Yusuf Haji

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg your indulgence that we be allowed to issue this Statement in the next two weeks because trying to look in the record for the names of people who are in the bush takes a bit of time. So, we shall do it within two weeks.

I agree with you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, but in view of the many outstanding Statements from this Committee, I ask the indulgence of the hon. Senators to give us at least ten days.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will attempt to respond to the issues on Tuesday, next week.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am issuing a Statement on measures to resolve boundary disputes between Meru and Isiolo counties. On 17th September, 2013, my name sake, Sen. (Dr.) Kuti, requested for a Ministerial Statement on the measures that the Government has employed to resolve boundary disputes between Meru and Isiolo...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, generally, I think that the Senators will agree that there are boundary disputes all over the country and this one is not in isolation. However, the question of a new market is a new matter to me. If it is true, then that is wrong. Before I...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, then I undertake to caution the Cabinet Secretary that what they have stated in their Statement should be followed to the letter.

Mr. Chairman, Sir, I think that this is a very good proposition. We do not know how long the IEBC will take to resolve the issue. Unless Sen. Kuti has any objection, I can write to the Ministry and ask them to provide escort on a date that we shall...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg your indulgence that we be allowed to issue this Statement in the next two weeks because trying to look in the record for the names of people who are in the bush takes a bit of time. So, we shall do it within two weeks.

I agree with you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, but in view of the many outstanding Statements from this Committee, I ask the indulgence of the hon. Senators to give us at least ten days.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will attempt to respond to the issues on Tuesday, next week.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am issuing a Statement on measures to resolve boundary disputes between Meru and Isiolo counties. On 17th September, 2013, my name sake, Sen. (Dr.) Kuti, requested for a Ministerial Statement on the measures that the Government has employed to resolve boundary disputes between Meru and Isiolo...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, generally, I think that the Senators will agree that there are boundary disputes all over the country and this one is not in isolation. However, the question of a new market is new matter to me. If it is true, then that is wrong. Before I can...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, then I undertake to caution the Cabinet Secretary that what they have stated in their Statement should be followed to the letter.

Mr. Chairman, Sir, I think that this is a very good proposition. We do not know how long the IEBC will take to resolve the issue. Unless, Sen. Kuti has any objection, I can write to the Ministry and ask them to provide escort on a date that we shall...

Madam Temporary Speaker, since this incident took place a long time ago, it should not be difficult for the Ministry to give us the answers. I intend to give the Statement on Thursday, next week.

had been skirmishes for a couple of months where herds of cattle had been stolen and lives lost. The had been skirmishes for a couple of months where herds of cattle had been stolen and lives lost. The

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am also rising on a point of order to demand a response to a request to a Statement which I had requested from the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources before we went for recess. I had asked for a...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am also rising on a point of order to demand a response to a request to a Statement which I had requested from the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources before we went for recess. I had asked for a...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as a member of that Committee, let me indulge this House that I will pass that message and by Thursday next week, we will come with an answer.

I hope that as you take that responsibility, you take it seriously considering that your Chairman was here a few minutes ago and we need an explanation. Next Order! FORMULATION OF POLICY TO ENSURE LOCAL PROCUREMENT OF TEXTILE/LEATHER PRODUCTS

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TSS Limited are all on the verge of closing down any time. It is a tragedy indeed to realize that we allowed these firms to close down, thus losing our clothing industry.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there was the famous Raymond Woolen Mills in Eldoret where the top prime shops in...

a statement came last year when I was the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Public Works; the President and the Cabinet said that all the chairs for the National Assembly must be bought from the prisons workshop. And you can now see that the seats in the National Assembly...

Madam Temporary Speaker, since this incident took place a long time ago, it should not be difficult for the Ministry to give us the answers. I intend to give the Statement on Thursday, next week.

(ii) To give an updated report on persons killed and cattle stolen and what compensation can be given to those adversely mentioned.(iii) The extent of the investigations to establish those who had been killed and the safety of their families.(iv) The extent of Government action in ensuring that local leaders...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, last Thursday I stood here to seek a Statement under Standing Order No.43 (2) (c) from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations with regard to an urgent

matter that took place in my county last week on Monday, 30th September, 2013 at exactly 3.00 a.m. The Chairman of the Committee promised to give the Statement today, given the sensitivity and the urgency of that matter. We wanted the animals that had been stolen returned because they are...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am also rising on a point of order to demand a response to a request to a Statement which I had requested from the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources before we went for recess. I had asked for a...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as a member of that Committee, let me indulge this House that I will pass that message and by Thursday next week, we will come with an answer.

I hope that as you take that responsibility, you take it seriously considering that your Chairman was here a few minutes ago and we need an explanation. Next Order! FORMULATION OF POLICY TO ENSURE LOCAL PROCUREMENT OF TEXTILE/LEATHER PRODUCTS

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arising from cheap imports of textile and apparel products; concerned that the Government imports most of the uniforms for the disciplined forces and other uniformed staff thereby compounding the problem faced by the industry; noting that the national Government would provide the biggest market for these local products; concerned further...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, today, so many of our armed or uniformed officers – the army, police, prison officers and the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) game wardens; name all of them – plus even our own nurses and people working in the hospitals; their uniforms is made from fabric or...

young people who are floating around jobless after graduating from primary and secondary schools, including from universities and colleges. Every morning as you come to your job, you find some along the roundabouts with flyers trying to sell products – and these are graduates with university degrees – and by...

Correct, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am sorry about that.

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, on 19th September, 2013, Sen. Musila, the Senator for Kitui County, sought a Statement on the security situation at Malalani in Kitui County. He wanted to be informed of the number of people who have been killed along the Kitui-Tana River counties border in the last two...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to agree with Sen. Musila that some of these answers are not satisfactory at all. We cannot keep on saying “pending for investigations” since 2012. Although the Government has tried, in certain areas, by establishing the new police posts and giving new vehicles, I...

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On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Is the hon. Senator in order to mix up the issue of Kenyans who have gone to refugee camps, refugees from Somali and the census? This has nothing to do with the census. These are real Kenyans and that question was asked...

Madam Temporary Speaker, is he in order because the question of Kenyan refugees was asked in the House in 2005 by me and it was answered by the Minister who came and confirmed that there are Kenyan refugees in the camps?

Yes. He is misleading the House by mixing up the Kenyan issue with the Somalia refugees.

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is out of order on the fact that all these refugees he is talking about as coming to Nairobi are not Kenyans. He should prove that because we are not talking about Kenyans. We are not appealing for refugees...

On a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I just want to inform my sister that the people we are talking about are Kenyans who still hold the old Kenyan identity card. In this Motion, we have asked the Government to appoint a task force to investigate and know the genuine Kenyan refugees who are...

On a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to concur with you. Let us move on with your amendment, please.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. First and foremost, I want to reiterate that when I decided to come up with this Motion, I took into consideration many things, including the national security of this country. I have thought, all my life, about the protection of the security of this country,...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I will apologise, but what I meant is that they did not understand completely the intention of this Motion. However, I withdraw and apologise.

Madam Temporary Speaker, you can say that, but as far as I am concerned---

I apologise and withdraw those comments.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to thank all hon. Senators who contributed, particularly Sen. Orengo who restored my feelings. I was feeling that my integrity and sincerity was being questioned. Most Senators who spoke were in favour of this Motion. I will curtail my feelings and, therefore, move the Motion....

Mr. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, recognizing that subsequent droughts in northern Kenya, in the 1970’s and 1980’s decimated livestock which is the main source of livelihood of the pastoral community in the area, leaving them destitute; aware that neither Government nor Non-Governmental...

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On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Two weeks ago, the Deputy Majority Leader indicated that they will respond to a Statement I had sought from the Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources in respect of the state of the sugar industry and sugar cane growing vis-à-vis...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Two weeks ago, the Deputy Majority Leader indicated that they will respond to a Statement I had sought from the Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources in respect of the state of the sugar industry and sugar cane growing vis-à-vis...

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

Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, is it a Statement you want to seek? I want to deal with Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale on the issue he has raised because I know that there are several Statements that are still pending. The schedule I have shows that there are very many Statements still pending....

to have been issued on 4th July, 2013. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, have you received that Statement?

No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

You have not and you required this from the Chairperson of the Committee on Devolved Government, could he tell us why there has been this laxity.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if my memory serves me right, the Vice-Chair of this Committee---

Sen. Murkomen, unless the schedule I have from the Clerk’s Office is wrong, it shows that this Statement has not been issued.

On transfer of functions, I think we need to cross-check with the Clerk’s Office, because it was issued.

You need to because the schedule I have shows that it has not been issued.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if it was not issued, then by Tuesday, it will be issued.

There is a Statement sought by Sen. Murungi on the security of speakers of county assemblies. It was sought on 4th July,

Mr. Deputy Speaker, I got a copy.

The problem here, Sen. Murungi, is that once you have sought a Statement from the Floor of the House, it becomes the property of the House. So, again, that Statement has not been issued. There are several Statements that are pending. It is important that the Chairpersons of these Committees...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Since you have the schedule, it would be important that the Clerk’s Office communicates with various Chairs so that some which are registered as not issued could be clarified.

Yes, indeed. I am here directing the Clerk’s Office to consult the Chairperson of Committees, so that all the pending Statements if not issued on the due date, we should know when they expect to issue them.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am sure quite a number of my colleagues and even yourself, are aware that we have a pending issue on the manner in which business relating to Statements from Government sources has to be determined as it is a new...

Sorry, Sen. Abdirahman, I am not going to allow you to make a statement on that issue.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not intend to make a statement and I apologise for that. But when there is a lapse, it impacts negatively in terms of our proceedings. It transcends the Clerk’s office. They must take their work seriously.

That is why I have made that direction and I expect that it will be taken very seriously.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is on the same issue. It is true there are very many pending Statements. We need to request that we get a status report on all the pending Statements. The Clerk should write a letter to all the Chairpersons so...

Let me take some other points of orders and see whether they are related.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was going to seek your guidance. There is an issue that the Chairpersons of Committees are facing. I am one of them and I have shared this with other Committee Chairpersons. What happens when the delay is not actually the...

Thank you, Sen. Kagwe.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank you for the ruling, but I did not hear anything about the petition that I had presented on behalf of Mwea rice farmers even before we went for recess. When we came back, I have not heard any response...

Thank you, Senators. You have raised important issues and I would like to give a short direction on them. From what Sen. Murungi has said, it is important to note that the Clerk’s Office has done a good job because we have a schedule. I can take you through all...

Committees that if your Statement is due to be given on a specific date, then it is only courteous, that even if the Member has not risen, to tell the House that you expect to issue the Statement on another date.Sen. Kagwe talked about frustrations from the Executive. These Senators...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to speak on behalf of the Chairperson of the various Committees and ask for your direction. There should be a better monitor process---

What do you mean Chairman of various Committees?

I am a Chair of a Committee, so let me speak as the Chairperson of the Committee on Devolved Government.

So, you are not speaking as the Chairman of the Liaison Committee?

No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am speaking on my own behalf.

Okay, let us hear you.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, sometimes a question is asked here and somebody is not in the House, but some other person undertakes to go and remind that person. There should be a neater way through the Clerk’s Office where Statements that have been sought from a particular Chair or Committee are...

Thank you, Sen. Murkomen. I think the Secretariat has noted that. Sen. Wako.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as per your directive, I was supposed to make a Statement and the time for making that Statement expired about two weeks ago. But I did approach the Ministry concerned and told them that if I mention in the House---

What Statement were you supposed to make?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was supposed to make a Statement that was asked by Sen. Lonyangapuo. It was about the fact that the police reservists who participated in the last general elections, had not been paid. But I was promised, after a bit of tact, which I know how...

have a full answer. So, I am expecting that by the close of business today, I will have a full answer, and next week I should be able to comply.

So, you are undertaking to give it on Thursday, next week?

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Thank you very much. Hon. Senators, if you look at the appendix we are supposed to get a Statement from the Senate Majority Leader on the business of the Senate for the coming week. Who is going to do that? (Sen. Murkomen stood up in his place) Sen. Murkomen, that...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is what I was going to say. I was going to request that a Member of the RBC should come and read the Statement, but I have it.

Are you a Member of the RBC?

No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, recognizing that subsequent droughts in northern Kenya, in the 1970’s and 1980’s decimated livestock which is the main source of livelihood of the pastoral community in the area, leaving them destitute; aware that neither Government nor Non-Governmental...

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On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Two weeks ago, the Deputy Majority Leader indicated that they will respond to a Statement I had sought from the Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources in respect of the state of the sugar industry and sugar cane growing vis-à-vis...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Two weeks ago, the Deputy Majority Leader indicated that they will respond to a Statement I had sought from the Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources in respect of the state of the sugar industry and sugar cane growing vis-à-vis...

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

Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, is it a Statement you want to seek? I want to deal with Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale on the issue he has raised because I know that there are several Statements that are still pending. The schedule I have shows that there are very many Statements still pending....

No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

You have not and you required this from the Chairperson of the Committee on Devolved Government, could he tell us why there has been this laxity.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if my memory serves me right, the Vice-Chair of this Committee---

Sen. Murkomen, unless the schedule I have from the Clerk’s Office is wrong, it shows that this Statement has not been issued.

On transfer of functions, I think we need to cross-check with the Clerk’s Office, because it was issued.

You need to because the schedule I have shows that it has not been issued.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if it was not issued, then by Tuesday, it will be issued.

There is a Statement sought by Sen. Murungi on the security of speakers of county assemblies. It was sought on 4th July,

Mr. Deputy Speaker, I got a copy.

The problem here, Sen. Murungi, is that once you have sought a Statement from the Floor of the House, it becomes the property of the House. So, again, that Statement has not been issued. There are several Statements that are pending. It is important that the Chairpersons of these Committees...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Since you have the schedule, it would be important that the Clerk’s Office communicates with various Chairs so that some which are registered as not issued could be clarified.

Yes, indeed. I am here directing the Clerk’s Office to consult the Chairperson of Committees, so that all the pending Statements if not issued on the due date, we should know when they expect to issue them.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am sure quite a number of my colleagues and even yourself, are aware that we have a pending issue on the manner in which business relating to Statements from Government sources has to be determined as it is a new...

Sorry, Sen. Abdirahman, I am not going to allow you to make a statement on that issue.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not intend to make a statement and I apologise for that. But when there is a lapse, it impacts negatively in terms of our proceedings. It transcends the Clerk’s office. They must take their work seriously.

That is why I have made that direction and I expect that it will be taken very seriously.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is on the same issue. It is true there are very many pending Statements. We need to request that we get a status report on all the pending Statements. The Clerk should write a letter to all the

Chairpersons so that they appear in the Chamber on Thursday, next week and those with Statements to issue them. If they are not ready, they should explain to us why they are not ready.So, I was just requesting you to give a time-indication so that we do not leave it...

Let me take some other points of orders and see whether they are related.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was going to seek your guidance. There is an issue that the Chairpersons of Committees are facing. I am one of them and I have shared this with other Committee Chairpersons. What happens when the delay is not actually the...

Thank you, Sen. Kagwe.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank you for the ruling, but I did not hear anything about the petition that I had presented on behalf of Mwea rice farmers even before we went for recess. When we came back, I have not heard any response...

Thank you, Senators. You have raised important issues and I would like to give a short direction on them. From what Sen. Murungi has said, it is important to note that the Clerk’s Office has done a good job because we have a schedule. I can take you through all...

My direction is that Statements should be taken seriously and when Members seek them, it is not for their own sake. We represent people in counties. So, you must take their work very seriously.

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to speak on behalf of the Chairperson of the various Committees and ask for your direction. There should be a better monitor process---

What do you mean Chairman of various Committees?

I am a Chair of a Committee, so let me speak as the Chairperson of the Committee on Devolved Government.

So, you are not speaking as the Chairman of the Liaison Committee?

No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am speaking on my own behalf.

Okay, let us hear you.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, sometimes a question is asked here and somebody is not in the House, but some other person undertakes to go and remind that person. There should be a neater way through the Clerk’s Office where Statements that have been sought from a particular Chair or Committee are...

Thank you, Sen. Murkomen. I think the Secretariat has noted that. Sen. Wako.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as per your directive, I was supposed to make a Statement and the time for making that Statement expired about two weeks ago. But I did approach the Ministry concerned and told them that if I mention in the House---

What Statement were you supposed to make?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was supposed to make a Statement that was asked by Sen. Lonyangapuo. It was about the fact that the police reservists who participated in the last general elections, had not been paid. But I was promised, after a bit of tact, which I know how...

So, you are undertaking to give it on Thursday, next week?

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Thank you very much. Hon. Senators, if you look at the appendix we are supposed to get a Statement from the Senate Majority Leader on the business of the Senate for the coming week. Who is going to do that? (Sen. Murkomen stood up in his place)

Sen. Murkomen, that can only be given by the Senate Majority Leader or a Member of the Rules and Business Committee (RBC).Sen. Lonyangapuo, are you not a Member of the RBC?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is what I was going to say. I was going to request that a Member of the RBC should come and read the Statement, but I have it.

Are you a Member of the RBC?

No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to support this Motion because I think it is necessary for us, as Senators, to do everything possible to assist the county assemblies and devolution to take root in a proper manner. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, I...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Would I be in order to commend the most senior legislator in this House, Sen. G.G, for suggesting---

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am coming to that. This information---

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the information is that I think the Senator is quite in order to suggest that we should know who has done this, but not conclude that somebody should be prosecuted, because we can forgive these new people in the system.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I send my condolences and sympathy to the people of Mandera and Wajir couunties, I want to state that, as we all know, Al Shabaab had vowed that they were going to revenge against Kenya. My suspicion is that their raid in Kenya was outside...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will try to give this Statement on Thursday. But in the meantime, I want to appeal, as my brother, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’Nyong’o, is saying; that the leaders of that area should quickly sit together and discuss how to resolve the differences among the communities there.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was supposed to give a Statement, but in view of what has happened at Westgate Mall, most of the officers who were to write the Statement were not able to do so. Therefore, I am not able to give the Statement today. It may be ready...

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, is Sen. Mbuvi in order to mention the name of an officer who cannot defend himself here?

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Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agreed with Sen. (Prof.) Lesan that I would issue a Statement for a request he made before we proceeded for the recess. Unfortunately, he is not here. Although I have given him a copy of the Statement, I do not know whether I should proceed.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. (Prof.) Lesan requested for a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government regarding the abduction of administration police constables Joseph Maritim and Joseph Wambugu from Damajale area in Garissa on 25th May, 2013 by suspected Al Shabaab militia. The hon....

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a contingent of officers from the Rural Border Patrol Unit, Regular Police, General Service Unit (GSU) and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) were subsequently dispatched to pursue the militia where the footprints were traced up to the border between Kenya and Somalia and, therefore, KDF took...

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

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. For the record, I would also like to state that you agreed that I followed the right procedure in seeking this statement. I am seeking this Statement from the Chair of the Committee responsible for security. On 13th September,...

Okay, next week on Thursday; so one week it is. Next is Sen. G.G. Kariuki and then Sen. Musila. PERSONAL STATEMENT MISREPRESENTATION OF FACTS BY THE DAILY NATION NEWSPAPER

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I wish to make a Personal Statement under Standing Order No.85. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, my attention, has been drawn to a report attributed to me by a section of the media, specifically today’s issue of the Daily Nation of Thursday,...

Sen. G. G. Kariuki has mentioned a very important issue that not only touches on county governments, himself as a person, but all of us as Parliament. That is, the National Assembly and the Senate. This also affects county assemblies. I want to say from the onset, as the Temporary...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. For the record, I would also like to state that you agreed that I followed the right procedure in seeking this statement. I am seeking this Statement from the Chair of the Committee responsible for security. On 13th September,...

Musanjo Musembi, Mukindo Mulacha and Kisomo Katu, were shot dead by bandits believed to be people from Tana River District because this is at the border of Kitui and Tana River counties. This is a serious matter. During the last few years, this has been happening. People just cross the...

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Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agreed with Sen. (Prof.) Lesan that I would issue a Statement for a request he made before we proceeded for the recess. Unfortunately, he is not here. Although I have given him a copy of the Statement, I do not know whether I should proceed.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. (Prof.) Lesan requested for a Ministerial Statement from the Minister for Interior and Co-ordination of National Government regarding the abduction of administration police constables Joseph Maritim and Joseph Wambugu from Damajale area in Garissa on 25th May, 2013 by suspected Al Shabaab militia. The hon....

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a contingent of officers from the Rural Border Patrol Unit, Regular Police, General Service Unit (GSU) and the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) were subsequently dispatched to pursue the militia where the footprints were traced up to the border between Kenya and Somalia and, therefore, KDF took...

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

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Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. We only resumed yesterday and this morning only at the last minute is when we got a quorum. I wonder whether there should be a Motion to discuss the issue of quorum in this House. Because it is very shameful that we have only come...

Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion and also congratulate my brother, Prof. Lonyangapuo, for bringing it at the appropriate time. It is very timely in view of the heightened insecurity in the country. Madam Temporary Speaker, as the...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. We only resumed yesterday and this morning only at the last minute is when we got a quorum. I wonder whether there should be a Motion to discuss the issue of quorum in this House. Because it is very shameful that we have only come...

Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion and also congratulate my brother, Prof. Lonyangapuo, for bringing it at the appropriate time. It is very timely in view of the heightened insecurity in the country. Madam Temporary Speaker, as the...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. We only resumed yesterday and this morning only at the last minute is when we got a quorum. I wonder whether there should be a Motion to discuss the issue of quorum in this House. Because it is very shameful that we have only come...

Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion and also congratulate my brother, Prof. Lonyangapuo, for bringing it at the appropriate time. It is very timely in view of the heightened insecurity in the country. Madam Temporary Speaker, as the...

Order, hon. Senators. The Statement will be issued on Tuesday, next week.

What is it, Sen. Mwakulegwa?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, It is not too long! For him to have said that they were given 46 wells, what was reported in the media is not what was reported in the Ministry. So we want to get it from the Ministry so that we give you the right information....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairman of the Committee on Energy, Roads and Transportation following reports in the newspapers and the general media regarding the allocation of Kenya’s oil fields. There was a report that we have given 46 oil fields to the Nigerian...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, It is not too long! For him to have said that they were given 46 wells, what was reported in the media is not what was reported in the Ministry. So we want to get it from the Ministry so that we give you the right information.

Sen. Mwazo, the Ministry is not very far from you. If they came for less than five days and they allegedly got them, you should not take a lot of time to get the same information.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, we shall fast track it and possibly give the Statement next week. But having worked in Nigeria for five years, it is not as you portray

Kenyans girls.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, with all due respect to the Senator, is he in order to state that Nigerians are doing us a lot of good when we know that the cartels of drug trafficking in this country are perpetuated by Nigerians and, in fact, it forced the President to order...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, Sen. Mwazo said it with a light touch although I agree with you that this is not a place for jokes. But as a matter of speaking, maybe that is why he did it. So, let us not escalate this particular matter. He also did not say...

On a point of information!

Order, Sen (Dr.) Kuti, this is---

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

Order Sen. (Dr.) Kuti! That matter was concluded and secondly, you should not insist when the Chair has made it abundantly clear that that is not a matter that may be entertained. The only reason why you had a bit of liberty was because the Senate Majority Leader was trying...

addressing these abuses; the Senate urges the Government to establish public health complaint boards in all the forty-seven counties to address the systematic accountability issues that underlie rights violations in healthcare facilities in Kenya.

The problem is that I have not even seen your amendment.

I thought I had forwarded it to the Clerk.

The Office of the Clerk plays a different role from the Office of the Speaker. Assuming we accept your amendment, then you will have squandered the opportunity. So, let us allow one Senator to contribute while we reconcile your amendment.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to make a contribution which touches on the amendment which is in the process of being read to you. I think this is the latest amendment and I will support it when it is properly before the House. Mr. Speaker, Sir---

Order, Senator! You are not allowed to anticipate debate; so, you deal with the matter as it is.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me carry on as the Motion was before; but I am also anticipating that some amendments will be done, but I will not mention it here. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a medical practitioner, I am personally saddened by the suffering that is currently being...

Order, hon. Senators. The Statement will be issued on Tuesday, next week.

What is it, Sen. Mwakulegwa?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, It is not too long! For him to have said that they were given 46 wells, what was reported in the media is not what was reported in the CLARIFICATION OF REPORTS ON ALLOCATION OF OIL BLOCKS TO NIGERIA GOVERNMENT

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairman of the Committee on Energy, Roads and Transportation following reports in the newspapers and the general media regarding the allocation of Kenya’s oil fields. There was a report that we have given 46 oil fields to the Nigerian...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, It is not too long! For him to have said that they were given 46 wells, what was reported in the media is not what was reported in the

Ministry. So we want to get it from the Ministry so that we give you the right information.

Sen. Mwazo, the Ministry is not very far from you. If they came for less than five days and they allegedly got them, you should not take a lot of time to get the same information.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, we shall fast track it and possibly give the Statement next week. But having worked in Nigeria for five years, it is not as you portray them. They also do good things and that is why on a light touch, they are marrying Kenyans girls.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, with all due respect to the Senator, is he in order to state that Nigerians are doing us a lot of good when we know that the cartels of drug trafficking in this country are perpetuated by Nigerians and, in fact, it forced the President to order...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, Sen. Mwazo said it with a light touch although I agree with you that this is not a place for jokes. But as a matter of speaking, maybe that is why he did it. So, let us not escalate this particular matter. He also did not say...

On a point of information!

Order, Sen (Dr.) Kuti, this is---

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

Order Sen. (Dr.) Kuti! That matter was concluded and secondly, you should not insist when the Chair has made it abundantly clear that that is not a matter that may be entertained. The only reason why you had a bit of liberty was because the Senate Majority Leader was trying...

THAT, concerned with the rising cases of patient mistreatment, negligence and professional malpractice by medical personnel in public and private health situations in Kenya which take the form of misdiagnosis, wrong decisions on treatment and prescription, medical or surgical errors, physical or verbal abuse, detention for inability to pay for...

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The problem is that I have not even seen your amendment.

I thought I had forwarded it to the Clerk.

The Office of the Clerk plays a different role from the Office of the Speaker. Assuming we accept your amendment, then you will have squandered the opportunity. So, let us allow one Senator to contribute while we reconcile your amendment.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to make a contribution which touches on the amendment which is in the process of being read to you. I think this is the latest amendment and I will support it when it is properly before the House. Mr. Speaker, Sir---

Order, Senator! You are not allowed to anticipate debate; so, you deal with the matter as it is.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me carry on as the Motion was before; but I am also anticipating that some amendments will be done, but I will not mention it here. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a medical practitioner, I am personally saddened by the suffering that is currently being...

Order, hon. Senators. The Statement will be issued on Tuesday, next week.

What is it, Sen. Mwakulegwa?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, It is not too long! For him to have said that they were given 46 wells, what was reported in the media is not what was reported in the Ministry. So we want to get it from the Ministry so that we give you the right information....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairman of the Committee on Energy, Roads and Transportation following reports in the newspapers and the general media regarding the allocation of Kenya’s oil fields. There was a report that we have given 46 oil fields to the Nigerian...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, It is not too long! For him to have said that they were given 46 wells, what was reported in the media is not what was reported in the Ministry. So we want to get it from the Ministry so that we give you the right information.

Sen. Mwazo, the Ministry is not very far from you. If they came for less than five days and they allegedly got them, you should not take a lot of time to get the same information.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, we shall fast track it and possibly give the Statement next week. But having worked in Nigeria for five years, it is not as you portray

Kenyans girls.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, with all due respect to the Senator, is he in order to state that Nigerians are doing us a lot of good when we know that the cartels of drug trafficking in this country are perpetuated by Nigerians and, in fact, it forced the President to order...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, Sen. Mwazo said it with a light touch although I agree with you that this is not a place for jokes. But as a matter of speaking, maybe that is why he did it. So, let us not escalate this particular matter. He also did not say...

On a point of information!

Order, Sen (Dr.) Kuti, this is---

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

Order Sen. (Dr.) Kuti! That matter was concluded and secondly, you should not insist when the Chair has made it abundantly clear that that is not a matter that may be entertained. The only reason why you had a bit of liberty was because the Senate Majority Leader was trying...

addressing these abuses; the Senate urges the Government to establish public health complaint boards in all the forty-seven counties to address the systematic accountability issues that underlie rights violations in healthcare facilities in Kenya.

The problem is that I have not even seen your amendment.

I thought I had forwarded it to the Clerk.

The Office of the Clerk plays a different role from the Office of the Speaker. Assuming we accept your amendment, then you will have squandered the opportunity. So, let us allow one Senator to contribute while we reconcile your amendment.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to make a contribution which touches on the amendment which is in the process of being read to you. I think this is the latest amendment and I will support it when it is properly before the House. Mr. Speaker, Sir---

Order, Senator! You are not allowed to anticipate debate; so, you deal with the matter as it is.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me carry on as the Motion was before; but I am also anticipating that some amendments will be done, but I will not mention it here. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a medical practitioner, I am personally saddened by the suffering that is currently being...