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Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the onset, I support the timely Statement by Sen. Joe Nyutu of Murang’a County. The issue of the cost of energy is very critical. We cannot discuss about ease of doing business without reliable and affordable power supply in the country. One...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the indulgence. I rise pursuant Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization and Tourism on the state of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Kenya. March 21, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 22 Sen. CherarkeyIn the statement,...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. These are my final remarks so that my colleagues can have the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I congratulate the Committees on Lands, Environment and Natural Resource for the National Assembly and the Senate for this Report. The clarion...

Sen. Cherarkey The next Statement is by the Senator for Murang’a County, Sen. Joe Nyutu, but I do not see him. Therefore, the Statement is deferred. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Wakili Sigei) The next Statement is by the Senator for Murang’a County, Sen. Joe Nyutu, but I do not see...

Sen. Cherarkey(Motion deferred)That is noted. The Motion is deferred to the next Sitting. Next Order. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Wakili Sigei) (Motion deferred)That is noted. The Motion is deferred to the next Sitting. Next Order. PROVISION OF FREE SANITARY TOWELS TO END PERIOD POVERTY March 16, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 56

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Sen. Cherarkey I doubt the way the bishop is behaving today. It looks like that information is coming from somewhere else. I do not have a problem. The Minority Side can change their leadership any time they so wish. My only concern is on two things. There was a letter...

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Sen. CherarkeyA enforce the rules of the House when Members are saying that we are not taking responsibility for our actions?It is not the best experience that we have had in this House today. It is not an excuse to say that it is the heat of the moment. I...

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Sen. Cherarkey We will give you an opportunity, Senator. Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not think I am even supposed to speak because we are way beyond the time we are supposed to be here. It is beyond 6.30 p.m. As I speak, we are not properly constituted....

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Kenyans are being conned left, right and centre. If you are not being conned of your title deed, you are being conned of an education scholarship. The issue of title deeds is of serious concern because it breaches the constitutional right to ownership...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) , to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding scholarships on education programmes between county governments and academic institutions outside the country. In the Statement, the Committee should- (Laughter)

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The issue of fertilizer especially for us who come from counties that are called the bread or ugali basket, is very critical. The President and the Kenya Kwanza Government are committed to subsidising production over consumption. We still have concerns about the seven...

Sen. Cherarkey Sen. Osotsi is a former immediate nominated Member under Amani National Congress (ANC) although he ended up fighting the Party and the Party Leader. He is new in terms of boundaries of Vihiga County. There is a Musasa in Kabwareng’ Ward, where his opponent almost trounced and vanquished...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, since I cannot recall the part of the statement, maybe it can be struck out. The part--- The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Where you are inviting the Government to bedrooms to sire--- Sen. Cherarkey Oh! My apologies. I made that statement in jest. I withdraw.

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Doping continues to become a soft underbelly in our sports fraternity, not only in athletics but also across many other sports such football and any other form--- (There was a technical hitch) Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you have to appreciate the fact...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was welcoming my younger brother, Sen. Oketch Gicheru, back to the House. He is still learning the ropes. I am happy he has not joined the bandwagon. Azimio One Kenya Alliance, except my sister, are strategically boycotting the House. I can assure them...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Petition brought by Sen. Cheruiyot, the Senator for Kericho County and the Senate Majority Leader, is serious. Land historical injustice has continued to be the soft under belly in terms of achieving universal rights in the Republic of Kenya. That is why the drafters...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the second Statement by Senator for Embu County on the Standing Committee on Energy regarding the national power outage that occurred on Saturday, 4th March, 2023. It was very unfortunate. The last time there was a national outage, we...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have two Statements under Standing Order Nos.52 and 53. I need your guidance. (The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with the Speaker)

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I needed your guidance, since I have a Statement under Standing Order No.52 (1) and another one under Standing Order No.53

Sen. Cherarkey Okay. Let me start with the Renumeration of village elders or Nyumba Kumi officials. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on the issue of remuneration of Village Elders/Nyumba...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you very much. I beg to move the following Motion- AWARE that in 2018 Kenya was placed under Category A by the World Anti-Doping Agency and since then forty Kenyan athletes have been banned by either the Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU) or the...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am in a red tie but the women in the House have not noticed. (Laughter) March 8, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 7 Sen. CherarkeyI appeal to the Cabinet Secretary (CS), Ezekiel Machogu and our beloved President, Hon. (Dr.) William Ruto, to expedite the...

Sen. Cherarkey Bw. Spika, nimesikia Sen. Mwaruma akisema ati mke akifa, unaeza oa mwingine, ashakum si matusi? Kwani anamaanisha maisha yalipotezwa si muhimu sababu unaeza kuoa na kzaa mtoto mwingine? Hiyo ni heshima? Kulingana na Ibara ya Katiba, maisha ni muhimu na huanza kutoka kuchukua mimba kwa mama. Maneno yake...

Sen. Cherarkey Ndio, Bw. Spika wa Muda. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Abdul Haji) Kama ulisema hivyo, tafadhali futilia mbali kutoka kwa rekodi yetu. Sen. Cherarkey Bw. Spika wa Muda, ninaomba kuchangia. Sijui neno ‘conception’ linasemwa vipi kwa lugha ya Kiswahili. Mwenzangu anazidi kunipoteza anaposema maisha yanaanza wakati wa kutunga mimba....

Sen. Cherarkey Bw. Spika wa Muda, ninakubaliana na Seneta wa ndume kutoka Kaunti ya Kakamega, kwamba maisha yanaanza wakati mbegu ya mwanamke na mwanaume zinapokutana. Kwa heshima kubwa, ninaomba HANSARD irekebishe matamshi hayo.

Sen. Cherarkey Bw. Spika wa Muda, utaniruhusu dakika tatu kwa sababu niko na mambo mawili. Kwanza, ninataka kumshukuru, Sen. Faki, wa Kaunti ya Mombasa March 8, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 33 Sen. Cherarkeykwa kuleta Taarifa muhimu. Nilishangaa nilipoona kwenye vyombo ya habari kampuni ya umeme imezima umeme kwa sababu ya mambo...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I do not want to risk because the Senator for Bungoma County is good in Kiswahili unlike his predecessor, the current Speaker of the National Assembly, who was good in English. March 8, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 35 Sen. CherarkeyOn behalf of the...

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Sen. Cherarkeytabled a report and given their findings on what should happen. The National Assembly are also handling a similar Petition. So, it is important that you guide the House.The Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) and the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC) have been sleeping on their jobs because...

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Sen. CherarkeyThis is a very serious issue that goes beyond this Statement. Some individuals within KRA must face the full force of the law. This is because this issue of tax relief was a noble idea, but it was misused along the way.Therefore, looking at our budget, you have seen...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr) Khalwale is a man of wisdom. When we were growing up, he used to inspire some of us by the fiery and vibrant debates on the Floor of the House

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate the point of information. However, you are just running ahead of me. I am just at the beginning of my debate. You got me when I was talking generally about these natural resources and in this case, our minerals. As African leaders, we should refuse...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.1. I note with concern and I did register with your office that sometimes there are issues which are of importance and very urgent. Is there a way through your office, you can give an order March 2, 2023 SENATE...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support Sen. Tabitha Keroche and congratulate her for the Statement on resettlement of informal settlers in Molo, Nakuru County. This issue of squatters arising from forest and infrastructural evictees continues to affect this country a great deal. In the last Session, the...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have two Statements.

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I request your indulgence so that I read the two Statements concurrently to make it easy for colleagues who want to raise any comments on both of them. I hope you will allow me to read the two Statements concurrently. RATIFICATION AND USE OF APPROPRIATE...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the onset, I want to comment and congratulate Sen. Mungatana, MGH, the famous mla mamba. He is doing extremely very well, considering he is a seasoned Parliamentarian. I want to pick it up from where my brother and bishop, Sen. Wambua, has...

Sen. Cherarkey Madam Temporary Speaker, I am properly informed by bishop Sen. Wambua. I agree. Even if it is not the Senator himself, the representative of the Senator can chair. We need to be careful. We are edging ourselves from the real issues of wananchi. As we draft the law,...

Sen. Cherarkey Madam Temporary Speaker, all of us are still learning and as the Speaker said, he is lucky. Lastly, I request an amendment to Clause 7, to have a reporting mechanism to Parliament. These are billions of shillings and the KRA will be collecting royalties. This is part of...

Sen. Cherarkey Pia Waislamu. March 2, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 46 Sen. Cherarkey.

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. From the onset, I support the Motion by Sen. Wambua. We need to move forward. The Supreme Court decision was hot air, uncultured and uncouth. March 2, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 53 Sen. Cherarkey.I thank the President and the Deputy President for saying that...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am seeking your indulgence since I am the Vice-Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Public Accounts and I can see there is my counterpart or the Vice-chairperson of Public Accounts from Vihiga County. I extend a warm welcome on your behalf and our...

Sen. Cherarkey Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to get into the ‘bullfighting’ for now. I support the petitioners. This Petition is properly before the House. What we have in this country is infrastructural evictees. We have had forest evictees and squatters. We are creating another set of evictees,...

Sen. Cherarkey Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to pick it up from where Sen. Okiya Omtatah has stopped. If we continue becoming tenants in our country, we risk IMF Structural Adjustment Programs (SAPs) that other countries do not get from the IMF. The issue of public debt is...

Sen. Cherarkey Madam Temporary Speaker, the point of order that has been raised under Standing Order 65 by the Majority Whip is within his right. We are aware in the Constitution of Kenya, under Article 1 (2) that the people may exercise their sovereign power either directly or through their...

Sen. Cherarkey Madam Temporary Speaker, I will be very quick. I heard in the Statement that Ethiopian military crossed the borders into Kenya in Sololo. They came for a party and went away. No one is talking about it. This is very serious. Riding on that Statement, what are the...

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; Good Performance Posted by Kenya’s Cross Country Team at the just concluded World Athletics Cross Country Championships in Australia. It...

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Sen. Cherarkey Sen. Maanzo, proceed.

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