Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg your indulgence and that of the House. As you have said, this is a Bill that has statutory timelines. Unfortunately, it took quite some time, but I must still commend our Committee for doing an impressive job.Given the very strict timelines, ideally, if we had...

I know Members of this House. Unfortunately, if it gets beyond 4.30 p.m. to 5.00 p.m. while Members are still speaking, we may struggle to get the mandatory 24 delegations because I know people will start hurrying out. Therefore, I humbly plead with our colleagues that we take five minutes...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I appreciate colleagues who have taken time to speak to the annual Division of Revenue Bill. This is perhaps the single most important legislation in terms of fulfilling our core mandate and reason for existence as an institution. In doing this annual ritual, I...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, Thursday, 25th April, 2024- Sessional Paper No.3 of 2023 on the Kenya Policy on Public Participation. REPORTS OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF VARIOUS ENTITIES Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.57 (1) , I hereby present the business of the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 30th April, 2024. By the close of business last week, 34 Bills were pending conclusion in the Senate. On Tuesday, 23rd April, 2024, five Bills underwent Division...

Proceed, Sen. Olekina. As hon. Senators are aware, Wednesday, 1st May, 2024 is a public holiday namely, Labour Day - a day to celebrate workers. Consequently, the SBC will not schedule any business for that day. As such, the tentative business for Thursday, 2nd May, 2024, will include The Conflict...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I see the hot consultations. I do not have much to say, but to emphasize this stage in law-making. (Sen. Sifuna spoke off record) Yes, especially for the benefit of young Edwin Sifuna, my brother’s son. I want to laud Members of the National Assembly and...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move: THAT, the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.14 of 2024) , be now read a Second Time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is an extremely important Bill. One of the cardinal responsibilities of this House of Parliament is to participate...

I do not see why there should be a fight about this. I agree with the position by Sen. Osotsi for this simple reason - sometimes, we make laws, which unfortunately, are in contradiction to already established laws. There is already a set out law in the Companies Act on...

geographical area. The attempt by the Senator for Nandi County on the issue of election, is to represent community interests. We are not on community interests.For your information, Senate Majority Leader, one of the reasons we have failed in some areas is because of the factor of transporting cane. If...

Sen. Olekina, I think you are conflating issues. What you are describing is a situation prevailing, where a farmer has delivered cane to a certain miller and they have not been paid. You are arguing that we need to provide mechanisms to ensure that they recover whatever they have delivered....

Sen. M. Kajwang’ says he has a proposal. The Chairperson (

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Motion that we, as a Senate, need to do something about the pending bills. It is high time we stamp our feet. Pursuant to Article 96 of the Constitution, we are supposed to protect the interest of the counties...

Okay. The Chairperson (

There is something that my good Whip is missing. The problem we have in Kericho, Nandi and Uasin Gishu counties is that we have abundance of cane, but no mills. If you were to lump them for purposes of zoning, they only have access to one small private mill. That...

Madam Temporary Chairperson, we were formally in session when the Chair directed that there be a reconsideration of Clause 19. Given that we have reconsidered and consulted, and that the idea of notification as opposed to an approval seems to find favour amongst everyone in the room, could the Chair...

I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity on behalf of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya to welcome the visiting delegation from the Parliament of Malawi who are here on a study tour. This is a continued tradition of great relations between the nations of Kenya and...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 57 (1) to hereby present the business of the Senate for the week commencing 23rd of April, 2024. Before I present this Statement, allow me to use this opportunity to welcome colleagues back from the short recess period. I believe...

I do not want to make another positive comment on Sen. Sifuna, because I am not sure whether he will understand, or he will challenge me again. At its meeting held on Tuesday 16 April, 2024, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) approved the next set of Questions to be scheduled...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank colleagues who took the time to speak to this very important Bill. This is an important industry, and I must mention that Sen. Sifuna decided to take my comments out of context yesterday when I said that I do not understand...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not know that Sen. Maanzo once in a while can have so little to say on a particular topic. I know him to be a man of many opinions. However, today is one such rare occasion. This is a straightforward Bill, but I have a...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to join my colleagues in appreciating the good work that the Cabinet Secretary for Defence is doing. I will be quick to ask a question, which I strongly feel if our colleague, Sen. Cheptumo, had been well, he would have asked. I know...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you, on behalf of our colleagues here in the Senate, to welcome the visiting delegation from the Parliament of Zambia. Our colleague Members of Parliament, as you have noted, are here on an interactive and a study tour. I believe that they will drink to...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate, today, Wednesday, 17th April 2024- The Fisheries Management and Development (Beach Management Units) Regulations, Legal Notice No. 49 of 2024. The Fisheries Management and Development (Inland Fisheries) Regulations, Legal Notice No. 50 of 2024.The...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Gambling Control Bill, (National Assembly Bills No.70 of 2023) , be now read a Second Time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Bill was published in the Supplementary Kenya Gazette No.212 of 2023. It was considered by our colleagues in the National Assembly...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of my colleague Senators, I welcome our good friends and neighbours from their country of Uganda, our largest trading partner as a country. They are our important neighbours that we have enjoyed a good neighbourly relationship for the last many years. Mr. Speaker,...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate, today, Tuesday, 16th April, 2024- THE NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE REPORT FOR 2023 REPORTS OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF VARIOUS ENTITIES Report of the Auditor-General on financial statements of Elgeyo Marakwet County Assembly...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, sir. I join my colleagues who are expressing their views on various Statements that have been shared. I am particularly curious about the Statement by Sen. Samson Cherarkey. I join him in congratulating our athletes who did extremely well in keeping up with our tradition as...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to Move - THAT the National Rating Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 55 of 2022) be now read a Second Time. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a very important piece of legislation. Amongst the many we have considered as a House, this one...

Manzo. He is among the senior most legislators in the House, having been in the corridors of Parliament for the past 12 years.I listened to him espouse on the benefits of the Bill and what needs to be done or changed. He then concluded by a colloquial remark that has...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following papers on the table of the Senate, today, Thursday, 28th March, 2024- Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Kiambu County Assembly Staff Loan Scheme Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2023. Report of the Auditor-General on...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order No.57 (1) , I hereby present the business of the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 16th April, 2024. As hon. Senators are aware, at the rise of the Senate today, the Senate will proceed on recess until Tuesday, 16th...

we know that at the end of the day, those courts like the Magistrate Courts and the High Courts, have their cases drag on forever.I was watching news today and I was shocked that the High Court has today dismissed the 2013 case of that imposter of a police officer...

Thank you. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I second this Motion; a very important conversation that Senate must lead the country to have. Sen. Ledama, this is long overdue. I have mentioned this a couple of times, but have not been as diligent as Senator Ledama to actually do something about...

Alright. Hon. Senators, since there are no Members interested in speaking to this Motion, I will proceed to put the Question. (Question put and agreed to) Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m., time to adjourn the Senate. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until Tuesday, 16th April, 2024, at 2.30...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir---

Listening to the answers, if the Cabinet Secretary can commit and assure us that the plans, as he has laid out this afternoon before the House, will be delivered then we are in a good place. I appreciate what they are doing as a team at the Ministry.I have one...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This looks like a fairly straightforward matter. In fact, listening to Sen. Chimera, being an advocate of the High Court, we can easily resolve without having to consume the time of the House. If as alleged, these citizens already have an enforceable court order,...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today Wednesday, the 27th of March, 2024- Report of the Auditor-General for the County Governments for the financial year 2022/2023, Volume 1 - County Executives. Report of the Auditor-General for the County Governments...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank all our colleagues for taking time to speak to this important Bill. When I made my contributions yesterday, I indeed noted that this is a neglected sector of the economy. If we took time to plan and organize well as envisioned in...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to Move that the Conflict-of-Interest Bill, 2023 (National Assembly Bills No.12 of 2023) be now read a Second Time. The Conflict of Interest Bill, 2023 (National Assembly Bills No.12 of 2023) , was published by the Kenya Gazette, No.41 of 2023. Our...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate, today, Tuesday, 26th March, 2024- Report of the Auditor-General on Financial Statements of Kisumu County Alcoholic Drinks Control Fund for the year ended 30th June, 2021. Report of the Auditor-General on Financial Statements...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with Sen. Mandago that Sen. Cherarkey must withdraw and apologize to religious leaders for making the assumption that pastors are academic dwarfs. It is not accurate. My own church, the AGC, Kenya is led by a bishop who is no less than a Phd...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under Standing Order No.105, Sen. Wambua knows that as you go on record you need to be factual on statements. We have all followed this fake fertiliser scandal or whatever you want to call it. However, up to now Sen. Wambua, I do not think there...

I thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to second the Sugar Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 34 of 2022) . This is an extremely important Bill, touching on an industry that has been long neglected over the years. It has the opportunity to give livelihoods to millions of...