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Sen. Karaba Yes, Sir.

Sen. Karaba When was that? (Laughter) Which case, Sen. Karaba? Sen. Karaba Item (c) under Statements in the Order Paper.

What do you mean when you say that you have just seen it? Sen. Karaba It had not been requested by anybody. I have just seen it in the Order Paper?

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How would I know? It is supposed to be given today. Sen. Karaba I have been here all the time and would have heard about it.

Order, Sen. Karaba. What you need to do, in my considered opinion, is to consult with the Clerk’s Office and the HANSARD, because it is unlikely that a Statement would be slotted in the Order Paper if it had not been sought. It would be fairer for you to say...

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Sen. Karaba Thank you, Sen. Lesuuda. Sen. Melly, you may now reply.

Sen. Karaba On a point of order. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The Serjeant-At- Arms may not be able to give you sufficient information about the school and why they are here. If you get that information, it will be half the information. Now that the Senator from the County is...

Hon. Senators, Order Nos.11, 12 and 13 require us to go into the Committee of the Whole. However, we do not have the prerequisite threshold to vote. Therefore, I defer them. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THE CLIMATE CHANGE BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO.1 OF 2014) THE PUBLIC APPOINTMENTS (COUNTY ASSEMBLY...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I notice that we have some guests or students seated in the Public Gallery which is opposite me. Would it be in order for me to ask you to introduce them to us?

Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o, I am not aware of that because I have not even seen them. (The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Mositet) consulted with the Clerks-at-the-Table) I am told that they are working on that. I have to get the name of the school before I make a formal communication to...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. We are setting a bad precedent because by the time the students were allowed to enter the Public Gallery, there must be somebody who was notified about them. You are setting a bad precedent by saying that you acknowledge their presence...

Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., I cannot see the students you are talking about from where I am seated. I seriously agree with you that the moment they came in, the Serjeant-at-Arms ought to have indicated that to the Chair with all the details. I order the Serjeant-at-Arms to do so....

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Whereas I appreciate what you have indicated, you will note that we had a similar problem yesterday. The Serjeant-at-Arms seemed not to have done the right thing by taking one delegation from our counties to the Speakers Gallery while the other...

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Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity so that I may contribute to this Bill. Let me begin by congratulating Sen. (Prof.) Lesan for bringing up this Bill which attempts to provide for home based care for senior citizens. Article 9 of this Bill...

What is your point of order, Sen. Karaba? Sen. Karababecause there will be over a million of such houses which will be provided for senior citizens?Section 12 of the Bill goes on to say that the executive committee members shall be delivering home based care. This is an onerous task...

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Sen. Karaba Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Before we went on recess, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo had requested for a Statement from me and my Committee on Education relating to the management of Moi University and University of Eldoret which had been closed indefinitely. I was supposed to inform the Senate...

Sen. Karaba On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I seek the guidance of the Chair because when this matter came up last time, the Chairman attempted to read a report that they had compiled by visiting the university. A point was raised that whenever we seek statements...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I seek the guidance of the Chair because when this matter came up last time, the Chairman attempted to read a report that they had compiled by visiting the university. A point was raised that whenever we seek statements from Chairs...

You have explained it very well. When a Statement is sought, the Chairperson is supposed to consult the Ministry to get it and issue it in this House. A select committee may also go and investigate the matter. But in this case, the Statement that you are reading is from...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thought that you were to revert back to me again, because the Chairman is not supposed to speak with finality, as though he is the Cabinet Secretary. I am from the ground where the problem is. I represent the entire...

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Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The Chairman’s response is a gross understatement of the crisis that we have in learning institutions. I do not know whether the Chairperson lives in this country. To suggest that learning is going on in most institutions in this country, I think is to...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, obviously this is a grave matter which has taken a lot of time. Yesterday, we spend quite a lot of time with a Motion for Adjournment from the Senate Minority Leader. Everywhere you go in this Republic, people are talking about their children not learning. While...

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Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, is Sen. Omondi in order to mislead this House when she can see what is in the gallery? The students are from schools. In the statement sought, it had nothing to do with definition of public or private school. Learning is going on partially...

Sen. Karaba On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The Hon. Chairman is trying to water down a serious matter that is under discussion this afternoon. We are talking about the nation and not Kirinyaga County. We are not just talking about students who have come to visit...

Sen. Karaba You are completely out of order Sen. Lonyangapuo. That will be dealt with at the right time.

Sen. Karaba I direct that you do that on Wednesday, next week. I understand that there is one more Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Health.

I heard some Senators ask about the costing of wasted time and who will compensate the students and the parents because the teachers’ payslips will be attached. Therefore, do you need some time to answer that because I did not hear you address it? Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir,...

I direct that you do that on Wednesday, next week. I understand that there is one more Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Health. SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF STUDENTS TO MEDICAL TRAINING INSTITUTIONS

Sen. Karaba On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Omondi is trying to insinuate that my friend, Sen. Wetangula, has said something about Bungoma, when he has not even said anything. Is she in order? (Laughter)

Sen. Karaba I will take it. The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Wetangula) : May I inform the distinguished Senator for Mandera, who I respect tremendously for his acumen on accounts and figures, that, in fact, in the National Assembly, close to Kshs10 billion has been allocated by Treasury that Members...

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Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, to which date?

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Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a statement to issue pursuant to Standing Order No.208 (3) and the Second Schedule of the Senate Standing Orders. The Committee is mandated to consider all matters related to education and training. Pursuant to this provision, on Wednesday 1st July, 2015, Sen. Nabwala...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, even though the Chairman says that some teachers have been arrested, my bone of contention is, the time the teachers are being transferred or deregistered, it means that they have been found guilty. What will be proper is to transfer or sack and apprehend the...

Sen. Karaba Order, Chairman! I think you are missing the point made by the Senators who have contributed. The Parliament of the Republic of Kenya passed the Sexual Offences Act in 2006. It specified a number of offences and the sentences that apply. The TSC should do its bit, and...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairman ought to go back again and tell us the way forward of all the cases that they are referring to. Is it being referred to the State Law so that legal action can be taken? Transferring teachers is not enough. TSC cannot wash...

Sen. Karaba Order, Chairman! Be relevant to the issues being sought. It is about criminal liability.

Sen. Karaba Order, Chairman. I direct that you respond to the issue of all those cases that have been given disciplinary measures by the TSC which confirms that they are reliable. How many of them have been prosecuted? That bit alone is what the House is asking from you. Let...

Order, Chairman. I direct that you respond to the issue of all those cases that have been given disciplinary measures by the TSC which confirms that they are reliable. How many of them have been prosecuted? That bit alone is what the House is asking from you. Let us have...

Sen. Karaba Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. We had a discussion regarding this matter with my friend, Sen. Lonyangapuo. However, for the benefit of the Senate, it has not been possible to get full information about the two universities from the Ministry. I am still pursuing this. Even right now,...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am proposing Thursday this week.

Sen. Karaba Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I vote “Yes” on all except Order No.9. It is the same English.

Sen. Karaba Let us go on. I vote “Yes” on Order No.8, “N0” or Order No.9, “Yes” on Order No.10 and “Yes” on Order No.11. That is what it means by saying all except one. (Voting in progress) DIVISION ROLL CALL VOTING July 28th, 2015 SENATE DEBATES NOES: Nil.

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing me to support this Motion regarding the visit by the President of the USA, Mr. Obama. The speech which he delivered on Sunday was not only thrilling, but reminded us of many things that we should do as a country...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sincerely apologise for the mix up of what happened this morning. This is attributed to information coming from different sources. Some information came from the Office of the President. We also had some information from the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Education. Earlier, we received...

Sen. Karaba Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for those interjections. I sincerely apologise for what happened this morning. We had to ring the bell several times and I frantically had to go out to look for anybody who was within the precincts of Parliament. I found a few whom I...