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Sen. Cherarkey Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for this opportunity. I have a supplementary question just for your consumption in your office. However, Madam Temporary Speaker, in future when we ask a question that the CS does not have a specific answer, you should give direction on what happens to...

Sen. Cherarkey Madam Temporary Speaker, I had wanted Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale to second. However, in my closing remarks, I am very disappointed today with the way we have handled the session on Question Time. We should be very careful and avoid doing public relation exercises on behalf of the Executive....

Sen. Cherarkey Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not know how many minutes I have to reply. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) Sen. Cherarkey, you have 15 minutes. Sen. Cherarkey Okay, are we supposed to adjourn at 1.00 p.m.? May 3, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 41 The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica...

Sen. Cherarkey It is the Senator of Tharaka Nithi.

Sen. CherarkeySamburu and Elgeyo-Marakwet Counties even Turkana. The main issue should always be addressed.I have seen the CS in charge of Interior and Coordination of National Government. I did not expect Sen. Chute to be on the Floor of the House. I thought he would liaise with the CS and...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 52 (1) , to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern and national importance, namely: the good performance posted by our gallant athletes in both the London and Boston marathons. Mr. Speaker, Sir,...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement by Sen. Crystal Asige. Paying royalties to our musicians is important. Majority of young people depend on the music and entertainment industry. This industry employs many youths. In July 2021, the MCSK distributed more than Kshs22 million while musicians...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism, regarding the state of operations and financial status of Kenya Airways (KQ) . In the Statement, the Committee should-

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Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, in seconding this Motion, I would like to say the following. This is a straightforward Motion. It is a procedural Motion to allow for efficiency and effectiveness of the House in discharging its mandate. We are aware that the County Allocation of Revenue Bill is...

Sen. CherarkeyAccounts Committee (CPAC), we have on several occasions summoned Governors and ensured that they are frog marched.I sat in the Committee of the 12th Parliament, where there was the famous case of Hon. Mwangi wa Iria from Murang’a County. We directed that he be produced by the Inspector General...

Sen. Cherarkey We have reorganized the Order Paper once again. We shall have Order No.20. Sen. Cherarkey, you had 11 minutes to complete the debate on moving the Motion.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to second the idea and the brilliant Motion that has been brought by my colleague, whom I respect very much. I agree with the adjournment that is seeking to amend this Motion. About a month ago, I received a telephone call in my office from...

Sen. Cherarkey Sen. Cherarkey, you have a balance of five minutes when the House resumes tomorrow at 2.30 p.m. May 2, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 53 Sen. Cherarkey Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 (Laughter) May 2, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 54 Sen. Cherarkey The other day, the NIS was being blamed...

Sen. Cherarkey On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) What is your point of order, Sen. Cherarkey? Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.105 on relevance. This is a distinguished delegation. April 27, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 16 Sen. CherarkeyIn the structure...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the Statement by Sen. Sifuna aka Minister of Entertainment in the shadow Cabinet. I have seen his governor say on many occasions that the revenue has tripled. I do not know what they mean by Own Source Revenue (OSR) . I am aware...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Request of the Statement on health services provision in Nandi County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise Pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding health services provision in Nandi County. In the Statement,...

Sen. Cherarkey Hon. Senators, this is a Motion and each Senator is entitled to speak for 20 minutes. If we are to limit the time for debate, then we need to do it now. If Sen. Tabitha Keroche proceeds to take her 20, it will be impossible for us to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support the Motion. I know that people spoke about the Shakahola matter yesterday and the day before yesterday. We are Christians, but it is sad matter to know that in such a time and with the latest...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker--- We have spoken to the Motion---

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Sen. Cherarkey Sen. Mwaruma, can you clarify whether you indicated that the money going to counties has been reduced? April 27, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 51 Sen. Cherarkey Today in the morning, the President of the Republic of Kenya, Dr. William Ruto, assented to the DORB into law. Sen. Mwaruma and...

Bi. Spika wa Muda, asante. Tumekuwa na rafiki yangu, Sen. Cherarkey, kwa hili Bunge na tumefanya mambo mengi pamoja. Bi. Spika wa Muda, nafikiri kulikuwa na Ripoti ya Kamati ya Fedha na Bajeti ambayo ilikubaliana na Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) , ya kwamba magatuzi yanafaa kupata Kshs407 bilioni. Kamati...

Bi. Spika wa Muda, muda wangu utaumia na nafikiria leo ndio siku ya mwisho. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) Your time will be paused.

Sen. Cherarkey Proceed, Sen. Mwaruma. April 27, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 52 Sen. Cherarkey To be fair to Kenyans, please, answer this question. In the last financial year, Kshs370 billion went to counties. Today, the President has assented to Ksh385.3 billion. It means that an additional Kshs15 billion has been added...

Asante, Bi. Spika wa Muda. Ni ukweli wa mambo kwamba Kamati ya Fedha na Bajeti ilifanya kazi nzuri. Walituletea Ripoti nzuri ambayo ilikuwa inapendekeza tusikubaliane na Bunge la Taifa, kuipa counties Kshs385 bilioni, wakongeza hadi Kshs407 bilioni. Lakini, Bunge la Seneti lilikataa na likapea counties Kshs385 bilioni.

On a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) Do you wish to be informed by Sen. Oketch Gicheru?

Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker.

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Sen. Cherarkey A point of clarification, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Yes, what clarification are you seeking, Sen. Cherarkey? Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I agree with you that this is the first time that we are doing this. Through the Senate Business Committee (SBC) or...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for your indulgence. I have a supplementary question directed to the CS in charge of lands. How many people have been evicted from forests in Nandi County? Is there any intention to compensate them? The Ministry and the NLC had ordered for the...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. I think we are on a learning curve. Under Standing Order No.1 and Standing Order No.1, where you have powers; you have ordered that NLC be summoned by the relevant Committee. I need two directions. One, what happens when a Cabinet Secretary appears...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, CS. It is good to have you, having transited from a Governor to CS. I just have one question. CS, is there a way to issue a gazette notice when issuing a moratorium as a formal notification?

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, facts are very stubborn. In the history of the Senate, this Senate, for the very first time, failed devolution. This Senate, for the very first time, went against its own committee. (Applause)(Applause)(Applause)An Sen. Olekina, you have heard the issues raised on your Statement.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, facts are very stubborn. In the history of the Senate, this Senate, for the very first time, failed devolution. This Senate, for the very first time, went against its own committee. (Applause) (Applause) (Applause) An

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Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, religion is meant to give hope and speak life to hopelessness and despair. In particular, Christianity is a religion founded on the foundations of education and health care. It is alarming that the false and fake pastor Paul Mackenzie is telling our children that...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. For the record, I stand in support of this Motion. Sen. Cherarkey and my Chairman, if you can just listen to this, it may be important. When John the Evangelist was aging, he retreated to Asia Minor. From there, he wrote The Gospel of...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. I would like to request you to protect me from my dear friend. This is a sad affair. We need to debate it with a lot of sobriety. When I listen to the suspect who is...

Bwana Spika wa Muda, naunga mkono hii Hoja ipelelezwe vizuri. Hoja ambayo tunajadili haifai kuleta urushaji wa maneno. Kuna mambo ya kisiasa na kuna mambo yanayohusu afya za watu. Haya si mambo ya Azimio la Umoja au Kenya Kwanza. Tunafaa kuketi pamoja kama Maseneta na kuonyesha nchi hii kazi ambayo...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted your indulgence to raise one or two concerns on the Statement that has been laid on the Table by the Chairperson of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations and the Chairperson of the Committee on Roads and Transport. First, I...

Sen. Cherarkey I support the Statement by Sen. Sifuna, the Senator of Nairobi. I think that Statement is timely. I agree that Ngong Road is not well marked, especially when you are driving through and you cannot tell whether renovations were done. Just the way I was asking about Mombasa...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, “Buy Kenya Build Kenya” is a good Statement that tries to promote the country. However, over the years, we have done little. A quick reaction and congratulations to our former Secretary-General of the United Democratic Alliance (UDA) , Sen. Veronica Maina. There is a...

Sen. Cherarkey On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

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Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have read the Statement by Sen. Onyonka, that there is economic crisis in the country. That is far from the truth because the economy is doing very well. Sen. Onyonka should call for audit of this because he is going the direction of public...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, my brother, Sen. Sifuna, has quoted Standing Order No.105. However, he is forgetting that the former President, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, used to say that he has a big brother by the name Hon. Raila Odinga. In fact, a number of people were appointed in...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I remember in the Finance Bill of 2021, the brother, who was the chief advisor of the former President, called for the scraping and increase of Value Added Tax (VAT) . It is in the records of this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, are you aware...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am at a loss whether to follow your direction or engage in gerrymandering by Sen. Sifuna. The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Sen. Cherarkey, simply just proceed to substantiate. You have said that unga is retailing at Kshs150. Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, with all due...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, can I request that it be deferred? I want to take some water. It is not easy defending--- April 18, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 7

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) --- (An hon. Senator approached the Clerk-at-the-Table) I think the Senator is out of order because he is standing between you and me.

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism on the closure and reopening of China Square. In the Statement, the committee should:

Sen. CherarkeyThe CRA recommended Kshs407 billion, the National Treasury recommended Kshs385 billion, and the COG recommended Kshs425 billion. I am surprised by my colleagues who say that we should stand with the truth and take a position. What is the position of the Senate? Kshs385 billion is a realistic figure.Mr....

On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, number two, the fact that counties continue to misuse and abuse--- The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru? Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I hope my time is frozen.

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Sen. CherarkeyInvestments and Special Funds Committee because of transparency and accountability issues. Therefore, Kshs385 billion is sufficient and realistic.We cannot achieve the KRA targets if we continue to disrupt and sabotage the economy, destroy businesses, and discourage investors. When people do not demonstrate as per Article 37of the Constitution and...

On a point of order. The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Sen. Osotsi, what is your point of order?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.105 on responsibility for statement of fact. Is Sen. Cherarkey in order to claim that the challenge we are having in counties is as a result of lack of disbursement of funds to counties which has been there since December up...

Sen. Cherarkey Sen. Oburu, you have been called upon to substantiate and in the event that you are unable, you proceed to withdraw and apologize to the National Police Service. (Applause) The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Sen. Oburu, you have been called upon to substantiate and in the event that you...

Mr. Speaker, I think hon. Cherarkey is making a joke of what is very serious. It is well known. You could see it on TV the whole day in Kibra. When demonstrators who wanted to come and demonstrate in town were trying to get out of Kibera, the police went...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I cannot reference the exact Standing Order, but--- The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Sen. Orwoba, I am afraid. Kindly have your sit.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me reference it.

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Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I am afraid that the Statement that has been sought by Sen. Wambua is not in good faith. This is because the collection of revenue in the Republic of Kenya has quadrupled, unlike during the ‘handshake’ period when...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker Sir, I withdraw the use of the words “not made in good faith”. However, this Statement should have been requested to include one financial year. April 13, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 6 Sen. CherarkeyTo add comments as per Standing Order No 53, every financial year is done...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know why Sen. Sifuna is excited about you today, but that is a story for another day. (Sen. Sifuna Spoke off record) But it is true. He looks excited. I do not know whether it is too hot in the House or...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, while I do not want to vary your judgment, the Senate is the House of debate. As long as I use parliamentary language--- The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Not name-calling. Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, to be honest, I have said “some of the people”. The...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought I said that some people are sabotaging the economy. Maybe, you will give me time to look at the HANSARD. In conclusion, you heard Sen. Sifuna, threatening me that there are some people who are protesting outside. I cannot be intimidated, my friend....

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on the mismanagement, irregular procurement and misuse of funds at the Sports, Arts and Social Development Fund (SASDEF) . In the Statement, the Committee...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and welcome back from recess. MISTREATMENT AND HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS METED ON THE FAMILY OF THE LATE HON. JEAN MARIE SERONEY April 11, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 4 Sen. CherarkeyTHAT, the family of hon. Jean-Marie Seroney have made best efforts to have these matters...

Sen. Cherarkey On a point of order. The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) What is your point of order, Sen. Cherarkey? Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just need your clarification. Under Standing Order No.1, you have given opportunity to the Chairs to issue Statements relating to activities of committees. The clarification...

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Sen. CherarkeyAny government, be it national or county, has an obligation to promote human rights. When you look at limitations and fundamentals of human rights, we enjoy these rights because Article 43 of the Constitution is specific on the right to healthcare.I am told that the Women Representative for Kirinyaga...

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Sen. Cherarkey(Orders for First Readings read – Read the First Time and ordered to be referred to the relevant Committees) Next Order. (Loud consultations) The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Sen. Kibwana and Sen. Madzayo, kindly proceed to your respective seats. Sen. Cherarkey: Sen. Cherarkey: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know...

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Sen. Cherarkey(Loud consultations) March 22, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 43 Sen. Cherarkey You need to read this Constitution properly. The Constitution says, “provide Parliament with full and regular reports concerning matters under their control.” It says “provide Parliament”.These people, including my brother, Sen. Olekina, are like people who read newspapers upside...

Sen. Cherarkey(Loud consultations) The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) Hon. Senators, on the Majority Side, allow Sen. Osotsi to contribute. Sen. Cherarkey Madam Temporary Speaker, an issue was raised through a point of order on the adoption of the Report. You said that you will retire and give a ruling...

Sen. Cherarkey I do not want to be informed. (Loud consultations) (Laughter) (Loud consultations) The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) Madam Temporary Speaker, I need your protection. Sen. Cherarkey Can the Senators who are standing resume their seats except Sen. Osotsi? Sen. Cherarkey, be careful now. Resume your seat. (Loud...

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