Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate, today 26th September, 2017: 1. The Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Office of the Controller of Budget for 2015/2016; 2. The Annual Report of the Salaries and Remuneration Commission for 2015/2016; 3. The Annual Report and Financial Statement of the Judicial Service Commission for 2015/2016; 4. The Annual Report of the Commission on Administrative Justice for 2016 5. The Annual Report and Financial Statement of the County Assembly of Taita Taveta Revolving Car Loan Scheme Fund for the 15 Months for the Period Ended 30thJune, 2015; 6. The Report of the Controller of Budget on the County Governments’ Budget Implementation Review for the Period of Nine Months for the Financial Year 2016/2017; 7. The Report of the Participatory Budgeting Workshop for Counties Held at the Kenya School of Government from 29th to 30th October, 2015; 8. The Annual Corporate Report for the Office of the Auditor-General for the Period 2012 – 2016; and 9. The Bi-annual Report for the Commission on Administrative Justice for the Period July to December, 2016.

(Sen. (Eng.) Mahamud Mohamed Maalim): Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the chance to contribute to this Motion on the Address of the President of the Republic of Kenya. From the outset, let me thank the people of Mandera County for electing me as their Senator. Previously in the last two Parliaments, I was elected as the Member of Parliament for Mandera West and now they have elevated me to the position of Senator. I thank them for putting their trust in me to represent them in this Senate. I also congratulate you for having been elected the Speaker of the Senate. I knew you for a long time. We were civil servants together; we come a long way as friends and I am now happy to be together with you here in this Senate where you are my Speaker. Congratulations! In the same vein, I also congratulate your Deputy for having been elected the Deputy Speaker of the Senate. I also congratulate all the Senators who have been elected; some for the second time and some for the first time, to represent their people in this Senate. I hope and pray that we shall work together and give meaning to the trust that the people of Kenya have put in us. Mr. Speaker, Sir, coming back to the speech of the President, the Kenyan people went out in their millions to elect their leaders on 8th August, 2017 and made a decision. I congratulate Kenyans for having been very peaceful during that election and having made their choice through the ballot and electing their leaders. I think what has happened, of course, this time the election of the President was challenged in the Supreme Court in line with our Constitution. We are all aware of what happened and the nullification of the election of the President and now we are going back to the polls again. While accepting the verdict itself, of course, as said by our leaders with reservations, we have no alternative but to accept and move forward. Now, we have the next election ahead of us on 26th October, 2017. I hope that Kenyans will come out again in their millions and elect their President. I would like to urge our leaders and politicians to respect the spirit of our Constitution and our laws.The only way that we can elect our leaders is through the ballot and not street demonstrations or any other means. As leaders, we must give our people leadership in the sense that we ask them to obey the laws and stick to the laid down constitutional provisions and the laws of this country. If we cannot respect the laws ourselves, the common mwananchi will be at a loss.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. I wish to comment on the President’s Speech which was read to us. From the outset, I support the President’s sentiments in his Speech. Kenya is a Republic and a unitary State. This was determined long ago.Even the elections that we hold, we do so with the same objectives that were set by our forefathers. Kenya held elections, issues came up and now we are where we are; we are going to hold other elections. I wish to appeal to all the leaders in this country that we must ensure that this country remains one. We must remain one knowing that as the Bible says, we are shepherds of the people that we lead. We must ensure that as we are going through this period, first of all, we must abide by the Constitution and the rule of law. We must also ensure that we do not raise temperatures of Kenyans the way it is happening. Let me caution everybody that any responsible leader has that duty. The President’s Speech dwelt on the principles of keeping this nation together and following the rule of law. These are the principles that we as leaders are all expected to follow. Having said that, we are also a growing democracy and again as leaders, it is upon us to ensure that we lead this country, keep it as one and ensure that as we mature into democracy – which we have already attained to a very high level – we remain one people and Kenya remains one country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let us not forget that people are looking up to the Government to overcome the challenges in their lives today. Kenya is a developing country and there are many objectives which have not yet been achieved. There is need for development in most areas. We have a cardinal duty to ensure that all Kenyans attain the essentials of

(Sen. (Dr.) Ali Abdullahi Ibrahim): Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the President’s speech. I also wish to thank the people of Wajir County for electing me as their Senator. Some of us have served in previous Parliaments and also spent some time out. Therefore, Members should not take the opportunity to sit in this House for granted. We are elected to represent the people who elected us. Therefore, it is unfortunate if there are Members who do not want to participate and talk about the issues of their constituents and the country at large. I would advise those of us who are newly elected to the Senate not to take the privilege for granted. The people on the ground are very harsh. If you do not do what is expected of you, they will get rid of you. You will have no one to complain to thereafter.

Thank you, Senator. Sen. Kamar Margaret Jepkoech.

(Sen. (Prof.) Kamar Margaret Jepkoech): Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to join my colleagues in registering our appreciation and thanks to the His Excellency the President for the exposition of public policy contained in the Address he made in Parliament during the Joint Sitting of Parliament. Mr. Speaker, Sir, His Excellency the President started by noting that the peace that we enjoy today is God given. I would like to join him in thanking God for the peace that we have enjoyed as a country and pray that the peace continues even as we humble ourselves before him. In his Address, His Excellency the President reminded us of our representative roles. As a Senate, according to Article 96, we are the representatives of the counties. As Senators, we are here to protect the interests of the counties and their governments. This is a very huge task that has been put on our backs. I want to urge my colleagues, Senators, that the role of representation is a very important role. Having chosen to be Senators, it is important to ask ourselves whom we have represented well and whom we are under-representing. We need to look at our constituents well, classify them and be sure that we represent the whole county because the county is composed of majorities and minorities, youths and adults, men and women and people with disabilities. As representatives of the county, we must take stock of whom we have and who we are representing. This is extremely important because as we look at the interests of the counties, we have budgets that we pass through the Division of Revenue Bill between the county and the national Government.When we have released funding to the counties, we must make sure that we cover everybody. I say this knowing that the new Constitution was meant to cure a number of things. It was meant to cure inequalities in treatment and services. In fact, there is a Fund that we all know called the Equalisation Fund. This Fund is meant to bring those who are left behind to the levels where other Kenyans are. It is important that as we look at the counties, we make sure that nobody within the county has been left behind. We have counties that are not within the special group that receive the Equalisation Fund and yet they are less equal than others within the county. It is important to make sure that no one is left behind because devolution is meant to place each and every Kenyan at the level that we are representing. As representatives of the people, I dare say that the Senate, in my view, is the equalizer and it will balance the development of this country and bring everybody to appreciate the developments of the Government. For this reason, I would like to congratulate all the Senators who were elected to this House and to encourage them to ensure that the second Senate has more impact than the first Senate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that when His Excellency the President gave his Address, he celebrated women because I am one of them. In celebrating the women, he recognized the three women governors. I also congratulate them and thank the people of Kirinyaga County, the people of Kitui County and the people of Bomet County for

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this Motion and to thank His Excellency the President for his Speech on the State of the Nation and the exposition of Government policy during the Joint Sitting of Parliament. I thank him for his humble presentation even though it came at a difficult time for him because we all know what had happened a few days before but he held on to peace, togetherness and he showed the nation that the country is more important than one person or the results of an election. I want to believe that is the reason the country has moved forward and for that, I thank him. Mr. Speaker, Sir, many Members have talked about peace. We cannot over- emphasise the importance of peace as contained in the President’s Address. We know that without peace in this country, all is lost. No development can happen, people cannot live in peace, children cannot go to school and everything comes to a stand-still like we have seen it happen in some of our neighbouring countries. We have seen people moving out of their countries because of lack of peace. Peace is so important and, indeed, it is not negotiable. That is why we, as leaders of this country, must always be conscious of what we say, do and, probably, ask ourselves whether it brings peace or conflict. The people we lead look up to us. Therefore, for leaders in high positions, especially those with large followers, a lot more is expected of them. This is because other people might want to copy them and think that is the way to go. I want to caution the leadership, particularly those who have been going around beating war drums that it is absolutely necessary to consider people of this country. It is really showing bad leadership when they behave in that manner. Sometimes I wonder how they would lead this country if given State mantle to do so. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to address myself to a few issues that have happened in this country. Recently we saw a group of Christian women who were attending a peace meeting in one of the hotels in Kisumu. They were attacked by youth who accused them of selling their identity cards. Is this what we are encouraging the young people to do? Could it be this is what they are learning from their leadership? The leaders have something to think about the youth and what examples we are setting for them. It is sad that I did not hear the main leadership in that area condemning the attack on the Christian women. These are mothers. Where are our values as a country? I want also to condemn in the strongest words possible Mheshimiwa - I do not know whether to call him so or not - the Member of Parliament for Embakasi for abusing the First Lady of this country. It was sad to hear him say that the President was born by a dog. What kind of language is this? What are we teaching our children? Where have the manners gone to? I would have expected to hear the leadership of the National Super

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Once again, congratulations on your election. I also want to congratulate the Deputy Speaker and all the Senators who are sitting here today. I am very proud to be in this House and I am standing up in support of the President’s Speech. The President’s speech, for me, was profound for its simplicity and for its focus on the key strategic areas for our country. The President spoke to what is core in our country starting with the sanctity and supremacy of our constitution, which he did not just speak about but he demonstrated in action. Immediately after the ruling of the Supreme Court, our President hit the campaign trail. That is humility in leadership and success because I am convinced, of course like most of us here, that the President won the elections. However, despite the fact that a constitutional institution ruled differently, he obeyed the ruling and upheld the supremacy of these institutions as well. So, I am very proud of just that fact, which is a demonstration of humility and respect to our constitution and our institutions. This really

Sen. Peter Okello, I can see on the console you are requesting to raise a point of order. Are you sure you want to execute that or it is a mistake?

The Senator is doing her maiden speech, I request to have the Floor after her.

Fair enough. Proceed Sen. Halake.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I have no doubt that my county is on the right track. We should be willing to condemn in the strongest terms possible politics of mayhem and obnoxious language that abuses people based on a non-agenda or nothing at all, for example, Hon. Babu Owino who abused the President’s mother. That was unacceptable. It has no place in modern civilization. It has no place for anybody called Mheshimiwa who is supposed to represent people in a constituency in this country. It was shameful and we condemn it. The President’s Speech upheld the Constitution, the youth and women. It provided a key strategic direction that is a change maker to our economy, governance and prosperity. There is no prosperity without peace. Kenyans do not want handouts and politicking forever. They want to be left to do their work and that is exactly the policy President Uhuru Kenyatta is laying out for us as a key strategic direction for our country. The rest is up to us to cascade them and break them down to what we do on a daily basis in order to achieve prosperity and peace in our country. We should not let a handful of people come in the way of that peace and, therefore, in the way of prosperity. With those few reflections, I support my President’s speech. I am proud of it because it is taking us in the right direction. Thank you.

Thank you, Sen. Halake for your good articulation. Sen. Langat Christopher.

(Sen. (Dr.) Langat Christopher Andrew): Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I believe that what has been said should be echoed. The President’s Speech was spiritual. Our President is God fearing. I thank him for that. Any nation that

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to join my colleagues in supporting the Motion regarding the address by the President. The address by the President was delivered in a manner that portrayed him as a leader of a country, never mind that we are in conflict and at the moment we are almost torn apart between the political divide. The President said that he did not accept the ruling of the Supreme Court but because he was leading from the front, he was going to show Kenyans that this is a country that believes in the rule of law. He hit the ground running immediately thereafter, to start his campaigns. I wish to urge my friends from the other side of this House to demonstrate the same maturity. It saddens me because most of our colleagues on the other side were serving Parliament and together we were at the fore-front in campaigning for this Constitution. It saddens me when I see them abuse this Constitution, the same thing that we fought so hard for; that caused this country so many lives. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I walked on the streets today from State House, I saw young men who were being used to demonstrate against an issue that is a non-issue. Rules are made in Parliament and if you are not satisfied with any rule, you should come to Parliament and change the law. You do not have to go to the streets and misbehave. When we crafted this Constitution, Kenya had very many problems at that time. This Constitution created three very distinct institutions which are the Executive, the Legislature and the Judiciary. When we are not satisfied with an issue in this country, we know where to run. If you are not happy you go to the Judiciary. If you are not satisfied that the Judiciary is performing, you should come to Parliament and amend the laws because that is what the Constitution says. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank the President for leading this country from the front and demonstrating that he is a true leader of this country. We enjoy a lot of peace in this country. Therefore we should thank God because we have peace. Peace is not threatened by animals or other objects but by the citizens of a country and that is what we are saying. I urge Members of the Opposition to reconsider whatever they are doing, go back to the people and look for votes and get elected. I understand what they are doing because I have been through that journey with them. Whatever they are doing are acts of

Thank you, Sen. Ndwiga. Yes, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo Alice Chepkorir.

(Sen. (Dr.) Milgo Alice Chepkorir): Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I wish to thank you and the entire team that organised the induction retreat at Naivasha. The choice of venue and facilitators were excellent. I am in this House right now as an informed member. We interacted during the induction and I was encouraged to know that Sen. Dullo and even the President started their political careers as nominated members. Therefore, the sky is not even the limit if one works hard. Coming to the President’s Speech, I concur with my colleagues that it was a well thought-out and researched speech. I was encouraged particularly when the President celebrated women in leadership. I was very excited when he said that he will continue to

Thank you, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo. Yes, Sen. Omanga.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make my Maiden speech and contribute to this Motion. First, I want to congratulate you and your deputy on being elected as the Speaker and

Thank you,Sen. Omanga. Could we hear from Sen. Okello?

Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I hope I am audible. This being my maiden speech, I would like to start by congratulating you on your election as the second Speaker of the Senate. I wish you good health and strength as you serve this House without fear or favour. I would also like to thank the Almighty God for allowing me to be a Member of this great House, which is considered to be the ‘upper’ House. I want to thank the people of Migori County for bestowing this honour on me. I promise that I will ask about the resources allocated to Migori County because this is the House where that takes place. I also want to thank my party for giving me this opportunity to serve the country as the Senator for Migori County. Regarding the President’s Address, I will slightly differ with my colleagues. This is because his words were good but he did not mean them. I say so because he reassured the country that he will defend the Constitution of Kenya but he openly attacks the Judiciary in his other activities. He even referred to the Supreme Court judges as wakora . During the dispute on presidential elections, the President asked NASA leadership to head to court if they were not happy with the outcome. I do not know the kind of outcome that he expected from the court. Attacking the Judiciary undermines the

Thank you, Sen. Okello. Could we hear from Sen. Prengei?

Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to give my maiden speech. I would like to congratulate you and the Deputy Speaker on your election. I would also like to congratulate all the elected and nominated honourable Members in this House. I want to join my colleagues in thanking my political party, Jubilee, for giving me the opportunity to represent the youth in this House. It is a great honour and I thank the Jubilee administration. Regarding the President’s Address, I would like to echo him by recognizing the number of youth who came to both Houses of Parliament. It was enormous.It is a sign that Kenyans have started believing in the youth of this country. They have now begun to appreciate that the youth have leadership skills. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with regard to the President’s speech, His Excellency the President gave us an opportunity to appreciate the diverse nature of this country. According to him, Kenyans irrespective of their gender, culture or any other consideration have equal opportunities in his Government. As we prepare for the re-election of the President, he urged us to maintain peace and order in this country. This is a very important element. We, as Kenyans, must

Thank you, Sen. Victor. Let us hear from Sen. Gona Christine Zawadi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make my maiden speech and to also contribute to the President’s speech. First, I congratulate His Excellency the President for taking his time to address the joint sitting of the Senate and the National Assembly. As a new Senator, I felt the warm welcome from the President’s address. I also congratulate you, Mr. Speaker, for being elected as the Speaker of the Senate in the Twelfth Parliament. I am sure beyond reasonable doubt that you will lead us with all wisdom and experience without fear and favour. I wish you success. I was able to decipher a few things from the President’s speech. His Excellency the President emphasized on the importance of peace in Kenya; he categorically insisted that the Government will not tolerate anyone’s intent on disrupting our hard won peace and stability. He urged all political leaders to avoid engaging in divisive and distractive politics, unfortunately, something our competitors in the National Super Alliance (NASA) do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to echo my President’s words and call upon our fellow opponents in NASA to tame their brigadiers who are fond of spreading hate speech and urge them to preach peace. We, as leaders of this country, have the power to either incite or calm our followers. I particularly congratulate my President for being a peace ambassador. I also took note that His Excellency the President put emphasis on cohesion and unity among the different arms of the Government and tasked us to ensure we, among the different arms of the Government, uphold the supremacy of the constitution and its institutions. His Excellency the President emphasized that given the complexity of the public issues, the three arms of Government and the Constitutional commissions must work together for the good of the citizens of this country. They should respect each other’s functional independence. This is a call on all the Senators to work together for the betterment of our peoples’ lives regardless of their political affiliations. Let us work together in unity. He was categorical when he said all arms of the Government are fully operational. Even though we, us Jubilee supporters, felt that there was some ping-pong in the Supreme Court ruling, we respect it as a sign of upholding its mandate to Kenyans. For

Thank you so much, Sen. Gona.

Asante, Bw. Spika. Nachukua nafasi hii kuwashukuru watu wa Tana River County kwa kunichagua kama Seneta wao. Pia ningependa kuwapongeza Maseneta wenzangu waliochaguliwa na walioteuliwa. Ninakupongeza wewe na naibu wako kwa kuchaguliwa kuongoza Seneti hii. Mwisho, ninaipongeza Kamati tekelezi ya Bunge hili kubwa iliochaguliwa. Bw. Spika, nikichangia Hotuba ya Rais wa Kenya ningependa kuunga mkono na kumpongeza juu ya kielelezo chake cha amani, umoja na uwiano. Si vizuri kwetu kama viongozi kugawagawanya Wakenya katika misingi ya kikabila, dini au vyama. Wakati huu ambao tunaelekea uchaguzi wa pili wa Rais inapasa watu wetu wote wahubiri amani ili nchi yetu iendelee. Nchi ya Kenya ni kubwa kuliko mtu mmoja. Kwa sababu hiyo sisi sote tusimame pamoja tuweze kuhimiza watu wetu waishi kwa amani ili nchi yetu ipige hatua za kimaendeleo na tufanye yaliyo mbele yetu kwa amani. Nawasihi wenzangu tuendelee kuhubiri injili ya amani vile Rais alivyoangazia katika hotuba yake. Mwito wangu kwa Wakenya ni tupendane, tushirikiane na tukumbatiane ili tuweze kuelekea mbele kama vile Mhe. Rais alivyosema katika hotuba yake. Kupingana kwetu kusiwagawanye watu wetu na kuweka uhasama kati yao. Hii itatuzuia tusifikie malengo ambayo tunayakusudia. Bw. Spika, ulimi ni kitu nyepesi ambacho kinaweza kuwaweka watu vibaya. Wale wanaotumia ulimi wao vibaya utawaweka katika hali ya aibu. Sisi ni Waafrika; tuna mila, desturi na mwelekeo. Waafrika hawapaswi kuwatukana wazee au viongozi vile alivyotamka Mheshimiwa Babu Owino. Aliwatusi viongozi hasa aliyekuwa mama wa taifa. Tungependa aombe msamaha kwa sababu hiyo inaonyesha nchi yetu kwamba viongozi waliochaguliwa wana maneno ambayo yanaweza kutufanya tuyumbeyumbe. Bw. Spika, hotuba ya Rais ilikuwa ya busara na nia njema kwa Wakenya wote. Wale walio kwa mrengo ule mwingine wanaojitafutia Rais wao wanaweza kufanya hivyo kwa sababu hii ni nchi ya demokrasia ambayo tunafurahia kwa wakati huu. Haifai kutumiwa vibaya kama vile tulivyoshuhudia leo; watu wako barabarani wakiandamana. Vijana wanatumiwa vibaya. Rais wa Kenya amekubali turudie uchaguzi. Uchugazi huo unafaa uwe wa amani lakini vile inavyobainika, wanatuonyesha ya kwamba wanaweza kupiga kelele barabarani, waabiri magari na hiyo haituonyeshi picha nzuri. Bw. Spika, kwa hakika naunga mkono hotuba ya Rais ambayo ni ya busara na nia njema.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is my maiden speech. First, may I take this opportunity to thank God for this privilege. I also profoundly thank my party, Jubilee and its leadership for nominating me to this Twelfth Parliament. I congratulate you and your Deputy Speaker for your election as the second Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the Senate, respectively. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join the President in support of his wonderful speech that envisioned and captured the true picture, current state and political situation of our

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute in this House. First and foremost, I thank the people of Nyandarua County for electing me as their Senator. I would like to contribute on the speech made by the President in exposition of public policy. It was good, wonderful and well thought out. It can be used to develop this country. There are many things that we should do to develop our country. We should not go by political squabbling. I am disappointed that a young man in Parliament by the name

Hon. Lusaka): Since I do not see any other Senator I call upon the Mover to reply.

Mr. Speaker, Sir,I wish to take this opportunity to respond. I thank the Members who have contributed to this President’s Speech. It was really powerful and we have learnt and shared a lot of experiences.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like your indulgence to move a short Procedural Motion which is not part of today’s Order Paper but for housekeeping purposes. I am rising on Standing Order No. 15 and 17 and Article 107 of the Constitution. If you allow me, I will read out Article 107(1) (c) of the Constitution which provides that: “In the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, another Member of the House elected by the House presides.” Similarly, Standing Order No. 15 provides that the Speaker shall preside at any sitting of the Senate but in the absence of the Speaker, the Deputy Speaker shall preside and in the absence of the Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Article107(1) (c) of the Constitution, another Senator elected by the Senate for that purpose shall preside. Standing Order No. 17 provides that: “There shall be panel to be known as the Speaker’s Panel which shall comprise four Senators to be known respectively as the First, Second, Third and Fourth Panellist, who shall be entitled to exercise all the powers vested in the Chairperson of Committees of the Whole.” The upshot of this Procedural Motion is to allow this House to identify at least two Senators who can help in the interim period with the running of the affairs of the House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is because we are still waiting for the political parties represented in this House to nominate Members of the Speaker’s Panel and, in

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I second the Motion regarding the two representatives who will Chair when you are away since you are a human being and not a robot. I beg to second.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to make it clear that I support this Motion. First, I wish to congratulate the Deputy Speaker and Senator for Tharaka-Nithi County, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, for eloquently moving this Motion. I did not know that there would come a time when the former Majority Leader would be called ‘Speaker.’ I long for the day he will be in the Chair. I wish you could give him two or three minutes today to Chair, so that we can harass him a little bit. I say this with tremendous respect, knowing that this was the right thing to do because the Office of the Speaker and chairing this House is a very important job. However, it is taxing and tiring. One person cannot be in the Chair for four hours continuously every day. There has to be recognition that even with the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker, there is need for other Members in the House who can serve in the Speaker’s Panel. I am glad that we have chosen Sen. (Prof.) Kamar and my friend, Sen. Kang’ata, who has changed over time. I joined the University of Nairobi on 15th October, 2000 and in less than one month, this man had led us to strike. So, I sympathise with the National

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

What is your point of order, Sen. Omanga?

Is our able Leader of Majority in order to intimidate Sen. Kang’ata from Murang’a by saying that he does not measure up?

That is not a valid point of order. The said Senator is smiling broadly. Proceed the Leader of Majority.

Precisely, Mr. Speaker Sir, when I was talking, he was nodding. He was very happy. It is impossible to intimidate Sen. Kang’ata. From the things he has done in this country, you cannot intimidate him. By virtue of the things I had narrated before, he is beyond intimidation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, how I interacted with Prof. Kamar is that she used to engage me to go and speak to groups of women. We went with her round her constituency. I have

On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir.

What is your point of Order, Sen. (Prof) Kindiki?

I am sorry to interrupt the Leader of Majority, my successor. You know, I should respect him. Is the Leader of Majority in order to insinuate that Professor Margaret Kamar, one of the most distinguished Kenyan Professors, who became a professor at a young age after doing an impeccable academic journey in Kenya and Canada; that she is a “Kalenjin” Professor? Is the Member in Order?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, Professor Kamar, most likely, - research is still being done - must be the first world Professor of Kalenjin descent. What I meant is that as a community, she is also a trailblazer, a person we look up to and an inspiration to so many young women in this country and in the world. Therefore, with all those beautiful words I have had to say about the lady and the gentleman, I support the Motion.

As you can see, the Senior counsel James Orengo, Senator No. 2, has arrived. He is yet to make his first speech in the 12th Parliament. He would have helped us if he would have been elected to the Speakers Panel. I am saying so because they have a moratorium. If anybody would challenge that fact that he has never stepped in the House, he will come up with evidence and say; “Sen. Murkomen even discussed me.” If anyone would want to be mischievous’, he could say he has not attended the Senate sittings eight times.

Hon. Senators, having concluded the business of the day, the House stands adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday 27th September, 2017, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 5.20 p.m.