Sen. Chute Asante sana, Bw. Spika. Wakenya zaidi ya milioni 50 wamechagua wawakilishi kwenye Bunge za Kaunti, Bunge la Kitaifa na Seneti. Baada ya kupiga kura, upinzani na Serikali wanazozana. Wawakilishi kutoka Kenya Kwanza wanaenda kwa mazishi, arusi na mahali penye watu kuongea siasa ambayo haiwezi saidia nchi hii. Wanachama...

Sen. Chute Under what Standing Order are you on?

Order, Hon. Members! Let Sen. Chute be heard in silence. Sen. Chute Bw. Naibu Spika, namshukuru Rais wetu na Baba Raila Odinga kwa kuwezesha mkutano huu. Kenya ni nchi iliyo na watu zaidi ya milioni 50 ambao tunaongoza. Wale wanaoongoza wamechaguliwa kutoka Kaunti kama wawakililishi wa wadi. [The Deputy Speaker...

Sen. Chute

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I commend our able Cabinet Secretary for Education. You have worked for this country as a politician and now as a Cabinet Secretary. Congratulations. In support of Sen. Wakili Sigei, I take you back to Question No.027. I think and believe that...

Sen. Chute Mr. Deputy Speaker, I thank my friend for bringing this issue up. I will give a personal statement very soon on the same. (Applause)

Sen. Chute Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not related.

Sen. Chute[The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Wakili Sigei) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Mumma) in the Chair] OPERATIONS OF WORLDCOIN IN KENYA

In the past, we have witnessed cryptocurrencies being associated with scams and fraudulent schemes. It is essential to implement stringent regulatory measures and protect our citizens from falling victims to fraud activities. [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Wakili Sigei) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Mumma) in the Chair]

Hon. Senators, it is now past 6.30

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Hon. Members, I wish to guide the House that when we resume debate, we will go back to Order No.11 because we still have Senators who wanted to contribute. ADJOURNMENT

Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker. Standing Order 56 (1) (a) provides that a chairperson of a committee may make a Statement relating to a matter for which the committee is responsible. I rise to make a Statement on the matter of the cryptocurrency project world coin currently under consideration by...

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Sen. Chute

Sen. Chute Madam CS, you may proceed and respond to that question. The Cabinet Secretary for Water, Sanitation and Irrigation (Hon. Alice Wahome) : Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Yes, I was indeed in Marsabit County. The experience was fairly scary because, I was evacuated from the Marsabit Forest...

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Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have a Statement in relation to the activities of the Standing Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration, pursuant to Standing Order No. (56) (1) (b) for the period from 1st April,2023 to 30th June 2023. During the period under...

Sen. Chute Mr. Speaker, Sir, I request a Statement on the release of retention money arising out of contracts for construction works in the northern frontier counties. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to thank Sen. Kavindu Muthama for bringing this Motion to this House. Sen. Osotsi said he was in school in 1998. When this happened, I was a businessman doing business in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Sen. Osotsi stood in...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. In a normal African proverb, we say that if two bulls fight, it is the grass that suffers. In an American proverb, they call us Africans. Some Muslims in the Middle East are called collateral damage. These are human lives being called collateral...

Sen. Chute Thank you, very much Madam Temporary Speaker.

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and the Senate Majority Leader. I support what the Senate Majority Leader has said. I visited the Office of the CoB recently and got a list of monies that were sent to my county. Based on that report, I went to Marsabit and...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also thank the Cabinet Secretary for coming before this August House today. My question is as follows: [The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Wakili Sigei) in the Chair]

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to raise an issue. I got the answer this morning, in fact, one hour ago. Standing Order No. 51 (c) says: “Both electronic and physical copies should be furnished to the Senate and to the Senator before 24 hours or on...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will ask one Question now and the other later on. Thank you for the opportunity. I also thank the Cabinet Secretary for the answers but it seems that these Cabinet Secretaries do not even talk to each other. I am wondering....

Sen. Chute He is misleading the House. We do not have only five. We have more than five. Let him do his research well and come back with ---

Sen. Chute Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. Again, I would want to remind the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industrialization that it is very unfair for him to come and give misleading answers here. If you allow me, Pwani Oil Company was formed in 1981, KAPA Oil Refineries, 1968;...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also thank the Hon. Cabinet Secretary for appearing before this August House today. My Questions is as follows-

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will ask one question first and the other one after my colleagues have asked. June 21, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 10 Sen. ChuteMy question to the Cabinet Secretary is; there is a list of prequalified suppliers for the supply of goods at Annex...

Sen. Chute Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have asked a question, and I wanted to correct the Cabinet Secretary when he said that we have only five manufacturing companies in Kenya. I have given the names of those manufacturers. It is up to him to indicate that they are not five,...

Sen. Chute Thank you again, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was on Part (c) of the Question. I apologize, my document was tampered with by my friend here. I was on this part when I was interrupted. It reads -

Sen. Chute Thank you once again, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will proceed and ask the question, but I wanted you to also note that they should desist from giving us documents this late. I will proceed and ask the questions.

Sen. Chute Mr. Speaker, Sir, I represent Kenyans here. The CS has come before to give misleading answers. I am saying it again because I even cautioned him earlier. I said that we do not have only five oil companies. Now we have 13. I would want him to apologize...

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

Sen. Chute Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. This question has a lot of interest. I am requesting that, if possible, let me ask my question to the CS. There is a company called Pama Holding Limited, which was allocated 30 metric tonnes of rice, 12,500 metric tonnes of oil, 20,000...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me first of all thank the Cabinet Secretary for the answers. I also appreciate that as a farmer, I got some fertilizer for my farm in Naivasha at a reduced price. My question is-

Sen. Chute The Court ruled that the land on Lake Turkana Wind Power should be gazetted. How long will it take the Cabinet Secretary to gazette that land? I want to see the Cabinet Secretary in his office if he gives me a date in order for us to look...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I welcome the Cabinet Secretary. He is doing his job well and I thank him. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltumbesi who is also my neighbour and we share a common border. When he talks about issues affecting Samburu County, those issues...

Sen. Chute On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker. It is like you got the letter yesterday. The question asked by Sen. Lomenen was a question that was asked two months ago. Why should somebody wait until yesterday to write a letter to the Speaker of the Senate? We...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir. I cannot be that short because this is my question and I was given these answers very late. That is not my fault, but the Cabinet Secretary’s. I want to put a question to the Cabinet Secretary and it will be a...

Next Order, Clerk. THE LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 4 OF 2023)

Sen. Kisang’, you will have your time. I am consulting with the Clerk to read your Statement. You are very lucky. (Laughter) CONTRIBUTIONS IN LIEU OF RATES PAID BY THE NATIONAL TREASURY TO COUNTIES

Sen. Chute(Laughter)

Next Statement is by Sen. Kisang’. He is not present. The Statement is dropped. Next Order. (The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) consulted with the Clerk-at-the-Table) (Sen. Kisang’ walked to the Dispatch Box)

I am Sorry, 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 contributions in lieu of rates paid by the National Treasury to the Counties. In the Statement, the Committee should...

Serjeant-at-Arms, ring the Division Bell for five minutes. (The Division Bell was rung)