Cherarkey Samson K

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. From the onset, on my behalf, my family and the great people of Nandi County, where we neighbour Kakamega County, where the late Hon. Malulu Injendi comes from; I want to pass my deepest condolences to the family, friends and colleagues, and the great...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, of course, has a world gold medal on such matters. It goes without saying. Finally, on the issue of sugar reforms, I remember he was very instrumental in the Sugar Act that has been passed into law. Therefore, in honor of hon. Malulu Injendi, we must fully...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. From the onset, I take this opportunity on behalf of my family and the great people of Nandi County, to pass our deepest condolences following the demise of our beloved colleague, Senator William Kipkiror Cheptumo. He is famously known in Baringo County by the...

I wish them all the best. To the family, take heart. To the people of Malava, remember to reward the deceased and his family.With those few remarks, thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. I support Sen. Mohamed Faki, Senator 001 from Mombasa, for this wonderful Statement. I agree. I thought Mombasa was better. In terms of poor service delivery of health services, Nandi should be number one. On 1st December 2024, I visited Kapsabet...

back the health function of the national Government. Will it be better? Many Kenyans ask.Out of the 196 facilities that I have in Nandi, including the Kapsabet County Referral Hospital and level four hospitals, there is nothing to write home about. We must ask ourselves the hard question: Why do...

Order, Hon. Senators. Sen. Abdul Haji, Order. Let us allow Sen. Cherarkey to be heard in silence. If you are consulting, please, do so in low tones to avoid disruptions in the House. Proceed. (Loud consultations)

participate in public participation in road tolling, so that when we pass something, we do not come to complain.Mr. Temporary Speaker, do you remember my issue in Nandi County? The Nandi-Himaki road has not been fixed, nor has the one from Chemuswa-Danger. The road at Kurgung, all the way to...

Her commitment zeal and passion in how she does her legislative agenda is quite impressive. I am happy, you know, when you are nominated, you do not have an obligation. She and Sen. Ogola are some of the committed Nominated Members that every time we are in the House, they...

(Applause)(Laughter) Even here in Nairobi, if the KR was being properly run, we should have a metro system within Nairobi City County to alleviate the deadlock and the jam that we face, so that Kenyans do not need to pay for the Expressway to somebody whom we do not know...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the information and send you greetings of the people of Kakamega to the people of Nandi, especially Mosop. After we encouraged them to grow sugarcane, every Thursday when they came to collect money at Butali Sugar Company, all our alcohol is sorted out, it...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on the Standing Order on the accuracy of facts, is it in order for Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale to impute improper motive against the great people of Nandi by saying we are consumers of alcohol? That whenever we go and collect money in Naitili and Butali Sugar...

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

(Loud consultations) On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Cherarkey, what are you doing here?

I must be heard in this House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am standing on Article 124 of the Constitution of Kenya on the Establishment of Committees and the Standing Orders. Did you hear the Parliamentary Service Commissioner, who was assisted by the Majority side to become the Commissioner, calling...

You must also be fair---it is procedure. I am not against you---

Madam Temporary Speaker, as a Senator in this House, I also have a role to guide the House sometimes when there are lapses as per the Standing Orders and the Constitution. Let me begin by saying that I support the SBC membership. My simple advice to the Senate Majority Leader...

The Vice-Chairperson is not even aware that he is the Vice- Chairperson. Who is the Vice-Chairperson? Sen. Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC. Sen. Ojienda is the Vice-Chairperson? Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. REPORTS ON CONSIDERATION OF AUDIT REPORTS OF VARIOUS COUNTY BURSARY FUNDS

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise, first, on Standing Order No.52 (1) to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern and national importance, regarding the collapsed and almost dysfunctional health care system across all medical facilities in Nandi County. Nandi County is facing a dire...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I second. (Question put and agreed to)

Hon. Senators, it is now 6.34

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I agree with the--- (Sen. Oketch Gicheru spoke off record) Why is Sen. Eddy irritated in the morning? I concur with the Committee's mediation that the counties get Kshs387, 425,000,000. Last year, the counties got Kshs385,424,616,062 so we have added almost Kshs2 billion to counties. That should...

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move– THAT, Clause 46 of the Bill be amended in subclause (1) by deleting the words “twenty thousand” and substituting therefor the words “one hundred thousand”. (Question of the amendment proposed) The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Wakili Sigei) : Division will be at the end....

THAT, Clause 47 of the Bill be amended in subclause (2) by deleting the words “under section 7(1) (c)” appearing in paragraph (a).(Question of the amendment proposed) The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Wakili Sigei): Division will be at the end. Clause 49

Yes. The Temporary Chairperson (

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I want to make two comments on this proposal. First; the Senate is supersonic in agreeing with the National Assembly Amendments. The National Assembly should also extend the same goodwill. On many occasions, we have made amendments to a number of legislations but the National Assembly...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to report progress that the Committee of the Whole has considered the National Assembly amendments to the Cotton Industry and Development Bill (Senate Bills No.5 of 2023) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to support this proposed Motion to consolidate bursaries. The right to quality and basic education should be a basic right to every Kenyan wherever they are. As a country, we should be pushing for free education from Early Childhood Development and Education...

We should be allowing a Member to pin a point of order that has been breached.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my apologies. You know this is bilingual, but I apologize. I needed to say that the 30,000 interns currently engaged by the PSC have been sending me text messages. I, therefore, withdraw the word ‘salamiwad’ and replace it with ‘I have received 5,000 messages and I...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT the Senate adopts the report of the Senate County Public Accounts Committee on the reports of the Auditor-General on the financial statements of the following county assemblies: Siaya, Nandi, Baringo, Bomet, Bungoma, Elgeyo, Marakwet, Embu, Homa Bay,...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the Statement, the Committee should- Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the Statement, the Committee should-

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the indulgence. Sen. Seki has left on exigences of duties. Allow me to read on his behalf his two statements. I will read them concurrently. ALLEGED THEFT OF MBIRIKANI GROUP RANCH TITLE DEEDS REISSUANCE OF TITLE DEEDS TO MBIRIKANI GROUP RANCH

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I welcome the delegation from the USA and congratulate them for doing a peaceful election unlike last time. I also pass our regards to the president-elect, Donald Trump. I hope he will look at Kenya this time around. I also pass our regards to Megan Whitman who...

better after William Ruto took over. We are talking about inflation rate of 2 per cent. Even when you walk around, you can feel money. Where I come from, we are selling maize at the moment. You have bonuses in South Rift and across the country. Therefore, let us allow...

I was in Kapsabet County Referral Hospital and it is in a pathetic condition. I hope the National Environmental Management Authority (NEMA) should close that hospital.What I witnessed after I left Vihiga County, I drove immediately to the Kapsabet County Referral Hospital; that place smelled like death. The filth and...

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, has the Supplementary Order been circulated because the Clause 9 I am reading on the Order Paper says something else as opposed to the amendment that the Mover is reading? The Temporary Chairperson (

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I wanted to say something to that Clause 9 by the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing, where it says that each co-operative society shall provide proof of registration of an owner confirming their membership at the request of the county executive...

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move– THAT Clause 11 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new sub- clause immediately after sub-clause (2) —

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, Clause 9 (2) says that each co- operative society shall provide proof of registration of an owner confirming their Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move – THAT Clause 14 of the Bill be amended in subclause (3) by deleting the word “Board” appearing immediately...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the Statement by Sen. Onyonka. This is the correct process of querying. The CBC issue is of concern to all of us. I am happy that Sen. Onyonka’s kinsman, the Cabinet Secretary for Education, Hon. Migos, has said that by January next year, 19,000...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know Sen. Onyonka is my friend. He was telling me they normally fly back together with the Cabinet Secretary for Education and that most of their conversation is usually in their local dialect. It was on a light touch, but this is a serious and...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under your guidance there should be a point of relevancy. This is not somewhere in Navakholo where you are campaigning for Kakamega matters. This is a House of national importance. Those are irrelevancies. Sen. Cherarkey, can you--- Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is not a bullfighting...

I am waiting for the Deputy Speaker. Why are you harassing me? Can you conclude? Can you focus on what I am saying? Sen. Sifuna should be patient with us. I know there are elections of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) - -- Sen. Cherarkey, I do not think you...

On a point of order.

On a point of order.

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

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on the issue of coffee, Sen. Wambua and the rest of us who are ranking Members will remember the issue of the Coffee Cherry Fund, where Kshs10 billion was given out by the World Bank, but it went to one region. Bungoma, Nandi, Uasin Gishu, Kericho...

Your time is up, Senator. Sen. Wahome Wamatinga, please, proceed.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would not wish to interrupt my brother, but on Standing Order No.105 and for us who are farmers, it is unfair for Sen. Maanzo to mislead the public. When this issue of fake fertilizer came out, the National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) encouraged farmers...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, he has said they have been compensated in his coun ty. Can he also table evidence to show that the farmers have been compensated in his county? (Sen. Cherarkey spoke off record)