Oketch Eddy Gicheru

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity. I wanted to give a few thoughts on the good Statement sought by Sen. Hezena on TikTok usage and data protection. I know that we have the Data Protection Act in place, but there are gaps because that Act...

What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru?

I am not directing the Chair. I am just raising an issue politely for the purposes of bipartisan---

I am not directing the Chair. I am just raising an issue politely for the purposes of bipartisan---

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for this time. I take this time to speak to the people who sent me to this House, the great people of Migori. I want to report to you that two Members of Parliament (MPs) of Kenya Kwanza in the National Assembly went to...

Ruto forced us.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, President William Ruto knows that I have got nothing against him. However, he believes in what I believe in; that as a President, he will come and go. We, as politicians, will come and go. (Applause) An

Mr. Speaker, Sir, nothing surprises me anymore these days. I have listened quietly in shock as a classmate of mine at the University of Nairobi misleads the House on the provision of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of this country that very clearly distinguishes between housing policy that is...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.105 on Statement of Fact. The good Senator from Malinya, the Senator of Kakamega, has indicated that the Minister went to Capitol Hill to transact...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to start by saying that on 30th November, 2023, the Prime Cabinet Secretary was to appear before this House. If you can remember, he did not appear. Colleagues and esteemed Senators pronounced themselves on that issue very strongly. However, it appeared like it ended...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank our able Chairperson for the Committee on Finance and Budget for presenting this. The Chairperson of Finance and Budget Committee, Sen. Ali Roba, has actually captured most of the deliberations that we had in the Committee with regard to the BPS. My work...

The Senate Majority Leader is exceptionally very happy today; I do not know what is going on. Perhaps he can share with us the source of his happiness in the House today or maybe his pension has been paid. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of pension, this Report is...

The Senate Majority Leader is exceptionally very happy today; I do not know what is going on. Perhaps he can share with us the source of his happiness in the House today or maybe his pension has been paid. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of pension, this Report is...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mine is very short. It is on the same Question on appointment of directors. There was an appointment for directors at Sony Sugar Company. The same tussle is there in such a way that even now the stalemate is going on with the appointment...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wanted to quickly comment on Sen. Hamida’s Statement. This is a challenge given that we are in this House for a short time of just five years. Given the nature of our politics, by the fourth year, people start campaigning. Sometimes it becomes very...

Clerk, give Sen. Oketch Gicheru the microphone please.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.41. I have been listening to the Senator for Nandi County. The things he is talking about are so important and pertinent that I am even wondering whether we have enough quorum to discuss them. Perhaps, you can advise whether we...

What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru? (Laughter) What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru? (Laughter) Madam Temporary Speaker, I am standing under Standing No.101 (4) on the Content of Speech and Improper Motive. Migori people are watching this debate. They know they have a man....

Did you say that under Standing Order No.104? Please, look at the---

Sen. Oketch Gicheru, please, sit down. Sen. Chesang, you either withdraw the comment you have made and apologize or confirm to the House that Sen. Oketch Gicheru has a condom in his pocket, please. (Laughter) Sen. Oketch Gicheru, please, sit down. Sen. Chesang, you either withdraw the comment you have...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru, can you sit down? I have just conferred with the Clerk-at-the-Table, who has indicated that Sen. Chesang said that you could be having a condom in your pocket. Now, that is not to say that you have a condom in there. So, Sen. Chesang, to the extent...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru, you are interfering with my line of thought.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru---

Sen. (Prof.) Ojienda, do you have any evidence that Sen. Oketch Gicheru has audited the elections?

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will start by submitting the fact that it is indeed important as a nation that we thank President Ruto as well as the right Hon. former Prime Minister Raila Amolo Odinga for taking the chance of dialogue. The price of peace is very expensive....

What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru?

Clerks, do we have quorum? Serjeant- at-Arms, can we ring the bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung)

Madam Temporary Speaker, I cannot mourn Kelvin Kiptum enough, together with his coach Hakizimana, who perished in the unfortunate tragedy. In fact, as a House, we do have the power to change the lives of sportsmen and women in this country. I will not limit it to athletes because the...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you and actually I rise to support this. It is only that I hold a contrary opinion. I wish that you could limit this to two minutes of debates on one day because the sense of Article 132 has lost meaning in this country. Mr. Speaker,...

On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir. What is your point of order Sen. Eddie? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order No.101 (4) . I am not sanctioning limiting debates. I think it is not in order. I also never wanted to interrupt my sister...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy to see you. Happy New Year. I hope that you can be a little generous and make it four minutes, just because people did not perhaps understand what I said the other time. Just to recalibrate.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This Bill seeks to make several amendments to the Water Act, 2016. I had raised this before that I had serious concerns with this Bill. If you look at Part Two of Schedule Four, Index 10, the counties have been given the power to look...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have been listening to this entire debate and I am perturbed. I am very sad. I listened to speakers in this House who are Senators of Kenya. What is singing in my head, it appears like Senators are joining societal perception that shifts the blame...

the country. Therefore, it is a very painful experience that I cannot explain, not only in the Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of the nation, but also to the family.Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the same weight, I do not want us to forget to take this humble opportunity to also say sorry...