Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have guided Sen. Okiya Omtatah very well. I am keenly listening because I want to hear about the documents that he is tabling. However, the reading of Standing Order No.105 is not what he is doing. He is trying to justify his statement....

Sen. Cheruiyot

I am not going to be micromanaged in the way I defend myself. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) The Chair gives guidance to the House, not micromanaging.

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot The other one is a Procedural Motion. How much time do you need to second this Bill? The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Wakili Sigei) About 20 minutes. Sen. Cheruiyot That time is sufficient. The other one is a Procedural Motion. You can do 20 minutes, but let us deal...

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday, when I commented that these documents were publicly available and I did not need to substantiate, I was told to substantiate. Now, the Senate Majority Leader stands here and says that these are public documents that are readily available. Why this circus? The Deputy Speaker...

Sen. Cheruiyotagreed that the fund should be located at the county government; none proposed the county governments.That troubles me as a legislator, as a leader, as a Senator, and more importantly, as somebody who cares for devolution, because it tells you that there is something the citizens are speaking to....

You are micromanaging me.

Sen. CheruiyotSo, can you guide us, if you are permitting Sen. Omtatah to read all the 93 documents, it is okay, we will sit and be prepared. If you are asking him to table the documents as has been the practice, then we shall equally be prepared. What happened is...

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have guided Sen. Okiya Omtatah very well. I am keenly listening because I want to hear about the documents that he is tabling. However, the reading of Standing Order No.105 is not what he is doing. He is trying to justify his statement....

Sen. Cheruiyot

I am not going to be micromanaged in the way I defend myself. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) The Chair gives guidance to the House, not micromanaging.

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot The other one is a Procedural Motion. How much time do you need to second this Bill? The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Wakili Sigei) About 20 minutes. Sen. Cheruiyot That time is sufficient. The other one is a Procedural Motion. You can do 20 minutes, but let us deal...

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday, when I commented that these documents were publicly available and I did not need to substantiate, I was told to substantiate. Now, the Senate Majority Leader stands here and says that these are public documents that are readily available. Why this circus? The Deputy Speaker...

Sen. Cheruiyotagreed that the fund should be located at the county government; none proposed the county governments.That troubles me as a legislator, as a leader, as a Senator, and more importantly, as somebody who cares for devolution, because it tells you that there is something the citizens are speaking to....

You are micromanaging me.

Sen. CheruiyotSo, can you guide us, if you are permitting Sen. Omtatah to read all the 93 documents, it is okay, we will sit and be prepared. If you are asking him to table the documents as has been the practice, then we shall equally be prepared. What happened is...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, I rise to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Health on a Petition to the Senate by Mr. Patrick Musilu and others concerning the protection and propagation of the commercialization of the New Generation (Muthea)...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to give notice of the following Motion on reconstitution of Standing Committees- THAT notwithstanding the resolution of the Senate made on 12th February, 2025 on the approval of Senators to serve in various Standing Committees of the Senate, and pursuant to Standing Orders...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table, today, Wednesday, 17th June, 2026- UFJ8B8J1GZ June 17, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 1 Sen. CheruiyotReport of the Standing Committee on Health on a petition to the Senate by Mr. PatrickMusilu and others concerning protection and propagation...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING the resolution of the Senate made on 12th February, 2025 on the approval of Senators to serve in various standing committees of the Senate and pursuant to Standing Orders No.197, 199, 228 and the...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING the resolution of the Senate made on 12th February, 2025 on the approval of Senators to serve in various standing committees of the Senate and pursuant to Standing Orders No.197, 199, 228 and the...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING the resolution of the Senate made on 12th February, 2025 on the approval of Senators to serve in various standing committees of the Senate and pursuant to Standing Orders No.197, 199, 228 and the...

Sen. Cheruiyot I am very calm today. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.57 (1) , I hereby present the business for the week that commences Tuesday, 16th June, 2026. During the afternoon sitting of the Senate held yesterday, Wednesday, 10th June, 2026, the Senate considered and passed...

Sen. Cheruiyothave celebrated these people. Therefore, this is for CHPs across the Republic of Kenya and there are so many. There are over 100,000, if I can recall.Why I am particularly proud about this Bill is that CHPs were launched in Kericho in 2023 during Mashujaa Day. Kericho will always...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is somebody trying to get your attention.

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Standing Order No.57 (1) gives me permission to state business that has been transacted and what will be transacted the following week. I am extremely relevant because I was talking about division of revenue and what happened. I do not know what my colleague...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am grateful to the Members who have spoken to this Bill. Their contributions and insights will go a long way in informing the amendments that will come out of it. This was quite an interesting one. I am fairly aware that we have a...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was listening to you. You said “deferred.” Previously, there was an SBC resolution on what happens to Motions when they are called on the Floor and the owner of the business is not present. I do not remember if we agreed to vacate that...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a follow-up to what the Senator for Nairobi is inquiring. Remember, we had issued fresh guidelines on letters, such as the ones you are referring to, that come in hours before the plenary on what needs to happen. There were necessary sanctions that...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.38 on temporary suspension of a sitting. At the SBC yesterday – and it is good that I say this when the Vice-Chairperson is here – because the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget had proposed that they were...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for indulging me. I beg your indulgence and that of my colleagues in the House this afternoon. We have before us a very popular Bill; the Division of Revenue Bill, a Bill which ideally, we normally limit its debate sometimes to five or...

Sen. Cheruiyot Yes, Sen. Haji, what is your clarification?