Wamatinga Wahome

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, Thursday, 23rd November, 2023: Report of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on its consideration of the Coffee Bill (Senate Bills No. 10 of 2023) .

Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am holding brief for Sen. (Dr.) Murango who is attending an opening ceremony in his county. Question No. 056 CSR ACTIVITIES BY ROAD CONTRACTORS IN KIRINYAGA COUNTY

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, coming from the neighbouring county of Kirinyaga, this is my second home. Therefore, I am quite conversant with that. Do you have any supplementary question? I will skip on that. I will go to the next question after which I can ask my supplementary question.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport:

Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, and the Cabinet Secretary for that comprehensive answer. I will ask one supplementary question. There is a dual carriage road that traverses Murang’a, Kirinyaga and Nyeri counties. The Cabinet Secretary has addressed the issue of the compensation of the people who have...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to ask Question No.071 on behalf of the Senator for Kirinyaga County who is attending an official visit outside this county.

Yes, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill that is originating from a committee that I serve in. I know that Sen. Chute might not have the right information about the existence of the Coffee Board. I am a product of coffee. When I was in...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am holding brief for Sen. (Dr.) Murango of Kirinyaga County.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would wish to give colleagues a chance to ask the questions, then I will ask mine towards the end.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. We listened to the Presidential speech. It is astonishing to listen to some Senators who were supposed to have sat and listened to the Presidential speech. It is either their ears have taken leave or they are suffering from selective amnesia. The President pronounced...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The figures and data can be accessed on the website of the Teacher Service Commission (TSC) . The Senator’s claim that fertilizers have not gotten to their counties because they never get to go there. As the senior Senators, because of our generosity, we...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is general knowledge. I would be more than happy to table data broken down into how many have been recruited in each county. Let Senators take time when we have a recess to go back home, so that they know what is happening there. Those...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker----

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am an African. It is the duty of the elders to assist the younger ones who are not able to get spouses. I would be doing my African duty. Therefore, I do not need to apologize on that one. I will---

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the law of an African elder still remains standing. The African society has been known to move upright over the years because, even before the coming of the modern education, we were passing knowledge orally from one generation to the next one. It is an open...

Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am well guided. Some things will never change no matter how much or how little you say them. Hon. Senator, proceed with your submission. Going back to the State of the Nation Address, I was very impressed that the President outlined...

[The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) left the Chair] REPORT ON PETITION: DELAYED DEGAZETTEMENT OF LAND IN LUGARI, TURBO FOREST REPORT ON PETITION: DEGAZETTEMENT OF LAND REFERENCE NO.12493 IN LAIKIPIA COUNTY [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) left the Chair] [The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) in the Chair] SEN/DSEC/LENR/3/2023(84) (Laughter)

Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the foregoing, the Committee recommends that the proposed de-gazettment of 1,557.36 hectares of Turbo Forest Reserve comprising the Matuma Settlement Scheme in Lugari, Kakamega County be processed in accordance with Section 34 of the Forest Conservation Management Act. Noting that the process had been initiated, the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to put weight on this important matter. It is time that as a country we should stand up with one voice and be counted, and tell the President that some of these rogue Cabinet Secretaries he has appointed to Government should not hold...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I appreciate what the Kenya Kwanza Government is doing in terms of the Universal Health Care (UHC) . Thank you, Cabinet Secretary for that elaborate answer to the Question. Fully aware that health is a devolved function, I would love to hear you talk about...

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am ready. Proceed. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have waited for some time to move this Motion. I am happy that today, I have the opportunity to move it. Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, I beg to move- THAT AWARE THAT, the high...

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise at the onset to oppose. I am quite perturbed by the mathematics that has been done in this House. I thought that a bigger number would give us a wider base of knowledge. Eleven Members cannot and will never possess the...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement on the demolition and eviction of squatters in Mavoko. We are living in the 21st Century in the digital era. People are issued with title deeds which is equivalent to the legal tender. Indeed, it is very sad...

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the report of the Mediation Committee where I sat as a Member. It is very important for the House of Senate to ensure that every Bill that is enacted does not claw back on the benefits of devolution....

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to request a Statement on the regulation of the scrap metal industry in Kenya. In the Statement, the Committee should- CIRCUMSTANCES LEADING TO DEATH OF MASTER CALEB ODANGA Further, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing...