Sylvia Mueni Kasanga

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Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will have to check. I do not know.

What is your Point of Order, Sen. Sakaja?

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, I undertake to give the statement in two weeks’ time.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. Two weeks will be adequate for me to give a reply to that statement.

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What is your point of order?

Thank you, Sen. Sakaja. I want to urge Senators to hand in their Statements early enough. You are bringing the Statements late. They come

Yes. You should ask afresh. the Order Paper. Bring your Statements early enough for them to be put in the Order Paper.Those Statements will be directed to the right Committees to be able to dispense with them.Can the Chairperson of the Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights Committee give some...

especially in the cities. There is huge traffic in Nairobi and Mombasa, clearly as a result of lack of proper planning. It is really important for us to have proper planning for urban areas.Since the policy talks about the counties also doing their own planning, you will find that even...

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Proceed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, can I request permission to give a few remarks as my maiden speech?

Proceed.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to thank God for enabling me to stand here today. I also wish to thank my party leader and the whole party for giving me this platform upon which I can advance my ideas, theories and champion issues that I have...

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I also take this opportunity to extend my heartfelt condolences to the families of all the citizens who died through police brutality during the electioneering period. To the women who endured abuse during this period, I say as parliamentarians, we have our work cut out for us and this should...

Order. You are supposed to make a Statement and not give your Maiden Speech.

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I thought you had given me permission.

You stand guided.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 46 (2) (b) to seek a Statement from the Senate Majority Leader regarding the status of the Nairobi- Mombasa Highway, a critical infrastructure to Kenya as well as the East and Central Africa Region. In the Statement, the Senate Majority...

Sen. Moses Wetangula, do you have an intervention?

Is Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. present? The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Wetangula) : He is away.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will try before we go on recess. However, if there will be a delay, we will request that you bear with us.

What is shocking among the various counties is that the defunct municipal councils were collecting more revenue than the county governments yet most county governments have better infrastructure. They also have resources to help them establish more revenue collection in our counties. We hope that as devolution grows, it will...

My microphone is not working. My name is Sen. Kasanga Silvia. I am not sure what my fellow Senator is referring to. I am in an African outfit. I do not know what the issue is all about. Yes, there was a point of order that was taken regarding the...