Hamida Ali Kibwana

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to echo the sentiments of my colleagues. I appreciate the Committee led by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and Sen. Kavindu Muthama for the good work. We are proud of you. To Her Excellency Governor Kawira, you have been given another lease of life....

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If we had a fair gender balance--- When I talk about gender, it is about the balance of numbers. We are aspiring the two- thirds majority. We cannot achieve the two-thirds gender rule if we do not start with the Senate. I would like to...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 32 (1) to make a Statement on an issue of County wide concern regarding the uprooting of baobab trees from Kilifi County---. Hon. Senator, you are making that Statement pursuant to what Standing Order what? Did I hear you correctly? Did...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, of which I am also a Member, on access to justice for Ms. Ebbie Noelle Samuels who died under unclear circumstances...

Asante Bw. Spika. Nami pia naunga mkono hoja hii. Naona kama yote yamesemwa. Ni ukweli vijana wetu wanateseka sana. Vijana wale wamejiunga na vyuo vikuu wanapata shida kujiandikisha kufanya mitihani kwa sababu ya kukosa vitambulisho. Ningeomba watoto wote wapewe vitambulisho kwa usawa. Hii ni kwa sababu, vile imedaiwa, watoto wa...

Asante, Bi. Spika wa Muda. Naunga mkono Hoja hii ambayo imeletwa na Sen. Veronica Maina. Kusema kweli, huu mjadala unatatanisha sana. Tumeona kweli waschana wetu wameumia, wamenajisiwa, wananyimwa pesa na waajiri wao na kunyimwa chakula, wanapokonywa pasipoti na simu zao ili wasiweze kuwasiliana na Familia zao. Hii ni kisa tu...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Seriously, the use of hunger cries does not justify a decision to allow GMOs in this country. This is actually unsettling and a clear violation of the principles of human rights. GMOs were banned in 2012. I wonder where they have been resuscitated from....

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I extend a warm welcome to our friends and investors who have come to Kenya and decided to pay a courtesy call to this Senate. I welcome them. Kenya is a beautiful country. They are all welcomed to invest in different sectors. We have Senators...

Mr. Speaker Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) , to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on austerity measures imposed by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on developing countries including Kenya. In the Statement, the Committee should: - THE NEED TO...

Hon. Senators, there being no other business on the Order Paper, the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, 15th November, 2022, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 5.08 p.m.

This list has been hanging here for a while. Is it in response to this? (Laughter) This list has been hanging here for a while. Is it in response to this? (Laughter)

Sen. Kibwana, kindly approach the Table. (Sen. Kibwana approached the Chair)

THAT, according to the World Health Organization, globally 10 per cent of pregnant women and 13 per cent of women who have just given birth experience a mental condition, referred to as perinatal depression, which is higher in developing countries with 15.6 per cent during pregnancy, and 19.8 per cent...

Asante. Congratulations and all the best.

Okay. The only thing I want to ask from Bw. Waziri is an appointment so that I can discuss all these issues. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I also take this opportunity to congratulate Sen. Murkomen, on his appointment as a CS for Ministry of Roads...

Sen. Sifuna, sorry to cut you short, but kindly approach the Chair for the proper and approved Statement. (Sen. Sifuna approached the Chair) You may now proceed, Senator.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am a lady of few words. I congratulate our sister. We are proud of her. Kindly, my sister, you have escalated and are up there. Kindly, remember the women down here and empower them. I know for all the good reasons, you have...

Senator, please just have your seat. Sorry to interrupt. Hon. Senators, allow me to make this Communication before we allow the Senator to make a request. (Interruption of Statements)

I will allow some intervention on this. This is a weighty matter which has been highlighted in the mainstream media. So, if we are brief, we will hear more Senators because we only have 15 minutes to offer. Sen. Madzayo, please proceed. The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Madzayo) : Asante,...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to give notice of the following Motion- THAT, aware that according to the World Health Organization (WHO) , globally 10 per cent of pregnant women and 13 per cent of women who have just given birth experience a mental condition, referred to...

I thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I thank my party leader, Rt. Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga, for giving me this opportunity to serve in the Senate. I congratulate my colleagues for having been elected or nominated to this House. I will go...