Chute Mohamed Said

My Statement today is on the status of completion of Bunge Tower. (Applause) CONVERSION OF SCHOLARSHIPS GRANTS TO LOANS BY HELB conversion of grant scholarships to loans funded by the Ford Foundation by the Higher Education Loans Board.In the Statement, the Committee should:

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me thank the CS for coming before us today. My question is in regards to the El Nino rains. The El Nino rains have caused havoc and devastation on our roads, specifically, in Marsabit County. People are starving to death now. There is...

Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will be brief. I take this opportunity to thank the Cabinet Secretary for his quick action. He flew to Marsabit to look at the stadium and the matter is being sorted out. On behalf of the Marsabit people, we thank him...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This Statement is on behalf of my friend, Sen. Abass, who is also my neighbour in my county and here in the Senate. I rise pursuant under Standing Order No.53 (1) , to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and...

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

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill that is originating from a committee that I serve in. I know that Sen. Chute might not have the right information about the existence of the Coffee Board. I am a product of coffee. When I was in...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I donate my time to anybody who wants to speak.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Kenya Police Service is a national body that is in charge of law enforcement in Kenya and not in Haiti. The Kenya Police Service was formed in 1906, and later on, we had the National Police Service, which was established in 2011 under...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to give Notice of the following Motion - THAT, AWARE that at the Sitting of the Senate held on Thursday, 27th June, 2023, the Senate, resolved to establish an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate the compensation to the Kenyan victims of the...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I had an opportunity to visit Kenya Wildlife Services (KWS) headquarters yesterday. This is in relation to a mzee from Marsabit County who died three weeks ago. He had crop destruction and had been waiting for this compensation for the last nine years. I was surprised...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion on behalf of the chairperson- THAT, AWARE that at the Sitting of the Senate held on Thursday, 27th June, 2023, the Senate, resolved to establish an Ad Hoc Committee to investigate the compensation to the Kenyan victims...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Before I invite somebody to second this Motion – it has been 25 years and the victims are awaiting compensation. We have done a lot. We met the Prime Cabinet Secretary about three weeks ago. We intend to meet with the American Embassy soon....

In the Statement, the Committee should- In the Statement, the Committee should- FINANCIAL STATUS OF THE KENYA RAILWAYS CORPORATION FINANCIAL STATUS OF KICC FINANCIAL STATUS OF EAST AFRICAN PORTLAND CEMENT COMPANY UNAUTHORIZED OCCUPATION AND ENCROACHMENT OF LAND BELONGING TO THE KENYA NATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION

Senator for Nairobi City, can you substantiate your claim? If you cannot, proceed to withdraw. (Applause)

The other issue the President raised was about the Kshs300 million which will be paid to settle the Kshs2 billion Eurobond money. This is important because it will help us to get affordable credit.The President also talked about affordable housing. About two weeks ago, I talked about affordable housing. This...

Yes, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Let me say it today that I am in this Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing. This Petition came before us. It was brought by the former tenants of Buxton Estate. When this tendering process was advertised, there was only one tenderer who tended...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me be very clear.

We have learnt a lot from this Petition and I will support Sen. Sifuna. We are ready to demonstrate to stop these so-called developers into trying to siphon money from Kenyans.(Applause) You know, Sen. Chute, I do not need to be a lawyer to know the parliamentary language that is...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I have four Statements. I will start with the first one in regards to an upgrade to bitumen standards of the Odda-Bute-Danaba Road in Wajir and Marsabit Counties. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) , to seek...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to thank Sen. Cherarkey for this Bill. This Bill is as if it was drafted by someone who comes from Marsabit, Samburu, Turkana Counties and the North Eastern. The issues that are in this Bill are very important that when I went...

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me use the words of Sen. Mwaruma. Thank you very much for noticing the issue of the six Members. Sen. Olekina should have known this and there are things we do not need to waste a lot of time on. Article 181...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) , to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the rise of cancer cases in Laisamis and North Horr Constituencies in Marsabit County. In the Statement, the Committee should- EXISTENCE OF AI GOAT CENTRE IN...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me congratulate and thank our able CS. I know you are doing a good job in this country. As the Senator from Marsabit County, I know you have done a lot for Marsabit County. Thank you, and karibu to this hon. House. Mr....

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will allow my fellow Senators to ask Questions; mine will come at the end of our session. Please do not forget my last two Questions.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you will allow me, I want to give one of my questions to my neighbour here. I will not even ask a question. I want to tell our Hon. CS that there is this issue of Ileret Subcounty. I know the process is being fast...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, once again. Question No. 26 is-

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will ask one question now and another one later on. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, what measures have you put in place to forensically identify ballistic bullets that are being tested when it comes to civilian firearms? As you are aware, Firearms Licencing Board (FLB)...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Allow me to agree with the honourable Cabinet Secretary on the National Police Reservists (NPRs) issue. They are doing a very good job. They also supplement heavily and greatly in helping police officers in the Northern and Upper Eastern part of Kenya. However, I...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will start with Question No.54.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I have two brief questions. One, I will give to Sen. Abdul Haji. First of all, let me---

Okay. First of all, I thank the Cabinet Secretary for the elaborate answers and for the new border post in Ileret. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, last week, the Cabinet Secretary for Defence was before this House. He said that any soldier who is killed in the line of duty is paid...

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

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. This is a question time, and it is supposed to be my question time now. Sen. Cherarkey is taking- -- We do not have much time, you know.

Thank you, very much.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to ask Question No.051 to the Cabinet Secretary of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I have two Questions. I will ask one now and the other will come later on. I take this opportunity to thank our Cabinet Secretary for coming here today. I also thank him for the contributions he has Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey.

Thank you. We will take one last question from the Senate Majority Leader, then the Cabinet Secretary will answer all the questions together.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to stand here to support this Bill. Marsabit, is a vast and an arid county. This Digital Health Bill is very important for Kenya. The nomadic way of living for Marsabit, Upper Eastern, North Eastern, Turkana and Samburu Counties makes...

As you have said, I have got three minutes left. I was at data protection. Now, I will proceed to duplication of information. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Bill will help us in identifying duplicated processes. Let us say, for example, in a place like Marsabit and Upper North Eastern, people...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also rise to support this Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, a healthy nation is a wealthy nation. The Bill speaks to the wealth of this nation by making sure that it supports the health of the people that live within...