Daniel Dickson Karaba

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that learners with special needs and disabilities in Kenya are faced with serious challenges including inadequate educational institutions, facilities and specialized teachers to cover all levels of learning; noting that the UN Convention on...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is surprising that the Meru King is trying to insinuate that I refused or ignored but that is not true. I had indicated to him that the matter has since been taken to the Cabinet Secretary. I have been to Jogoo House House twice...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My point of order relates to the request that the distinguished Senator for Meru made that he required the Statement to have the hand of the Minister and your ruling goes counter to a ruling you made earlier in this House that...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. There is a matter that is bothering the Chair of Education Committee and I am sure it is bothering all other Chairs of Committees. The Cabinet Secretaries may delay or refuse to co-operate for some reason and the Chair would be roasted...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I know the Cabinet Secretary for Education and is a man who respects the Constitution and the law. I am very surprised that the Chairman of Education Committee says that the Cabinet Secretary has neglected or failed to provide that Statement. I...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you look at the Statement tracker, the Statement was sought in April and was supposed to be responded to in that month but May has passed and June is in the middle. So, it is quite clear that there has been unreasonable delay. Okay, I have...

Mr. Speaker, sir, would I be in order to kindly request Sen. Murungi, otherwise known as the King of Meru, knowing very well that the Cabinet Secretary comes from the Kingdom of Meru and maybe when he says the Cabinet Secretary has not received a serious request from the Senator...

in order to request him to kindly request in his own way as a king to answer a polite request from the Sen. Karaba? You know Sen. Karaba is a very polite and does not want to fight. You see this big-bodied people are normally very soft and polite.

Order, Senator!

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Kiraitu is just not an ordinary politician in this country because there is quite a number of firsts about him. He was the first person from Mt. Kenya area to be elected on a FORD-Kenya ticket. Sen. Kiraitu broke ranks with...

Order, Senators! Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is completely out of order. I do not see how laptops and teacher, the lecturers’ salaries is related to the respect of the Constitution. Let us get the final one from the Chairman himself and then we conclude this matter. Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir,...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I wish to congratulate the Senate Majority Leader for bringing it for debate in this House. I think we all know the havoc that overdrinking has caused in this country. You just need to go...

rampant, I used to go to the market for development activities very early and would find young men in the bars. When I asked them about it, they would tell me; mheshimiwa, sisi tunafungua locks which means we are unlocking ourselves. This is when they were locking themselves in despair...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The greatest effort that Kenyans are making and, of course, the Government, is to reduce or eradicate poverty. We want to reduce poverty in our country and we cannot realise this goal as long as all the productive age of our young people are lost...

for this. I would like to call upon the Ministry of Health to rally the Cabinet Secretary to follow that and to make sure that we domesticate the WHO law here in Kenya.That would help to reduce and control alcoholism. Alcoholism is a disease. As one honourable Senator said here,...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill. In so doing, I would like to thank the Senate Majority Leader for providing good leadership to this House as it was recognized by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale earlier on. When you read this Bill, you will see that there...

that the Senator, Governor and County Commissioners are powerful. However, how come we are defeated by a few walevis in the village who are terrorizing people begging for money and yet there is nothing we can do about it? This Bill is in the right direction because it provides us...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order to allow a very senior Member of this community of Kenya to attack legitimate business and actually almost destroy it? What comes from the Senate is a very powerful voice of a very senior Member of this community...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, we should not discriminate. There are a lot of alcoholics who have drank that single malt, a lot of alcoholics on vodka and even very senior educated people are getting destroyed by alcoholism; people who have Phds. These are people who this country has invested in so...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, can you protect me from Sen. Kajwang? I know he is trying to impress those people who vote for him. Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is my job; to protect my voters, but not the drunkards. If I look at this Bill properly, it is not about alcoholism...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Sen. Kajwang to mislead the House on alcoholism and yet it is in the Bill? It says that one of the objectives of the Bill is to ensure that alcoholism is declared a disease. Did he read...

Proceed, Sen. Murungi!

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know many Senators want to contribute. The law is not enough. The amendments that we are pursuing in this House will not be enough to solve this social problem. I think there is need for us to start a national campaign and support NACADA beyond the...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In line with my work as a Minority Chief Whip, I am concerned about the numbers of Members in the House to pass the two Motions. So, would I be in order to ask the Mover to be called upon to respond...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity to contribute to the debate on this beautiful Report from the Committee on Education, Information and Technology which is one of our committees which has done very well in terms of keeping the spirit of devolution alive. I say so...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, did you see the distinguished Senator for Nandi walking from this side, standing near the mace and purporting to bow near the Chair after which he went across? He has to go right to the door and bow to the House.

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Sen. Karaba Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for recognizing me to say something in support of this Motion. We are debating a Motion that is belated, a Motion which should have come in 1950s or “1060s”. This is in the sense that as a country, we need to have...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is a problem here with the English Language. What I have used is referred to as a metaphor. When you talk in that kind of language, you are being metaphoric. We can use 1950s parallel to the year 2014. I was trying to...

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

Sen. Karaba Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. What Sen. Boy Juma Boy was trying to articulate is that it is very unfortunate when there is no background education and that is ECD. So, if there is a problem at the pre-primary level, before you get to Standard...

Sen. Karaba Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I support this Report which is moving in the sense that it is one of the few reports that have been tabled here. I congratulate the team, headed by the Chairman, Sen. Mutahi Kagwe. I was also a Member of...

Sen. Karaba On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Have you heard the English that Sen. Melly is using here; “core function” which is not understood by very many people?

Sen. Karaba Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for also allowing me to air my views. (Microphone developed technical hitch)

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have this portable one here. We need to know what is happening to this august House; all machines are breaking down. I do not know what system we are supposed to adopt. This mobile microphone is also cumbersome. All the same, Mr. Temporary...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is what it means. We must be selective. If those molasses are part of things which are used in producing these drinks, then we should curb what is not good for drinking. Most of the molasses is meant for livestock. That is what...

Sen. Karaba No! No! June 3, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Karaba Are we in agreement?

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Sen. Karaba On a point of order, Mr. Chairman, Sir. Please clarify. May 15, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Karabavery important that we understand each other, and I am going to explain it to you.Sen. Mutahi Kagwe moved an amendment to the Schedule as it appears on the Order Paper. After...

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Sen. Karaba On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In this country, there are several regions which have lapses in power. These are quite a number. The issues do not only apply to Mandera. Could the Minister for Energy and Petroleum think of providing an alternative source of power...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have heard and the statement will be given in two weeks time.

Sen. Karaba No!

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you are aware, we have to get these answers from other sources. If he had asked me, I would have given him an answer now. But we have to get the answers from many sources, and some of these people are not there. I...

Sen. Karaba Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. At the close of the House yesterday, we were debating the Presidential Annual Report on Security, a document which has 84 pages. It was noted by many other Senators that it was rich in words. Some noted that there were very...

Sen. Karaba Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This is a very crucial Motion which has come at a time when the task force is going round the country trying to evaluate and come up with causes of the decline in education standards in various parts of the...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am here as the Chairman. We are---

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

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the very important Senator for Kajiado is trying to mislead this House---

Sen. Karaba Oh, it is a point of information!

Sen. Karaba On a point of Order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is the Senator in order to suggest and mislead the House that the CEE was abolished in 1968 when it was abolished in 1961?

Sen. Karaba Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. We are discussing a very important issue here; the issue of insecurity which is contained in a Presidential Speech in the form of a document. If we were to go through the whole document, we would get...

Sen. Karaba That is perfectly in order. Let me continue.

Mr. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was confirming what the Speaker was alluding to and accepted his ruling with a lot of humility. If you read this document carefully, you will see that the President is sending us a wakeup call. Probably, before next year, several heads will have...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think that a lot has been said about what I am saying. It is only that I am saying it in a different language, about a tribe which I am not mentioning. I have not mentioned any tribe. I have just said that...

Sen. Karaba On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have a statement for Sen. (Prof.) John Lonyangapuo. He wanted me to issue his statement today. The statement was on the position on illegal handling of national examination papers by unauthorized people. I have a statement from the Principal...

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Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a statement and I will go on to read it. (Laughter)

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Sen. Karaba On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is on the same issue. I think it is better for her to get all our concerns regarding the matter. I want to add more issues so that she comes up with a comprehensive Report.

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Sen. KarabaSenate Majority Leader wants that clarification from you as to whether that is what you meant to say. March 26, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Karaba Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a straight forward Motion and I think it should not be subjected to any amendment. This is an...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me also take this opportunity to support this Motion as presented. I have to reiterate sentiments of my colleagues who have raised a number of issues which need to be addressed. As you are aware the notion out there is that the Senate is the...

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