Daniel Dickson Karaba

Sen. Karaba Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this chance. I condemn this act. I am very saddened by the outcome. We should not spend a lot of time discussing what has been there before. We have read about this issue in the newspapers. Some of us have experienced...

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing me to request for this Statement from the Chairman of the Committee on Energy. The House Sen. Karaba We are not ready because the chairman has not been elected. In two or three weeks, the Committee will sit--- The instructions...

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba Sen. Karaba, could you tell us about what Sen. Karue has asked you to substantiate? - THAT aware that Article 43 (1) (f) of the Constitution of Kenya states that every person has a right to education; recognizing that Vision 2030 underscores the critical role of education in...

four? What happens to those who have never been to class and yet they are very many? Out of a population of 40 million, it is a pity to realise that 61 per cent of our population is not literate. They do not know how to read or write and...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is the Senator in order to suggest that more than 60 per cent or more of Kenyans cannot read or write? Is that true? Could he tell us where he got the statistics from?

Sen. Karaba, could you tell us about what Sen. Karue has asked you to substantiate? Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before I came here, I had to go to various Ministries. That is what we do before we move Motions. I have figures with me. I also borrowed books...

Sen. Karue, I think since he has booklets, you will need to ask for them and verify.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with the permission of the Speaker, I will borrow them, read them and challenge him further. Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the situation we have here is regrettable. We have areas which have populations or people who cannot read or write. The largest population is...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this time to second this Motion. I would like to thank Sen. Karaba for asking me to second this very important Motion, where the Senate calls upon the national Government to take immediate measures to develop clear policy guidelines for adult...

Kenyans who are illiterate, I wonder where Kilifi rates.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we should come out of barter trade. During the barter trade people did not even know the worth of their possessions. According to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), quality education has been talked about. However, in adult education,...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I rise to contribute to this Motion, I hope somebody will move an amendment to make it a county Motion where we will request the county governments to take over this initiative. For many years we have had adult education in this country. This is...

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and joined form one.In this country, we have had issues with marginalization. There are young people, especially from the nomadic communities who were forced to go and take care of their livestock. Therefore, they did not have an opportunity to go to class or...

part of the system.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when the results for KCSE came out, it was realized that provincial schools are doing better than national schools. So, we need to ask ourselves whether it is just the facility that we build or is it a national school. Many parents prefer...

it where it belongs. The more you read the Constitution, the more you will think we could have done better. The counties are only entrusted with FPE, village polytechnics, art and craft centres and childcare facilities.When you move to the national Government, you will find that rightly so, it has...

Order! Sen. Wetangula, you still have ten minutes that you will be given when the House resumes. Hon. Senators, it is now time for the interruption of business. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until Tuesday, 25th March, 2014, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m.

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that Article 43 (1) (f) of the Constitution of Kenya states that every person has a right to education; recognizing that Vision 2030 underscores the critical role of education in Kenya’s social-economic development;...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education relating to the national Government policy on public schools fee structure. I am trying to scout whether the Chairperson is here. An hon. Senator: Which Committee? Sen. Karaba Committee...

Sen. Karaba Yes, I am a Member.

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as a Member of the Committee on Education, I will make sure that the same is communicated to the chairperson.

Sen. Karaba Exactly, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will make sure that is done.

Sen. Karaba Is it so important?

Sen. Karaba Okay, can you execute it?

Sen. Karaba Okay. You can see what you have done. You have actually disputed the ability of a teacher to his student. Anyway, that is history. Sen. (Dr.) Kuti, please, continue.

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, he kind of implied that there is something wrong with those communities in those areas that discouraged those wazungus from settling there. Could he clarify what he meant? Sen. Billow, I do not think there is any clarification. That is his opinion. The Senate...

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba

Sen. KarabaSen. Boy Juma Boy, regarding the matter of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) be extended in a manner that the people in the coast are aware, with regard to what KPA is doing for them, particularly with regard to institutions that they are helping to build. The training institutions that...

Ooh, it is you! Sen. Karabahow we can get it. If we wait for it to come through taxes because of revenue allocation, then we will wait for a very long time.Secondly, there is the use of the private sector. The Mombasa-Nairobi Road is very busy. If you went to...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to inform, not just Sen. Karaba, but my brother Sen. Wetangula, that what is referred to as a natural port is a port where it is not necessary to dredge. The natural phenomenon has occurred so that you do not dredge. Dar-es Salaam is...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is a missing link in the knowledge of history and geography. In this case, I am very sure that some of the Members here are not learners. They need to know the reasons some of these things happened. Ask yourself why.

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. What is it, Sen. Okong’o?

I do not know whether I am the only one who heard my good friend, the simba from Kirinyaga mention that “some”. Who are those some? Could he substantiate who are the “some” who are not quick to learn? Sen. Karaba, indeed, you have imputed some bad motives or bad...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The hon. Karaba knows how much I respect him. You remember I campaigned for you. Is he in order to suggest that the only measure of capacity to learn is to know something meaningless called Majid? Indeed, Sen. Karaba, I ordered...

would reduce the cost of transportation, for that matter.We have seen how our roads are all dilapidated. The road which was done by the Chinese recently from Mombasa to Nairobi has potholes. This is because we do not give it enough care and we even allow big trucks to use...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this report and concur with quite a bit of what we have heard from distinguished Senators. Having done so, I would like to raise a couple of things that the House and the Committee can help in thinking about. When...

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karabacomponents of education. That is not in doubt.Our universities have been commercialized such that the quality and standards have been compromised. Therefore, as we move forward to discuss this issue that faces us, substantively, the Committee is responsible and some Senators who can take leadership in this area like...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion, first, because being a university don and having been at the University of Nairobi and being there now, I think the plight of our colleagues must be properly addressed. I salute the Senate for bringing this Motion. I agree with...

March 18, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Motion which was moved by Sen. Muthama and thank him for bringing it. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is one thing that makes me happy about this Motion, that is, the establishment of an insurance scheme....

Mr. Karaba

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this chance to contribute to this Motion which, according to me, is very timely. It has come at the right time. This is a Motion that should have come before all the other Motions because it is the mother...

Sen. Karaba What happened was that certain communities believed that when one or two people understood the Constitution, they have also understood it. I said I am not going to elaborate.

Sen. Karaba The Chair had ruled that to be out of order.

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will not repeat but it means the way I had said earlier. March 11, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

Sen. Karaba Let me now continue from that point because it is generating a lot of heat but it is true that in Kenya, when you teach history, some people will believe in what you are teaching and others will not agree and will criticize. That is what we call...

Sen. Karaba On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. Nobwola is talking of a county which has 818 million people and yet even the Kenyan population is about 40 million.

Sen. Karaba Is it in order for her to mislead the House that she comes from a county which has a population of more than 800 million people?

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

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is as if there is a problem with the issue of roads and what we are expected to handle in this House. There are many questions that are coming here on the issues of roads yet nothing seems to be coming forth. Could we...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is on the basis of what I asked last year about a road in Kirinyaga. Even after the answer was given, up to date, nothing seems to have happened on Kutus-Kerugoya Road. This road is in a very bad state. The Chairman and the...

Sen. Karaba I apologise, but not on---

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I apologise.

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion by my good friend, Sen. Fatuma Dullo and to say that as early as 3rd March, 2014, the Times Magazine noticed the talent in Ms. Lupita. As I contribute, I just want to read just a portion of...

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir for allowing me to contribute in support of the work done by the Committee which has already presented its Report this afternoon for discussion and adoption. I am, personally, very happy that some of the issues covered here have answered my prayers. I...

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba

Sen. Karaba