Murungi Kathuri

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Naona wanachama wa KEWOSA wanafanya kazi nzuri. Naomba warudi mashinani hasa kwa zile kaunti ambazo hazikubahatika kupata maseneta wanawake. Kaunti ya Nairobi ina maseneta wanne wanawake ambao wanaweza kutembelea kaunti zile. Niko na wawili: Sen. Asige na Sen. Miraj, ambao wanaweza pia kutembelea kaunti nyingine....

Asante, Bw. Naibu Spika. Yangu ni machache. Ningetaka kuwapongeza Sen. Veronica Maina na Sen. Wakwabubi Consolata, kwa kuleta mjadala wa mambo ya wanawake duniani. Kusema kweli, wanawake wanaweza na wamekaa kidete kuonyesha kuwa hata hapa kwenye Seneti wanaweza. Nakumbuka tulipoinzisha KEWOSA. Mimi nikiwa mwenyekiti, tulianza na kuwasaidia wanawake wafungwa ambao...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I also rise to make a comment or two; first, on the statement by Sen. Andrew Okiya Omtatah, the Senator of Kenya from Busia County, on recruitment agencies for jobs abroad. This is a matter of...

implementation. I know the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) off-head because I wrote it.What the women of this country expect on the 7th when we receive the final implementation report is to see that framework put in place by the committee implementing agenda number one. I speak on behalf of the...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am ready. I wish to comment on two statements. I would like to start with the statement by the Senator of Kirinyaga County on the issue of various levies on water consumers. This is a very serious issue....

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I was contributing to the issue of the Culture Bill yesterday, I mentioned a number of issues. I was referring to the Maasai culture. I said we have a very rich culture that has transcended almost into the...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) There is a story I was trying to tell you. Please, freeze my time. As the SG of ODM, I am the patron of a programme called “He for She” at the party. It is meant to encourage women in ODM to participate in politics....

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am ready. I wish to comment on two statements. I would like to start with the statement by the Senator of Kirinyaga County on the issue of various levies on water consumers. This is a very serious issue. In the Senate Committee on...

Asante sana, Mheshimiwa Naibu Spika, kwa kunipa fursa hii. Kwanza, naunga mkono taarifa iliyoletwa na Senata wa Kaunti ya Kirinyaga, Sen. (Dk.) Murango. Kanuni zilizoongeza bei ya maji katika Kaunti ya Kirinyaga hazikuletwa Seneti. Mara nyingi kanuni hizi hujadiliwa kwa Bunge la Kaunti ya Kirinyaga na kupitishwa kuwa sheria. Hata...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Next is Sen. Madzayo, the Senate Minority Leader. An hon. Member: He has already contributed. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri)

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I also rise to make a comment or two; first, on the statement by Sen. Andrew Okiya Omtatah, the Senator of Kenya from Busia County, on recruitment agencies for jobs abroad. This is a matter of national importance and I am...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Allow me to donate my time to Sen. Tabitha Mutinda. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) You cannot donate. If you have nothing to say, then we will go to Sen. Osotsi Godfrey. You were not replying to a Bill or Motion, because that is...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. As you know, as the Secretary General (SG) of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, I am the patron of a programme in the party that we call--- The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) In my records, I recognise you as the Deputy Minority Whip. You...

There is a story I was trying to tell you. Please, freeze my time. As the SG of ODM, I am the patron of a programme called “He for She” at the party. It is meant to encourage women in ODM to participate in politics. I am proud to report...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Naona wanachama wa KEWOSA wanafanya kazi nzuri. Naomba warudi mashinani hasa kwa zile kaunti ambazo hazikubahatika kupata maseneta wanawake. Kaunti ya Nairobi ina maseneta wanne wanawake ambao wanaweza kutembelea kaunti zile. Niko na wawili: Sen. Asige na Sen. Miraj, ambao wanaweza pia kutembelea kaunti nyingine....

Asante, Bw. Naibu Spika. Yangu ni machache. Ningetaka kuwapongeza Sen. Veronica Maina na Sen. Wakwabubi Consolata, kwa kuleta mjadala wa mambo ya wanawake duniani. Kusema kweli, wanawake wanaweza na wamekaa kidete kuonyesha kuwa hata hapa kwenye Seneti wanaweza. Nakumbuka tulipoinzisha KEWOSA. Mimi nikiwa mwenyekiti, tulianza na kuwasaidia wanawake wafungwa ambao...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I also rise to make a comment or two; first, on the statement by Sen. Andrew Okiya Omtatah, the Senator of Kenya from Busia County, on recruitment agencies for jobs abroad. This is a matter of...

implementation. I know the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) off-head because I wrote it.What the women of this country expect on the 7th when we receive the final implementation report is to see that framework put in place by the committee implementing agenda number one. I speak on behalf of the...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am ready. I wish to comment on two statements. I would like to start with the statement by the Senator of Kirinyaga County on the issue of various levies on water consumers. This is a very serious issue....

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I was contributing to the issue of the Culture Bill yesterday, I mentioned a number of issues. I was referring to the Maasai culture. I said we have a very rich culture that has transcended almost into the...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) There is a story I was trying to tell you. Please, freeze my time. As the SG of ODM, I am the patron of a programme called “He for She” at the party. It is meant to encourage women in ODM to participate in politics....

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am ready. I wish to comment on two statements. I would like to start with the statement by the Senator of Kirinyaga County on the issue of various levies on water consumers. This is a very serious issue. In the Senate Committee on...

Asante sana, Mheshimiwa Naibu Spika, kwa kunipa fursa hii. Kwanza, naunga mkono taarifa iliyoletwa na Senata wa Kaunti ya Kirinyaga, Sen. (Dk.) Murango. Kanuni zilizoongeza bei ya maji katika Kaunti ya Kirinyaga hazikuletwa Seneti. Mara nyingi kanuni hizi hujadiliwa kwa Bunge la Kaunti ya Kirinyaga na kupitishwa kuwa sheria. Hata...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Next is Sen. Madzayo, the Senate Minority Leader. An hon. Member: He has already contributed. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri)

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I also rise to make a comment or two; first, on the statement by Sen. Andrew Okiya Omtatah, the Senator of Kenya from Busia County, on recruitment agencies for jobs abroad. This is a matter of national importance and I am...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Allow me to donate my time to Sen. Tabitha Mutinda. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) You cannot donate. If you have nothing to say, then we will go to Sen. Osotsi Godfrey. You were not replying to a Bill or Motion, because that is...

Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. As you know, as the Secretary General (SG) of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party, I am the patron of a programme in the party that we call--- The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) In my records, I recognise you as the Deputy Minority Whip. You...

There is a story I was trying to tell you. Please, freeze my time. As the SG of ODM, I am the patron of a programme called “He for She” at the party. It is meant to encourage women in ODM to participate in politics. I am proud to report...

In our culture, a boy undergoes rigorous processes before he faces the knife. It is an enjoyable session, when you find me tagging along those boys and girls dancing, you will not know that I am of a voluminous size and heavy weight. I dance vigorously and enjoy the rhythms,...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Next is Sen. Mwenda Gataya. He is not in the House. His statement is dropped. RISING STUDENT FATALITIES IN BOARDING SECONDARY SCHOOLS STATUS OF TALANTA SPORTS STADIUM PROJECT

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Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir I appreciate this opportunity. Let me congratulate the sponsor of the Bill, the Senate Majority Leader. The Swahilis say, “Muacha mila ni mtumwa.” This Bill is very important. It is coming to give effect to Article 11 of the Constitution. Kenya is a diverse...

Today, you will find many Kenyans of different ethnic backgrounds, but they are wearing the Maasai dress. One time, I went to Washington, D.C. to attend an international function. I was given a standing ovation for wearing the Maasai traditional dress. They asked whether I was Kenyan. Everybody was just...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Senator for Nyamira is flowing very well, but he has twice made reference to four-legged cows. Could there be a three or two- legged cow somewhere? What are these four-legged cows that he is talking about? Thank you.

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri)Majority Leader. I want to concur with the speakers who went before me on their contributions about the Bill.First, I want to acknowledge that culture is an important aspect to each one of us because it gives us identity, shows us our way of life, social...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Sen. Wambua, please, proceed.

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri)I was happy when the Senator of Narok County invited us, last year, to attend a celebration of his son. I was also invited by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Narok West, Tongoyo. That is what we want. My friend, Sen. Wambua told me some...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my good friend, Sen. Wambua, should liaise with his Party Leader, who is our korera, our in-law. He knows when you come to Kisii and tell us you have brought a cow, it is not complete till you say a four-legged animal. You can slaughter one...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my leader has sought information, which is important. I, therefore, request that you give me more time if my time is up because I am spending this to educate my leader. This House and my leader should know that in the...

Let me say that I am a proud Kenyan but a very proud Maasai lady because my society is organised culturally since it has not lost track of our rich culture. This Act will come to enhance what we have. It will also protect what we have and make all...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute towards the Bill sponsored by Sen. Cheruiyot, the Senate March 4, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 44

In our culture, a boy undergoes rigorous processes before he faces the knife. It is an enjoyable session, when you find me tagging along those boys and girls dancing, you will not know that I am of a voluminous size and heavy weight. I dance vigorously and enjoy the rhythms,...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Next is Sen. Mwenda Gataya. He is not in the House. His statement is dropped. RISING STUDENT FATALITIES IN BOARDING SECONDARY SCHOOLS STATUS OF TALANTA SPORTS STADIUM PROJECT

March 4, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 45

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir I appreciate this opportunity. Let me congratulate the sponsor of the Bill, the Senate Majority Leader. The Swahilis say, “Muacha mila ni mtumwa.” This Bill is very important. It is coming to give effect to Article 11 of the Constitution. Kenya is a diverse...

Today, you will find many Kenyans of different ethnic backgrounds, but they are wearing the Maasai dress. One time, I went to Washington, D.C. to attend an international function. I was given a standing ovation for wearing the Maasai traditional dress. They asked whether I was Kenyan. Everybody was just...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Senator for Nyamira is flowing very well, but he has twice made reference to four-legged cows. Could there be a three or two- legged cow somewhere? What are these four-legged cows that he is talking about? Thank you.

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri)Majority Leader. I want to concur with the speakers who went before me on their contributions about the Bill.First, I want to acknowledge that culture is an important aspect to each one of us because it gives us identity, shows us our way of life, social...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Sen. Wambua, please, proceed.

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri)I was happy when the Senator of Narok County invited us, last year, to attend a celebration of his son. I was also invited by the Member of Parliament (MP) for Narok West, Tongoyo. That is what we want. My friend, Sen. Wambua told me some...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my good friend, Sen. Wambua, should liaise with his Party Leader, who is our korera, our in-law. He knows when you come to Kisii and tell us you have brought a cow, it is not complete till you say a four-legged animal. You can slaughter one...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my leader has sought information, which is important. I, therefore, request that you give me more time if my time is up because I am spending this to educate my leader. This House and my leader should know that in the...

Let me say that I am a proud Kenyan but a very proud Maasai lady because my society is organised culturally since it has not lost track of our rich culture. This Act will come to enhance what we have. It will also protect what we have and make all...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute towards the Bill sponsored by Sen. Cheruiyot, the Senate March 4, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 44

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with the Deputy Speaker) Serjeant-at-Arms, ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) Ring the Quorum Bell for a further 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) Hon. Senators, I want to make...

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with the Speaker) Serjeant-at-Arms, ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) Hon. Senators, I now confirm that we have a quorum. Clerk, read out the first Order. PAPERS LAID The Deputy Speaker (Sen....

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Very well. Hon. Senators, there is some unpalatable noise from my right-hand side. Next Order, Clerk. QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS STATEMENTS The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Hon. Senators, we have several statements starting from Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.52 (1) . Sen. Hamida Kibwana, MP....

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Very well. Hon. Senators, there is some unpalatable noise from my right-hand side. Next Order, Clerk. QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS STATEMENTS The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Hon. Senators, we have several statements starting from Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.52 (1) . Sen. Hamida Kibwana, MP....

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Very well. Hon. Senators, there is some unpalatable noise from my right-hand side. Next Order, Clerk. QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS STATEMENTS The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Hon. Senators, we have several statements starting from Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.52 (1) . Sen. Hamida Kibwana, MP....

Sen. KathuriMarch, 3, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 7 March, 3, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 7 The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Sen. Ledama, please, proceed.

March, 3, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 34 THE TOBACCO CONTROL (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.35 OF 2024) DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING NOES: Nil. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) These are the results of the Division-

THE LABOUR MIGRATION AND MANAGEMENT (NO.2) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.42 OF 2024) DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING NOES: Nil. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) These are the results of the Division-

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee on the said report. I request Sen. Eddy Oketch to second.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the President’s Memorandum on The Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.45 of 2022) and approved the recommendations on Clauses 2, 3 and 4.

The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee on the said report. I request Sen. Eddy Oketch to second. March, 3, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 27 THE METEOROLOGY BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.45 OF 2023)