Amason Jeffah Kingi

Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted the Speaker) Serjeant-at-Arms, ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) Serjeant-at-Arms, ring the Quorum Bell again for a further 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) Serjeant-at-Arms, kindly ring the Quorum Bell for a further 10 minutes....

Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at the-Table consulted the Speaker) Serjeant-at-Arms, kindly ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) Serjeant-at-Arms, we still do not have the requisite quorum. Proceed to ring the Quorum Bell for 10 more minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) ADJOURNMENT...

Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at the-Table consulted the Speaker) Kindly, proceed to call the first Order. (Sen. Oketch Gicheru walked on the gangways) Sen. Oketch Gicheru, kindly, take your seat. Does your leg not allow you to take a seat? (Sen. Oketch Gicheru spoke off record) Okay. We...

Next Order. REPORT ON PETITION: HISTORICAL INJUSTICES SUFFERED BY THE TOROBEEK COMMUNITY PAPERS LAIDS

Statements pursuant to Standing Order No.51 (1) . Proceed, Sen. Mungatana. JOINT AU - PAP ELECTORAL OBSERVATION MISSION ON THE GENERAL ELECTIONS HELD IN THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE

Before I proceed to call Senators to make Statements pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) , I have a communication to make. (Sen. Cheruiyot walked into the Chamber) Senate Majority Leader, kindly take your seat. (Sen. Cheruiyot took his seat) COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CHAIR VISITING DELEGATION FROM NYANDARUA COUNTY ASSEMBLY...

Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.45 (2) , I wish to rearrange today’s Order Paper. We will move to prosecute Order Nos.9, 10 and 11 before coming back to the Statements pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) . Clerk, kindly, proceed to call out the Orders. (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted...

The Senator shall be heard in silence. (Several Senators stood up in their places) (Loud Consultations) Hon. Senators the Motion has met the requisite number required therefore the Motion shall be debated at 5.00 p.m. Let us proceed to Statements pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) . Sen. Okenyuri,...

Sen. Cheptumo, kindly take your seat. (Sen. Cheptumo took his seat) (Sen. Cherarkey spoke off record) Sen. Cherarkey, you are becoming notorious.

Sen. Munyi Mundigi, please proceed with your Statement. Are you prepared? As he gathers himself, Sen. Mwaruma, please, proceed. Sen. Mwaruma, Sen. Munyi Mundigi has gathered himself. Allow him to read his Statement. DISTRIBUTION OF SUBSIDIZED FERTILIZER BY THE GOVERNMENT

Sen. Mwaruma, please, proceed. STATUS OF ADJUDICATION OF KALOLENI-MAJENGO SETTLEMENT SCHEME IN VOI

Sen. Chute, please proceed. RELEASE OF RETENTION MONEY ARISING OUT OF CONTRACTS FOR CONSTRUCTION WORKS IN THE NORTHERN FRONTIER COUNTIES

As I run through the last Statement, I will allow two interventions to the Statement sought by Sen. Chute. Sen. Cherarkey, please, proceed.

Sen. Kinyua, proceed.

Sen. Cheruiyot, proceed. Senate Majority Leader, your name is beaming on my dashboard, certainly signifying that you want to speak. Proceed.

Before we call the next order, I have the following Communication to make. In the Speakers gallery this afternoon, we have 56 students accompanied by two teachers from South Tetu Girls High School, Nyeri County, who are in the Senate on an education tour. In our usual tradition of receiving...

I will allow Sen. Methu, to also say brief welcoming remarks.

Next Order. THE COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 24 OF 2023) (Order for First Reading read – Read the First Time and ordered to be referred to the relevant Senate Committee) Next Order. [The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) left the Chair] THE PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO....

Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with the Speaker) Serjeant-at-Arms, kindly ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) Serjeant-at-Arms, I am informed we do have quorum now. Kindly stop the Bell. Clerk, please call out the first Order. (Sen. Madzayo walked into the...

Order, Sen. Cherarkey. Sen. Orwoba, proceed.

Before the Clerk calls the Next Order, I have another Communication to make. VISITING DELEGATION FROM MOI GIRLS KAMUSINGA, BUNGOMA COUNTY Hon. Senators, in the public gallery we have 64 students accompanied by four teachers from Moi Girls Kamusinga Bungoma County who are in the Senate on an education tour....

Hon. Senators, if I call upon you to make welcome remarks and I tell you to do that under one minute, the timer will be switched on. After one minute, your microphone will go off. I have seen quite a number of us are truly abusing that privilege. Next Order....

So, as I have already directed on these two Petitions, we will pick two Senators from both sides to make the interventions. I will start with Sen. Madzayo. The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Madzayo) : Asante, Bw. Spika. Kwanza,

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This Petition is timely. I congratulate the petitioner, Mr. Kerich Kiprono Hillary, for having faith in the Senate and petitioning on the issue of maize. As you are aware, majorly, my region of the North Rift which includes Nandi, Bomet among other areas; grows a...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me an opportunity to speak to both Statements. The challenges raised by both Petitioners in Bomet and Kajiado counties, call to the Senate to emphasize on the need for functional inter-governmental relations between the national and county government. In the first instance, the...

Asante, Bw. Spika. Kwanza ninaunga mkono Ardhilhali iliyoletwa na watu wa Kaunti za Kajiado na Bomet. Ingawa tunajitahidi kufanya ukulima wa mahindi na mimea mingine, shida kubwa ambayo tuko nayo ni wadudu, viwavi na ndege wanaoharibu mimea. Ni vizuri tuwashike mkono wakulima haswa wa mahindi, kwa sababu hicho ndicho chakula...

Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No. 238 PAPERS LAID THE CBK SUPERVISION ANNUAL REPORT FOR 2021 Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of this Senate today, 29th June, 2023: The Central Bank of Kenya Supervision Annual Report for the Year 2021. (Sen....

The Chairperson Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. REPORT ON THE PREVENTION OF LIVESTOCK AND PRODUCE THEFT BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.12 OF 2023)

Sen. Dullo, please proceed. REPORT OF THE SENATE DELEGATION TO THE 67TH SESSION OF THE COMMISSION ON THE STATUS OF WOMEN (CSW 67)

Next order. NOTICE OF MOTION NOTING OF REPORT OF THE SENATE DELEGATION TO THE 67TH SESSION OF CSW HELD IN NEW YORK Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion that the Senate notes the report of the Senate delegation to the 67th Session of the...

Next order. QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS STATEMENTS ACCREDITATION OF NEW CLINICS AND HEALTH FACILITIES BY NHIF BOARD

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand because I want to seek permission to read a Statement which was dropped previously because I had an engagement with the Principal Secretary for Mining and I came a little bit late. I seek your indulgence to allow me to read it today.

Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. OFFICE OF KAKAMEGA COUNTY GOVERNOR’S SPOUSE

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have two Statements. Can I start with either?

Yes. RETESTING OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVERS

Proceed, Sen. Omogeni. DELAYED PAYMENT OF MONIES TO ELDERLY PERSONS

Proceed, Sen. Omogeni. STATE OF ROADS IN NYAMIRA COUNTY

Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Murango. MANAGEMENT OF TALENT IN THE COUNTIES

Proceed, Sen. Sifuna. NEGLECT OF THE FAMILIES OF THE FIVE FREEDOM FIGHTERS

Next Order. BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK COMMENCING TUESDAY, 18TH JULY, 2023

Next Order, Clerk. THE AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK EXTENSION SERVICES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.12 OF 2022) THE START-UP BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.14 OF 2022) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THE COTTON INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.5 OF 2023) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THE EMPLOYMENT (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.11 OF 2022)...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for that guidance. The pain that I am feeling as a Whip is shared by my colleague on the other side. We started whipping as soon as we adjourned on Tuesday. We told Members that come Thursday, which is today, they should be here...

I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I almost felt the pain expressed by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. What he is asking for, in my very humble opinion, may not be the way to go. The one thing that we must all appreciate is the statement that you have made. This is...

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I truly agree with you, that we have to remember why we were voted for so that we discuss important issues when we are in this House. I am asking myself whether this could be the effect of having a holiday in between...

Thank you. Let us not make this an issue of debate. Yes, Sen. Madzayo, what is your wisdom in this matter? The Senate Minority Leader (

Kamukunji ili tuwape nguvu Viranja. Itatulazimu kuzungumzia hili jambo katika Kamukunji hata kama Viranja wanafanya kazi yao. Mimi naona pia heshima imepungua. Lazima tutafakari hili jambo vizuri. Sen. Cheruiyot, did you press to contribute to your Motion? (Sen. Cheruiyot spoke off record) Please, go ahead.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the Mung Beans Bill, 2022 brought by the Senator for Kitui County, Sen. Wambua. The mung bean is the green gram. So that we may move with the Kenyans who are following this debate, it is popularly...

Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at the-Table consulted the Speaker) Serjeant-at-Arms, kindly ring the Quorum Bell for ten minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) I am informed that we now do have quorum. Kindly, stop the Bell from ringing. Clerk, please, proceed to call the first Order. COMMUNICATIONS FROM...

Next Order. PAPERS LAID

Next Order. NOTICE OF MOTION ALTERATION OF THE SENATE CALENDAR FOR THE SECOND SESSION 2023

Next Order. ALTERATION OF THE SENATE CALENDAR FOR THE SECOND SESSION 2023

Hon. Senators, I will now propose the question. (Question Proposed) Hon. Senators, we need not to spend so much time on this Motion. Under the Standing Orders, you are entitled to 20 minutes each to contribute. If that is the mood, I will allow. However, since I have said we...

Very well. Proceed, Sen. Onyonka.

Proceed, Sen. Chute.

Proceed, Sen. Dullo.

Proceed, Sen. Wamatinga.

Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale.

Proceed, Sen. Seki.

Mover, kindly proceed to reply.

Hon. Senators, before I put the Question, I will proceed to make a determination pursuant to Standing Order No. 84 (1) that this matter does not affect counties. I will therefore proceed to put the question. (Question put and agreed to) Next Order. (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted the Speaker) Hon. Senators,...

Next Order. QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS STATEMENTS The Statements are pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) . Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Murango. UNPROCEDURAL REDUCTION OF SALARIES OF ECDE TEACHERS IN KIRINYAGA COUNTY

The next Statements are by Sen. Omogeni. THE STATE OF ROADS IN NYAMIRA COUNTY DELAYED PAYMENT TO THE ELDERLY UNDER OPCT PROGRAMME Is there any Senator holding brief for Sen. Omogeni? The statements are dropped. (Statements dropped) The fourth Statement is by Sen. Mwaruma. STATUS OF RELEASE OF FUNDS FOR...

STATE OF AFFAIRS AT WITU NYANGORO RANCH IN LAMU COUNTY

Sen. Wafula, you may present your second Statement. PENDING BILLS OCCASIONED BY THE SENATORIAL BY-ELECTION IN BUNGOMA COUNTY

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, you know you cannot rise on a point of order at this juncture, unless you want some clarification or intervention. I can allow that under Standing Order No.1, using my discretion. Are you standing on a point of order? If yes, please, take your seat. (Sen. (Dr.)...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, Sen. Wafula is perfectly in order to seek this Statement. The people who were employed by the IEBC are his constituents. It has taken too long for them to be paid and the only person they can go to as a voice is the Senator. Therefore, he...

Next Statement by Sen. Munyi Mundigi. DELAYED COMPLETION OF NATIONAL GOVERNMENT ROADS IN EMBU COUNTY

Next Statement is from Sen. Githuku. ALLEGED ENCROACHMENT OF LAND IN LAMU COUNTY

The next Statement is from Sen. (Prof) Ojienda.

Next Statement is from Sen. Madzayo. Sen. Faki, are you holding brief for Sen. Madzayo?

Great. Proceed. POLISI KUTUMIA NGUVU ZA KIMABAVU DHIDI YA WANAHABARI WAKATI WA MAANDAMANO

He is done speaking. UN INTERNATIONAL DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE AND ILLICIT TRAFFICKING

Sen. Cherarkey, this matter has already been committed to a select committee. As you are aware, as a Senator, if you have any input on this, you can appear before that committee and put your concerns across. So, let the Select Committee do its work.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, that is the work of the Committee. As committed, let the matter go to the Committee. It is the Committee that will look into the issues you have raised. We cannot purport to do the work of the Committee on the Floor of this House. Let the...

Sen. Mundigi, when the Chair speaks, you listen. Sen. Mundigi, je, una Kanuni za Kudumu za Seneti hapo ulipo? Tafadhali nukuu Kanuni ya Kudumu Nambari 98. Inasema kwamba unaposimama kwa hoja ya nidhamu, lazima unukuu Kanuni ya Kudumu ambayo unatumia kwa hoja ya nidhamu.

Sen. Mundigi, this is just a Statement that is being sought. I believe the Select Committee will have an opportunity to look at miraa and other crops and the Statement by Sen. Faki will be put where it belongs. So, all those concerns will be addressed by the Select Committee....

Next Order. THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS (REVENUE RAISING PROCESS) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 22 OF 2023) Next Order. That Order is deferred. Second Reading THE AGRICULTURAL AND LIVESTOCK EXTENSION SERVICES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 12 OF 2022) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THE COTTON INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 5 OF...

Sen. Kinyua, it is either you have been asleep and just woken up. (Laughter)

Sen. Kinyua, you are out of order! I ask you to leave the Chamber immediately. Proceed Sen. Crystal Asige. (Sen. Kinyua left the Chamber)

Sen. Crystal Asige, sorry to interrupt you. There is a school whose students must go back home in good time. So, allow me to recognise their presence then you proceed. Just pause where you are. You do not have to take your seat. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR VISITING DELEGATION FROM...

Sen. Crystal Asige, you may proceed. (Resumption of debate on Bill)

Seconder, proceed.

Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with the Speaker) (Several Senators walked into the Chamber) Hon. Senators, kindly take your seats. (Loud consultations) COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR CONVENING OF SPECIAL SITTING OF THE SENATE TO CONSIDER REPORT OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON PROPOSED REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, BY IMPEACHMENT,...

Now, to allow time for Hon. Senators to acquaint themselves with the contents of the Report that has just been laid on the Table of the Senate, I will suspend the Sitting of this Session for half an hour beginning now. (The Sitting was suspended for 30 minutes) (The House...

Clerk, call the next order. THE PROPOSED REMOVAL FROM OFFICE, BY IMPEACHMENT, OF HON. (DR.) WILLIAM ODUOL, THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF SIAYA COUNTY Proceed, Chairperson of the Special Committee.

Yes,

Order, Hon. Senators. We have a very weighty matter before us. I have seen the way Sen. Oketch Gicheru is dressed. I know Sen. Oketch Gicheru has undergone an operation and he is unable to, therefore, wear the kind of dress code that is described in the Speaker’s Rules. Therefore,...

Thank you, Sen. Crystal Asige. Indeed, your concern is valid and I fully agree with you. However, this report was made available the moment it was tabled. Between the time of tabling this report and the resumption of this session, we had 30 minutes. It was not humanly possible to...

Hon. Senators, before I propose the question, let me address myself to the concerns of Sen. Crystal Asige. I have just been informed by the Clerk that a PDF version has been transmitted to the Senator and I believe you can now access it, so that you stop being a...

(Applause)(Laughter)

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda--- (Sen. Omogeni spoke off record) Sen. Omogeni, you are out of order. Sen. Madzayo, the Chair is addressing the House. Senator Tabitha Mutinda, I wish you could have stood on a point of information to inform Sen. Wambua, that indeed as a Member of that Committee, you...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, just have your seat. I honestly do not see why this matter is generating a debate. Sen. Tabitha Mutinda has given the information as a Member of that Committee, that there was no unanimity in adopting that Report. Leave it there and proceed.

Sen. Wambua will be heard in silence.

Sen. Thang’wa

Hon. Senators, especially those from the Government side, we shall still need these chairs after this. (Laughter)

Hon. Senators, if we avoid these side shows, we can prosecute the business before us so well. Sen. Thang’wa, the Senator who spoke and contributed to this Motion from the Minority side is only Sen. Wambua. At this juncture, we do not know whether the rest are supporting or opposing....

Order, Senators! Have a sit, Sen. Thang’wa. This matter before us is very crucial. I will be at pain having you watch these proceedings from the Lounge. So, help me. We be orderly, we will all be in this Chamber to the end. The way we are moving, we might...

Sen. Sifuna, what is your point of order?

Can you save the time remaining for Sen. Thang’wa, so that he can have his---

Sen. Sifuna, I am afraid I am going to overrule you because that does not amount to a point of order. Sen. Thang’wa proceed and conclude your intervention Sen. Thang’wa.

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu, please proceed.

The Speaker has called Sen. (Dr.) Oburu to speak. Sen. (Dr.) Oburu, please proceed. If you are not proceeding---

I am informed that the tradition is that the host Senator does not even speak on such a matter. Therefore, if you choose to speak, it is upon the Speaker to determine when you are to speak. However, Sen. Madzayo, when the Chair is speaking, you calm down. Nonetheless, following...

Sen. Sifuna, you are carrying a Report and your debate ought to be confined to the tenets of that Report. I have not seen any stadia or false promises being addressed in that Report. Kindly confine yourself to that Report. (Loud consultations)

Sen. Cherarkey!

Sen. Methu, please, proceed.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru, let us save time. Your point of order is overruled. Sen. Methu, proceed.

Sen. Omogeni, proceed.

Sen. Joe Nyutu, Sen. (Dr.) Murango and Sen. Cheptumo, we have taken time to read to you the Standing Orders especially on how to address yourselves when you are in the Chamber. Sen. Joe Nyutu, Sen. (Dr.) Murango and Sen. Cheptumo, I give you a caution. You commit any disorderly...

Proceed, Sen. Munyi Mundigi.

Sen. Madzayo, there is something called comparative analysis. (Sen. Madzayo stood in this place)

Sen. Madzayo, have your seat. Proceed, Sen. Munyi Mundigi.

Proceed, Sen. Mumma.

There is a point of order, Sen. Mumma. Sen. Kathuri is online on a point of order.(Technical hitch)Proceed, Sen. Kathuri. Clerk, we cannot see the Senator. Can he be put on the screen? Proceed, Sen. Mumma.

Sen. Mumma, we have to take a point of order from Sen. Kathuri. Can he be put on the screen? Yes, Sen. Kathuri, what is your point of order?

Sen. Kathuri, that is not a point of order. (Laughter)

Proceed, Sen. Okenyuri.

What is your point of order, Sen. Osotsi? Sen. Okenyuri, there is a point of order.

Sen. Okenyuri, to that extent, you are out of order. What is before us is a Report. We are not debating street talk or things that were heard outside there. The Committee sat, prepared a Report and tabled it. This debate is all about that Report, not rumours.

Proceed, Sen. Maanzo.

Proceed, Sen. Tabitha Mutinda.

Order! Order Sen. Tabitha Mutinda! Sen. Madzayo, please, have your seat. Sen. Madzayo, kindly have you seat. In my dashboard, I do not have your name. I have that of Sen. Sifuna. Proceed to make a point of Order, Sen. Sifuna.

Thank you, Sen. Sifuna. Now, Hon. Members, the Chairman of the Committee has tabled the Report. The debate that is ongoing is all about that Report. If you heard anything in a funeral, that is not the subject of debate. So, kindly confine yourselves to the Report. If a matter...

Sen. Ogola, please proceed.

Sen. Ogola, the Chair is addressing you. (Sen. Ogola sat at her place) I think this is the fifth time this afternoon that I am saying this. We have a Report. Please confine your debate to that Report. Why discuss utterances made by the Deputy President? Please, confine yourself to...

Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Murango.

Sen. (Dr.) Murango, it was indeed out of order for you to ask whether Sen. Madzayo knows the value of the seat he is sitting on. Whether he knows or not, it is not material to this debate. Proceed. (Sen. Sifuna spoke off record)

Sen. (Dr.) Murango, please do not invite trouble. Certainly, you are out of order. Proceed to retract the statement where you referred to this impeachment process as a project of Azimio la Umoja.

Sen. (Dr.) Murango, would you wish to be informed by Sen. Sifuna.?

Sen. Madzayo, you may have the Floor. The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Madzayo) : Asante, Bw. Spika. Kwanza,

Sen. Nyamu and Sen. Kinyua, kindly take your seats. The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Madzayo) : Hii ni Ripoti mwafaka. Hii kamati imefanya kazi yake. Hawa watu kumi na mmoja wamepata kwamba kuna hatia dhidi ya naibu gavana. Hatia sio moja, bali zimepatikana hatia mbili dhidi yake. Kosa la kwanza...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, on misleading the public; all politicians mislead the public or say information that is not truthful.

What is your point of order Sen. Sifuna?

Sen. Dullo, you cannot make a blanket condemnation on a whole class, the politicians. Maybe you know a few, but it cannot be all of them.

intervene. I would really not just sit by and watch the Executive quarreling resulting in the non-delivery of services by the Executive to the people.Our mandate is given or donated by the people of Siaya County. The people of Siaya expect to get services from the County Executive of Siaya....

Point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Cherarkey, would you wish to be informed by Sen. Osotsi?

Good evening. The Deputy Governor of Siaya County (Hon. (Dr.) William Oduol) : My name is Hon. (Dr.) William Oduol, the Deputy Governor of Siaya County. I have listened to the proceedings the entire afternoon. At this point, I wish to ask my counsel to come and give our closing...

Hon. Senators, before we move to Division, I will allow the Deputy Governor or his counsel an opportunity to be heard by the Plenary. Serjeant-at-Arms, can you kindly usher in the Deputy Governor and his counsel? (Loud consultations) Order! Order Members. Now, Deputy Governor, you have under 30 minutes to...

Hon. Senators, having heard the Deputy Governor, we shall now proceed to Division. However, pursuant to Standing Order 84 (2) I have to make a determination, which I hereby do. That this matter affects counties and, therefore, voting shall be by delegates. Serjeant-at-Arms kindly ring the Division Bell for five...

(Loud consultations)

Let us now go back to Sen. Kathuri. Clerk, has the system been fixed? Sen. Kathuri, please proceed to vote. Can we have silence so that we communicate with Sen. Kathuri wherever he is. Sen. Kathuri, we cannot hear you, but I believe you can hear the Chair. Kindly proceed...

Wonderful, now we can hear you. Please proceed to vote.

Sen. Gataya Mo Fire, proceed to vote. Sen. Cherarkey, you understand the Standing Orders and what they provide when you are in the Chamber. Kindly uphold the Standing Orders. (Loud consultations) Hon. Senators, the Standing Orders have not been suspended. This Session is live and the Standing Orders remain in...

Hon. Senators, on the Second Charge these are the results of the Division.

Sen. Mungatana, MGH, kindly proceed to vote.

Hon. Senators, on the Second Charge these are the results of the Division. AYES: 16 NOES: 27 ABSTENTIONS: 0 Serjeant-at-Arms, you may proceed to open the doors and draw the bars. (The Bar was withdrawn and the doors opened) Hon. Senators, the net effect of these votes is that pursuant...

Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted the Speaker) Serjeant-at-Arms, kindly ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) Serjeant-at-Arms, ring the Bell again for a further 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) (Several senators walked into the Chamber) Serjeant-at-Arms, I am informed that...

Sen. Wambua, please proceed. (Sen. Wambua was not in the Chamber) Is there any Senator holding brief for Sen. Wambua? That Statement is dropped. DELAYED PAYMENT OF SALARIES TO STAFF AND PENDING BILLS AT KITUI TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, please proceed.

The Senate Majority leader, please proceed onto Statement pursuant to Standing Order 57 (1) .

Now, there are two Senators whose business had been dropped. That is Sen. Methu and Sen. Wambua. The reason was that they were not in the House when I called out their business. The two Senators have since entered the Chamber. They have approached the Chair and given the reasons...

Pursuant to Standing Order No.237, I will allow interventions on that Petition. Sen. Sifuna, you may have the Floor.

Sen. Cheruiyot, you may have the Floor.

Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC.

Sen. Wakili Sigei, you may have the Floor.

Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No. 238 DELAYED SALARIES AND PENDING BILLS AT KITUI TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGE

Hon. Senators, kindly take your seats. Before I allow the Clerk to call the next order, I have the following communication to make. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CHAIR DEADLINE FOR FILING OF AMENDMENTS TO THE NATURAL RESOURCES BENEFIT SHARING BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 6 OF 2022) Hon. Senators, the Natural Resources...

Thank you. Now, Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.45 (2) , I will proceed to rearrange the sequence of today’s Order Paper. We will start with Order No.11 and proceed on thereafter. In the event that we have enough county delegations in the course of interrogating Order No.11, then...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. I support this Bill by my Deputy Minority Leader in the Senate, Sen. Wambua. This is a cash crop and is also a very nutritious crop. Our country only thinks of food in terms of maize meal and people think that when...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I congratulate Sen. Wambua who at a very crucial moment and time in the new Government of Kenya Kwanza has brought such an important Bill. The last three or four Sittings, we have dealt with matters to do with legislation on agriculture. We first dealt...

Proceed, Sen. Okiya Omtatah.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to add my humble opinion and views on this wonderful Bill. From the onset, I thank the Deputy Minority Leader for this wonderful thought. I believe Kitui County people have every reason as to why they re-elected him for the second term...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether you then served as a Member of Parliament (MP) when Ambassador hon. Njeru Githae went to become an

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order on relevance. We are discussing ndengu and how we can help our farmers to produce these mung beans. I do not see any relevance whatsoever between the Finance Bill and the mung beans and the provisions that are in this draft...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for ruling Sen. Sifuna out of order. I dismiss those assertions with the contempt they deserve, and I do not want to go there. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, what I was just explaining – and I am willing to educate him over a cup...

Hon. Senators, before we proceed with debate on this Bill, allow me to read two Messages that have been received from the National Assembly. (Interruption of Debate on the Bill) MESSAGES FROM THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY PASSAGE OF THE COUNTY ALLOCATION OF REVENUE BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.16 OF 2023) (Applause) PASSAGE...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support this wonderful Bill from my very own student; the Mung Beans Bill, 2022. This Bill came to us in the last Senate. I am happy that we interrogated it at that time. We looked at a number of...

Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with the Speaker) (Loud Consultations) QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS THE OPERATIONS OF THE KENYA NATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION Hon. Members, the first Question is Question No. 015, to be asked by the Senator for Marsabit County, Sen. Chute. Clerk, is the Cabinet Secretary Present?...

Sen. Wambua, please proceed.

Sen. Cheruiyot.

Would you wish to be informed?

Please, proceed, Sen. Sifuna.

Proceed, Sen. Faki.

Proceed, Sen. Wamatinga.

Proceed, Sen. Faki.

Order Hon. Senators. I have given enough time for Members to make interventions on the point of clarification that Sen. Sifuna was seeking. We will proceed to give the clarification that has been sought by Sen. Sifuna. Standing Order No.60 is the one that addresses the matter of Motions. Now,...

Serjeant-At-Arms, I am informed that we do not have quorum. Kindly ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) Serjeant-At-Arms, I am informed that we do have quorum now. Kindly stop the Quorum Bell. Order Senators! Kindly take your seats so that we can proceed with...

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, proceed. The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade, and Industry (Hon. Kuria) : Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you, Senators. I would like to take this opportunity to apologise to this August House because I got the summons slightly over two months ago. However, due to the...

Proceed, Hon. Cabinet Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry (Hon. Kuria) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to defer that question until the next round of questions so that I consult. You can consult with your team and then proceed to respond to those questions. The Cabinet...

Proceed, Hon. Cabinet Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry (Hon. Kuria) : Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and Senator for that question. Over the last six months or so, this country has allowed through a Gazette Notice, importation of 1.4 million metric tons of maize. This is...

Hon. CS, the Senator for Marsabit County has just stated that the information you are giving to the Senate is inaccurate. The list of companies that you are giving is not exhaustive. Could you make that clarification as you move on? The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry (Hon....

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you may respond. The Cabinet Secretary of Investments, Trade and Industry (Hon. Kuria) : Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On the number of companies, it is actually five companies. For avoidance of doubt, I will name the companies. They include Bidco Africa, which also goes by the...

No, you may not. Under our Standing Orders, you are only allowed one supplementary question, which you have already posed. Cabinet Secretary, proceed to respond. The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry (Hon. Kuria) : Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank the Senator for Bungoma for that question....

Proceed, Hon. Cabinet Secretary. Kindly be short and clear. The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry (Hon. Kuria) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank Sen. Okenyuri for that question. As I make some consultation on the same, let me first revisit the question that Sen. Chute asked...

Proceed, Hon. Cabinet Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry (Hon. Kuria) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, our national production of rice, as I thank Sen. Dullo, is 180,000 metric tonnes. That is the much we produce. Our national consumption is one million metric tonnes. Therefore, we are barely...

Proceed, Hon. Cabinet Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry (Hon. Kuria) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Veronica Maina for that question. There is no distinction or exception in the way we treat edible oil in terms of procurement framework from other commodities. I expected a...

Hon. CS, you can respond to that question. The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industrialization (Hon. Kuria) : Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, and thank you Senator of Nandi County for that question. That is the conversation that I can have every day; about the person with a torn...

What is your point of order, Sen. Cherarkey?

If I got the Senator’s question correctly, he proceeded to state the company and the directorship and posed the question why large quantities of supplies should be given to only this company. I think it is legitimate.

Sen. Chute, you have one Supplementary Question to ask. Refrain from making speeches and go straight to pose the question to the CS.

Cabinet Secretary, proceed. The Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industry (Hon. Kuria) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me first address the issue of the company that has been mentioned. We publicly advertise for suppliers. It is a public process, not a private one; it is not hidden. We have...

Hon. Senators, we will terminate at that juncture. Hon. Mandago, you know that you cannot raise a point of order against the Cabinet Secretary. That is a basic rule in our procedures.Hon. Cabinet Secretary, thank you so much for coming to shed light on the matters that have been asked...

Very well Sen. Chute. Are you, therefore, saying that because of the late filing of the response, you are unable to interrogate the response effectively? Do you need time to look at it, so that you can effectively interrogate the response?

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, the written response from your Ministry, ought to be received on or before 24 hours to the hour of response. We will allow you to proceed to respond to the question. However, going forward, file your responses as per our Standing Orders. I will allow Sen. Chute...

Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at the-Table consulted the Speaker) (Several Senators walked into the Chamber) Order! Hon. Senators, kindly take your seats. Clerk, you may proceed to call the first Order. RECOGNITION AND REMUNERATION OF VILLAGE ELDERS Hon. Senators, I hereby report that a Petition has been submitted...

Next Order. NOTICE OF MOTION Sen. Agnes Kavindu, proceed. (An hon. Senator spoke off record) Proceed then Sen. Syengo. ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AD HOC COMMITTEE ON THE COMPENSATION TO KENYAN VICTIMS OF THE 1998 BOMBING

Statements pursuant to Standing Order No.52 (1) . Sen. Cherarkey, proceed. THE EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE BY FAITH KIPYEGON AT THE PARIS DIAMOND LEAGUE, 2023

Proceed, Sen. Sifuna.

Absolutely. RAMPANT FIRES CAUSING DESTRUCTION IN MARKETS IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY

Before I move to the Statements pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) , I will allow two interventions from both sides on the two Statements; the one by Sen. Cherarkey and the one by Sen. Sifuna. Proceed, Sen. Wambua.

Sen. Cheruiyot, proceed.

Sen. Madzayo, proceed. The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Madzayo) : Asante Bw. Spika. Kwanza

Sen. Kinyua, proceed. Asante, Bw. Spika. Naunga mkono Kauli iliyoletwa na Sen. Cherarkey. Ninawapa kongole wanariadha na wanamichezo wetu ambao wanaleta sifa katika nchi yetu. Faith, tulimuona katika uga akikimbia. Kila mtu alimshabikia. Kama vile Viongozi wa Walio Wengi na Walio Wachache walivyosema, wale ambao wameletea nchi yetu sifa ni...

We should now move to the Statements pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1) . As you are aware, the Statements pursuant to Standing Order No.52 are not committed to any Committee. Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Murango. EXPANSION OF KIFCO PROJECT IN KIRINYAGA COUNTY

Seneta wa Laikipia, Sen. Kinyua. RESETTLEMENT STATUS OF KWAMBUZI SQUATTERS IN LAIKIPIA COUNTY

Proceed, Sen. Thang’wa. SECURITY AND SAFETY MEASURES FOR CAB-HAILING USERS

Proceed, Sen. Ogola. CONSTRUCTION OF WATER PANS IN HOMABAY COUNTY

Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey.

Please, do. OPERATIONALIZATION OF THE COMMODITIES FUND

Proceed, Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC. IMPACT OF DEMONSTRATIONS ON THE ECONOMY OF KISUMU COUNTY

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

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

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

Mr. Speaker, Sir, sometimes these Standing Orders are inadequate in order to address some of the concerns that we might have from time to time. I have a request under Standing Order No.53. I know that we are constrained for time and we have addressed this question before the Senate...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir, for saving me from my very own student. (Laughter) Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir, for saving me from my very own student. (Laughter)

Three minutes to speak on this Motion. (Loud consultations) (Loud consultations) (Loud consultations) COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR VISITING DELEGATION FROM PRECIOUS BLOOD PRIMARY SCHOOL, KIAMBU COUNTY

Sen. Cherarkey, you may proceed. Sen. Cherarkey is not in the Chamber. This habit of Senators logging in and walking out is not proper. Senators, if you are walking out of the Chamber, it is always good to log out. You are crowding my dashboard. I keep calling as reflected...

monopoly that we see dominated by the other category. On this resolve, this is a very good thing.On the resolution of intensifying the calls to ratify the Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance, I am looking forward to see what the propositions will be. In our own case in Kenya,...

Sen. Tabitha Keroche.

Sen. Tabitha Keroche.

At Independence, our leaders like Hon. Kwame Nkrumah, Hon. Sekou Toure, Hon. Julius Nyerere, Haile Selassie, Jomo Kenyatta and all other leaders who were there then appreciated the importance of African unity. They thought that it was important for Africa to become one for Africa to be a power like...

different but we can tie up together especially on trade, so that there is exchange of goods and items from one African country to the other.Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is also need to explore how much we can open on roads and flight routes and others, so that there is...

I thank you and all the members for this. I beg to move.

Hon. Senators I now proceed to put the question. (Question put and agreed to) Next Order! COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE [The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) left the Chair] IN THE COMMITTEE THE COTTON INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.5 OF 2023)

Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted the Speaker) Kindly, proceed to call the first Order. COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE CHAIR RESOLUTION TO VARY THE CRITERIA FOR SCHEDULING QUESTIONS Hon. Senators, kindly, take your seats. Hon. Senators, as you may recall, on 28th March, 2023, I issued guidelines for processing...

Very well. Hon. Senators, I have a further Communication to make. VISITING DELEGATION FROM COUNTY ASSEMBLY OF NAKURU

Clerk, proceed to the next Order.

Sen. Kinyua, you cannot rise on a point of order at this juncture. You know what the Standing Orders provide as far as standing on a point of order. You can only stand on a point of order if another Senator is on the Floor.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, you tell us that we should not shout but put--- When I talk, you say I am not following the correct procedure--- Then, I am afraid, if it did not catch my eye then, you cannot proceed now.

We are long past that stage.

Kindly, just take your seat. Please, let us stick to our rules and Standing Orders. Next Order. MISMANAGEMENT OF FOOTBALL BY KENYA FOOTBALL FEDERATION

Welfare for its consideration. In terms of Standing Order 238 (2), the Committee is required in not more than 60 calendar days from the time of reading this prayer to respond to the Petitioner by way of a report addressed to the Petitioner and laid on the Table of the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, 20th June, 2023: Report of the Standing Committee on Education on the Kenyan Sign Language Bill (Senate Bill No. 9 of 2023) . (Sen. Tobiko laid the document on the Table)...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, 20th June, 2023 – Report of the Standing Committee on Information, Communication and Technology on the Konza Technopolis Bill 2023 of the Senate Bill No.2 of 2023. REPORT ON THE KONZA TECHNOPOLIS BILL...

Next Order. QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS STATEMENTS Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda Odhiambo, SC is not in the Chamber. That Statement is dropped. (Statement dropped) Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda Odhiambo, SC, has two more Statements and they are equally dropped. OWNERSHIP AND REGISTRATION OF LAND ON THE IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN KISUMU COUNTY...

I will allow only four comments. Two from the Majority side and two from the Minority side. Sen. Cheruiyot, please, proceed.

We have expended the 15 minutes allowable under Standing Order No. 53 (3) (a) and, therefore, we will move to the next Statement. Sen. Chute.

We have expended the 15 minutes allowable under Standing Order No. 53 (3) (a) and, therefore, we will move to the next Statement. Sen. Chute. STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION OF AN ABATTOIR IN SEGEL AREA IN MARSABIT COUNTY

Next Statement is by Sen. Kisang’. He is not present. The Statement is dropped. Next Order. (The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) consulted with the Clerk-at-the-Table) (Sen. Kisang’ walked to the Dispatch Box) Sen. Kisang’, you will have your time. I am consulting with the Clerk to read your Statement. You are...

Next Order, Clerk. THE LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 4 OF 2023) Serjeant-at-Arms, ring the Division Bell for five minutes. (The Division Bell was rung) (Laughter)(Loud Consultations) Voting shall be done electronically. Therefore, I ask you at this juncture to pull out your cards and log out totally....

Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at the-Table consulted the Speaker) Serjeant-at-Arms, kindly ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) (Several Senators walked into the Chamber) Serjeant-at-Arms, I am informed that we do have quorum now, you may now stop the bell. Clerk, please, proceed...

Next Order. QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS STATEMENTS There are Statements pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) . Proceed, Sen. Chute. STATUS OF CONSTRUCTION OF THE BONKOLE RESORT IN MARSABIT COUNTY

Sen. Shakila Abdalla, please, proceed. Are you ready with your Statement? Hon. Senators, if you know you have a Statement to make, kindly, be seized of the same so that when we call upon your name, you proceed immediately.

Please, proceed. VALIDITY OF TITLE DEEDS FOR THE LAND WITHIN ENGANANI RANCH IN LAMU COUNTY

Sen. Shakila Abdalla, take your seat. Hon. Senators, the way we conduct ourselves in this Chamber is governed by the Standing Orders. I do not see why I have to keep reminding Members on how to carry themselves when they are in this Chamber. Sen. Okiya Omtatah, do you have...

Hon. Senators, I will read it for you so that you do not say you did not hear, Sen. Okiya Omtatah, read it. ‘Senators to be seated Except when passing to and from his or her seat or when speaking, every Senator when in the Chamber shall be seated, and...

Sen. Wafula, please, proceed. MANAGEMENT OF METROPOLITAN NATIONAL SACCO LTD

Statement Nos.4,5 and 6 will be deferred pursuant to the request made by the Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda. OWNERSHIP AND REGISTRATION OF LAND ON THE IRRIGATION SCHEMES IN KISUMU COUNTY STATE OF INSECURITY IN KATITO TOWNSHIP IN KISUMU COUNTY RAMPANT INCIDENCES OF POLICE BRUTALITY IN KISUMU COUNTY

Sen. Thang’wa, the Statement you are supposed to read is this Statement I have approved as the Speaker. So, proceed to read that Statement as approved by the Speaker. PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS BEARING NAMES OF FORMER PRESIDENTS AND LEADERS

Please, proceed. PROLIFERATION OF DAIRY PRODUCTS FROM UGANDA

What is your point of order, Sen. Wambua?

Hon. Senators, we have got some serious business ahead of us. The Deputy Speaker and the Senate Majority Leader are quite in order. The only Senator who is out of order is Sen. Tabitha Mutinda. Therefore, Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, I give you the first caution of the day. If you...

Sen. Olekina, if indeed that is the approach you want us to take in conducting business of the House, you may want to move amendments to the Standing Orders. My duty as the Speaker is to enforce the Standing Orders as they are. According to the Standing Orders, you can...

Sen. Kinyua, you know in primary school whenever you would have an answer to a question that the teacher had asked, you would raise your hand and finally stand because you want to be given an opportunity to speak. I am afraid not in the Senate. (Laughter)

Sen. Onyonka, indeed the Chair has for some quite sometime now noticed what the Senate Majority Leader has just stated. If you look at the Speaker’s Rules, Kaunda suits are an acceptable dress code in this Senate. However, it does not mean if you are wearing a Kaunda suit, you...

Sen. Kinyua, just have your seat. When you are called upon to speak, that is the moment it is deemed you are speaking. When the Speaker allows you to speak, that is the point at which it is said you are speaking. Kindly understand the Standing Orders in that context....

Let us go to the Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.57 (1) . The Senate Majority Leader, the Floor is yours. BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK COMMENCING TUESDAY, 20TH JUNE, 2023

Let us go to the next Order. ESTABLISHMENT OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE AND REPORT ON THE PROPOSED REMOVAL FROM OFFICE BY IMPEACHMENT OF HON. WILLIAM ODUOL, THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR OF SIAYA COUNTY

Hon. Senators, we do not want to degenerate and deviate from the business at hand because I can see about seven Senators on a point of order. I will allow a few and not all of you so that we do not lose sight of the heavy business ahead of...

Have your seat.

Proceed, Sen. Sifuna.

Sen. Sifuna, can we get you correctly? Are you saying that Senators who have been nominated from this Opposition side to this Select Committee will take directions from the Coalition?

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale.

Sen. Osotsi, you are a ranking Member of the House. Just a minute, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. You know that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is on a point of order and we are here to contribute to a Motion. Can you conclude Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale?

Proceed, Sen. Abdul Haji.

Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey.

Sen. Wambua proceed. (Sen. Mumma spoke off record) Yes, everyone who is speaking is on a point of order. Sen. Mumma you are in the queue; we shall get to you.

Sen. Dullo, you are out of order. When a Senator is speaking, he or she must be heard in silence. Let Sen. Wambua conclude his point of order in silence.

Sen. Veronica Maina, proceed.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru, proceed.

Sen. Cheruiyot, you cannot rise on a point of order because the point of order has been raised against you. So, you may not have an opportunity to stand. You know where to say it, not through this point of order. Now, Sen. Oketch Gicheru has advised well that the...

Sen. Osotsi, if you have noticed, for the few months that I have sat on this Chair, you are one of the Senators that I love calling. I see wisdom in whatever you say. However, I am afraid today I may not--- (Laughter)

Sen. Osotsi, as long as you are referring to a statement made by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, that window has closed. Senate Majority Leader, proceed to move the Motion.

Sen. Sifuna, proceed to inform him.

Sen. Sifuna, Sen. Oketch Gicheru and Sen. Olekina, acquaint yourselves with Standing Order No. 121 (1) (C) . I do not have to read it but for purposes of guiding this House, let me read that: “ (1) A Senator is disorderly if the Senator-

Hon. Members, looking at my dashboard, every Senator wishes to contribute to this Motion. We may proceed by allowing each Member to speak for the 20 minutes allowable in our Standing Orders or we can agree to limit the debate.(Loud consultations)

Proceed, Sen. Kathuri.

Sen. Olekina, you have the Floor.

Sen. Orwoba, get hold of the Message that I communicated today, your answer lies there. Sen. Sifuna, proceed.

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu. (Applause)

Sen. Wakili Sigei.

Sen. M. Kajwang’

Sen. Okenyuri.

Proceed, Sen. Mwaruma

Proceed, Sen. Cherargei.

Proceed, Sen. Oketch Gicheru.

Sen. Methu, proceed.

Sen. Methu, according to the Speaker’s Rules the only hat allowable are religious attires, including religious hats. Would you, therefore, explain the hat you are wearing? Is it as a result of the religion you confess?

What is your point of order, Sen. M. Kajwang’?

Order, Senators! Sen. Methu, take your seat. The matter of the dress code of the Senate is well provided for under the Speaker’s Rules. However, some of us have tried to stretch those rules to the limit. A time has come for the Chair to put beacons and boundaries to...

Proceed, Sen. Mumma.

Proceed, Sen. Munyi Mundigi.

Proceed, Sen. Maanzo.

Proceed, Sen. Kinyua.

Proceed, Sen. Korir.

There being no other Senators---

Senator Cherarkey, you have spoken on this matter. Let the Mover reply.

Hon. Senators, before I put the question, indeed, I need to determine whether this matter affects counties or not because then, the way of voting will be determined. I am aware that when we were dealing with Gov. Kawira Mwangaza’s matter, I did make a ruling that the formation and...

Clerk, do we have quorum? (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with the Speaker) Serjeant-at-Arms, kindly ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) (Several Senators entered into the Chamber) Serjeant-at-Arms, I am informed we have the quorum now, so you may stop ringing the Quorum Bell. Clerk, proceed...

Clerk, is the Cabinet Secretary for East African Community (EAC) , ASALs and Regional Development present? Can you usher her to the rightful place? (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted the Speaker) I am informed that the Cabinet Secretary in charge of East African Community, ASALs and Regional Development is present for purposes...

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, kindly proceed to respond. The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development (Hon. Miano): Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir and Hon. Members. I am glad to be here this morning to discuss matters that are important and pertain to...

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, kindly proceed and respond. The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development (Hon. Miano): Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will take the question by Sen. Dullo in regard to the last mile arrangement for relief food distribution.This is normally trough...

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, the question is, could you provide a list for those suppliers, especially for the period when drought was at its peak? The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development (Ms. Miano) : Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The contracts and supplies...

Cabinet Secretary, as you respond to the question from Sen. Cheptumo, you will also shed light on why you are supplying beans that take four to five hours to cook. Was that your concern, Sen. Dullo?

Sen. Cheptumo.

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, kindly proceed to respond to Sen. Cheptumo’s question as you also respond to an earlier question by Sen. Dullo. The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development (Hon. Miano) : Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With regard to the Question by...

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, kindly proceed. The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development (Hon. Miano) : Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir and Sen. Cheruiyot for the question. The original classification of the ASAL was done by the Kenya Agricultural and Livestock Research Organization (KALRO)...

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, kindly proceed to respond to the question. The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development (Hon. Miano): Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Kinyua has said that some areas produce more food, while others have a shortage. This is true. However,...

Cabinet Secretary, hold on. This week on Monday, we had a meeting to discuss how to support the school children that are affected by the peace operations and the insecurity. We are aware that some of the insecurity is caused by competition for limited resources and lack of development. We...

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, proceed. The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development (Hon. Miano) : Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What Sen. Wamatinga has said is true. We need strategic reserves. I have seen the documentation and strategies of the Ministry of Agriculture and...

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, proceed. The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development (Hon. Miano) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to confirm that during the drought, I managed to go to the most interior part of Turkana County four times to distribute relief...

Proceed, hon. Cabinet Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development (Hon. Miano) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will respond to the question by Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltumbesi. It is true that Kenya has experienced the worst droughts. It is also true that...

Proceed, Hon. Cabinet Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development (Hon. Miano) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Mungatana. Compliments are rare but appreciated. One of the documents we are working on is a strategy called ending drought emergencies strategy and...

Proceed, hon. CS. The Cabinet Secretary for East African Community, Arid and Semi-Arid Lands and Regional Development (Hon. Miano) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will take the first question by Sen. Abass, on food distribution. This is based on reports that are prepared by the National Drought Management Authority (NDMA)...

Clerk, do we have quorum? (Several Senators walked into the Chamber) Hon. Senators, kindly take your seats. We do have quorum. We will proceed with the business of the day. Clerk, kindly proceed to call the first Order. DELAYED COMPENSATION FOR NYANDARUA INTEGRATED IDPS Sen. Methu is not present. This...

Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) . Sen. Thang’wa. COMPULSORY ACQUISITION OF PRIVATE LAND IN NDEIYA, KIAMBU COUNTY

Next Statement. ALLEGED ENCROACHMENT OF LAND IN LAMU COUNTY Sen. Ogola, please proceed. REHABILITATION WORKS AND WATER SUPPLY RESTORATION FROM NDHIWA BOREHOLE

Hon. Sen. Tom Ojienda SC, please proceed.

Statement pursuant to Standing Order 56 (1) . The Chairperson, Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, Sen. Abbas, please, proceed. RECENT CLOSURE OF COUNTY ASSEMBLIES

Chairperson, are you done with your Statement?

Hon. Senators, I will allow limited interventions before we move to the next Order; two from the Government side and two from the Opposition side. Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey.

Proceed, Sen. Wambua. (Sen. (Dr.) Oburu walked to the Dispatch Box) Sen. (Dr.) Oburu, you may have to wait for your chance. (Laughter)

Sen. Wambua, would you wish to be informed by Sen. Kinyua?

Well, Sen. Wambua, if you find that useful, you may ride on it. (Laughter)

Proceed, Sen. Mungatana.

Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Oburu.

Proceed, Sen. Ali Roba.

Proceed, Sen. Maanzo.

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Hon. Senators, before I allow the Clerk to call the next Order, I would wish to invoke Standing Order No. 45 (2) to rearrange the sequence of the Order Paper of the day. We will defer Order No.8. THE LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 4 OF 2023) COMMITTEE...

Next Order. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE [The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) left the Chair] IN THE COMMITTEE [The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Mumma) in the Chair] THE COUNTY ALLOCATION OF REVENUE BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 16 OF 2023) THE PRESERVATION OF HUMAN DIGNITY AND ENFORCEMENT OF ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RIGHTS BILL (SENATE...