Crystal Asige

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.153, I beg to move that the Committee of the Whole do report to the Senate its consideration of the Nuts and Oil Crops Development Bill (Senate Bill No. 47 of 2023) and seek leave to sit again tomorrow. Sen. Syengo seconded....

I thank all Senators who were able to contribute and give their opinions and thoughts on how to enrich it even further; they are all welcome. I look forward to those suggestions and contributions being drafted into amendments that I hope to see tabled at the Committee of the Whole,...

Senator for Kilifi, Sen. Madzayo; Senator for Lamu, Sen. Kamau and yours truly; not forgetting the new Senator.I say so because we have conducted oversight as a committee. Sen. Onyonka, who is also a member of this committee, has participated in this work. We have carried out our oversight in...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is just on Standing Order 105 on Statement of Fact. Perhaps, the Majority Leader did not listen to my submission in full, or perhaps when I was speaking he was in and out. I did not say that we should be telling young...

That was not what I said. What I said is that if there is anything we have learnt from young people over generations, I gave examples of fires that have been started back in the 1990s. We can even go back to the 1980s. I did not go back that...

Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to reply to this Environmental Management Coordination (Amendment) Bill. I thank all Senators who were able to contribute and give their opinions and thoughts on how to enrich it even further; they are all welcome. I look forward to those...

I beg to reply.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No.66, I would like to request that putting of the the question be put at a later date.

Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I appreciate the opportunity to greet and welcome the group from MP Shah Chania Girls' High School to the Senate. This is something that we do every single week; week-in, week-out. We usually have young people from across the country from different walks...

Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to raise this. It is similarly on Standing Order No.105. It may sound like it is a light-hearted issue that has been raised here about the comments that Sen. Kisang made to a colleague, female Senator. However, as...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to move this Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to move that the Environmental Management and Coordination Amendment Bill (National Assembly Bills No.66 of 2023) , be now read a second time. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I...

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. Just before Sen. Maanzo carries on, I am persuaded by his debate and his request that I do not seek to finalise today. However, if there is an opportunity that this Bill or the continuation of this debate can be placed...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to comment on the shortage of special needs teachers by the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) in the country. Broadly speaking, the state of inclusive education for learners with disabilities in our country is absolutely at abysmal levels. With the work that I do,...

Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support our Co-Chair. He has already given a snapshot of what we have been working on in this mediated--- Sorry, Sen. Asige Chair, Sen. Chute--- I said he was the Co-Chair. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) : Sen. Chute,...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity, but I was being given a brief by my colleague, Sen. Kinyua. Let me give this opportunity to someone else. (Applause)

Thank you very much, Madam Speaker. I would like to also make a comment on the Statement made by Sen. Mwaruma on the non-registration of persons with disabilities in Taita Taveta, and of course, as we know, this is something that is happening all across our counties. It is really...

Madam Temporary Speaker, when we passed that law in this House, as well as the National Assembly, we were hoping that the state would actually do

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the opportunity to also say hello and welcome the delegation. It will please the House to know that they came to benchmark with us in the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare and we had a fruitful engagement this morning. The topic that we...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on a matter of international concern regarding Kenya's preparedness to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, (AFCON) Games, next year. Recent...

Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Unfortunately, I will complain again about these multi-congress units, which even though we spent, as a Senate, several millions of shillings to revamp them in the Chamber, they continue to be inaccessible, especially to those of us with sensory disabilities. (Applause) Give...

Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker, for protecting me. This is extremely important information. I hope and beseech Members, especially the men who may not be privy to these kinds of statistics, to listen keenly. This evidence is clear that GBV prevention, as well as TF-GBV is not charity. It is...

Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker, for protecting me. This is extremely important information. I hope and beseech Members, especially the men who may not be privy to these kinds of statistics, to listen keenly. This evidence is clear that GBV prevention, as well as TF-GBV is not charity. It is...

Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Chairperson. I beg to move that the Committee do report to the Senate its consideration of the County Governments Election Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.2 of 2024) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (House resumed) [The...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that the Senate do agree with the Committee on the said report.

I request Sen. Beatrice Ogola to second.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The County Governments Election Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 2 of 2024) be now read a third time.

No, I would like the honour to go to my colleague, Beatrice Ogola. Thank you.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Chairperson. I beg to move- THAT clause 18 of the Bill be amended in subclause (1) by Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT Clause 19 of the Bill be amended in subclause (2) by— Thank you, Madam Temporary Chairperson. I beg to move- THAT...

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT, Clause 43 of the Bill be amended in subclause (1) by deleting the word “may” appearing immediately after the words “national government” and substituting therefor the word “shall”. Thank you, Madam Temporary Chairperson. I beg to move- THAT, Clause 49 of the...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole has considered the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.35 of 2024) and seek leave to sit again tomorrow.

Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to welcome the Mombasa Youth Council to the Senate. My name is Crystal Asige, nominated, of course, to represent 001, Mombasa County. I would like to also extend a welcome to the group. Thank you very much for coming. Thank...

Sen. Wahome Wamatinga.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. That is what I was waiting for. I second as moved. (Question proposed)

Sen. Olekina, you have a balance of five minutes.

Yes, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will just finish my contributions. It will be very brief. Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for your indulgence. Yesterday, as I was contributing, I was giving the House a brief on this particular petition brought by petitioners from the former KCC, now...

Hon. Senators, it is now 1.00 p.m., time to adjourn the Senate. Sen. Asige, you will have another 15 minutes when we resume the contribution. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until later today, Wednesday, 18th February, 2026, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 1.00 p.m. ADJOURNMENT

Thank you, very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to just contribute on the Statements that have been sought today. I will contribute on the first Statement about boda bodas and matatus and the conflict that arose after protests. How I do wish that Sen. Cherarkey would...