Nyamu Karen Njeri

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, regarding the Access to Government Procurement Opportunities (AGPO) Programme which requires that at least 30 per cent of Government procurement be reserved for enterprises owned by the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to say words of welcome to the visiting students. We welcome you this afternoon to our session in the Senate to observe how we carry out our business here. We are bound by the rules of the House and I...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it will be an opportunity for me to visit Northern Kenya. Before, there is nothing you could do to convince me to visit Turkana County. The residents of Turkana used to say they were visiting Kenya because they were cut off from the rest of the...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I start by congratulating Sen. Mariam Omar for taking up this issue that has been a real thorn in the flesh in our country for contractors and entrepreneurs. I cannot say it is timely. It is long overdue. My experience from the County of Nairobi...

Point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Sen. Nyamu. Sen. Onyonka, kindly have the Floor.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I wonder how any Member of this Senate would have an issue with Cabinet Secretaries coming to answer people’s concerns on the Floor of this House. I have heard other Members saying that if we adopt this arrangement, it will be unique from other countries that either...

Sen. M. Kajwang’, once you bow and walk in, you go straight to your seat. I can see you are behaving like the guest of honour in some Harambee greeting everybody, especially the lady Senators. (Laughter) Sen. M. Kajwang’, once you bow and walk in, you go straight to your...

Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey. (Laughter)

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.60 to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, AWARE THAT minimum wages in Kenya are specified as part of a national wage policy and guided by the Regulation of Wages and Conditions of Employment Act (CAP 229) aimed at reducing...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity, to extend a word of welcome to the teachers and pupils of Riara Group of Schools. As you can see, these are Senators who represent the 47 counties across the country. Here, we are charged to oversight devolution and make...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Petition by residents of Jamii Bora Estate. The issue of land is not only an emotive, but also a very expensive one because land happens to be an expensive resource. In Nairobi City County, for example, we have seen situations...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this BPS. This being the first BPS by the Kenya Kwanza Government, I wish to commend the National Treasury for their candidness in going head on to resolve the economic crisis and tackle the huge debt our...