Okoiti Andrew Omtatah

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity to substantiate. Since I am dealing with a very important issue of public money, I request that when substantiating, I walk the House through my 1,305-page bit of evidence to substantiate what I said on this Floor. I have a digest...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Sen. Sifuna can inform you on how thick his document was. Sen. Okiya Omtatah, proceed to table your documents and stop dramatising. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not dramatising; I am dealing with a problem here. I am dealing with a House that has some...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to say somebody is ignorant does not mean you are insulting him. To say somebody is stupid is an insult. To say somebody is ignorant is not an insult and is parliamentary. It means he requires information. People make points of order here, asking to inform...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for protecting me from my good friend, the Bull of Nandi. June 18, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 26 I have a total of 93 sets of documents that are contained in this volume, and these documents were downloaded from the websites of the National Treasury,...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I opened, I talked about mathematics coming from mathematics and one plus one not always adding up to two and circumstances where one plus one just remains one, I was pointing at exactly this kind of misbehavior; this kind of misconduct. Maybe we are here...

Yes, what is wrong with that? Who said I have to bring one document?

You must use the procedures of substantiation. June 18, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 28

The consequences are dire.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have denied me the chance to lay down the documents I have. If I cannot go through the list of documents I have presented - It is me who has been challenged. I have to read the 93 documents.

If the Majority Leader said there is no time, you have power under Standing Order No.1 to adjourn this process, we come back in the new term when there is enough time, I do proper substantiation. I will not be crucified on the cross of no time.

But you cannot tell me how to lay my evidence, by denying me to lay the evidence, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was at No.5, the Appropriation Act, 2018 on pages 100 to 131; The Appropriation Act, 2019 on pages 132 to 159; The Appropriation Act, 2020 on pages 160 to 194; The Appropriation Act, 2021 on pages 195 to 221; The Appropriation Act, 2022 on pages...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday, when I commented that these documents were publicly available and I did not need to substantiate, I was told to substantiate. Now, the Senate Majority Leader stands here and says that these are public documents that are readily available. Why this circus?

I am not going to be micromanaged in the way I defend myself.

You are micromanaging me.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have listened to what you just said when I was sitting; that you think these things might be empty, tabula rasa. That, maybe, I am not able to substantiate. You are casting aspersions on me, yet I am before this House. I do not know what...

This House is not ready for me to substantiate. Let the chips fall where they may or where they must. I am not going to be part of a masquerade.

What have I been doing all the time? You have been stopping me. I tried to substantiate and explain what was in the documents, but I was stopped. When I began reading the document, the Senate Majority Leader stood up and said that I should read without explaining. Why am...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, sir, I request that you allocate a new date in the new session when I can come to substantiate. Substantiation comes from the word ‘substance’ and not articles. If you read Aristotle, you have got realities made of substance and habit. I want to deal with the...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity to comment on these statements. I am particularly concerned about the issue of pending bills. Currently, counties owe close to Kshs200 billion in pending bills. Upon examination, it appears that there has been no attempt to segregate these pending bills, which...

article, there is a requirement for legislation to provide for the control and use of public funds. That article clearly anticipates two laws.We have ended up with one law called The Public Finance Management Act. In the process, we have lost a very big aspect of the nature and character...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I apologise and withdraw, but the point has been made. Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I am trying to say is that at that meeting where you were, you began making a mini-budget with the President by telling him what you need. The Senate Minority Leader was also...

In this country, we have a presidential system but we cannot shut down the Government of Kenya like it happens in the United States (US) where the government can be shut down because the budget has not been passed. We cannot do that here.Again, I want to invoke and harass...

The gentleman from Kitui---

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will differ with you there strongly because he is a gentleman from Kitui. Let us get the right terminologies to be used in this House. I understand my English. Even if you go to the Senate of the US, where we borrowed from, they refer to...

Okay, the honourable gentleman from Kitui.

But you have also referred to him as a man from Kitui?

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will proceed. There was a proposal to move a Bill to help us separate the treasuries at both the national and county levels from the Executive, so that we can restore control of money through the elected assemblies and with the use of independent...

Order! Order, hon. Senators. The Member has just stated he has never withdrawn anything in his life. Allow him to stand by his assertion. Proceed. (Laughter) (Applause) Order, Hon. Omtatah. You have just indicated that you are unable to substantiate instantly, and therefore, you are requesting to do so tomorrow....

But the request is that I be allowed to---

Let the gadgets be actualised, the country be hooked on and I do the substantiation online for everybody to see. I will leave you to decide whether I have substantiated or not.

I am an elected representative. I represent taxpayers and the only reason I am here is that people pay taxes. Everything else is irrelevant. When it comes to public money, I will dictate how that public money is to be used. I would rather be thrown out of this House...

I only requested that the matter of substantiation should not be a case where I hand you a flash disk, then you come and tell us whether I have substantiated or not. I want to do it in the open, on the screens, so that every person in this country...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am well guided. I would like to be informed by the Whip.

process, or not. He knows himself. I do not know how to refer to him, but that should be able to help us. June 17, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 14 process, or not. He knows himself. I do not know how to refer to him, but that should be able to...

He had requested to inform me. So, through the Speaker, I request that Sen. Wambua informs me.

You may proceed, Senator. (Laughter)

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Yesterday, Sen. Cherarkey referred to a very important aspect of Article 219 of the Constitution, which requires that funds be given to counties in good time. That cannot happen as long as the National Treasury is part of the national Government. The National Treasury was...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) , to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on a matter of countywide concern regarding the unlawful appointment and prolonged tenure of the resident director, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have a request for a statement on non-disclosure of beneficial ownership in the Kenya Pipeline Company (KPC) . I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Energy on a matter of national concern regarding the...

My second request for a Statement is on the persistent internal governance wrangles at Cricket Kenya. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on a matter of national concern, regarding the persistent internal governance wrangles...

Yes. My third and final request for Statement is on the effectiveness of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) in addressing recurring audit queries and public finance management irregularities. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget...

discuss this issue. From where I sit, I think it is an issue that does not call for a knee-jerk reaction. It is an issue that calls for reflection and meditation. This is because impeachment is a constitutional process. In the Constitution, Article 150 deals with the removal of the...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for your indulgence. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1) , to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources on a matter of national concern regarding the irregular development of affordable housing projects on public and community land....

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for your indulgence. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1) , to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources on a matter of national concern regarding the irregular development of affordable housing projects on public and community land....

I beg to move: THAT Clause 29 of the Bill be amended by —

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, on behalf of the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 8 of the Bill be amended— Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, on behalf of the Chairman of the Committee on Finance and Budget, I beg to move: THAT,...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you have touched on solar energy. We know that great powers like China are shifting strongly towards solar energy. What policy efforts is the Ministry making to make sure that Kenya makes use of the solar energy that we have in this...

Yes, I am coming there. May 6, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 37 single feasibility study. I have tried to get one from the CAIPs in Busia, in Nasewa. I have not seen a single feasibility study. I have tried to get one for Busia, the CAIPs in Busia, in Nasewa. There...

Yes, I am coming there.

Thank you. Sen. Mandago.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on a matter of national concern regarding governance, utilisation and protection of public land held by the Agricultural Development Corporation (ADC) across the country. The ADC...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources on a matter of countywide concern regarding the continued alienation and non-restoration of land LR NO.209/12678, originally reserved for a public market at...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to contribute to the statement on non-remittance of statutory deductions that are a matter of law. It is a law that demands that these monies be deducted and remitted. Those who fail to do so breach the law. I do not see...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Education on a matter of national concern regarding the regulation and compliance of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in the country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there...

Sen. Omtatah, would you like to be informed by Sen. Wambua? April, 29, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 33

Proceed, Sen. Omtatah.

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Your time is up. Sen. Oburu, the floor is yours. April 22, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 25 In regards to the attack on Sen. Osotsi, I do not have the words with which to condemn it. It epitomises what is happening in this country in regard to the law. There is...