Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join you in welcoming this team from the Institute of Economic Affairs Kenya. If I am not mistaken, this is the think-tank led by Dr. Kwame Owino. Yes, I can see them nod. When we had deliberations on the cost of living...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I suggest that for ease of transaction of the business ahead of us, we can put all the votes up to Order No.13 when a Member rises, since we are voting manually and we have done this before. This is my humble request. November 28,...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I suggest that for ease of transaction of the business ahead of us, we can put all the votes up to Order No.13 when a Member rises, since we are voting manually and we have done this before. This is my humble request. November 28,...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 57 (1) , I thank you for giving me this opportunity to present the business for the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 28th November,

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I wish to comment on two Statements. First, is the Statement by Sen. Chute on ‘Bunge Towers’. When I left the Commission, we had done everything that was needed for Members to occupy that House. The only thing remaining was the procurement...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is my understanding that I will welcome the students from Zetech and then proceed to contribute to the Bill. Did I get you right?

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thought you had already proposed the question. No problem. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to join you in welcoming the students from Zetech University, a university that continues to distinguish itself as an institution of higher learning and excellence, especially...

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the chance to contribute to this important Bill; The Food and Feed Safety Control Coordination Bill of 2023. The fact that the Bill is called Coordination Bill, tells you that there is a need that arose to coordinate certain organs and...

Sen. Cheruiyot I have just realized that. As you know, I am a big supporter of the gender movement in this country, and my credentials are not in question. It is just that I had not noticed that there had been a change. Mr. Temporary Speaker, this particular Act of...

Sen. Cheruiyot Madam Temporary Speaker, I keep forgetting, but I will I will get it right along the way. Thank you for reminding me. If I make the same mistake, remind me once more until I get it right. This Bill addresses an important need in our society; the need...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 57 (1) , I thank you for giving me this opportunity to present the business for the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 28th November,

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I wish to comment on two Statements. First, is the Statement by Sen. Chute on ‘Bunge Towers’. When I left the Commission, we had done everything that was needed for Members to occupy that House. The only thing remaining was the procurement...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is my understanding that I will welcome the students from Zetech and then proceed to contribute to the Bill. Did I get you right?

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thought you had already proposed the question. No problem. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to join you in welcoming the students from Zetech University, a university that continues to distinguish itself as an institution of higher learning and excellence, especially...

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the chance to contribute to this important Bill; The Food and Feed Safety Control Coordination Bill of 2023. The fact that the Bill is called Coordination Bill, tells you that there is a need that arose to coordinate certain organs and...

Sen. Cheruiyot I have just realized that. As you know, I am a big supporter of the gender movement in this country, and my credentials are not in question. It is just that I had not noticed that there had been a change. Mr. Temporary Speaker, this particular Act of...

Sen. Cheruiyot Madam Temporary Speaker, I keep forgetting, but I will I will get it right along the way. Thank you for reminding me. If I make the same mistake, remind me once more until I get it right. This Bill addresses an important need in our society; the need...

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I welcome the visiting delegation of honourable Members from Nakuru County Assembly, my neighbouring county. It is a county at the heart of the Rift Valley, our former province. It is my sincere hope that they will get the full value of their...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.57 (1) , I hereby present the business of the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 21st November, 2023. November 16, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 12 Sen. CheruiyotAs you are aware, consideration of the regular business of the Senate last week was...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very straightforward matter and I do not know why we are taking long in making a determination. This is the fourth volume of the Standing Orders of the Senate. If you check Volume I, Volume II and I think even Volume III,...

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

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, did you hear Sen. Osotsi cast aspersion on the conduct of colleague Senators?

Sen. Cheruiyot Standing Order No.101 (4) on Contents of Speech. It states that- “No Senator shall impute improper motive to any Senator or to a Member of the National Assembly except upon specific substantive Motion of which at least three days’ notice has to be given, calling in question the...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to be quick on this matter. I rise to support this Motion. This is a very important exercise that Kenya has signed up for. I wish, while I said this, our colleague Senators from the Minority side were in the House; those...

Sen. CheruiyotThat it gets to a point where those that draw their livelihood from farming practices can comfortably predict and plan their lives because you have set up systems, you have put in place cooperatives, milling plants and mechanisms as an administration and even as a country, to be able...

Senate Majority Leader, when the House resumes, you will have a balance of 54 minutes to contribute to this particular Bill. ADJOURNMENT

30 p.m. time to adjourn the Senate. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until Tuesday 21st November, 2023 at 2:30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m. November 16, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 59

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I welcome the visiting delegation of honourable Members from Nakuru County Assembly, my neighbouring county. It is a county at the heart of the Rift Valley, our former province. It is my sincere hope that they will get the full value of their...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, he needs to listen to what I said. I did not say Members are cheating. Cheating the system is November 15, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 37 Sen. Cheruiyotcompletely different from lying or cheating. Cheating the system is when a gadget or a particular system gets...

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Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not mind being informed by Sen. Oketch Gicheru now that he has learnt. So long as he promises not to be shouting at the Speaker. However, at the next opportunity, he must commit before informing me that he has learnt the lesson...

Sen. Cheruiyot You get the intervention of the Speaker by pressing and waiting. You do not shout. That is the lesson that I want to pass on to Sen. Oketch Gicheru.

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me help you.

Sen. Cheruiyot Until he learns how to seek the attention of the Speaker. You know in this House, you graduate and learn. If he has not known how to use gadgets and he is using his mouth, does he really merit to inform a Senate Majority Leader?

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what I need to restrain myself from is the kind of English I use. Perhaps, it will find better favour if I spoke in simple language where everyone will appreciate and say that I have not misled or insulted anyone. It is my plain...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second thing is that H.E gave an account of programmes that have been run by this administration. Of course, top of which featured prominently is a very successful Hustler Fund initiative that has lent out billions of Kenya Shillings to ordinary citizens. More than...

Sen. Cheruiyot I wish Sen. Mwaruma was listening because that is exactly what I was explaining. I will provide this House in the next 24 hours, the CBK balances of the Government of Kenya (GOK) at that particular time. It goes beyond saying, that things were so bad at that...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to carry on with the debate and congratulations to H.E the President on a brilliant Speech that he gave on account of the work that his administration has done. Of course, I made remarks to the effect that when H.E the President took...

Sen. Cheruiyot Yes! How can I conclude, Mr. Speaker, Sir? I have not begun. I have 60 minutes. I will conclude at about 5.30 p.m.

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to withdraw the words “only today being in the House” and instead say that this is one of the rare occasions. (Applause)

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to dissuade you from sending Sen. Omogeni out. These are the few instances he is in the country. Allow him to enjoy the proceedings of the House. (Laughter) November 15, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 32 Sen. CheruiyotMr. Speaker, Sir, first of all I will...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought there is only one Speaker in the House. I am struggling to get your instructions because there is a whole battalion of---

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am elated this afternoon listening to Members debate the President’s Speech. For the very first time, it is an opportunity for many of them to critique, agree and disagree. I want to begin by lauding the President on a very serious departure from the...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, he needs to listen to what I said. I did not say Members are cheating. Cheating the system is November 15, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 37 Sen. Cheruiyotcompletely different from lying or cheating. Cheating the system is when a gadget or a particular system gets...

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot) :

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not mind being informed by Sen. Oketch Gicheru now that he has learnt. So long as he promises not to be shouting at the Speaker. However, at the next opportunity, he must commit before informing me that he has learnt the lesson...

Sen. Cheruiyot You get the intervention of the Speaker by pressing and waiting. You do not shout. That is the lesson that I want to pass on to Sen. Oketch Gicheru.

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me help you.

Sen. Cheruiyot Until he learns how to seek the attention of the Speaker. You know in this House, you graduate and learn. If he has not known how to use gadgets and he is using his mouth, does he really merit to inform a Senate Majority Leader?

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what I need to restrain myself from is the kind of English I use. Perhaps, it will find better favour if I spoke in simple language where everyone will appreciate and say that I have not misled or insulted anyone. It is my plain...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, the second thing is that H.E gave an account of programmes that have been run by this administration. Of course, top of which featured prominently is a very successful Hustler Fund initiative that has lent out billions of Kenya Shillings to ordinary citizens. More than...

Sen. Cheruiyot I wish Sen. Mwaruma was listening because that is exactly what I was explaining. I will provide this House in the next 24 hours, the CBK balances of the Government of Kenya (GOK) at that particular time. It goes beyond saying, that things were so bad at that...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to carry on with the debate and congratulations to H.E the President on a brilliant Speech that he gave on account of the work that his administration has done. Of course, I made remarks to the effect that when H.E the President took...

Sen. Cheruiyot Yes! How can I conclude, Mr. Speaker, Sir? I have not begun. I have 60 minutes. I will conclude at about 5.30 p.m.

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to withdraw the words “only today being in the House” and instead say that this is one of the rare occasions. (Applause)

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to dissuade you from sending Sen. Omogeni out. These are the few instances he is in the country. Allow him to enjoy the proceedings of the House. (Laughter) November 15, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 32 Sen. CheruiyotMr. Speaker, Sir, first of all I will...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought there is only one Speaker in the House. I am struggling to get your instructions because there is a whole battalion of---

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am elated this afternoon listening to Members debate the President’s Speech. For the very first time, it is an opportunity for many of them to critique, agree and disagree. I want to begin by lauding the President on a very serious departure from the...