Oketch Eddy Gicheru

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

I heard that no Member shall be standing in the House unless they are speaking. I am seeing many Members on the aisle and speaking as if this is a market. It is interfering with my friend, Sen. Osotsi. Kindly protect him?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, are you timing me? You are my Chairperson in the Mediation Committee. I wish anything that takes away the lives of our people could be declared a national disaster. In the same way, we saw the magnitude of handling COVID-19 pandemic as a national disaster. This...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I encourage Senators to look at those interventions. Some monies are stuck, such as Financing Locally-Led Climate Action (FLLoCA) . I am in the Finance and Budget Committee. Migori County got Kshs83 million of this fund from this fund. However, some counties have not gotten their...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am standing under Standing Order No.1 and I would like to plead with the Chair. Sen. Eddy, do you have powers to exercise Order No.1? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to wish you courage. Also, under Standing Order No.101 on content of the speech of my...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am requesting you to allow Sen. Mungatana to call out these Ministers for not effectively taking their role in responding to this crisis. If you stifle that conversation by Sen. Mungatana--- Sen. Eddy, you have made your point. Resume your seat. Thank you, Mr. Deputy...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will go there so that I can see the Cabinet Secretary because I cannot see him from this other side. (Sen. Oketch Gicheru approached the Dispatch Box) Hon. Cabinet Secretary, I am Sen. Oketch Gicheru from Migori County. My concern is on the previous...

I was going to make it precise, but on this issue, it is because Cabinet Secretaries keep come here, but it has not been addressed. I do not even need an answer. I needed the Cabinet Secretary to take note on this and even leave with me here and go...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish that you would allow for framing of questions because the Cabinet Secretary was not asked this question when he was coming here. If he does not have the right texture for it, then it would be another charade of just asking questions for the sake...

Bw. Cabinet Secretary, is your Ministry aware that for the last six years the Lower Kuja Irrigation Development Project in Nyatike Sub County - and I know you stated that the Government is supporting this - and the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) took a lot of land for the development...

Bw. Cabinet Secretary, is your Ministry aware that for the last six years the Lower Kuja Irrigation Development Project in Nyatike Sub County - and I know you stated that the Government is supporting this - and the National Irrigation Authority (NIA) took a lot of land for the development...

Sen. William Cheptumo is the Mover of this Motion.(Motion deferred)He is not there, so, the Motion is deferred. Next order.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support and appreciate the Senator for Kitui for bringing this to our attention. Having a project worth Kshs400 billion is not a small investment. As it was well put by the Senator, that investment is going to encompass an area of 58 kilometres by 8...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand here very proud of the Senator for Kakamega, Dr. Boni Khalwale. He is one of the veterans and fewest Members of Parliament who consistently looks at contributions in this House that touch at the grassroots level – the micro and macro-economic level of our...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is high time that these Hon. Senators and the people of Kenya marched on the streets and took these MPs out of Bunge. The MPs have decided to be selfish. Think about it. The money we are talking about in division of revenue is superior to...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was protecting Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. Can he protect me by listening? (Loud consultations)

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, since I got into this House, there is no day I have tried to disparage or belittle any report from any committee or individuals who had been given tasks on any issue. However, I must say that the thoughts expressed by the Committee on Health in...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order Nos.101 and 105. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you have listened to Sen. Gloria executing issues of elections, how elections were won in this country. However, the agenda of the Kenya Kwanza regime are under trial in this particular conversation this afternoon....

Bw. Spika wa Muda, nimesimama kwa kufuata Kanuni zetu za Kudumu 101 kuhusu Maudhui ya Hotuba. Sipendi kumsimamisha Seneta wa Kakamega anapoongea kwa sababu mimi huwa napenda maarifa yake kwenye Hoja kama hii. Lakini je, ni vyema kumuongelea mtu ambaye hayuko kwenye Jumba hili kama Mhe. Joho, aliyekuwa Gavana wa...

Sen. Eddy, uko tayari kupashwa habari na Sen. Madzayo? mikaka. Mimi kama kijana anayetoka jamii inayopenda michezo, sikujua kwamba ukienda Pwani hautapata viwanja kule. Vijana wanaweza enda kucheza na pia wafunzwe maneno mazuri ili wajikinge na lile janga la kukaa tu bila michezo au kuhusishwa na mambo ya michezo kila...

Huyu ni mkubwa wangu na pia anatoka Pwani. Kwa hivyo, Sen. Madzayo anakubaliwa kunipasha habari wakati wowote.

Inatoka kwenye mtandao ambao huweka rekodi za kitaifa. Nakuomba utafute kwenye Google. (Laughter)

Bw. Spika wa Muda, nimekuwa katika Bunge hili sasa unaelekea mwaka wa pili. Sijawahi kuona Seneta wa Kakamega akicheza hata mchezo wa akina mama wa kufunga mpira na kamba. Unajulikana kama “bladii.” (Laughter)

Sasa Bw. Spika wa Muda, alijaribu kunikosoa na nikasema ya kwamba ningependa kumsaidia kwa sabubu haelewi mambo ya mpira. Nimesema ya kwamba kabla mchezaji Ouma Chege astaafu alifungia timu yake ya Harambee Stars ambayo ni timu ya Taifa, mabao mengi. Hatuwezi ongea kuhusu Olunga kwa sababu hajastaafu kucheza mpira. Bado...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. Eddy, what is your point of order? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am rising on a polite point of order under Standing Order No.101 (4) . My senior, Sen. Olekina, who is also my leader in the House, has talked...

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

Sen. Orwoba, I do not want to ask Members to leave the Chamber, if only we can behave in an orderly fashion. (Laughter)

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also happen to be among the youngest Senators in this House. We are seeing some sanity in the Senate in the pursuit of justice, where the old and young can speak on a matter that affects our country with same passion and magnitude. Mr. Speaker, Sir,...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also rise to share a few thoughts concerning this Bill as captured in both Articles 203 and 204 of the Constitution. This Bill proposes about Kshs7.8 billion as Equalization Fund to go to the counties. I just want to speak to two issues because of...

No. No. No. The Hon. Cabinet Secretary cannot be out of order. It is only Hon. Members who can be out of order. (Laughter) No. No. No. The Hon. Cabinet Secretary cannot be out of order. It is only Hon. Members who can be out of order. (Laughter)

One question, please.

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you can respond. The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport (Hon. Murkomen) : Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. On the maintenance, I had addressed that issue on the sugar cane growing areas, a very important sector.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the youth in this country are seriously under threat. I support this Statement by Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, Senator for Kisumu County on various fees that have been introduced by the HRMPEB. This weekend I spent time in Kuria, a place called Mabera with a number of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have the data of stress and depression levels in Eldoret and all other places in this country. I think that Sen. Cherarkey--- You may proceed to table the said document. Sen. Cherarkey is--- Sen. Oketch Gicheru could you--- Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you give me time,...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Kinyua is my senior, and--- Just proceed, Sen. Eddie. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we should send these Statements to these Ministries so that proper action can be taken. One of the proper actions the Ministries need to take is to tell us why we cannot declare this...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was born ready. Just to perhaps rekindle our minds about yesterday's conversation, we were talking about this particular Motion that was moved by the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget that I sit in, on how we can deal with debt in the...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. Cherarkey is looking at me with unusual eyes. I do not know what is going on but it is okay. I feel protected especially because it is in the evening. Sen. Cherarkey is not as dangerous in the evening as he is at the start...

Hon. Senators, we have spent the time that we had allocated for Statements. I have two more Senators remaining. I will give you two minutes each, so that we close that session. Sen. Cherarkey and Sen. Murgor, you will have two minutes each. Let us have Sen. Cherarkey first. Sen....

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you asked me what my point of order was when Sen. Orwoba was just about to conclude. Sometimes, I wish you would accede the courage of just giving us this chance because sometimes there are some pronouncements that are made in this House that do disrespect...