Chute Mohamed Said

Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me take this opportunity first to congratulate our Cabinet Secretary who has served as a politician for many years and now a Cabinet Secretary. I also thank him and the Ministry of Defence for the good work they are doing. The Kenya Meat Commission (KMC) was...

Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mine is not something like a question, but I want to express my gratitude towards the Cabinet Secretary. I take this opportunity to thank the Cabinet Secretary and the team, specifically the Director General, on the support they have given us during...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding the dumping of nuclear waste in the North-Eastern and Upper-Eastern regions of Kenya by multinational oil exploration companies in the 1980s. In the Statement,...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. As it has been said by almost all the Senators, this is a devolved function. Ninety percent of the doctors work in the counties. Article 26 (1) of the Constitution states that every...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding the operations of the Water Sector Trust Fund (WST) . In the Statement, the Committee should-

Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to thank the Cabinet Secretary and her team, both the Permanent Secretary (PS) and the Cabinet Secretary for the passage of the Affordable Housing Bill, which I earlier said was a scam. I now withdraw that word to...

Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public works, Housing and Urban Development the following Question-

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have gone through the answers and I am happy and comfortable. However, I have supplementary questions. Good. Is there any other Member who wants to speak on affordable housing such as Sen. Faki? Sen. Chute, did you say you have no supplementary questions? I have...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum the following Question-

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

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have two supplementary questions.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to take this opportunity to first thank the Cabinet Secretary and the Principal Secretary on behalf of the people of Marsabit County. We visited the office of the Cabinet Secretary some time back because of the problems we had with electricity in...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there was a question I had asked earlier about KenGen, going into Loiyangalani. If the Cabinet Secretary can remember, I wanted that answer, if not, then I can explain the question.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, he did not get the question. The question was, KenGen are starting a wind project in Lake Turkana. They have already started public participation. I do not know if the Cabinet Secretary is aware. If he is not, then I am surprised.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will defer that question. I will visit his office to explain better because of time. Thank you very much.

I have three Statements to read. WATER SCARCITY IN KORR WARD, LAISAMIS CONSTITUENCY Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding water scarcity in Korr Ward in Laisamis Constituency, Marsabit County....

Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me take this opportunity to thank Sen. Beth Syengo for highlighting the issues of the Dassanach Community from my county. They are in North Horr Constituency. These people are super minorities. In Marsabit, we have people who are not only marginalized,...

Let me conclude. In conclusion, there are two groups of people who are marginalised in Kenya; that is, the Elmolos and the Dassanech. My request to the Government is to empower these two groups of people. If possible, they can be given the position of a Nominated Member of Parliament....

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mine will be a quick one. Article 439 (1) (f) of the Constitution says: “Every person has the right to education.” In Marsabit County, North Horr Constituency, there is a problem amongst the Muslim community and the board of North Horr schools about wearing...

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

The Cabinet Secretary for Education (Hon. Machogu): As I said, for the Turkana Schools, we have been able to rebuild five schools. We gave Kshs100 million to Turkana and the MP is aware. I personally went to Turkana and some of those schools have been reopened, but --- The Cabinet...

Hon. Senators, there are a few other Senators who would like to comment. I guide that we do two minutes each, so that all can get a chance. Some of you tried in the morning, but did not get a chance. Let us have Sen. Beth Syengo.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was appointed as Acting Director of Enforcement and Compliance on 11th August, 2023. That means I have been acting for the past seven months. I take the responsibility for the four enforcement officers who are working at the Deputy Governor’s home without official deployment. I have...

The second question.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This question is for the witness. If there are any contributions made from his son, Dennis, in regards to the payment of the Kshs600,000 paid through M-pesa to the Deputy Governor.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. This House is a House of records and facts. Ms. Lucy, on a Statement of 8th February 2024, indicated very clearly that she--- let me read just this part - After receiving applications from interested persons, the board shortlisted candidates for the post of commercial...

How long are you going to take? The Counsel for the County Assembly (Mr. Ndegwa Njiru) : She will be brief and will take about 20 minutes.

Question number two, about the land balance of the Deputy Governor--- On the land question, maybe a different person will be better placed to answer it. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Is he a supplier with the County Government of Kisii?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from Saku Constituency in Marsabit County. In the Statement, the Committee should- DISTRIBUTION OF...

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding the delayed completion of Sololo Level 4 Hospital in Marsabit County. Sololo Level 4 Hospital, located in Sololo, Marsabit County, was...

Bi. Spika wa Muda, nachukua nafasi hii kuwakaribisha wageni wetu kutoka Samburu County. Kama mnavyojua, mimi ni Seneta wa Kaunti ya Marsabit na tunapakana na Kaunti ya Samburu. Wageni waliokuja hapa leo hawajakuja kutembea Nairobi kuzuru Museum ama National Park. Wamekuja hapa kuleta kilio cha watu wa Kaunti ya Samburu....

Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to also contribute to this Affordable Housing Bill (National Assembly Bills No.75 of 2023) . As a keen Member of this committee and now a strong supporter of this Bill, I want to say that sometime back we...

Madam Temporary Speaker, just give me one minute. Temporary Speaker (