Sen. Onyonka Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope you will accept my apologies. I have been in the Committee on County Public Accounts since 8.00 a.m. I had not even had a glass of water. By a letter dated 29th May, 2023, the Clerk of the County Assembly of Uasin Gishu...

Sen. Onyonka Mr. Speaker, Sir, fundamentally, this Bill is actually good but there is the 30 per cent that we must look at and interrogate because that is our responsibility. I have been going through this Bill and looking at it in bits and pieces and one of the issues...

Sen. Onyonka Bw. Spika, ningependa kusema asante sana kwa kunipa fursa hii ili nizungumze na kuwakaribisha ndugu zetu ambao wametoka Kaunti ya Kisumu. Leo asubuhi tumekuwa nao kule kwa Kamati ya County Public Accounts Committee (CPAC) na ningependa kuwaambia ndugu na dada zangu ambao wako hapa kuwa hili ni jumba...

Sen. Onyonka Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the discussion that my colleagues have had. However, we need to have a different approach on how to handle certain matters, including this issue of land. The Committee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources that is chaired by my...

Sen. Onyonka Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale must have had a very bad lunch today. He said that he did better than Sen. Sifuna; I doubt. Mr. Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I thank you.

Sen. Onyonka

Sen. Onyonkaremind him that the oversight function in the Senate is a collective function best carried out through the committees.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the committees that I have sat in have had to cut down their activities because of the kind of budget we have had. If we are to...

Sen. Onyonka

Sen. Onyonka Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree with you. The only thing is that by March, when the money was being collected it was being collected by NMS. From the time Hon. Sakaja took over, there was a dip which worried us, as a Committee. I am willing to...

Sen. Onyonka

Thank you, Sen. Onyonka. I wanted to remind you shortly before you ended your address, that you were meant to address the Chair and not the Hon. Senator, bull fighter. You missed that particular requirement. August 2, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 46 Sen. Onyonka Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I shall correct...

Sen. Onyonka

Sen. Onyonka Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I apologise. I will follow the rules of the House. August 2, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 44 Sen. Onyonka are run properly, the resources are utilised well, and services are provided on time so that our country can move forward because this is what we...

Sen. Onyonka Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to agree with my friend and leader, Sen. Cheruiyot, for coming up with the Motion. To a larger extent, as the Senate, it is important that we understand what our oversight role is. As we plan to go for recess, I was...

Sen. Onyonka Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the issue that my brother and leader from the other side has raised in this House. As you rationalise the amount of money the members of the judiciary are going to be given for having lost time in practicing in their offices and...

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Sen. Onyonka

Sen. Onyonka Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Can I contribute?

Sen. Onyonka Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not on KEMSA, but I am shocked that today, my hero, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, sounds like a sycophant. (Laughter)