Oginga Oburu

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I do not want to speak long on this. This is a Bill which was discussed and approved by the Senate. Therefore, we expressed our views. I expressed my views on the purpose for which this Equalisation Fund was created. What we are doing now...

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I would like to start by supporting this Motion. I also want to declare that I am a member of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations. I also declare that I was part of the team that went to assess...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I am not sure, but I think Sen. (Dr.) Khwalwale is quite aware that we were doing business. We do not know who died. Really, it was not within my knowledge. I was doing business based in Eldoret. I also want to state that I am not...

Madam Temporary Speaker, the whole country knows that most of these champions in running come from Eldoret. However, we also know that most of the famous footballers come from Nyanza. If it is only taken to Eldoret, the stadium will be half empty. This is a diversion. I did not...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I said Kakamega and Kisumu Counties.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I said from the beginning that the upcoming football games should be played in Kakamega or Kisumu Counties, but not be concentrated in Eldoret and Nairobi County alone. The famous footballers come from Nyanza and the Western region. I should be allowed to continue. I do not...

Thank you, Senator. Proceed, Sen. Munyi Mundigi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this petition by Sen. Kavindu Muthama. This is because historical injustices meted out by the British Government are so enormous that people still continue to bear the burden. The colonial authorities were very ruthless. During those days, they used to confiscate...

will be done ‘underground’. Mothers will be delivering using this means, but fearing that if they are noticed, they will be charged or taken to court for violation of the law. Therefore, when they do it underground, it becomes more dangerous than doing it openly, the way they do it...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to take this opportunity to, first, welcome the eminent persons who have been invited or who have come to visit the Senate. Some of them know very well what happens in the Senate, like Emeritus Hon. Ekwee Ethuro, the former Speaker, who was our...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Bill and I also note the concerns of my colleagues about some provisions in this Bill which need amendments. We have been talking of the facility starting from the formal level which is the dispensary level but there is an...

Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to welcome the delegation from Kisumu dala. It is a great honour for us, as the Senate, that we have a delegation from Kisumu choosing to come to the Senate instead of going to the other House. This is a great House;...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am saying that there were people who opposed it because there were some few things that needed to be corrected and this national dialogue is giving them an opportunity to correct what they did not want in this Constitution. I do not see how...

Proceed, Sen. Mungatana. (Laughter)

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. I want to comment on the Statement sought by my friend and neighbour, Sen. Cherarkey, on the Microfinance institutions. Microfinance institutions used not to take deposits. When eventually Parliament saw it fit to introduce a Bill to allow microfinance companies to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. I just want to comment on the Statement on Lake Victoria sought by Sen. Ogola. It is extremely important. I come from the lake which is a shared resource between three countries; Tanzania, Uganda and Kenya.The lake is a source of livelihood...