Daniel Dickson Karaba

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Sen. Karaba Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My point of order is directed to the Committee on Agriculture and Roads. Several weeks or months back, I sought one Statement from the Chairperson---

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sought a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources, on a Petition which was debated in the House and they promised to visit Mwea Settlement Scheme during this session. Now that we are adjourning today, I need your direction as...

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Sen. Karaba We are all learning and some of these things are taking too long.

Sen. Karaba I also become the President of African Confederation of Principals.

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, sometimes it is time wasting to be here very early. For me I have been here every Wednesday. Therefore, I suggest that we make a tentative list of 15 or 20 Senators who will be here next Wednesday by 9.00 a.m. That would be a...

Sen. Karaba Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute in support of this Motion. From the onset I would like to echo the sentiments of Sen. G.G. Kariuki who said that this Motion should not go unnoticed. It has come out that the Motions that are discussed...

Sen. Karaba Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to also contribute and support this Bill. This Bill is very relevant and it is one of the checks and balances that are already enshrined in the Constitution, particularly so with regard to the devolved government; that...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is good to understand English. It is not the literal meaning of suicide that we are talking about. This is metaphoric. When you talk about committing suicide, it is not only looking for a rope and hanging oneself. It could be sabotage or...

Sen. Karaba Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This is a Bill which we have to pass. I believe that it will be voted for 100 per cent, because it is a vote which will also make us relevant. It will make us go home every other time...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Chairman for giving that kind of information but I would be happier if he could tell this House what he means by saying that the cases are under police investigation and others are undergoing prosecution of suspects. The other thing...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, that could be a slip of the English Language. I meant that I have information. Information from the ground indicates that there are more than 11 people so far who have been kidnapped and more have been kidnapped since that time.

Sen. Karaba I have said that I do not have that. It was a slip of the tongue. I apologise for that mishap.

Sen. Karaba Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wanted to inform the Chairman that there was one gentleman who was kidnapped at Kagio and murdered. Another one was kidnapped at Karia and was released after they realized that he was the wrong person. Then there was another police officer who...

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

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Chairman for giving that kind of information but I would be happier if he could tell this House what he means by saying that the cases are under police investigation and others are undergoing prosecution of suspects. The other thing...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, that could be a slip of the English Language. I meant that I have information. Information from the ground indicates that there are more than 11 people so far who have been kidnapped and more have been kidnapped since that time.

Sen. Karaba I have said that I do not have that. It was a slip of the tongue. I apologise for that mishap.

Sen. Karaba Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wanted to inform the Chairman that there was one gentleman who was kidnapped at Kagio and murdered. Another one was kidnapped at Karia and was released after they realized that he was the wrong person. Then there was another police officer who...

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

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, is the Chairman trying to tell us that when a police officer is kidnapped, killed and the gun recovered, it cannot go into the official government record? That is very serious. So, who is telling the truth here? A police officer is kidnapped and found...

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Sen. Karaba Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. A time came when I thought that my eye was not catching someone, but now I am happy that I have caught your eye. I want to contribute to this very important Motion. There are things that we do not even need to...

Sen. Karaba Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to also contribute to this very relevant and important Motion. Madam Temporary Speaker, some of the things that we talk about here appear as if they are outdated in the sense that they should have come earlier. We...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, three weeks ago I sought a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations concerning the escalating crime wave in Kirinyaga County culminating in the kidnapping of 11 people, living three others dead. Since that time, we have not heard...

Sen. Karaba I am trying to find out what happened to the Statement I sought. November 5, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

Sen. Karaba Sorry, I am ahead of time.

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry for the mix up that I caused. I am also standing here to wonder because I sought a Statement from the Chairman of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations three weeks ago regarding the state of kidnappings in Kirinyaga District....

Sen. Karaba My worry is that more people have been kidnapped and maybe if I would have been given an answer at that time, the measures included would have been used to arrest the situation. I am still worried because the Statement has not come and the kidnappings are still...

Sen. Karaba It was due three weeks ago.

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not sure but it is alright.

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, what my friend, the Senator from Mandera is trying to attribute here is equal to what I felt when I listened to the statement by the Chairman. It is my view, that something is wrong at the Ministry or maybe there is a loose link...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are discussing serious issues. I would like to inform the Chairman that during the Westgate attack, Haji Jnr., who was not even supposed to be on patrol, was seen to be very actively involved in saving people. He did a lot of good...

Sen. Karaba No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Karaba Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very saddening to keep on talking about peace in this country. Going by what we have heard here, we have all the old administrators here – Sen. Musila was a Provincial Commissioner (PC) ; Sen. G.G. Kariuki and Sen. Haji were Ministers...

Sen. Karaba Yours is worse, because it has no reverse gear! (Laughter)

Sen. Karaba Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a Motion regarding a Report by the Committee on Education and Information and Technology, on their visits to Vihiga, Kakamega, Kisumu, Kisii and Nyamira counties. November 5, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. KarabaI am a Member of this Committee. The Committee...

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Sen. Karaba Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I call upon Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo to second.

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had presented a petition which came to me through the Mwea Settlement Scheme rice farmers two months ago. I am happy to report that I have seen the Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources and I am hopeful that the...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will agree with me that the Chairman has done something that we do not know here. I was of the opinion that he gives us the highlight of what the Committee has done. Since those highlights might not be enough, I suggested the visit...

Sen. Karaba On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I had requested the Chairperson that he gives us the possible date of the visit to Mwea Irrigation Scheme. Since this issue is now the property of the House, he should be able to tell us what the Committee has...

Sen. Karaba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, noting that Article 6 (2) of the Constitution recognizes that the National and County governments are distinct and inter-dependent; aware that devolution is an important principle in the new structure of governance; recognizing the fundamental...

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Sen. Karaba Order, Sen. Karaba! You will have eight minutes when we resume debate on this Motion. This Motion started at 12.10 p.m. and we have a balance of two hours and forty minutes when it will next be on the Order Paper.

Order, Sen. Karaba! Sen. Karaba I am sorry, Madam Temporary Speaker. These are modern phones which never go off when we want them off. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are a worried lot and need the Government to come up with a policy. That is what this Motion is all about....

Order, Sen. Karaba! You will have eight minutes when we resume debate on this Motion. This Motion started at 12.10 p.m. and we have a balance of two hours and forty minutes when it will next be on the Order Paper. ADJOURNMENT

Hon. Senators, it is now 12.30 p.m. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until this afternoon at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 12.30 p.m.

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Sen. Karaba Order, Sen. Karaba! You will have eight minutes when we resume debate on this Motion. This Motion started at 12.10 p.m. and we have a balance of two hours and forty minutes when it will next be on the Order Paper.

Order, Sen. Karaba! Sen. Karaba I am sorry, Madam Temporary Speaker. These are modern phones which never go off when we want them off. Madam Temporary Speaker, we are a worried lot and need the Government to come up with a policy. That is what this Motion is all about....

Order, Sen. Karaba! You will have eight minutes when we resume debate on this Motion. This Motion started at 12.10 p.m. and we have a balance of two hours and forty minutes when it will next be on the Order Paper. ADJOURNMENT

Hon. Senators, it is now 12.30 p.m. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until this afternoon at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 12.30 p.m.

Sen. Karaba On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand under Standing Order No.51 (3) to seek your indulgence because there should have been voting on the County Governments Public Finance Management Transition Bill today. I seek your indulgence that we postpone voting to tomorrow. On a point...

Sen. Karabacapable of producing dry milk if we could invest in the same.Madam Temporary Speaker, we need as many of these reports as possible, but we also need to know where our problem lies. Our problem lies in our ability to choose and listen to the leaders. The Senators were...

Sen. Karaba Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to reply on behalf of our very able Chairman, Sen. Gideon Moi, who is the Chairman of the Committee on Energy, Roads and Transportation. Madam Temporary Speaker, first, I want to thank the Members for the interest that they have shown in this...

Madam Temporary Speaker, my colleague, the Senator for Kirinyaga needs to know that an abbreviation for anything that you may want can actually collapse into thousands of meanings. I want to inform him that in the context that I am talking about, NATO is “No Action Talk Only.” Madam Temporary...