Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity. I wanted to give a few thoughts on the good Statement sought by Sen. Hezena on TikTok usage and data protection. I know that we have the Data Protection Act in place, but there are gaps...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the protection. There is no way of incorporating the Kenyan culture and moral standards. Even though both TikTok and IG appreciate regional ideologies and cultures, the current form of law does not reduce to policy, where you can force them to...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru I am not directing the Chair. I am just raising an issue politely for the purposes of bipartisan---

Asante, Bw. Spika wa Muda, kwa kunipa ruhusa kuchangia kuhusu Mswada huu unaohusu nyumba za bei nafuu. Kama kuna watu ambao hawafai kupinga ujenzi wa nyumba za bei nafuu ni Sen. Oketch Gicheru na Sen. Ledama. Mwaka wa 2005 nilikuwa pahali panaitwa Gogo kule Kisii na Migori ambako hakuna chochote....

Sen. Oketch Gicheru What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru?

Sen. Oketch Gicheru

Sen. Oketch GicheruAn

Sen. Oketch Gicheru

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, nothing surprises me anymore these days. I have listened quietly in shock as a classmate of mine at the University of Nairobi misleads the House on the provision of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution of this country that very clearly distinguishes between housing...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru

Sen. Oketch Gicheru

Order, Sen. Abass. Your time is up, Sen. Eddie. You are protected, but unfortunately, your time is up. Kindly resume your seat. (Sen. Oketch Gicheru sat at his place) (Sen. Thang’wa consulted loudly) Order, Sen. Karungo! Hon. Senators, let us give an opportunity to Members who have been given time...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.105 on Statement of Fact. The good Senator from Malinya, the Senator of Kakamega, has indicated that the Minister went to Capitol Hill to transact on a particular gender about women. Can he prove to this House that he...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to start by saying that on 30th November, 2023, the Prime Cabinet Secretary was to appear before this House. If you can remember, he did not appear. Colleagues and esteemed Senators pronounced themselves on that issue very strongly. However, it appeared...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank our able Chairperson for the Committee on Finance and Budget for presenting this. The Chairperson of Finance and Budget Committee, Sen. Ali Roba, has actually captured most of the deliberations that we had in the Committee with regard to the...

Sen. Crystal Asige, Proceed.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru The Senate Majority Leader is exceptionally very happy today; I do not know what is going on. Perhaps he can share with us the source of his happiness in the House today or maybe his pension has been paid. Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of pension,...

Order, Senate Majority Leader! Why are you lecturing your colleagues? Have a seat, please, and be orderly. Proceed, Sen. Oketch Gicheru. Sen. Oketch Gicheru The Senate Majority Leader is exceptionally very happy today; I do not know what is going on. Perhaps he can share with us the source of...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru

Sen. Oketch Gicheru(Applause)

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Sen. Oketch Gicheru Clerk, give Sen. Oketch Gicheru the microphone please.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I expected both Minority and Majority Whips to guide the Senator for Migori. I should not be interrupted while moving a Bill because it is sacrosanct.

Hon. Senators, having failed to attain quorum at the expiry of 10 minutes, the Senate stands adjourned, pursuant to Standing Order No.41 (2) (a) , until tomorrow, Thursday, 22nd February, 2024 at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.28 p.m. February 21, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 55

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Sen. Oketch Gicheru, you are interfering with my line of thought.

What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru? Sen. Oketch Gicheru Clerks, do we have quorum? Serjeant- at-Arms, can we ring the bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung)

Madam Temporary Speaker, I think Sen--- (Loud consultations)

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Did you say that under Standing Order No.104? Please, look at the---

Did you say that under Standing Order No.104? Please, look at the--- February 21, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 23 Sen. Oketch Gicheru Sen. Oketch Gicheru, please, sit down. Sen. Chesang, you either withdraw the comment you have made and apologize or confirm to the House that Sen. Oketch Gicheru has a...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Sen. Tobiko?

Sen. Oketch Gicheru What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru?

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Sen. Oketch Gicheru, can you sit down? I have just conferred with the Clerk-at-the-Table, who has indicated that Sen. Chesang said that you could be having a condom in your pocket. Now, that is not to say that you have a condom in there. So, Sen. Chesang,...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Sen. Oketch Gicheru---

Sen. Oketch Gicheru

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Sen. (Prof.) Ojienda, do you have any evidence that Sen. Oketch Gicheru has audited the elections?

Sen. Oketch Gicheru

Clerks, do we have quorum? Serjeant- at-Arms, can we ring the bell for 10 minutes. (The Quorum Bell was rung) February 21, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 54 ADJOURNMENT

Sen. Oketch Gicheru What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru? (Laughter) What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru? (Laughter) Sen. Oketch Gicheru Madam Temporary Speaker, I am standing under Standing No.101 (4) on the Content of Speech and Improper Motive. Migori people are watching this debate....

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Madam Temporary Speaker, I cannot mourn Kelvin Kiptum enough, together with his coach Hakizimana, who perished in the unfortunate tragedy. February 15, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 49 Sen. Oketch GicheruIn fact, as a House, we do have the power to change the lives of sportsmen and women in...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am happy to see you. Happy New Year. I hope that you can be a little generous and make it four minutes, just because people did not perhaps understand what I said the other time. Just to recalibrate.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Even 30 seconds. I invite the entire House to keenly read this Bill and do not allow it to go through because water is life and is one of the functions that devolved units have that we must give them full power to be able to control....

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This Bill seeks to make several amendments to the Water Act, 2016. I had raised this before that I had serious concerns with this Bill. If you look at Part Two of Schedule Four, Index 10, the counties have been given the...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise on a point of order No.101 (4) . I am not sanctioning limiting debates. I think it is not in order. I also never wanted to interrupt my sister Sen. Miraj because I enjoy the tantalizing Swahili that she brings into this...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru On a point of order Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Standing Order No.101 (4) Mr. Speaker, Sir. Imputing an improper motive on our side for what we have not claimed in this conversation at all. February 14, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 21

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you and actually I rise to support this. It is only that I hold a contrary opinion. I wish that you could limit this to two minutes of debates on one day because the sense of Article 132 has lost meaning in this...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru

Sen. Oketch Gicheru

Sen. Abass, you may have the Floor.

Sen. Oketch Gicheruthe country. Therefore, it is a very painful experience that I cannot explain, not only in the Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) of the nation, but also to the family.Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the same weight, I do not want us to forget to take this humble opportunity to also...