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Sen. Cherarkey, you have been heard. Thank you very much. As I conclude--- You have concluded.

I am on the Floor. All of us are colleagues. We must behave in a respectful manner towards each other. (Sen. Oketch Gicheru spoke off record) Sen. Oketch Gicheru, you do not need to shout because we are not in a public rally. Can I conclude?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you need to protect me because I am not an expert in demonstrations or maandamano. (Laughter) No point of Order. Nothing is out of Order, Sen. Osotsi. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it cannot be that every time when other leaders are speaking, you want to be...

As I conclude---

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have re-organized the Order Paper before. Do not be invited to the circus that I am seeing here.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion. I think from the onset when some of our colleagues were appointed to the Cabinet and by-elections were held, it is natural that new Members be nominated to serve in various Committees of this House. I to congratulate...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if Sen. Oketch Gicheru wants to contribute, he can just queue. (Sen. Oketch Gicheru spoke off record)

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement on the implementation of the reversal of delocalization of teachers’ policy across the country. When most of us were campaigning in the run up to the 2022 General Election, one of the key issues that we did--- Mr. Temporary Speaker,...

I beg to assume such unnecessary noise.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before you rule on that matter, as I was saying, apart from the--- (Sen. Oketch Gicheru spoke off record)

Sen. Oketch Gicheru, I would like to remind you of Standing Order No.121. You have just come in, you are yet to sit down and you are shouting while a colleague Senator is on the Floor addressing the Chair. Sen. Oketch Gicheru, relook at the provisions of Standing Order 121...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, nowadays life in the Senate is interesting. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Statement on delocalisation of teachers. As I was saying before that episode, the issue of delocalisation was part of the basis of our campaigns.When some of us went round the country,...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Procedural Motion. I thank the Majority Side for bringing this Motion. We agreed that 20 minutes is sufficient for the Mover, the Majority and Minority side, although I can see they are not there. They must be busy with other things...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have captured the mood correctly. We are trying to move as fast as possible. I want to thank all the Members for their contribution. So that does not look like I was being selective, President Mwai February 15, 2023 SENATE DEBATE 37

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you rule, I will be well guided. I believe when you speak, you will not only do so as the Deputy Speaker of the House, but also as a member of Njuri Njeke. February 15, 2023 SENATE DEBATE 40 February 15, 2023 SENATE DEBATE 41...

Standing Order No. 199 (2) states – “Whenever a Motion for approval of a list under paragraph (1) is moved in the Senate, no objection against the proposed membership of a Senator in a Select Committee shall be permitted and objections, if any, shall be formulated against the proposed membership...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said ‘curiously’ at the beginning of my statement. I am just noting; I am yet to conclude.

When you sit as a committee, it is important that you apply fairness, so that matters that come forward, whether it is Bills, Motions or Statements, are approved in that order.When I was a Member of the National Assembly, sometimes we used to have controversial matters but the HBC could...

Thank you, Sen. Cherarkey, what is your intervention? As ordinary Members of the House we take those statements seriously. Just the way if it was the Senate Minority or Majority Leader today would make such statements and say that the list was doctored.Therefore, for neatness of the process, I request...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, looking at the mood of the House and considering that the Senate Business Committee is critical, I presume that as per tradition the Committee might need to meet to schedule the business of the House for tomorrow. Is it in order to request that we go for...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Merry Christmas and happy new year to all of us, including our guests. It was an honour to escort our newly elected Senator - brand new, zero mileage - from Bungoma County, Sen. Wafula David of Ford-Kenya. (Sen. Nyamu entered the Chamber) (Loud consultations)(Laughter) Mr....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, under Standing Order No.91, since these are our Standing Orders guiding business here, there is Standing Order No.223. I will need your ruling on two things, with all due respect. First, this Report has been laid. Standing Order 223, Sub-Article 7, is not specific to the report...

Mr. Speaker Sir, I thought comments are part of the opinion. I am not blaming anybody. Can I conclude? (Loud consultations)

Yes.

Mr. Speaker Sir, let me finish. When Members were congratulating, we did not have a problem. (Loud consultations) (Loud consultations)

Proceed Sen. Cherarkey. (Loud Consultations) (Loud consultations) (Loud consultations)

Have your seat. Sen. Cherarkey, you are holding your Standing Orders. Kindly proceed to Standing Order No.122 - Gross Disorderly Conduct. I have made a ruling. You do not debate my ruling. You do not. Standing Order No.122 (1) (a) States as follows – “A Senator commits an act of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Constitution is very clear. This Standing Orders emanate from the Constitution but the supreme of the Constitution in the case of Opiyo Wandayi and others, when they whistled at the Floor of the House, the court made its ruling. (Loud consultations)

Mr. Speaker, Sir, a point of order is a right, it is not a privilege. Standing Order No.91--- (Sen. Olekina spoke off record) We have Standing Order No.101 on contents of the speeches and Standing Order No.1. Therefore, the Senator of Narok County, my good friend, who happens to be...

What is the problem? Sit down. You are out of order. No, you cannot harass the Speaker. Sit down!

Mr. Speaker, Sir ---

Throw him out! Throw him out!

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose this Motion on three facts. One, history will judge us harshly. All impeachment proceedings that have gone to Committee have become negative like laundry processes where governors who face accusations have come back. Many people are not correcting this. For the...

What is your point of order, Sen. Ali Roba?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to give credit and contempt to what Sen. Ali Roba has said. In conclusion, it is always good to stand when you are on the right--- Sen. Cherarkey. Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You have made a statement that in future, for any matters...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the Motion. Whenever I or any other Senator crosses that Bar, I do not look at them in terms of gender; I consider them as hon. Members of this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a businessman. I know why we have organizational...

Sen. Syengo, proceed.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to run the risk of speaking in Kiswahili because I am not good at it. Let me join my colleagues in welcoming the Members of Baringo County Assembly to the ‘Upper House’, the House of union. I can assure them that they...

Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, SC, please proceed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, these are leaders who are at the grassroots level and yet you see the SRC denying them some of their basic rights. It is very unfortunate that they need to beg for car grants and mileage allowance yet they...

Thank you very much Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to request for a Statement on the status of athletics and management of athletes following poor performance at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) , to seek a Statement from...

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

has two Statements. This also applies to the Senator for Mombasa County, Sen. Faki. Those Statements stand deferred until when they will be available to prosecute them.

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

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The issue I want to speak on has been highlighted by the two Senators who have spoken before me. However, my question is; was the response shared with the relevant Senator before presenting the Report to the House? That is important and it has...

Sen. Cherarkey, I advise you to approach and share that content with the chairperson of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations so that when he presents next time, you will be at an advantage. Sen. Abass. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, adding on your ruling, can you kindly direct...

Next Order.

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

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order for Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale who is the Senate Majority Whip to mislead the House? Is he aware that in the shareable revenue formula; the counties that he is purporting do not get enough resources---. I said this on the Floor yesterday, they...

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

Sen. Cherarkey, you have caused a lot of heat this afternoon. Therefore, I want us to proceed with the Motion. If you get an opportunity to debate, you can put in your issues as you debate, including the point of order from Sen. Hezena. I can see you want to...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is Sen. Lemaltian under Standing Order No.98 and 101 in order to state that a Senator belongs to only one region or county? When we seat here, we are the Senators of the Republic of Kenya and not the Senators of a tribal chiefdom somewhere in...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, also, is it in order to allege---

Is it in order---

Hon. Senators, I propose the question. (Question proposed) I therefore, call the Senators to make contributions on this Motion. Proceed, Sen. Cheptumo. affect the release of NG- CDF money. I have also seen that he advised the National Treasury to release a tranche of Kshs2bilion per week to the CDF...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this adjournment Motion as per the tradition of the House. This was our first session post-election and I want to thank Kenyans for conducting a peaceful election, before, during and after the elections. Secondly, the new Members have learnt a lot...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, so that you can rule on this matter of quorum once and for all as per Standing Order Nos.39 and 40, we have to appreciate that you are the Senator of Meru County. You sit here as such and you are also the Senate Deputy Speaker....

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. I want to congratulate the residents of Kawino North Location in Kisumu County for having faith in the Senate to be able to address this issue of EACC graft investigations. When you look at the Constitution, the EACC has been given...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Some of us are struggling to listen to what the Senate Deputy Majority Whip is saying because there is some funny noise that is coming from outside the Chamber. Can you direct the clerk to ensure that this funny noise penetrating into the Chamber...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. My only concern is whether I have the right Order Paper because following what my colleague Sen. Lomenen was reading and what I have is totally different. I thank you for that guidance because I can see that Sen. Lomenen is properly guided.We want to give...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I do not know why my lecturer and teacher Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, SC, is excited today. It could be maybe he is aware that the Hustler Fund has been launched today and the hustlers of Kisumu County are happy and...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will make a few comments on the three Statements. The first one is on the national issuance of Identity Cards (IDs) that access to Government services is a priority. I urge the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government that the problem we have in...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is one of the ranking Members in this Parliament. He is our leader; maybe he is busy with national duties. However, I know he wanted to say something about this. Besides that, I thank the Vice Chairperson for the Committee of Road, Transport and Housing, Sen. Tobiko...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In quick succession, I congratulate Sen. Veronica Maina, MP, Nominated Senator and the Secretary General (SG) of the ruling party and coalition for this important Motion. This issue on the plight of Kenyan domestic workers cannot be underscored. Every Kenyan knows why we have...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it was on a light touch. I saw Sen. Orwoba was struggling and shaking her head because the language was a bit not understandable. You can proceed and conclude on your statement. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought Sen. Orwoba should be in a best place...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have tremendous respect for all the women in the country. I was just saying in jest. I said ‘allegedly.’ I have not said that they are doing so. However, there are others who do it, including the men. Sometimes if you are interested in a...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank Nyandarua County Assembly and the County Government for this Petition. It is ironical that NEMA is using the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) as an excuse not to allow the road to pass through. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you and I are aware that houses...

Mr Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. Firstly, I thank Sen. Kathuri for this Statement. Where I come from, Nandi County, is called the ‘Source of Champions’. About 99 per cent of the youth there depend on sports. If you kill sports, you kill the youth in my county....

Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to thank Sen. Cherarkey for the Statement on maize importation. It is sad that we are back to the same problem that we were in three years ago when the current Speaker for the National Assembly and I had to...

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a Senate request for Statement on rehabilitation and upgrading of Mombasa Road sections left in a state of disrepair following the construction of the Nairobi Express Way. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement...