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Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, the camera is on. The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Abdul Haji) : Sen. Wamatinga, can you switch on your camera, so that we see you? January 19, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 14 Sen. Cheruiyot In the morning, I argue against it on the same basis that...

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I oppose the amendment by my good friend, Sen. Mumma. The Public Service Commission (PSC) encompasses and brings on board quite a number of sectors in this society. As a House, it would be very unfair for us to deny the Public Service Commission a chance...

Sen. Gataya Mo Fire, please proceed.

Sen. Cheruiyot No, I do not need information because I have enough. (Laughter)

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Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir. I would like to appeal to Sen. Mumma to think hard and long about her amendment. The strength of this House and of the National Assembly is based on the committee system. You are a Member of JLAHRC elected by a popular...

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Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I accept your guidance.

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Sen. Cheruiyotmuch powers. It is because Parliament is a reflection of the entire country. Everybody knows that Parliament has two sides, the Minority and the Majority.Even then, as we sat in the PSC, we wrote letters to the leadership of both Houses - the Majority and Minority sides - and...

Sen. Cheruiyotmay need to guide us, but I will speak about it later. I wish he was in the House while I say this.The Bill seeks to cure the above cited malady as proscribed by the High Court in its ruling. Reducing the number of membership of the Parliamentary Service...

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Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, the camera is on. The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Abdul Haji) : Sen. Wamatinga, can you switch on your camera, so that we see you? January 19, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 14 Sen. Cheruiyot In the morning, I argue against it on the same basis that...

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I oppose the amendment by my good friend, Sen. Mumma. The Public Service Commission (PSC) encompasses and brings on board quite a number of sectors in this society. As a House, it would be very unfair for us to deny the Public Service Commission a chance...

Sen. Gataya Mo Fire, please proceed.

Sen. Cheruiyot No, I do not need information because I have enough. (Laughter)

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir. I would like to appeal to Sen. Mumma to think hard and long about her amendment. The strength of this House and of the National Assembly is based on the committee system. You are a Member of JLAHRC elected by a popular...

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I accept your guidance.

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyotmuch powers. It is because Parliament is a reflection of the entire country. Everybody knows that Parliament has two sides, the Minority and the Majority.Even then, as we sat in the PSC, we wrote letters to the leadership of both Houses - the Majority and Minority sides - and...

Sen. Cheruiyotmay need to guide us, but I will speak about it later. I wish he was in the House while I say this.The Bill seeks to cure the above cited malady as proscribed by the High Court in its ruling. Reducing the number of membership of the Parliamentary Service...

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Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose this Motion simply because the matter at hand has many dynamics. Looking at the Committee that has been put together, I do not think the dynamics will be met. (Applause)(Applause)(Applause) Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have heard your Message. For a very long time, I have been avoiding to comment on this particular issue because you know very well that this has been a topical issue in our country. Given that this was a Memorandum addressed to you, I...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution and Section 33 of the County Governments Act, on 14th December, 2022, the Meru County Assembly approved a Motion to remove from office, by impeachment, Honourable Kawira...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion on the establishment of a Select Committee to investigate and report on the proposed removal from office, by impeachment, of Hon. Kawira Mwangaza, the Governor of Meru County- THAT, WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution and...

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is interesting to have Sen. Okiya Omtatah here. At some point, he will have to draw a line and this is with no ill will, malice or bad intent on him. He has carved a space for himself as a public interest...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have very clear rules of debate. When debating, you cannot impute improper motive on your colleagues without a substantive Motion. Sen. Orwoba is now imputing improper motive on me as the Senate Majority Leader and secondly, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) . There are...

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

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Sen. Cheruiyot) : Sen. Beth Syengo, choose your language. You started with English, kindly, proceed in and finish in English. Be very careful what you say.

Sen. Syengo, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose the Motion for the several reasons. I have no problem with the membership of the Committee. The question is, how was the membership arrived at? Why was there no Kamukunji so that we know who is to go to that Committee?...

Sen. Cheruiyot Hon. Senators, voting starts now. We are going to vote electronically. You can press “Yes”, “No” or “Abstain”. (Voting in progress) December 20, 2022 SENATE DEBATES 53 Sen. Cheruiyot Therefore, we should not set a precedence of saying that we do not trust in committees and this and...

Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No. 84 (1) , I determine that the matter affects counties and therefore voting will be by county delegations. The vote will be carried when a minimum of 24 delegations vote in favor of the Motion. At this juncture, I will ask the Serjeant-at-Arms...

Hon. Senators, voting starts now. We are going to vote electronically. You can press “Yes”, “No” or “Abstain”. (Voting in progress) DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING December 20, 2022 SENATE DEBATES 54

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose this Motion simply because the matter at hand has many dynamics. Looking at the Committee that has been put together, I do not think the dynamics will be met. (Applause)(Applause)(Applause) Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have heard your Message. For a very long time, I have been avoiding to comment on this particular issue because you know very well that this has been a topical issue in our country. Given that this was a Memorandum addressed to you, I...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution and Section 33 of the County Governments Act, on 14th December, 2022, the Meru County Assembly approved a Motion to remove from office, by impeachment, Honourable Kawira...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion on the establishment of a Select Committee to investigate and report on the proposed removal from office, by impeachment, of Hon. Kawira Mwangaza, the Governor of Meru County- THAT, WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution and...

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is interesting to have Sen. Okiya Omtatah here. At some point, he will have to draw a line and this is with no ill will, malice or bad intent on him. He has carved a space for himself as a public interest...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have very clear rules of debate. When debating, you cannot impute improper motive on your colleagues without a substantive Motion. Sen. Orwoba is now imputing improper motive on me as the Senate Majority Leader and secondly, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) . There are...

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

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot) : Sen. Beth Syengo, choose your language. You started with English, kindly, proceed in and finish in English. Be very careful what you say.

Sen. Syengo, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose the Motion for the several reasons. I have no problem with the membership of the Committee. The question is, how was the membership arrived at? Why was there no Kamukunji so that we know who is to go to that Committee?...

Sen. Cheruiyot Hon. Senators, voting starts now. We are going to vote electronically. You can press “Yes”, “No” or “Abstain”. (Voting in progress) December 20, 2022 SENATE DEBATES 53 Sen. Cheruiyot Therefore, we should not set a precedence of saying that we do not trust in committees and this and...

Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No. 84 (1) , I determine that the matter affects counties and therefore voting will be by county delegations. The vote will be carried when a minimum of 24 delegations vote in favor of the Motion. At this juncture, I will ask the Serjeant-at-Arms...

Hon. Senators, voting starts now. We are going to vote electronically. You can press “Yes”, “No” or “Abstain”. (Voting in progress) DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING December 20, 2022 SENATE DEBATES 54

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose this Motion simply because the matter at hand has many dynamics. Looking at the Committee that has been put together, I do not think the dynamics will be met. (Applause)(Applause)(Applause) Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have heard your Message. For a very long time, I have been avoiding to comment on this particular issue because you know very well that this has been a topical issue in our country. Given that this was a Memorandum addressed to you, I...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution and Section 33 of the County Governments Act, on 14th December, 2022, the Meru County Assembly approved a Motion to remove from office, by impeachment, Honourable Kawira...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion on the establishment of a Select Committee to investigate and report on the proposed removal from office, by impeachment, of Hon. Kawira Mwangaza, the Governor of Meru County- THAT, WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution and...

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is interesting to have Sen. Okiya Omtatah here. At some point, he will have to draw a line and this is with no ill will, malice or bad intent on him. He has carved a space for himself as a public interest...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have very clear rules of debate. When debating, you cannot impute improper motive on your colleagues without a substantive Motion. Sen. Orwoba is now imputing improper motive on me as the Senate Majority Leader and secondly, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) . There are...

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

Sen. Cheruiyot

Sen. Cheruiyot) : Sen. Beth Syengo, choose your language. You started with English, kindly, proceed in and finish in English. Be very careful what you say.

Sen. Syengo, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to oppose the Motion for the several reasons. I have no problem with the membership of the Committee. The question is, how was the membership arrived at? Why was there no Kamukunji so that we know who is to go to that Committee?...

Sen. Cheruiyot Hon. Senators, voting starts now. We are going to vote electronically. You can press “Yes”, “No” or “Abstain”. (Voting in progress) December 20, 2022 SENATE DEBATES 53 Sen. Cheruiyot Therefore, we should not set a precedence of saying that we do not trust in committees and this and...

Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No. 84 (1) , I determine that the matter affects counties and therefore voting will be by county delegations. The vote will be carried when a minimum of 24 delegations vote in favor of the Motion. At this juncture, I will ask the Serjeant-at-Arms...

Hon. Senators, voting starts now. We are going to vote electronically. You can press “Yes”, “No” or “Abstain”. (Voting in progress) DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING December 20, 2022 SENATE DEBATES 54

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join you in welcoming the guests that have joined us this morning to follow the proceedings during this Special Sitting. I wish them well in their excursion in the city and in Parliament as they seek to understand the Kenyan parliamentary processes....

Sen. CheruiyotMost occasions when we meet, it is either for Motions, which are equally important, but the most important business for Parliament is legislation for substantive Bills that come before this House. Virtually, every Committee has a Member that has requested that their Bill be considered and Committees are taking...

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join you in welcoming the guests that have joined us this morning to follow the proceedings during this Special Sitting. I wish them well in their excursion in the city and in Parliament as they seek to understand the Kenyan parliamentary processes....

Sen. CheruiyotMost occasions when we meet, it is either for Motions, which are equally important, but the most important business for Parliament is legislation for substantive Bills that come before this House. Virtually, every Committee has a Member that has requested that their Bill be considered and Committees are taking...