Sen. Thang’wa

Hon. Senators, for the convenience of the House and to clear the business that we have this morning, the Senate Standing Orders give me powers to reorganise the sitting time. So, I want to invoke Standing Order 34 (2) (a) , to extend this morning session for a further 15...

Sen. Thang’wa Hon. Senators, for the convenience of the House and to clear the business that we have this morning, the Senate Standing Orders give me powers to reorganise the sitting time. So, I want to invoke Standing Order 34 (2) (a) , to extend this morning session for a...

Sen. Thang’wa(Laughter)

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I only needed to remind my good brother that one of the reports that we are working on is a joint report that my Committee and his Committee are dealing with. It is ready. We shall also be dealing with a Message that came...

Sen. Thang’wa, are you willing to be further informed by the Senator for Nyandarua? Sen. Thang’wa Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Bible says that my people perish due to lack of knowledge or information. I need more information.

Sen. Thang’wa, proceed to conclude your remarks. Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will conclude there. This recess gives us an opportunity to go back to our counties, give our scorecard to the people who voted for us and tell them what we have been doing. I...

Proceed with your remarks, Sen. Thang’wa. Sen. Thang’waThat is what we were saying as the Kenya Kwanza administration, that we want to increase food production. With these roads, they will be able to transport their produce to other counties and food will be cheaper, even here in Nairobi. No one...

Sen. Thang’wa

Sen. Thang’wa

Sen. Thang’waalso believe these special economic zones will create jobs, not only for the people of Kiambu, but also for the people of Murang’á and Kenya at large.Hon. Senators are also by law or Standing Orders expected to once in a while, address the county assemblies. These assemblies copied the...

Proceed to inform him.

Sen. Thang’wa

Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a public House and the debate is live. Even those children at home are watching. I do not see any problem whatsoever with us discussing this issue. They are here to learn so that they can see what we go...

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

Sen. Thang’wa, just take your seat. Let me get this over and done with. The point of order raised by Sen. Olekina is as follows and it is not a point of order really directed to the Senator who was on his feet. The Senator for Kiambu while commenting said...

Bw. Spika, ni ukweli mtupu na ni dhahiri shahiri ya kwamba hizi pesa ambazo anasoma zimetumwa katika gatuzi zetu. Ni vizuri Sen. Thangw’a aelewe na asijisumbue zaidi kwa sababu, hawa Maseneta wa upande wa Upinzani wamekuwa katika maandamano. Kwa hivyo, hawana uzoefu na hawaelewi. (Laughter)

What is your point of order, Sen. Olekina?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is Standing Order No.105. The distinguished Senator is a Member of the Committee on Finance and Budget. Is he not? If he is not a Member of the Committee, is it in order for him to mislead the public that funds can be released without being...

Sen. Thang’waMr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Motion. About 18 days ago, Kiambu County received the first disbursement of this year’s budget amounting to Kshs1 billion. In 12 days, Kiambu County will receive another Kshs978 million from--- August 3, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 33 Sen. Thang’wa Mr. Speaker, Sir,...

Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Holding everything constant and assuming that they cannot disburse these monies without the law, does that mean that the Senate has already failed? We have gone to the next month. If they were to wait for all this, would we just be waiting...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order on statement of facts. It is important.

Sen. Thang’wa

Sen. Thang’wa

What Standing Order are you referring to?

Sen. Kinyua, that is not a point of order. Kindly have your seat. Honestly, that is not information to aid the Senator for Kiambu in making his comments. Sen. Thangw’a, proceed to conclude your comments. Sen. Thangw’aWe are not feeding the schools, but the children. It is a nutritional issue....

Sen. Thang’wacent threshold under the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, 2012. In some cases, assemblies have received as much as 13 per cent of a county’s revenue, while on the other hand some assemblies still receive less than seven per cent, for example the Mombasa County Assembly.The Committee recommends that...

Sen. Thang’wa

Sen. Thang’wa

Sen. Thangw’a Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support both Statements sought by the Senators. On the issue of Migingo Island, this is something I have heard about for quite a long time. The people of Migingo Island have been suffering. Actually, if there is any place that needs mandamano...

Sen. Thang’wa

Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Chute did what ought to be done in his own right, by bringing his Statement to the Floor of this House. He is a Member of the Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing. He believes that this Committee will execute their mandate...

Sen. Thang’wa On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

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 (

Sen. Thang’wa

Sen. Thang’wa 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 (Sen. Madzayo) : Asante, Bw. Spika. Nafikiri ni kwa sababu ya likizo. Kumekuwa na msemo kwamba wengi wetu huwa hatukuji Bungeni. Ni jambo...

Sen. Thang’wa

Sen. Thang’wa Mr. Speaker, Sir, I really respect the Chair and, of course, I cannot argue with the Chair. So, I retract what I said, for me to prove a point later on. (Applause) June 26, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 18

Sen. Thang’wa Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope I save my minute again.

Sen. Thang’wa That he would come out of the Hospital---

Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think I still have my one minute. This House has been discussing important Motions, issues and having Cabinet Secretaries coming here to discuss matters of national importance. The Minority side always walk out of the House. They are now here just to...

Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was talking of Article 181 that gives the grounds for removal of anyone from office. On gross violation of the Constitution, abuse of office and physical and mental incapacity, the Governor has committed a crime. All those grounds are laid by the...

Sen. Thang’wa Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to oppose that recommendation and Report from the committee. I must thank the side of the Minority because as we stand here, we have not been threatened by maandamano, in case we go either way. So,...

Sen. Thang’wa

Sen. Thang’wa

Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Sen. Thang’wa. Proceed, Sen. Kinyua.