Wambua Enoch Kiio

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On my own behalf and on behalf of my colleagues in the Senate of the Republic of Kenya, I take this opportunity to welcome the visiting delegation from the Parliament of Uganda. We take cognizance of the fact that Uganda remains a friendly neighbour; the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Looking at the table on page 2, the one after bullet 6, there is a consistent deficit in funding for capitation since the years 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023, a serious deficit. How does the Ministry then bridge that gap and why are they...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. My question is about the hardship allowances for teachers. However, this is more like a comment. There seems to be a serious disparity across Government departments. One department of Government would appreciate a region as a hardship area and staff working there are considered...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This area of bursaries is a very grey area and I am happy that we will be discussing this later in the afternoon. However, the Cabinet Secretary is here; I want to know from him whether the Presidential Bursary Scheme for orphans and vulnerable students...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Did I hear the Cabinet Secretary say that the Presidential Bursary Scheme is domiciled in the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection? The Cabinet Secretary for Education (Hon. Ogamba) : Yes. Oh, my goodness. Can there be an explanation for that? What does the...

Hon. Senators, at this point we have to proceed. Sen. Abass, what is your clarification?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity. From the onset, I want to congratulate you on this wonderful Bill. As the champions of Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) , this is one way we will build the capacity and ability of MCAs, who are the...

Lastly, we woke up this morning to a very scary media report on how police officers are accessing private communication through mobile phones and using that communication to track down people for abduction. That is a very serious matter and it informs the basis of one of the resolutions that...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you should not allow Sen. Cherarkey to take that direction. Did you hear Sen. Cherarkey alluding--- (Sen. Cheruiyot spoke off record)

There can never be a light touch in a speech as important as the one that he is making. He is alluding that since the Cabinet Secretary for Education is a Kisii, he must be speaking to Kisii’s first before the Kisii’s can bring matters to this House. What about...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to also add my voice to the report of the Mediation Committee. I have followed very keenly the contributions that have been made by my colleagues who have taken time to peruse the report. It is true that we are living...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Division of Revenue Bill is the most important financial instrument that this House considers. Every Senator, if they are committed to their sense of duty, ought to have a view on the Division of Revenue Bill, because this is where we are demonstrating...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would rather you just allow the professor and her students to engage on this matter and leave alone other people who are pretenders to the throne. Nonetheless, I respect Sen. Mandago. Only that he is also trying to misinform my teacher. I want to inform...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to make my contribution on this matter. When we were growing up in Tana River, there was Hola Cotton Ginnery, which used to be a great source of employment for many people. People would wake up in the morning and head...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have listened to Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. Let me just educate him a bit. Words have meaning. From where I sit, nobody has been appointed to the position of the Deputy President. There has only been a nomination pending--- (Sen. Cheruiyot spoke off record) Sen. Cheruiyot, I...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for the opportunity to also add a voice to this Report that was tabled in the House by our Committee on Finance and Budget. From the onset, I wish to state that from many fronts, devolution has come under attack. You will realise, even...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a few things to clarify from EACC. One, did you find it necessary to record a statement from Crystal Kenya and Shobikaa Impex Limited in that probe? This is because they had been mentioned? Were they entities in the investigation? Secondly, has Shobikaa Limited ever...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker. There is a reason why my colleagues call me a bishop and others call me a pastor. The book of Deuteronomy, chapter 19:18-19 says that – “And the judges shall make careful inquiry, and indeed, if the witness is a false witness, who has testified falsely...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have two clarifications to seek from Hon. Mutuse. My leader Governor James Orengo opened this session with a verse from the Bible. I will also read one. Exodus 23:1 says- “You shall not spread a false report. You shall not join hands with a...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I associate myself with the comments by the Senate Majority Leader, but with some amendments. A lot will be said by Senators, but this governor has disobeyed invitations and summons by various committees. Requiring that each Committee then contact the IG of the NPS to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Two things; One, I do not know why my colleague and friend, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, would want to pick and choose on court rulings. A precedence has been set in the court on the matter of suppression of powers and he has quoted it; ‘No...