Wambua Enoch Kiio

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Yes, Hon. Senator for Kitui. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a very sad day that a Cabinet Secretary has gone on record on the Floor of the House that he actually received Questions from the Senate, but just read the covering letter....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you allow me, I will attempt to educate the Cabinet Secretary on this dam. This dam is not just in Makueni County, but both in Makueni and Kitui counties. In your brief, you left that out. Now you are educated. Secondly, the Cabinet Secretary is saying...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What is your point of order, Sen. Enoch Wambua. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for purposes of order in this House so that we do not stifle debate, I have heard the Senator for Bomet County insisting that the Senator for Kirinyaga County...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, please, rule the Senator of Mombasa County out of order. Let him stick to the provisions of Standing Order No.51(c) so that we also make time available for other Senators to ask questions. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, please, rule the Senator of Mombasa County out of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would not have wanted to interrupt the Member as he moved the Motion, but our Standing Order No.95 explicitly says that when moving and making any debate on the Floor, we should not be seen to be reading word- by-word the things we are saying. Unless...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the Senate of the Republic of Kenya, I want to join you in extending warm welcome to the visiting students from Moi Forces Academy, Nairobi County. As you have done, I want to wish them, a fruitful visit as they follow the...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to seek clarification from the Cabinet Secretary. When he stood to respond to the questions, he profiled Kenyans as big-headed activists, people who take maandamano abroad, and who generally have bad manners. Is Sen. Joe Nyutu

Kuokoa watoto, vijana na akina mama ambao huishi kwenye barabara ni jambo ambalo tumekuwa tukiangazia. Hatutangoja hadi wakati ambao tutafanya hesabu yao. Ni mpango ambao unaendelea ambao nimetilia mkazo.Wiki hii nilikuwa na mkutano kujadili mambo hayo kwa sababu yananikera. Sipendi kuona Wekenya wakihangaika barabarani ilhali nchi yetu ni huru. Lazima...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, clearly for my brother, my friend, my colleague, Waziri Mbadi, the shoe is clearly on the other foot. That is very clear. Just riding on what Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is trying to ask, can Parliament, this Senate, your Senate that you preside over, legislate in vain? Is...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is a clever way of getting you agitated. This is because somebody is trying to say that you can sit on that chair, preside over a Motion and a resolution is passed, which pushes ministries to sit down and come up with a solution to a...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join you on behalf of my colleagues from both sides of the House to welcome the visiting students from Mount Kenya University. I assure them that in choosing to visit the Senate of the Republic of Kenya, they have made the right choice. This is...

One of the issues was raised by Sen. Olekina. We have a problem and one of my biggest weaknesses is to say things as they are. One of the biggest problems that we have is when people want to answer their questions. They ask and answer their questions.Sen. Olekina asked...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, please, hear us out. Just listen to the hon. Senators. This is not a debate. If you want to put us in a straight jacket, we will not accept.

Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, but I had raised a point that will be---

Madam Cabinet Secretary, please, proceed to respond. The Cabinet Secretary for Health (Hon. (Dr.) Deborah Barasa) : Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, and hon. Members. The Social Health Insurance Act No.6 of 2023 came into effect on 22nd November, 2023, thereby repealing the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) Act...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will skip the tables and the figures because I have just received them. Since you have said there will be engagements going into the future, perhaps we can transact that business elsewhere. I will go straight to my two supplementary questions. Madam Cabinet Secretary, my...

On the issue of faith-based facilities, what baffles many of us is that this is already realised revenue. It is not money that --- Cabinet Secretary, if you listen to the questions, you may--- On the issue of faith-based facilities, what baffles many of us is that this is already...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am asking her a question and she is talking. How is she listening?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the guidance you should give us. We speak while looking at her so that when we see her asking a question, then we stop. Otherwise, who are we addressing?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us agree that this is an important issue. This is not about anyone. The Cabinet Secretary has said that there is a plan on the issue of private and faith-based facilities. We already have realised revenue. This is not money that they are supposed to...

Sen. Wambua, would you like to be informed by Sen. Wafula?

Very well, Senators. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, please allow me. Very well, Sen. Wafula. I will give you that opportunity.

Thank you, Cabinet Secretary. You have made quite several commitments to this House. We would expect you to provide a written response to all the matters that were raised by the Senators and that you did not have adequate answers to. You had also made a commitment to provide a...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity on behalf of the minority side of the Senate to join you in extending a warm welcome to the visiting delegation from the Kingdom of Lesotho. We feel humbled that you chose to pay a visit to our Senate and are...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think we can do well by just bringing down our temperatures in the House. We have visitors. With all due respect, and just to regain the dignity of the House, I humbly request that you continue with the business that is before you. I thank...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not know why Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is excited about tabling a Paper for Sen. Hamida. Sen. Hamida belongs to a coalition. That coalition has leadership. The person on the Floor is the Deputy Minority Leader of the Senate. So, if anybody in...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also want to take this opportunity to join my colleagues in recording the thanks of the Senate on Kenya's attempt for the position of Chairperson of the AUC. I want to begin by saying that this is an important debate, which was moved...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. I want to pick your cue and welcome students and teachers from Kamugongo Secondary School in Mwingi North Constituency and tell them that this is where leaders in this country exchange ideas and build the nation. What they are witnessing is just a small matter....

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us close that matter. Sen. Gataya has apologised. We accept his apology, but do not accept a cent-- (Applause) Next Order. (Applause)

[The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Abdul Haji) in the Chair](Loud consultations) (Loud consultations) Mr. Speaker Temporary Sir, that was Sen. Cheptumo. A man that put duty first; a man who never believed in political divisions or differences when it came to national duty.Today,...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hear what my colleagues are saying. The problem here is because we had a chance to see this document before it was formally committed to the House. Therefore, that opportunity should just inform our interaction with the document when it is properly before the Senate....