Sen. Wakili SigeiOne of the most important items in this Bill which I have heard a number of Senators speak to is ensuring that the library services which were not devolved before have now been devolved. An amount Kshs425 million has been granted to it. The challenge that I would...

Sen. Olekina.

Sen. Wakili Sigei Sen. Mungatana, MGH, would you reconsider the use of language and words and their ordinary meaning in English parlance? (Laughter)

Hon. Senators, I will study the evidence, which was tabled by Sen. Oketch Gicheru. I will look at it keenly and Communicate at an appropriate time, whether it satisfies the requirements of our Standing Orders. Therefore, that matter will not be revisited this afternoon. I will take time to go...

Sen. Wakili Sigei, it appears you did not attend Alliance High School.

Sen. Wakili SigeiI am happy to see them taking the lead in Bomet County Assembly. I encourage them to go back a better team. March 29, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 57 Sen. Wakili Sigei Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m., time to adjourn the House. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned...

Sen. Mungatana, MGH, would you reconsider the use of language and words and their ordinary meaning in English parlance?

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I gave you time to contribute to the debate.

Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m., time to adjourn the House. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, 30th March, 2023, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m. March 29, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 58

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion. The ‘bull fighter’, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, started by saying that if something is good and you can make it better, then, make it better. However, if something is really good but it can stay...

Sen. Wakili SigeiThis will ensure that Members have an opportunity incase the said Cabinet Secretary is not sufficiently responding to the Questions.I encourage Members to seize the opportunity. They should make sure that the debate and performance of Cabinet Secretaries in the House is an opportunity for the people of...

I thought you are on another matter. Can you be relevant?

Yes, I am contributing to the debate.

Sen. Wakili Sigei Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I would also like to add my voice to the Statement by Sen. Crystal Asige. Inaccuracy of data of PWDs in this country is a matter that speaks to the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. The latest...

The Motion moved by the Senate Majority Leader. That is what we are discussing.

Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker. In the good old school at Alliance High School, we used to have something called similes. So, maybe some of us never benefited. I will excuse my colleague.

No, he did not. I do not want us to lose this point; we want really serious people to come to this House. I have had the fortune of interacting with the Head of State. This is a very serious man. He knows his facts. When you question him about...

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Sen. Wakili SigeiWe are creating a bad precedent on the running of business in this House. Profound respect to both sides, but what we have done today does not look good at all.Hon. Senators, let us proceed with debate and give Kenyans what they are looking for by discussing substantive...

Sen. Wakili Sigei Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, pursuant to Standing Orders No. 269 and 270, the Senate approves the Fifth Report of the Procedure and Rules Committee on periodic amendments to the Standing Orders of the Senate, laid on the Table...

Sen. Wakili Sigei Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday, 21st March, 2023: The Fifth Report of the Committee on Procedure and Rules on the review of the Senate Standing Orders. (Sen. Wakili Sigei laid the document on the...

Sen. Wakili Sigei Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to also contribute and laud the Bill by the Hon. Sen. M. Kajwang’. I have listened to Members who have contribute to this Bill. I must commend the fact that there is unison in the desire...

Sen. Omogeni, kindly proceed to make your contribution.

A challenged at the Supreme Court and no one had issues about it. As hon. Members, can we engage and insult colleagues to that extent?We are the same people who have been complaining about business in this House taking long to be addressed yet we keep on buying time with...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. While I heed to the advice of some of the ranking Members in this House and, of course, accept their apology, I am disturbed by some few issues that I would like to mention. Young and new legislators have been widely mentioned in that...

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Hon. Senators, there seems to be a lot of interest on this matter. I will only allow two more speakers. One from the Majority side and the other one from the Minority side. They will only have three minutes each. Please, can we have Sen. Okenyuri.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, I would have liked to make my contributions when Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is in the House. However, let me proceed. I have already made my views on what happened this afternoon, which is regrettable.We all know that before there is calm, there is always a storm. The...

AHon. Senator, please allow me to finish. Sen. Sifuna has already received punishment. That is enough. We want to engage. We are trying to discuss. We want to restore calm and run our businesses. The way PLO Lumumba says, do not respond to a mosquito bite with a hammer. Do...

Sen. Wakili Sigei Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is almost 6.00 p.m. The House started at 2.30 p.m. The composition of this House is because of donated power to all of us by the people of Kenya. I am glad that my brother, Sen. Cheruiyot is here because the position...

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Sen. Wakili Sigei Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg your pardon. February 15, 2023 SENATE DEBATE 34

Sen. Wakili Sigei Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the Bill that originated from the National Assembly. I agree with my colleagues who have said that we need to employ a bipartisan approach to this matter. The Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Foreign...

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Sen. Wakili Sigei Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I rise to support the amendment. The reasoning is that for you to have a balance, one man and one woman should be nominated by the Parliamentary Service Commission, and again, one man and one woman should be nominated by the majority and...

Sen. Wakili Sigei Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you once again. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, 19th January, 2023 - Report of the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on its consideration of the IEBC (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly...

Sen. Wakili Sigei Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, 19th January, 2023- Report of the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on its consideration of the IEBC---

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Bw. Spika, nanikushukuru kwa kunipa fursa hii. Mimi nasimama kuunga mkono Kamati. Kisa na maana ni kuwa Kamati itaangazia kwa undani shutuma dhidi ya Gavana wa Kaunti ya Meru. Mimi nimekuwa hapa kuanzia muhula uliopita wakati tulijadili suala la kumuodoa gavana mamlakani kwa njia ya Seneti Nzima. Nilihisi wakati huo...

Sen. Wakili Sigei Bw. Spika, nanikushukuru kwa kunipa fursa hii. Mimi nasimama kuunga mkono Kamati. Kisa na maana ni kuwa Kamati itaangazia kwa undani shutuma dhidi ya Gavana wa Kaunti ya Meru. Mimi nimekuwa hapa kuanzia muhula uliopita wakati tulijadili suala la kumuodoa gavana mamlakani kwa njia ya Seneti Nzima....

Proceed, Sen. Kinyua.

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