof.) Lesan put in a lot of nothing just because he does not agree with the content of the Bill? I do not think that it is in order.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the distinguished fair lady did not understand me. I did not say that he put nothing in. I said that sometimes, you can put a lot of work into nothing, meaning that you can work very hard, but the end result becomes zero; a product that you cannot market. That is what I meant. In fact, I salute him. The Bill is well drafted only that it has ideas that are unattainable. The Constitution places a premium of responsibility on the State. The State is not there to disrupt the tranquility of families, which is what this Bill is trying to do. I have also gone through the Bill. I wonder how it will be decided who a senior citizen is that deserves to go to those homes. Yesterday, we saw on the news the sharing of the estate of the late Mbiu Koinange. We all know that he was in the first Cabinet, but I have not read anywhere where he was distinguished for being more hardworking than ordinary people or that he was a serious businessman. However, you saw the estate that he had. Any reasonable Kenyan can conclude that his estate is a product of theft. There is no way a person who was a Minister for about 10 years can amass wealth to that magnitude, especially at Independence when the challenge of building a nation was so high. There are many people like him, but the point that I am making is that you will find 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.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity so that I may contribute to this Bill. Let me begin by congratulating Sen. (Prof.) Lesan for bringing up this Bill which attempts to provide for home based care for senior citizens. Article 9 of this Bill provides for family and community care of senior residents and citizens of this country. What Sen. (Prof.) Lesan meant was the establishment of a welfare fund or scheme for senior citizens of Kenya. However, this has not come up clearly under the Bill and it is something that the distinguished Senator should look at. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we know that our African society, particularly in Kenya, has not reached a point where we can have a mass evacuation of our elderly citizens. Perhaps, this needs to come out clearly. In the Bill, I have not seen a clear distinction of how senior citizens will be kept in these homes. In Section 28, the distinguished Senator has elaborated clearly how the care for senior citizens will be done in the homes and their facilitation in terms of quality care for the citizens. This would be a very good thing, had he established within the Act how the welfare state could be provided and whether there will be funding for such activities. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have challenges in certain sections that have been raised by the distinguished Senator and which are here for debate. These are Sections 6, 10, 12, 16 and 17, which I oppose. In Section 6 of this Bill, there is no way we can start involving the national Government in this particular exercise, especially for the provision of care for the senior citizens, when we are devolving services and bringing them closer to the people. It would have been better if Section 6 dealt with the county governments because they are closer to the people and senior citizens and could know the problems facing them. Section 2 attempts to establish an Authority. This means that we will go back to nationalizing systems of governance when we have devolved these systems. Therefore, I do not support the establishment of an Authority. This matter could have been left to the county governments to manage within their departments and take care of home based care for senior citizens. Section 10 which I am also opposed to says that:- “Each county government shall establish and implement community based programmes for the care and protection of senior citizens residing within their counties.” This would be a very expensive exercise for the counties to carry. We know that they do not even have enough funds for services that they have been allocated, for example, early childhood care and roads construction, which could have been left within the management of the national government. If this Government cannot pay the salaries of teachers, how would they manage to establish home based care for senior citizens 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.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would also like to contribute to this important Bill. Just like my colleagues, I also have some reservations to this Bill. I presume the intent from the able distinguished Senator, Sen. Lesan, is definitely well- thought and has good motive. However, the content of the Bill leaves a lot to be desired, especially in the context of how we, as Kenyans, or Africans, have continued to live, especially with our family members and how we take care of our parents. 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.

Order! Sen. Lesuuda, you will have an extra 12 minutes when this Bill comes back for debate. Hon. senators, it is now time for interruption of the business of the Senate. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, 1st October, 2015, at 2:30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m. 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.