Kiplagat Jackson Mandago

Sen. Kisang proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also add my displeasure to the absence of the Cabinet Secretaries. If you remember, it is the Executive that requested to come to the House to answer Questions. It was not Parliament that initiated this particular issue. So, you can imagine a Cabinet...

Sen. Mandago Sen. Kisang proceed. November 13, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 11 Sen. Mandago Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is time they realised that we equally have a mandate to represent the people who have elected us the same way they have been given a mandate by the Executive to implement....

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Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, I hope you have not been misinformed or confused by your other students.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would rather you just allow the professor and her students to engage on this matter and leave alone other people who are pretenders to the throne. Nonetheless, I respect Sen. Mandago. Only that he is also trying to misinform my teacher. I want to inform...

Sen. Wambua had equally requested that he informs you. Proceed, Sen. Wambua.

Sen. Mandago Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, I hope you have not been misinformed or confused by your other students. (Laughter) November 27, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 42 Sen. Mandago What Sen. M. Kajwang’ has conveniently done is to hide the fact that since 2003, Moi University was systematically starved of funds. This...

Sen. Mandago Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you very much for the opportunity. I will request for extra three minutes because the matter of Health is in my Committee. I also want to comment on Sen. Cherarkey’s Statement. On the matter of health, as the Chairperson of the Health Committee,...

Sen. Mandago Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir and Senator for Nyandarua County for allowing me to inform him. Moi University is actually no longer the university with the highest enrollment. In fact, Moi University has the least number of students with only about 4,600 as we speak today. I thank...

Sen. Mandago Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have heard the Senator for Vihiga making allegations that Prof. Ayiro was chased out of Moi University because of tribalism. I rise under Standing Order No.105 because that university falls squarely in my county and I am a politician from that county. Can he...

Sen. Mandago Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the placement of students in public and private universities. In the Statement, the Committee should-

Order, Hon. Senators. Sen. Mandago Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I was interrupted, I was saying that the Committee should:

Sen. Mandago Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Mandago Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, under statements of fact, Sen. Chute should not lie to this country and mislead the nation that people have been looking in one direction. Sen. Chute, for your information, the Managing Director of Kenya Portland Cement is your personal friend. You know so many...

Sen. Mandago Thank you, very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have two Statements. I request that you allow me to read them. MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS OF THE NEW KCC PROCUREMENT OF MEDICAL INSURANCE FOR UASIN GISHU COUNTY GOVERNMENT

Sen. Tobiko--- (Loud consultations)

Sen. Mandago Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have one supplementary question for the Cabinet Secretary. During the 1998 Bomb Blast, there is an allegation that there were several staff who worked for Co-operative Bank, that were illegally dismissed following the injuries they sustained. Is the Ministry aware? What...

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Sen. Mandago What is your point of order, Sen. Cherarkey?

Sen. Tobiko, allow me to guide you. Kindly go to your supplementary question. The Standing Orders do not allow you to go outside of that.

Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also needed to---

Sen. Mandago, what is your point of order? Sen. Mandago Madam Temporary Speaker, my point of order is on Standing Order No.105. We should be allowed to raise points of order. However, allowing people in this House to make allegations and leaving them on record without following the due requirements...

Sen. Mandago Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I rise in support of the decision of the judge. Allow me to be the devil's advocate. Section 4 (1) of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Act, 2021, which I believe was passed by Parliament states that- “This Act shall...

Sen. Mandago Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to withdraw and apologize, but clarify that as the principal advisor of the party leader of Wiper, who is also a lawyer and was given that offer. (Laughter)

Sen. Mandago I do not want to be informed by Sen. Wambua, a person who refused to become the Attorney General of this country. If you cannot be one, you cannot purport to imagine you can inform me. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I, therefore, want to agree with the judge...

Sen. Mandago Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Land (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.40 of 2022) to ensure that all public land and utilities are titled. As I support the amendments on the Lands Act to ensure public utilities are entitled, there...

Sen. Mandago Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. I rise to support the Report by the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget. In this Report, we are looking at the challenges the counties have gone through in completing those projects, most of which arise because of delay in...

Sen. Mandago On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am just a bit wondering, Sen. Kisang’ is speaking from the Minority side. I do not know if there are changes, and I am not aware. It is good to be informed.

Sen. Mandagoreminiscing about his days at Moi University. You know, university students engage in so many activities.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to thank Sen. Veronica Maina for bringing this subject matter, which touches on daily living in all our communities in this country. The matter of succession has been...

Thank you, Senator. Proceed, Sen. Mungatana.