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Sen. Chebeni

Sen. Chebeni

Sen. Chebeni

Sen. Chebeni

Sen. Chebeni

Sen. Chebeni

Sen. Chebeni

Sen. Chebeni Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House to agree with the Committee on the said report and request Sen. Olekina to second. Sen. Olekina seconded. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to)

Sen. Chebeni Mover, Sen. Olekina.

Sen. Chebeni Mover, Sen. Chebeni.

Sen. Chebeni Chairperson. Sen. Chebeni Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 31 of 2020) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow.

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Sen. Chebeni

Sen. Chebeni

Sen. Chebeni

Sen. Chebenilosing so much time and it is not good for any business. Yesterday we were looking at the Start-Up Bill. We realized that there is so much time wastage. This Bill seeks to ensure that licensing authorities stick to the very timelines set out in this Bill.Mr. Temporary Speaker,...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, proceed.

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Sen. Chebeni

Sen. Chebeni Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute to this Bill. First, I thank Sen. Sakaja, my great Chair in the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare for coming up with such a wonderful Bill that shall go a long way to speak to...

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I did not want to interrupt. I thought Sen. Sakaja was about to reply. I would like when Sen. Sakaja comes to reply, to give us some definition of start- up because here, it includes an innovative entity legally recognized by the...

Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo.

Sen. Chebeni Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I hope to take a short time so that we give an opportunity to the Mover to reply. This is a very important Bill. I would like to thank Sen. Ndwiga and his Committee for this Bill. We have had opportunity to...

Sen. ChebeniFurther, Article 53 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 provides for the protection of children from abuse, neglect, harmful cultural practices, all forms of violence, inhumane treatment and punishment and hazardous or exploitative labour.The Constitution of Kenya also protects the rights of children to education, nutrition, shelter, health and...

Sen. Chebeni, there is a point of order. What is your point of order, Sen. Murkomen?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am inside the Chamber but I can hardly hear Sen. Chebeni. For the good of the important message that she is making, can she not come close to the microphone? Not to me but to the microphone and be as audible as possible for purposes of...

Maybe you can lower your mask since there is social distance. Sen. Chebeni I will be try to be as loud as I can. (Hon. Senators spoke off record) But I think I am okay now. Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to continue.

Proceed. Sen. Chebeni Thank you. Mr. Speaker, Sir. As I was saying, the effects of child abuse in Kenya---

What is your point of order, Sen. Orengo?

Sen. Chebeniraise awareness on a nationwide helpline service that operates 24 hours a day that can be accessed.The Government also needs to ensure the implementation of the National Prevention and Response Plan on Violence against Children in Kenya of 2019 to 2023, to accelerate evidence-based multi-sectoral actions to address violence...

Thank you. You realise that we have less than 10 minutes for Statement Hour. I will call out the next Statement under Standing Order No.48 (1) --- We agreed and I was the one who was being blamed for--- (An hon. Senator spoke off record) Yes. Where is Sen. Were?...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity but even as we agreed on some of these things, I find it very difficult to let some of these Statements just go like that. By the time we come back to them, maybe we will not even...

Sen. Nyamunga, you were in the meeting in the morning and you heard all that was directed to the Speaker. You are also a Member of the Speaker’s Panel and, therefore, we cannot be going forth and backwards. Proceed with the Statement. STATUS OF THE KENYA YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND OPPORTUNITIES...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on the status of the Kenya Youth Employment and Opportunities Project. In the Statement, the Committee should-

Okay, that brings us to the end of Statements. Next Order. Can the Whips check whether we have numbers for the Division before we go to the next order? Next Order. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 34 OF 2020) THE INVESTMENT PROMOTION (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO....

It is a resumption of debate. Sen. Cherargei, you were on the Floor. You have 17 minutes.

Sen. ChebeniClause 3 is on guiding principles. Particularly Clause 3 (b) talks about equality, equity and nondiscrimination in the provision of the vocational training. Recognition of trainees with special needs is very important. You realize that young people who are living with disabilities most of the times are not incorporated...

Thank you, Senator. May I now call upon the Mover to reply.

Sen. Chebeni Mr. Speaker, Sir, I vote yes. The Clerk-at-the-Table: Sen. Cherargei Samson Kiprotich.

Sen. Chebeni Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to request this Statement. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation regarding upgrading of Loitoktok-Njukini- Taveta Road to bitumen standards. In the Statement, the committee should-

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Sen. Chebeni Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Sorry, I beg your pardon, Madam Temporary Speaker. Once again I beg your pardon because I know what it feels likr to be called “Mr.” when you are “Madam” and vice versa when you are on...

Proceed, Sen. Kinyua, the Senator for Laikipia County.

Asante sana, Bi. Spika wa Muda kwa kunipa fursa hii. Kwanza, nampongeza Sen. (Dr.) Zani kwa kuleta Mswada huu unaopendekeza marekebisho katika mashirika haya. Katiba ilipobuniwa mwaka wa 2010, tayari sheria hii ilikuwepo. Marekebisho anayoyapendekeza Sen. (Dr.) Zani ni mazuri ili kuwezesha sheria hii kuambatana na katiba yetu ya 2010....

Sheria hizi zinapendekeza kwamba watu watakaopewa majukumu ya kusimamia mashirika haya wawe wenye tabia, nia na mienendo sawa. Wasimamizi wa vyama vya ushirika wanapaswa kufanya kazi zao kwa ungalifu bila ya kuwa na tamaa au nia mbaya. Mara kwa mara, wakuu wa vyama vya ushirika hupatwa na nia mbaya baada...

Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Sorry, I beg your pardon, Madam Temporary Speaker. Once again I beg your pardon because I know what it feels likr to be called “Mr.” when you are “Madam” and vice versa when you are on the Chair....

parliamentary discourse. I think he was an MP from Bristol. We also have people like the gentleman who abolished slavery through legislation. Hughes said that legislation is positive law of somebody who has good intentions for his or her country. I know the law is an abyss that has been...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. For me, this Cooperative Society Bill is a game-changer. Why do I say so? Any country that is able to mobilise savings at the lowest level of those savings, in this case at the county level, will be a game-changer. This is because there is...

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governments themselves can vote in some support programme for these cooperative societies at the primary level. I am persuaded this can be done.I remember when the World Bank wanted to support the Jua Kali system, we had to set up a body called the informal settlements for them to channel...

Thank you, Senator. Is Sen. Kang’ata in the House? If he is not in, we may have to call upon the mover to reply.

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