Methu John Muhia

Sen. Methu Thank you, Senator. He has concluded. If it is a point of clarification, go ahead.

Sen. Methu Very well, Serjeant-at-Arms, please, look to it that Sen. Methu is assisted. Proceed, Sen. Okenyuri. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Abdul Haji) Very well, Serjeant-at-Arms, please, look to it that Sen. Methu is assisted. Proceed, Sen. Okenyuri. June 10, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 43

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Sen. Methu Thank you. Sen. Olekina, you may proceed. Take the same cue as Sen. Methu, please.

Sen. Methu Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to comment on the statements that have been sought. Whatever is happening to our cousins from the lower eastern region in Kitui County is an extremely sad situation. I like what has been put in this statement by...

Sen. Methu Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much. I do not want to disrupt Sen. Cherarkey’s flow of thought, but there is a situation that you need to address April, 29, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 19 (Laughter)

Sen. Methu Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am sure the students who are at the public gallery will be recognised at the appropriate time. As the House was rising yesterday--- (Interruption of debate on the Bill)

Sen. Methu Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know what language Sen. Cherarkey spoke in as he wound up his welcoming, but I think I would be right, Sen. Cherarkey, to say Kongoi mising. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am also looking forward to a day when students who come from...

Sen. Methu: Can you tell Sen. Methu to sit? He is not somewhere in Ol Kalou. I rise Under Standing Order 105 and 110, Responsibility for Statements. Did you hear the last comment when he was welcoming you warmly, saying you are related to Mr. Baite? It can send a...

Can you tell Sen. Methu to sit? He is not somewhere in Ol Kalou. I rise Under Standing Order 105 and 110, Responsibility for Statements. Did you hear the last comment when he was welcoming you warmly, saying you are related to Mr. Baite? It can send a wrong signal...

Sen. Methu It is a statement of fact that he is not a billionaire. We do not oversight the money that we take to the governors. However, we plead with them to ensure that the people of Nyandarua County relate and feel that indeed more money has been brought to...

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Sen. Methunot account for it, said that he went and hid it somewhere, was punished severely. Therefore, the governors cannot keep saying that they want so much money pushed down to the counties and yet, they do not want to appear before the Senate to account. They say that what...

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Sen. Methu The Senate Majority Leader. The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Sen. Osotsi.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Before I comment on the death of my friend, the late hon. David Njuguna Kiaraho, allow me to acknowledge the team from the County Assembly of Bungoma. Among them are individuals known to me, including the Chairman of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Party, Bungoma,...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in conveying condolences on behalf of the people of Kericho County and my colleagues in this House who may not have the opportunity to speak on the passing of Mheshimiwa David Njuguna Kiaraho. He was a fine gentleman and a person that we...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join my colleagues, on my own behalf and on behalf of all the women of this nation, more so those under the Broad Based Government, to pass my condolences to the family, friends, the people of Ol Kalou and the nation at large upon...

Sen. Methu Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to request for a Statement on the implementation, county coverage and sustainability of the NYOTA project. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour...

Sen. Methu Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would have felt bad if you did not give me an opportunity to seek clarification because this is a question that we--- You have been my neighbour and we have suffered with you here. Even before this matter is addressed as Sen. Cherarkey...

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Sen. Methu On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Sen. Cherarkey, there is a point of order by Sen. Methu John. Sen. Methu Thank you so much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Senator was going on very well until he--- I was just...

Sen. Methu Because he is the only one---

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Sen. Methu Hon. Cabinet Secretary. The Cabinet Secretary for Roads and Transport (Hon. Davis Chirchir) : Thank you, Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir. I need to check. I do not know whether the Loruk-Marigat road is within the Barpelo-Tot-Sigor Road section. (Sen. Kiprono Chemitei spoke off record) We are building infrastructure...

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Sen. MethuThe final Question was No.93 that I also undertook to bring a response on the current progress of works on the Riruta-Ngong Railway line construction.The transport sector is recognised as a key pillar and critical enabler in achieving Vision 2030 long-term development strategy and the Bottom-up Economic Transformation development....

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Sen. Methu:[The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Dullo) in the Chair] Why does Sen. Cherarkey not allow me to ask my question which is on safety? Is the Cabinet Secretary aware that out of the nature of that road, especially the section between Mairo...

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Sen. Methuthey come and say; what have you been doing with all this money that we are sending to the counties. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The governors are refusing to appear before the Senate through its committees. I had to scan through the Constitution. If there is one word...

Sen. Methu Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is my first time to meet the Cabinet Secretary. In the responses to drought that the Ministry has prioritised, one of them is cash transfer and food support. My question is on the strategy used for zoning. Some counties are regarded as...

Sen. Methu Mr. Speaker, Sir, mine was not answered. The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Which one? Sen. Methu I asked but I think the Cabinet Secretary did not capture my question. I wanted to know the strategy they use to zone drought-prone areas. I gave an example of Nyandarua North. There...

Sen. MethuSorry, our deepest condolences

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