Hon. Senators, I have a Communication to make on the meeting of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare with the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Labour and East African Affairs. On Thursday, 18th February, 2016, Sen. Musila sought a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the Government’s cash transfers to the elderly. Further, on Tuesday, 8th March, 2016, Sen. George Khaniri sought a statement regarding registration of persons with disabilities. The issue of cash transfers for the elderly is an issue that has continuously been raised in this House. On many occasions, it has been responded to unsatisfactorily. Consequently, the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare deemed it necessarily to convene a meeting of all interested Senators and invite the Cabinet Secretary (CS), Ministry of Labour and East African Affairs. Hon. Senators, I, therefore, inform you that the committee has convened a meeting with the CS for all Senators to deliberate on the matter of cash transfer programme for the elderly as well as the registration of persons with disabilities; these issues fall under the docket of the said Ministry. The meeting will be held tomorrow, Wednesday 13th April, 2016, in the Senate Chamber, ground floor, Main Parliament Building starting at 11 a.m. I, therefore, urge all hon. Senators to attend. I 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

(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday, April 12, 2016. The Presidential Address delivered on Thursday, 31st March, 2016, during the Special Sitting of Parliament. The Third Annual Report 2015 on measures taken and progress achieved in the realization of national values and principles of governance. The President’s report on the progress made in fulfilling the international obligations of the Republic. Annual Report to Parliament on the state of national security by the President. Schedule of cases pending before court as at 30th March, 2016. Schedule of properties identified, recovered, frozen and seized as proceeds of crime in respect of National Youth Service (NYS) fraud and other cases.

(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.24(6), the thanks of the Senate be recorded for the exposition of public policy contained in the address of the President delivered on Thursday, 31st March, 2016.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to request for a Statement under Standing Order No.45(2)(b) from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education on why Masinde Muliro University in Kakamega was closed down today. He should clarify the following:- (1) What exactly was the reason for its closure? (2) Is the closure in any way related to the demand by the university’s administration that students could only sit for the examinations if they have a zero-fee balance? (3) Why were the police invited to come and enforce the university closure order? 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, proceed to the next statement.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a Statement to make under Standing Order No.45(2)(a). I would like to make a statement on the violence that took place on 2nd April, 2016 at Masinde Muliro Gardens, Kakamega Town during the launch of Sen. Wetangula’s presidential bid for 2017. I thank you for allowing me to do so. I condemn in the strongest words possible the violence as it was completely uncalled for. Unfortunately, it resulted in injuring, amongst others, the two senior most politicians in our community; namely, hon. Mzee Otiende, aged 99 years who sustained actual bodily harm on his head and hon. Mzee Burudi Nabwera aged 83 years. I believe that it was neither caused by the Orange Democratic Movement Party (ODM) nor the Jubilee Coalition. It was caused by senior officers in the County Government of Kakamega who worked in connivance with unscrupulous police officers within the ranks of the County Administration Police. The police failed to provide security in spite of the Forum for Restoration of Democracy (FORD-Kenya) having given it notification after paying for the venue at Muliro Gardens. We, as the leaders of that community, demand that action be taken against the perpetrators of these war-like activities. Specifically, the people I will name must be made to record statements on what they know about the violence and/or be arrested. These are the following:- (1) Mr. Sohela who is employed by the Kakamega County Government as the Chief Enforcement Officer, who on the eve of the rally actually commanded Administration Police (AP) officers so as to stop me and the other people who were organising the event from entering the garden to raise the podium. (2) Mr. Lazaro Luchebereri who is an employee of the Kakamega County Government attached to Lugari Sub-County. (3) Mr. Collins who is the Head of Security in Kakamega County Government. (4) The Commandant of the Administration Police within Kakamega County so as to explain how teargas canisters were passed over to senior officers in the County Government and given to the goons. (5) We would like the Chief of Staff of the Kakamega County Governor who also doubles as the Personal Assistant (PA) of the Governor, Mr. Nabii Nabwera, who was arrested temporarily and released quickly to be rearrested and charged because he was the mastermind of this particular heinous act. 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. Speaker, Sir. While I sympathise with the situation that faced the FORD-Kenya presidential candidate and the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) co-principal who is also the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. Wetangula, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and Sen. Njoroge who you can see could not run like Sen. Hassan whom we trained and was able to salvage himself. This is a very serious issue that is beyond just making a personal statement. This House must be given opportunity to ventilate on this issue. This is because we are now at a very critical time before elections. Cases that related to 2007/2008 violence have just ended. We do not want to prepare our country for such a situation. I saw people carrying very heavy weapons.

Order, Sen. Murkomen! What are you trying to say?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, beyond the personal statement of Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, is it possible for this House to be given a chance, considering the person of interest in this matter is the Senate Minority Leader and that is not a very small job?

Could we be given an opportunity to ventilate on this issue and give directions? This is because I or any other person may want to launch a presidential bid tomorrow. You never know, the president of the pastoralists may want to launch his pastoralists’ party. We do not want a situation where people will be hammered left, right and centre. I want the Senate Minority Leader to listen to me. He should have taken my offer to launch his bid in Iten because we are peaceful. We would have given him a free chance to carry out his launching peacefully. I sympathise with my colleagues, because there are certain serious questions this House wants to ask. For that matter, you should give us a chance to ventilate on this issue.

Order! Sen. Murkomen, you are completely out of order! You combined your point of order with interventions and opinions. You even misrepresented Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale rose on Standing Order No.45(2)(a) which states that:- “A Senator may make a statement on a county issue on or an issue of general topical concern.” You are interested in Standing Order No.45(4) which states that:- “No Senator making a statement under this Standing Order shall speak for more than 10 minutes, unless with the permission of the Speaker.” You are allowed to make interventions. This is not a debate and neither is it a personal statement. If it is a personal statement, you know that you are not allowed to comment on it completely. If there is a matter you are keen on, I am sure you know the relevant Standing Orders that you can use for other general matters. For now, you will have to restrict yourself to the situation in Kakamega County. 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. Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing me to comment on the statement made by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale.

Order, Members! Since we have a lot of pending business, it has been brought to my attention that we have enough voting numbers. So, immediately we dispose of this matter, we will take the two Divisions that are on our Order Paper and then we will proceed. Proceed, Sen. Njoroge.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also sympathize with the conveners of the meeting whereby the Senate Minority Leader launched his presidential bid which I actually attended since Sen. Wetangula is a colleague. It was very unfortunate because I was the first person to be teargassed in that field when my name and the party I come from were announced. That disqualified the Jubilee side from having a hand in the teargassing. Before that, there were other many teargasses that were thrown to people of Kakamega trying to disperse them. The most unfortunate thing is that after the two teargasses were thrown, one to the Senate Minority Leader and another one where I was, the last teargas was thrown at the dais because I was still there. I was the last person to feel the teargas. I have always been thinking that I am badly disabled. However, that day, I had to find my way out of the dais however long it was.

Sen. Njoroge, your time is up. Sen. (Dr.) Machage.

Asante sana, Bw. Spika. Kwanza tunampongeza Sen. Wetangula kwa ujasiri wake wa kuamua kwamba anaweza na angependa kuwa Rais wa nchi hii. Huenda wengine wetu tukafuata mkondo huo na kutangaza msimamo wetu. Hata hivyo, jambo lilotokea huko lilikuwa la aibu na halikupendeza macho ya Wakenya wengi. Ni aibu kuona mkutano kama huo ukiingiliwa na majambazi jinsi ilivyofanyika siku hiyo. Je, vitoamachozi ambavyo vilitumiwa vilikuwa vimechapwa muhuri gani? Kulikuwa na muhuri wa Serikali na vilifikaje huko? Maswali hayo ni lazima yajibiwe. Ningependa kuwasihi viongozi wetu wa Upinzani kuketi pamoja na kuongea mambo yao polepole. Hii ni kwa sababu sisi wanachama wa muungano wa CORD hatupendezwi na mambo kama hayo. Lazima niseme kinagaubaga kwa sababu sisi hatupendezwi na vituko kama hivo tulishuhudia siku ya Jumamosi. Kwa nini viongozi watatu wa muungano wa CORD hawawezi kukaa pamoja na kutafuta njia nzuri ya kupata kiongozi? Kwa nini mnavunja muungano wa CORD? Imefika wakati ambapo 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! Muda wako umeisha.

Nilikuwa nimeanza tu.

Pengine kuanza kwako ndio kumalizia.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. First of all, let me talk about the teargas. That was not my first time to be teargassed. However, the teargas was so lethal in terms of its capacity to suffocate. I have had teargas canisters thrown right at my feet and they were not as chocking as those particular teargasses. So, as you look at those canisters, you should look at the content of those teargasses because they have the potential to suffocate and kill. In fact, at some point, I wondered whether that was the day to be with my creator. When I asked many others about their experience, they told me the same thing. The teargas was a little different in terms of makeup. So, we need to investigate and interrogate what type of teargas that was. We need to know if it is the one which is supposed to disburse potential riots after the 2017 elections. That said and done, my appeal is that we must deal with political violence in this country. It has become commonplace with certain people to always plan to disrupt other people’s rallies and attack opponents. In fact, I come from a county where we are told so and so is a very fierce fighter. It is like we are living in a banana republic. Therefore, politicians recruit somebody to start preparing and investing in violence against an opponent. We get the intelligence and we know that these things are happening across the country yet the Police Service is complacent. It is like we are living in a kangaroo state or a banana republic. I remember the Senator for Nyandarua was once going to have a meeting---

Your time is up!

Mr. Speaker, Sir, mine is just simple and direct to the point. We need to investigate who are the perpetrators of that violence. I heard Sen. Wetangula say that he will not deal with the dogs, but he will go for the master. This House must go for that master who prepared and organised that kind of violence. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a trend that is developing related to certain individuals who by virtue of being in the Opposition, think that they can get away with all kinds of acts of violence. We must punish any violence, whether it is from a politician from the Opposition or the Government side. There is another question I want to pose to my colleagues in the CORD side: Considering that Sen. Wetangula is the Senate Minority Leader and, therefore, the Leader of all those Senators sitting on the other side of the House, how come there was almost zero representation of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) in that rally in Kakamega? What do they know that others do not know?

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was very keen on this inauguration because Sen. Wetangula is my friend. So, I was very keen to see how it was going to proceed. Of course, we were worried because we were hearing that there might be a disruption of the inauguration. However, I am happy about one thing that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has said in his statement; this seems to be an in-house thing, where for a change, there is no blame on Jubilee at all. It is a totally an in-house thing. The only worry, which I believe is the worry of all of my colleagues here, is that there seems to be a rising trend of goonism in this country, something that we have not seen in the past. We are finding political meetings disrupted at whatever level, whether localized or not, by people we have not seen before. We have seen that governors in virtually all the counties now have goons which are very close to militia. Unless this is nipped in the bud now and we and the national security deal with it now, we are looking at a situation where the election campaigns next year could be bloody without tribal phobia at localized levels. This is because goonism is taking a very centre stage in the politics of this country. That is something that we must stop now. It has come, it is obvious and we are seeing it. We regret what happened in Kakamega County. In my opinion, this should not happen anywhere because everybody has a right to express their will of how they want to represent the people of Kenya. In the past, we have seen other people having their inaugurations which have never been disrupted even by the people that they were contending against. This is something that must be dealt with firmly before it becomes a national sport where people think that they can continue ---

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the statement by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. Let me start by saying that every Kenyan has the right to run for any position in this country. Sen. Wetangula was within his right to go and launch his presidential bid and he cannot be an exception. There is freedom of movement and association as enshrined in our Constitution. All I want to tell my colleagues in the CORD fraternity is to be very wary of our opponents on the opposite side. I do not know of any shop or supermarket where one can buy teargas as it is a preserve of the police. Therefore, I support when I hear my colleagues say that investigations must be done. They must be done thoroughly so that we establish where the teargas that was used was obtained from.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. All of us, Senators, have bodyguards that we go around with and all of them come from the national Government. Many times you will find teargas canisters with your security people in your cars. So, you cannot possibly state that this is a province of the national Government and that those teargas canisters must have come from the national 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. Khaniri, I will give you the balance of your time.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, on his own confession, you have heard the Deputy Speaker say that he has teargas canisters in his car. I do not have teargas in my car.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want my friend, Sen. Khaniri, to understand me very well. It is not right to assume that lawfully acquired teargas canisters cannot end up in the wrong hands. I am happy that at least, the Senate Minority Leader himself and Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale have made it clear that this was an in-house thing. So, investigations must be carried out. You must tell us how your people got control of teargas canisters.

Order, Sen. Kembi-Gitura! We cannot reduce this to Members. Proceed, Sen. Murkomen.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Sen. Khaniri to assume that when illegal teargas canisters are found in civilian hands, they must always come from the Government?

Yes!

Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the same way that there are so many illegal guns in the wrong hands. However, it does not mean that those guns were distributed by Government. Unless he has information that he wants to contribute for the purpose of investigation---

Order, Sen. Murkomen! You know a point of order is not to challenge or argue. Sen. Khaniri, you have a balance of one minute.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the points of order raised by my colleagues just go further to support my point; that thorough investigations must be done to establish where this teargas was obtained from. Some of us know that teargas is a preserve of anti- riot police, therefore, the common mwananchi cannot access them. As my colleagues have said, political violence must be condemned in the strongest terms. We all know the devastating effects of political violence. We are all fully aware of what happened to us in 2007. As we move closer to the next general elections, all of us must ensure that we are preaching peace so that we have peaceful elections come 2017.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think both the Senator for Kakamega and who I think is the running mate for ---

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Why should I shut up if you think I was not there?

Proceed, Sen. Munyes.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale for making such a statement. It is important because we are going to the general elections and unless we avoid violence, Kakamega County has set a precedent that this country should not be allowed to continue with. If a matter like this erupts with all the guns that people have in some of those areas where we come from, it can be a disaster. I know FORD-Kenya is a peaceful party, but from the time the Governor of Kakamega decided FORD-Kenya will not launch Sen. Wetangula’s presidential bid, I started smelling a rat. I also blame the Government side. It should have deployed enough security because we know FORD-Kenya partners can disrupt elections.

I know that night Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale had a bigger struggle with the FORD-Kenya party there, organizing this event. We must sit as FORD-Kenya to really think about this matter ---

Your time is up! What is it, Sen. Abdirahman?

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You have given me the microphone just when Sen. Munyes has concluded his contribution. However, you heard what Sen. Billow talked about a party that is known to disrupt rallies or ---

Hold on. Let me finish, please. The same assertion is now held by my brother Senator from Turkana. I am not saying that they do not have the right to their opinion. They would rather come out in the open and say – I stand to challenge them – which is this partner in the CORD coalition or any other. Let us not allow them. I stand to challenge 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 already destabilized.

Order, Sen. Abdirahman! This House has a provision that you do not substantiate the obvious. When you know the sum and then you start subtractions, you know the remainder.

Proceed, Sen. Abdirahman.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Speaker is always supposed to maintain a middle position; neutrality or impartiality. Now, you seem to have been drawn in the --- Sorry, Mr. Speaker, Sir; are you allowing me to contribute to the debate?

Contribute, but I want you to know that I have not been drawn to anything. I was just saying that what you are asking for is unnecessary. I tried to justify why it was unnecessary.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, unless proven, I will assume this is the misgiving that a number of colleagues may have about certain parties. However, I join my colleagues in condemning what happened on Saturday, 2nd April, 2016.

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

I have not said anything yet. What is your point of order?

Order, Sen. Abdirahman!

Mr. Speakers, is the Senator for Wajir in order to say some of the things he has said when he, in fact, came late and missed the Statement by the Senator for Kakamega and he does not know actually what the issues are?

Proceed, Sen. Abdirahman.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will ignore that bit because I have not said anything that is out of order. I have started to contribute now and I join my colleagues in condemning the incident and those who contributed to it on 2ndApril, 2016, during the launch of the presidential bid of my good friend and my leader, Sen. Wetangula, whom I support. Let me say honestly that the Government has not played its part because they have the responsibility of protecting property and life of Kenyans. They should have given sufficient security to ensure that all went well. Even long after the incident, they should have set in motion the process of investigating this matter so that they bring to book those who caused what we witnessed in Kakamega County that day. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to use this same opportunity to tell colleagues or governors like my brother Governor Oparanya who has come a long way with me, to tolerate other people’s opinions, positions and thoughts and accommodate each other. Western Kenya is part of this country. By extension, Kakamega is the home to anyone from Bungoma or any other part of the country. Any Kenyan who is showing interest in 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

Your time is up! Hon. Members, we need to conclude this matter. I will give the last chance to Sen. Okong’o, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., Sen. Elachi, Sen. (Prof) Lonyangapuo and we conclude with the Senate Minority Leader. What is it, Sen. Murungi?

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am just seeking clarification on the names you have mentioned. As you know, Sen. Wetangula has been my friend for a long time, and I was offended by what I saw in Kakamega County because I know he is fit to be President of this country and he had the right to launch his bid anywhere in this Republic. He could even come to Meru.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was wondering why you did not mention my name among the people to contribute because we cannot allow this rising kind of thuggery to be brought in by petty dictators in the village.

Order, Sen. Murungi! You do not need to clarify the names. The names were very clear. I will add your name to those names.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I will be very brief. The preserve of maintaining security rests with the Government. What we need to know from the Jubilee Government is how many people have been arrested, arraigned in courts and what investigations have been done. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is no need for the other side of the House to shed crocodile tears. The coalition is very clear, but the trend of events in this country us worrying; 15 months to elections is of national importance. What we need to know from the Internal Security and Coordination Ministry is which mechanisms they have put in place and how many people have been arrested for the mayhem caused in Kakamega County.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I want to thank the Senator for Kakamega County and he proved that anyone can be in Kakamega at any time and you will be able to have a meeting. What we now want the Government to do is to ensure that those who were caught are investigated and justice must be done. We had one person who passed on courtesy of the hooliganism. When you ask who brought the teargas; it is obvious that governors in this country are able to do anything. They are “small presidents” in every county and they have put police in their “pockets”. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you find that they are even able to manipulate the police to be on their side rather than on the side of the citizens. So, we must ask ourselves, as we go to 2017 election whether we will ensure that nominations are done in a manner that people will appreciate. That is very critical and we must come out clearly and tell those who are used to violence when doing nominations that no Kenyan will pass on for the sake of one person becoming a leader in this country. May it be a curse to their families! 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. Speaker, Sir. Indeed, this is not a laughing matter. I do not think this House should entertain the sort of things that were visited upon Sen. Wetangula. For the time being, he is the Senate Minority Leader. Therefore, we, as Senators, must look at it from that perspective and not a partisan position. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in offering leadership as a Senate, it is 15 months to the election. What is so difficult about this Senate offering leadership so that we do not have violence? This can be an excuse to have yet more violence for people who want to be presidential candidates and we then have mayhem. You just target one leader and we burn this country. Just like in United States of America, we should suggest that the minute one declares he is a presidential candidate – like Sen. Wetangula - he should be offered presidential security.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is what is called equality before the law so that when President Uhuru is competing with Sen. Wetangula, they are at the same level. That is what I am talking about.

Order, Senator! This happened during the process of declaration.

.: It is the same thing, Mr. Speaker, Sir. That is what a true democracy does. That is the only way we can have equality before the law. All animals must be equal and Sen. Wetangula must be treated fairly. I condemn those actions because I have some expertise in arms treaties and all these things courtesy of the Senate. These things like tear gas canisters, grenades and guns have serial numbers. It is very easy to determine who was in lawful custody of these items for purposes of determining who was negligent.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join my colleagues in supporting the Statement by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. At the same time, I want to congratulate Sen. Wetangula for being bold enough to want to present his candidature as a Kenyan to be looked at as a presidential candidate. What we saw on our televisions and read in the newspapers was worse than what we normally see in the movies. There were some people who begun to speak some days in advance that they would disrupt the event just because they wanted to stop the ambitions of Sen. Wetangula and Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale who wants to be a governor. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what is coming out evidently is that what we saw in 2013 was peaceful election with over six presidential candidates. That might not be the same in the coming year. Governors have brought some new groups called county askaris who are very deadly and earn a lot of money, even more than the Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) teachers who reached Form Four and are trained. 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. Speaker, Sir. I would like to join my colleagues and thank Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale for bringing this matter. I also congratulate the Senate Minority Leader for being bold in trying to sell himself to Kenyans. What we are discussing is a serious issue and we should give it real seriousness. We should come up with solutions because it affects the future of this country. This House is a House of order and integrity and we should come up with the solutions that will protect the future of our citizenship because we seem not to be serious about what transpired. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a serious issue and, therefore, we should not take it lightly. We should find solutions by trying to safeguard future incidences of this nature. It is upon the leaders to make sure that citizens understand the security and safety of each person because everyone is entitled to good living. Therefore, we need to go out and educate Kenyans to be real Kenyans and not hooligans because we are degrading the name of this country. We are losing integrity internationally because of hooliganism. It is upon the leadership of all to make sure that people that are supporting us behave in a manner that is befitting our safety and our good environment.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We, as a House, are concerned about what happened in Kakamega, not because it was a CORD affair, but because it was a national affair. The crowd which was there to witness the declaration of candidature for presidency for Sen. Wetangula was not made up of only CORD members, but there were other ordinary Kenyans. Sen. Njoroge was in that function as one of the dignitaries going to support his colleague and he was the first person to be hit by a tear gas canister in Kakamega. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a rising trend. It is not only CORD governors, but also Jubilee governors are creating little empires of their own, unleashing a reign of terror in this country. Look at the positions called “Chief of Staff”. I understand the Kakamega mayhem was organized by a Chief of Staff. This is a military title. Even the Chief of Staff in Meru is the one who organized the chaos which met me in Maua.

Are the chiefs of staff and the ward and town administrators governed by the code of conduct for public servants or they are personal servants, hooligans-----.

Order, Senator! Your time is up! Sen. Wetangula, you have five minutes.

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Sen. Wetangula, your time is up!

I want to assure my followers countrywide that I am on course.

Order, Sen. Wetangula! You have confirmed that all of us are not above the law and so, none of us in this House, is above the Standing Orders, especially with the generosity of two-and-a-half minutes. We need to vote. What is it, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale?

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to remind you that when I requested for a statement from the Chairman of Committee on Education and he did not indicate when he will bring the answer.

Order, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale! Have we gone to the next Order? That is the only way to confirm that I have vacated from there. Chairman of the Committee on Education, there was a request for a statement by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will get an answer “as soon as two weeks”.

Order, Chairman! It does not add up.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will bring it after two weeks.

Mr. Chairman, this is a serious matter. Let us get the response in one week’s time. I expect you to bring the statement next Tuesday. It is so ordered. Order, Members. We will skip Order No.8 and address Order Nos.9 and 10.

Order, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale! This House has been generous to you. You owe it to the House. Members, let us do Order Nos. 9 and 10. We will deal with them together. Ring the Division Bell for one minute.

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Order, Senators! The results of the Division are as follows:-

Order, Senators! The results of the Division are as follows:-

(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of the Standing Order No.24(6), the thanks of the Senate be recorded for the exposition of public policy contained in the Address of the President delivered on Thursday, 31st March, 2016. As has become the tradition now, just before we went on the short recess – I am grateful that we have all come back – the President addressed the nation in his capacity as the Head of State as required by the Constitution. In that Address, he did as required and addressed a joint-sitting of both Houses of Parliament; the National Assembly and the Senate, to explain what has been achieved by this administration in the fulfillment of the constitutional requirements that are laid up in Articles 10, 132 and 240 of the Constitution.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, protect me from the Senator for Mombasa County.

Order, Sen. Hassan!

(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Hassan and a few other Senators who were in that sitting because they showed a lot of maturity and decorum. I understand the Standing Orders. Therefore, I do not want to say what happened unless I introduce a Motion. However, it is unfortunate---

What is it, Sen. Sang?

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is the Senate Majority Leader in order to congratulate Sen. Hassan and others, for not behaving like the others, yet they were denied the equipment? It was not that they behaved well, but I think they did not have the necessary tools to misbehave like the others.

Order! I cannot agree more with Sen. Sang. In the same breadth; the Senate Majority Leader has just sought my protection from him.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is Sen. Sang in order to suggest that if the equipment was available to hon. Senators, they would have behaved the same way like “the others”? 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

Please, proceed the Senate Majority Leader.

(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Sang for the information that equipment was not enough. In the Address by the President, which address I have tabled before this House this afternoon, kindly allow me to highlight a few things which I think are important for us, as a House of Parliament, and as a nation. Two things struck me most from the Address. The first one is a very extensive reference by the President to the nationalist covenant that has eluded the nation and previous administrations for a very long time. We, as a country, may have forgotten somewhere along the way that we are founded upon a certain process that led to the establishment of our country. The founding fathers at Independence negotiated a covenant to bring the various communities of this country together. Unless this nation continues to imagine the aspirations and goals of this covenant and unless this nation continues to expand this covenant, then it does not matter how much brick and mortar we put in place. Our nationhood, unity and prosperity are in jeopardy. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the President laid out clearly that the greatest test of our unity, cohesion and prosperity was what happened to us in 2007/2008. That was the greatest turbulence and attack on the prosperity of our country and the realization of the goals and aspirations of the nationalist covenant. It is in this context that we are one people and nation, founded under God and sharing a common history and future. It is on that basis that some of the things that are happening in our country today as we build, put infrastructure in place, expand our production of electric power, build our roads, modernize our railway and securitize our nation, it should be a constant reminder that we do so, because we have a common history and future.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as the President said in his Address, it is in that connection that as our country continues to engage in a very painful and costly war against the enemies of our nation; terrorists who have no other objective other than making sure that the dreams of our forefathers as espoused in our founding Constitution at Independent, are scattered. These are dreams of creating a nation and uniting our people. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not think that we should overdramatize or assign collective blame, but it t is unfortunate that there was an incident when the President was delivering his Speech where some of our colleagues could not fathom that what our security men and women do, is not because they do not have any other job or they are paid a lot of money, but because it is a calling. It is because of them that our country, families and communities are secure. I do not think any amount of compensation can be 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

Are you calling governors boys and girls?

(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I said other junior members of staff in the counties. This theft is not just related to individual governors. It is a system. It starts from the top to the bottom. Now, you have little fellows threatening everybody in the village. If you ask this guy, what is your curriculum vitae? He says, “Ooh, you know I was an intern, then I did it for six months and then I became chief of staff or personal assistant to some officer in the county government.” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, because of time, I end by saying that this House must not apologise for fighting corruption in counties. We will not apologise. Some of the criticism we have had, is that, ooh, why are you not talking about corruption in the national Government. That is not the mandate of the Senate. It is the mandate of the National Assembly. This Senate is focused on devolution, counties and county governments. Therefore, we must re-energize ourselves and do whatever we can to save the country from collapse because if devolution flops, then our nation will collapse. That is the only hope that this country has; of re-engineering and reimagining the Nationalist Covenant as anticipated by our Fore Fathers in 1963. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move. I request the deputy Senate Minority Leader to second.

Order, Sen. Abdirahman. Before you second the Motion, I would like to make a short Communication.

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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to second the Motion on the Presidential Address to Parliament on Thursday 31st March, 2016. I also join you in welcoming staff from the various county assemblies. I wish them a fruitful stay in the Senate. They should take this opportunity to interact with our own staff and build their capacity with a view to improving the status of the county assemblies countrywide. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to begin by appreciating the contents of the Address. Of course, it is a national duty for the President to address Parliament as stipulated in the Constitution. The first paragraphs in the Address talk about the nationalist covenant. It is good to talk about a covenant that binds Kenyans and everyone subscribes to. However, Kenyans have never been as divided before as they are now, in my own observation. Our founding fathers tried to put this nation together in terms of communities and the situation was better many decades ago. However, this country is now more driven by tribalism than ever. I attribute this mainly to the political leadership. This country is made up of regions and the leadership must always work towards getting people together whether at the Executive level or any other institutional level in this country. If our country was held together by the leadership, the unfortunate incidents of the 2007/2008 post-election violence would not have happened. I urge the Jubilee Government to hold the country together, because it has fallen short of that. As we draw close to the general elections, the country normally drifts apart because of the different 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. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to support this very important Motion. I applaud the President for finding time to come to Parliament and address the nation from here. It is constitutional. He has to do it. Nonetheless, there are many people with obligations who will get all manner of excuses not to do their job. To that extent, I compliment His Excellency the President. While addressing the nation, the President enumerated very many successes of the Jubilee Government which we all support. Even those who are in the Opposition, in the CORD fraternity, can see what is being done. We all appreciate. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are several serious challenges which the Government needs to address. One of them is security. As we appreciate the fact that the Government has done a lot towards securing the citizens, it still remains a very major challenge. Earlier, in this House, we had the issue raised about the function in which Sen. Wetangula was launching his presidential bid 2017. There is absolutely nothing wrong with Sen. Wetangula declaring his presidential aspirations. Very many others will also declare their intentions in the course of time. It is not a tribal, CORD or Jubilee coalition or any other party’s issue. A function had been organised by a leader or leaders in this 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

Bw. Naibu Spika, nashukuru kupata nafasi hii kujadili Hotuba aliyotoa Rais katika Bunge la Taifa kwa Wabunge wote. Ilikuwa haki yake kutumia Vipengele vya Katiba Nambari 10, 132 na 214. Hata sisi katika Upinzani, tungependa viongozi wetu watumie nafasi hii kuhutubia Bunge la Taifa kwa amani na utulivu tutakapokuwa na Rais hivi karibuni. Wakati huo, wanamrengo wa Jubilee wakiwa 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

Add him two more minutes.

Asante Bw. Spika wa Muda. Tunataka haki itendewe kila mtu. Ukiangalia stakabadhi ambazo ziliandikwa na Mzalendo Kibunja, kwa makabila yale matano ambayo hayana haki ndani ya Serikali, kuna Wakuria, Rendille, Ndorobo na Teso. Kazi zinatolewa lakini kiongozi wa daraja kubwa tulionao ni Katibu Mkuu mmoja na Kamishina wa Kaunti mmoja. Pia tuna Kamishna wa Shirika la Serikali wawili; moja wa kampunui ya SONY ambayo inakufa na mwingine wa Kenya Pipeline, na sisi ni wananchi ndani ya Kenya. Kila siku tukisikia Rais ameteuwa fulani, utasikia kina Kamau, Kiprotich, halafu kidogo, Odongo. Bw. Spika wa Muda Wakenya wanataka haki. Asante sana.

Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to the President’s Speech. First, I want to commend and congratulate the President for addressing the nation on a specified day which he chose himself. I consider this to be an important day because it is a day that we all focus on the issues that affect our society. That is why this for me, is an important day. I listened to the State of the Nation Address as one of the Members of Parliament representing the County of Bomet on what Government has done. I was pleased to hear the President address the issue of security in this country. Our security is important. The people of this country have sacrificed a lot and it was a great pleasure. I salute the President for asking us - both in the House and those who were outside - to stand for one minute in silence in remembrance of those Kenyans who have sacrificed to make this a more secure nation to live in. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I had a great opportunity as well to stand in respect of the eight residents of Bomet County who sacrificed their lives in the course of the mission that the Kenyans are fighting in Somalia. I also had the opportunity to stand in respect of the victims who passed on. Unfortunately, it was sad to note that some of the Members of the august House did not see this as an important occasion to respect those who have sacrificed their lives to save this country. The State of the Nation Address also focused on international issues that affect this country. We know that there are several international issues that affect this country, 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

Asante Bw. Spika wa Muda, kwa kunipa fursa hii ambayo nilikuwa nimeingojea kwa hamu na gamu mchana wa leo. Nilikuwa likizoni lakini nilijua kwamba badala ya kupiga filimbi nitapata fursa ya kuongea na kusikika kwa njia inayokubalika. Nampa hongera Rais wa Jamhuri yetu ya Kenya kwa sababu alionyesha umahiri wake. Sio jambo rahisi wakati unataka kuongea na watu wengine wanataka kukufanya uonekane ni kama huna maana. Ule ulikuwa mtiani mkubwa na kwa hivyo nampa Rais hongera sana. Kulikuwa na wageni kutoka nchi mbalimbali na watoto wa shule katika Bunge letu. Wakenya wengi walikuwa wanaangalia kilichokuwa kinaendelea. Kilichotendeka halikuwa jambo rahisi; ilionyesha ukomavu wa watu walioko Serikalini na Rais. Huu ulikuwa mtiani mkubwa sana. Haikuwa aibu tu kwa nchi yetu ila kwetu sote. Itakuwaje mtu ambaye ni kiongozi abebwe hobela hobela? Itabidi turejelee kipengee kinachohusu kutolewa Bungeni kwa nguvu. Ni aibu kubwa kwa familia ya Waheshimiwa ambao walitolewa Bungeni kwa nguvu. Nguo ya mmoja wao iliraruliwa na hata akuvuliwa viatu. Kulikuwa na wanafunzi Bungeni ambao wanajua Rais kama kiongozi mkuu wa Kenya ambaye anastahili kuheshimiwa. Huo ulikuwa mtihani na funzo kubwa kwetu zote kama Wakenya. Kitendo kama kile cha kumpigia Rais firimbi ni cha aibu and hakifai tena. Ni lazima tuwe na nidhamu. Tulifaa kungojea siku kama ya leo ili tupeane maoni yetu. Waswahili wanasema unafaa kusikiza kisha uamue utakavyo mwenyewe. Hufai kuleta vitimbi na kuonekana na jamii yako ukibebwa kihobela hobela kama gari mbovu. Kitendo kama kile kinaweza kumpata mwanasiasa yeyote na kionekane kwenye runinga na wake au watoto wao. Kwa hivyo, tunastahili kudumisha nidhamu Bungeni. Wakati ule ulikuwa wa Rais kutueleza vile nchi inaendelea. Ni ajabu kwamba hata wanahabari waliyapa uzito zaidi matukio mengine kuliko Hotuba ya Rais. Hawakutueleza umuhimu wa maneno ya Rais. Bw. Spika wa Muda, nina furaha kwamba kesi iliyokuwa katika Mahakama ya Kimataifa ya Jinai imeisha. Kesi hiyo ilikuwa inatupotezea uzingizi. Sasa tumebakia na shida moja ya wenzetu wakimbizi wa kisiasa. Je, tutawafanyia nini ili wajihisi kuwa pia ni Wakenya ambao wako huru kama Makamu wa Rais na Bw. Sang? 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. Muthama, I cannot see your intervention. Do you have a point of order?

Kwa hoja ya nidhamu, Bw. Spika wa Muda. Je, ni haki kwa Sen. Kisasa kuwaita wakimbizi wa ndani ambao tunajua ni waathiriwa, wakimbizi wa kisiasa? Hawa ni masikini walioathirika kutokana na vita vya ndani vya kisiasa. Walitimuliwa kutoka makao yao. Wengi wao sasa ni masikini wa Mungu. Hawana mashamba au makao yao. Watu waliathirika na wengine wakafa.

Bw. Spika wa Muda, Waswahili husema: “Mpapia au mkamia maji hayanywi au hafaidiki nayo.” Pengine kama Sen. Muthama angenisikiliza kwa makini angeelewa nilichosema. Mimi ninataka watu hao wapewe haki ili waweze kujikimu kimaisha ili wasahau yale yaliyowapata. Naomba Serikali yetu iwasaidie ili waweze kununua mashamba na kuwa na makao mapya.

Kwa hoja ya anidhamu, Bw. Spika wa Muda. Si kuzungumza kuhusu hatua zitakazowafaidi watu hawa, bali nimesema si haki kwa yeye kuwaita wakimbizi wa kisiasa. Ningependa kumkosoa Sen. Kisasa kuwa watu hawa si wakimbizi wa kisiasa lakini ni waathiriwa wa vita vya ndani. Waathiriwa wale ni wananchi ambao hawana hatia bali wamewekwa katika mashaka na matatizo.

Sen. Kisasa, hoja ya nidhamu kutoka kwa Sen. Muthama ni kwamba umewaita waathiriwa hao wakimbizi wa kisisasa ilhali jina linalotumika ni wakimbizi wa kindani au waathiriwa wa ghasia za uchaguzi wa 2007. Kulingana naye, umelitumia jina hilo kimakosa. Wewe unawaomba waridhiwe vilivyo ilhali yeye anasema hawa si wakimbizi wa kisiasa.

Bw. Spika wa Muda, nimerekebisha kwa kusema ni waathiriwa wa kindani. Nafikiri pia yeye hakunipata vyema. Ulimi ni kawaida kuteleza.

Bw. Spika wa Muda, nafikiri mwenzangu alikuwa anamaanisha waathiriwa waliopata hasara kutokana na ghasia za uchaguzi. Hata hivyo, watu hao waliathiriwa kwa sababu za kisiasa.

Bw. Spika wa Muda, Sen. Muthama amenirudisha nyuma. Hata hivyo, ni ombi langu kama Mkenya na mama kwamba waathiriwa wapewe haki. Shida tuliyonayo sasa ni moja si kama hapo awali wakati shida zilikuwa nyingi. Mhe. Naibu wa Rais sasa ametulia. Ninahakika kwamba mambo mazuri yanakuja kwa sababu tunataka sote tuishi pamoja kama Wakenya wa kabila na dini moja ndiposa kila mmoja wetu ajihisi huru katika nchi yetu. Ni ombi langu kuwa wote walioathiriwa katika ghasia za uchaguzi waridhiwe ili nao wajisikie ni Wakenya. Tumekuwa tukiomba na maombi tunayoandaa, ningependa tuwaombee kila mmoja wetu kwani shida tuliyonayo sasa ni ya uwiano na kuishi pamoja kama ndugu na jamii moja. Mara kwa mara, binadamu akifanikiwa humkimbilia Mwenyezi Mungu kwa heshima kutoa shukrani. Kama tujuavyo, tukiomba na kuamini, waathiriwa watafaidika na tutaishi kwa amani. Nina hakika kuwa Mwenyezi Mungu atajibu maombi yetu na tutapiga hatua za kimaendeleo. Sisi kama Wakenya ni lazima tuishi kwa umoja natupige vita sababu zote zinazotutenganisha kama jami moja. Tujiulize jinsi Wakenya ambao nyoyo zao zina majonzi, watasaidika aje. 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

Bw. Spika wa Muda, ninakushukuru kwa nafasi hii uliyonipa ili niweze kuchangia Hotuba ya Mhe. Rais Kenyatta. Sikufika siku hiyo Bungeni lakini nilitazama yote yaliyofanyika katika runinga. Kuna maswala mbalimbali ambayo yalinikera na si kwa sababu za kisiasa bali kwa kuwa mimi ni mwananchi wa Kenya. Niko hapa na nitazidi kuwa hapa mpaka siku aipendayo Mwenyezi Mungu. Bw. Spika wa Muda, kuna mambo yaliyotokea. Mojawapo ni kasheshe iliyotokea Bungeni. Baadhi ya Wabunge wa Bunge la Kitaifa walizua taharuki. Wengi waliwashambulia na kumlazimisha Spika wa Bunge kuwatimua. Hata mwingine alifukuzwa. Inasemekana kwamba atakuwa nje kwa kipindi cha zaidi ya siku 90. Tunafahamu kwamba kulingana na Kanuni za Bunge hiyo inamaanisha nini. Haifai Spika wa Bunge lolote kuchukua uamuzi wa namna hiyo kwa sababu Mbunge fulani ametoa mapendekezo yake na kuzungumza wazi. Bwana Spika wa Muda, Wabunge waliotimuliwa Bungeni walikuwa wanafanya kazi waliotumwa na wananchi kufanya. Mbali na kuwa Rais wa Nchi, Mheshimiwa Kenyatta sio Mbunge wa Bunge lolote; Bunge la Kaunti, Bunge la Kitaifa au Bunge la Seneti. Akiwa pale, yeye ni mgeni. Kuna wale ambao ni wenyeji. Hao ni Wabunge na wana haki ya kuzungumza na kufanya mambo yote yanayohusu shughuli za Bunge. Lakini, Rais alistahili kustahimili kwa sababu nilishuhudia katika Bunge la Kumi, upande wa ODM ukiwa upande ule na upande wa PNU upande huu; Rais Kibaki alipokuwa akiapishwa tulikaa Bungeni tukichagua Spika na Wabunge wakiapishwa kuanzia Saa nane na nusu za alasiri hadi mpaka Saa kumi asubuhi. Asilimia 75 ya shughuli za Bunge ilikuwa ni kupinga uchaguzi wa Rais kwa kiapo. Hakuna Mbunge alitimuliwa. Mhe. Kibaki alizomewa Bungeni, nikiwa Naibu wa Kiranja, na aliitwa mwizi. Nikiwa mrengo wa PNU nilishuhudia Rais wa taifa akiitwa mwizi. Alitembea pole pole kwa utaratibu mpaka kwenye kiti chake, akaketi na akatulia. Nakumbuka kwamba Waheshimiwa fulani ambao leo ni Mawaziri katika Serikali ya Rais Uhuru Kenyatta, walimkashifu na kumuudhi Mhe. Kibaki kwa sababu ilieleweka kwamba shughuli za Bunge ni za Wabunge. Hakuna Mbunge hata mmoja alitimuliwa. Ni nini sasa imetokea? Nchi yetu inarudi tulikotoka. Wakati ambao KANU ilikuwa inatawala, kwa mfano, ikitaka kuwakomesha Wabunge waliokuwa wakipinga Serikali wakati huo; askari walikuwa wanaletwa hapa, wanapewa mavazi ya Kimaasai na rungu. Waliwatwangwa Wabunge na kuwakimbiza mji mzima. Ilisemekana kwamba ni Wamaasai kutoka Narok wamekasirika kwa sababu Serikali ya KANU inapingwa. Bwana Spika wa Muda, ingekuwa namna hiyo na kama watu hawangepigana kubadilisha Katiba kwa lazima wakati huo, wewe, Bwana Spika wa Muda, unayekalia 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

What is your point of order, Sen. Elachi?

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is my friend, the Senator for Machakos, in order to say that the President would have told the Speaker to let the Members demonstrate yet he knows very well that with our new constitutional dispensation, he is a visitor? He can only come and give us an address and leave. He is not even allowed to interrogate his Address. There is no provision in the Standing Orders that allows him to intervene.

Bw. Spika wa Muda, Kiswahili ni lugha ngumu kwa Sen. Elachi. Rais ni mgeni katika Bunge na hakuna Mbunge anastahili kuadhibiwa kwa kufanya kazi yake bungeni kwa sababu mgeni yuko pale. Ikiwa katika historia yetu, tunaanza mambo kama haya, basi, nchi hii inarudi nyuma katika mipango yake ya kidemokrasia. Rais alizungumzia mambo ya wanajeshi wetu walioko nchini Somalia. Kwanza, ninamuunga mkono Rais. Mipaka yetu, ulinzi wetu, imani na amani yetu lazima ilindwe kwa vyovyote. Tunastahili kuilinda nchi yetu. Mtu akituchokoza hapa, tunafaa kumfuata mpaka kwake kwa sababu tuna uwezo, nia na namna kama Wakenya. Lakini hata hayo yakiwepo,ukimfuata adui, humfuati hadi kwa nyumba yake na ukifika kwake unachukua kiti, kitanda chake, sufuria, familia yake na unakaa ndani ya ile nyumba. Hakuna vile utamueza yule adui ukikaa katika nyumba yake. Mtu akituchokoza, inastahili – tunajua makao ya Al Shabaab na wanakoishi – tunastahili kuwafuata mpaka pahali wanazalia lakini hatufai kwenda katika nchi yao. Kwa hivyo, Rais hakuwaambia Wakenya tumemfuata adui mpaka wapi na kwa nini wanajeshi wetu wanakaa katika taifa la Somalia. Hatuna biashara wala kazi ya kufanya Somalia. Kazi ni kulinda mipaka yetu. Kama hakuna amani na jeshi la kulinda amani linatakiwa kutumwa Somalia, hilo sio jukumu la Kenya. Hilo ni Jukumu la Umoja wa Mataifa. Wanafaa kuketi na kufanya hili na lile lakini sio kupeleka askari wetu na kuwajengea kambi ndani ya Somalia na kuwaacha pale. Wanavamiwa kama inzi, wanashikwa na kumenywamenywa kama mandazi na watu ambao wanajidai kwamba tuko ndani ya nchi yao. Kama Rais hawezi kulitoa jeshi letu katika nchi ya Somalia, hawafanyii Wakenya sawa sawa. Taarifa yake ya kusema kwamba tumedhibiti ulinzi wetu Somalia ni maneno tu. Hakuna mtoto wa ndani na wa mbele. Hakuna hata mmoja wa viongozi wa nchi hii ambaye amemtuma mtoto wake kwenda Somalia. Watoto wao wanalindwa, wanakula na 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

Nakuongeza dakika mbili na nusu.

Asante sana, nakushukuru. Bw. Spika wa Muda, Rais alisema kuwa Wakenya wanoenaka wamehitimu kwa wizi. Hapo ndipo tumefikia. Maskini anaweka pesa katika benki na anapoenda kuzitoa, anakuta benki imefungwa. Sio moja, mbili, tatu au nne. Hii ni kwa sababu kila mtu ameweka katika akili yake kwamba ukitaka kufaulu katika taifa letu, ni lazima uibe. Juzi kulikuwa na madai hapa kwenye Bunge letu. Inasemekana kuwa hata wafanyikazi wa Bunge letu wanahusika katika rushwa na kashfa ya wizi wa pesa. Kwa hivyo, taifa hili linaelekea pabaya. 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, first, I want to thank the President for addressing us, which is a constitutional mandate. I also want to raise a few key issues that he talked about. He asked us to salute our heroes who have been in Somalia fighting the Al Shabaab. We know that it was a requirement by the African Union (AU) that we deploy the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). Therefore, Kenya deployed her army to Somalia courtesy of the AU and the agreement with the United Nations (UN) to have the AMISOM taking care of us. We know that terrorists have never been a friend of anyone. They could find you in Parliament or anywhere. Therefore, it is very important for us to appreciate that terrorism is not just an issue that affects Kenya but it is a global threat to everyone. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the President also talked about a very critical agenda that we need to relook at as politicians. That is the covenant that our founding fathers had re-imagined; what they would have seen in our country. They had a dream and a vision and they left this country for us and moved to the next world to be with our Father in heaven. We salute them. The most important thing that we need to ask ourselves as the second generation, as we take over our country is how we will protect our heritage, dignity and diversity that we are proud of and, especially, our ethnicity. How do we use it in a positive way but not the negative way we have been using it as elites and Kenyans have been suffering because of that? How do we turn that around and make it an opportunity for all of us to ensure that we appreciate? We have 47 counties and one country called Kenya. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have seen achievements. I know one of the biggest challenges that we faced and delayed to start; the laptop project. This was a result of lack of solar power or electricity in some schools. Today, all primary schools have electricity and now we can roll out the project. I thank the Cabinet Secretary (CS), Dr. Matiang’i, who has come out very strongly to ensure that the education sector is back on track and that there is cohesion between the unions and teachers. By June, he will have rolled out this programme. The President brought out a very fundamental issue that this Senate has done. For the last three years, the Senate has ensured that county governments receive Kshs1 trillion. When we talk of Kshs1 trillion, it means that the local revenue that has been 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. I want to refer the Chair to Standing Order Nos. 34 and 35 to notify you that despite the fact that my colleague was on the Floor contributing, the House does not have enough number of Members that form the quorum of the Senate.

Hon. Senators, I can confirm that there is no quorum in the House. I direct that the Quorum Bell be rung for eight minutes.

Hon. Members, we seem not to have raised the requisite numbers. Sen. Elachi, you have a balance of five minutes to contribute to this Motion.

Hon. Senators, the Senate now stands adjourned until Tomorrow, Wednesday 13th April, 2016 at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.20 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