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Sen. Abass Sheikh Mohamed, please, proceed.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a sad day for this Republic. I, therefore, would like to add my voice to the fact that there is a lot of suffering in Turkana County. I feel with our brother, the Senator of Turkana County. Kenya, as a nation, is a sovereign...

Next is Sen. Beatrice Ogola.

Sen. CheruiyotMr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, those people, by every deed and action, and each time acts such as this happen to them, it reminds them how far away from the centre they are removed. It also reminds us all, as we sit in the lofty seats of these Houses of...

Hon. Senators, take your seats, please. (Several Senators walked out of the Chamber) Hon. Members, please do not leave because we still have Division to undertake. We are reporting on the Bills which have just concluded on the Divisions and we will start with reporting of the Bill by the...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I second. (Question proposed) December 5, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 39 Sen. Cheruiyot Elections (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (Senate Bills No. 29 of 2024) and its approval thereof with amendments. [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Wakili Sigei) in the Chair]

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Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to give notice of the following Motion- THAT the Senate adopts the report of the Mediation Committee on the Conflict of Interest Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 12 of 2023) laid on the Table of the Senate, today, Thursday, 5th December 2024,...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, Thursday, 5th December 2024- Report of the Auditor-General on the Bura Municipality, County Government of Garissa for the six-month period ended 30th June, 2024. (Sen. Cheruiyot laid the document on...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday 5th December, 2024- Report of the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing on its consideration of the National Construction Authority (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 59 of...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, 5th December, 2024- Report of the Mediation Committee on the Conflict of Interest Bill (National Assembly Bills No.12 of 2023) . I beg to lay. (Sen. Cheruiyot laid the document...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second. (Question proposed)

Division at the end. Hon. Senators, for the convenience of the business of the House, I will direct that to facilitate voting in all the Divisions we have undertaken, I direct the Clerk to call Order No. 8 to be moved. THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT (BICAMERAL RELATIONS) BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I second. (Question put and agreed to)

I call upon the Mover to move for the Third Reading. The Senate Majority Leader. Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Elections (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (Senate Bills No. 29 of 2024) be now read a Third Time. I request Sen. Eddy Oketch to second.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I second. (Question put and agreed to)

Sen. Cheruiyot Hon. Senators, let us resume our seats so that we can resume the Session. Hon. Senators, kindly resume your seats. Sen. Kajwang’, Sen. Kamau, resume your seats. Sen. Eddy, Sen. Cherarkey and Sen. Sigei, resume your seats. (Several Senators resumed their seats) (Interruption of voting on Bills)

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Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I second. (Question put and agreed to)

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Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Political Parties (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (Senate Bills No.26 of 2024) and its approval thereof with amendments.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) December 5, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 40

Sen. Mbugua, please proceed to second.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. I request Sen. Mbugua to second.

I call upon the mover.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Fire and Rescue Services Professionals Bill (Senate Bills No.55 of 2023) and its approval thereof with amendments.

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Thank you, Sen. Eddy. (Question proposed) Hon. Senators, I have requests from Senators who wish to contribute to this Motion. I would propose that we agree because we have very few minutes and there are four Senators who would wish to contribute on the Motion. Can we do that in...

make the viability of our counties completely not possible. That is the only thing I have to say.I also want to wish well all my fellow Senators. I wish them a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year, but most importantly, enjoy your time in Mombasa. Make sure that you...

hope, but also a place where they see as a place of getting recourse when the country is facing a lot of challenges.Secondly, let me also take this chance to thank the leadership of the House starting from the Speaker and also the Speaker's Panel. This also goes to the...

Madam Temporary Speaker, it is an honour indeed to second this Motion, which indeed I second. I second it because this has been a very tough year, in so many ways. In the middle of the year, we could not reflect on whether the last part of the year and...

Sen. Cheruiyot Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me reiterate what my dear colleague, the Senator for Migori, Eddy, a Yale University graduate, has said. If we do not deal with this issue of pending bills, we are going to be wasting our time. We are going to be digging a bigger...

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The Senate Majority Leader. Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Houses of Parliament (Bicameral Relations) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.44 of 2023) be now read a Third Time. December 5, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 44 Sen. Cheruiyot I request Sen. Eddy Oketch to second.

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate, today, Wednesday, 4th December, 2024 - The Pest Control Products (Import and Export) Regulations, Legal Notice No. 190 of 2024. The Pest Control Products (Disposal) Regulations, Legal Notice No. 191 of...

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the County Governments’ (Equitable Share) Cash Disbursement Schedule for the Financial Year 2024/2025 laid on the Table of the Senate on Wednesday, 4th...

Okay. You may now proceed to give the Notice of Motion. NOTICE OF MOTION ADOPTION OF REPORT ON THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS (EQUITABLE SHARE) CASH DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULE FOR FY 2024/2025

Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

That brings us to the end of the comments session. I now call upon the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget to lay the Paper. Had you laid the Paper?

Sen. CheruiyotI do hope that the Committee on Education can quickly find out what the facts are in this particular case. I have heard this conversation from very reliable sources, including people that I hold in extremely high regard. As they say, if you hear it repeated more than once...

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Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have a comment on two issues quickly because I know we have two minutes. The first one is on this issue of Somalia and access to that market by the miraa growing farmers predominantly from Meru and the neighbouring counties. I...

Sen. CheruiyotThe Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) also granted the certificate of good conduct, a process that is something which I do not know what you are going to do about. I find it to be extremely archaic what you have to go through to get a DCI good conduct...

Sen. Cheruiyot I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. That is very useful information. The reason why I wanted to know what the nominees said is to know his personal views. However, we need to know the CBK's position on cryptocurrency and virtual assets. They cannot continue to bury their...

Sen. Eddie, proceed to inform him.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to inform the Senate Majority Leader that we explored the issue of cryptocurrency and virtual assets in the Committee. However, there was time limit to the extent that I was not able to explore that when we were discussing it at the...

Thank you. Sen. Okenyuri Esther, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to support the Report by the Committee on Finance and Budget on the approval of Mr. Gerald Nyaoma as the Deputy Governor, Central Bank of Kenya. I have gone through the Report. He has a rich academic credentials with 36 years...

I would like to comment on what the Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot, was mentioning about repayment of Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) loan. I admit that initially when I was jobless, it took me a very long time to repay the HELB loan. As a result, so many...

Thank you. Proceed Sen. Osotsi.

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Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the House, I wish to extend a warm welcome to the delegation from the Centre for Pan-African Affairs -USA Chapter, who are visiting with us this afternoon. I hope that in the course of this afternoon, they will get to...

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Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order No.27 (6) , the Senate-

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order No.27 (6) , the Senate- November 26, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 4 Sen. CheruiyotSenate and the National Assembly Members were gathered in fulfillment of Articles 132(1)(c)(1) and 240(7) of the Constitution.It is extremely important...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.111 (1) . I beg to move- THAT notwithstanding the resolution that we made here on 14th February, 2024, on the time allocated to each Senator to speak to such a Motion, on this particular Motion, we limit...

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Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following papers on the table of the Senate today, Wednesday, 20th of November, 2024. Report of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on its consideration of the Sports Amendment Bill (Senate Bills No. 33 of 2024) . Report...

Sen. Cheruiyot Madam Temporary Speaker, I have been here for the two days that this Bill has been on the Floor of the House, listening to colleague Senators speak about a very live topic in our country, presently. November 20, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 38 Sen. CheruiyotYou will recall what happened...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.57 (1) to present the business of the Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 26th November, 2024. Ordinarily, Mr. Speaker, Sir, this statement is presented every Thursday. However, as Members are aware, you communicated to the House yesterday that...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of my colleagues here in the Senate, I welcome these students of Elgon View College in Kisii County. Sen. Onyonka was with us early in the morning. I guess he is still trying to make his way back, but as a good neighbour,...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee of the Whole do report to the Senate its consideration of the Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) (No.2) (National Assembly Bill No.45 of 2022) and its approval thereof with amendments. THE CANCER PREVENTION AND CONTROL (AMENDMENT) (NO.2)...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the Senate its consideration of the Meteorology Bill (Senate Bills No.45 of 2023) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Wakili Sigei) : We...

Sen. Cheruiyot I do not trust the Senator for Kakamega with certain assignments, but he is a good man. (Laughter) November 19, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 8 Sen. Cheruiyotstraightforward matter. I request the Leader of Minority, Sen. Stewart Madzayo to second.

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give the following Notice of Motion- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Article 127 (2) (c) (i) of the Constitution, the Senate approves the nomination of Sen. Wahome Wamatinga, MP, for appointment to the Parliamentary Service Commission to fill the vacancy occasioned...

Sen. CheruiyotTHAT the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 11. (Question of the amendment proposed) The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Wakili Sigei): Division will be at the end. Clause 12 Sen. CheruiyotMr. Temporary Chairperson, I

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Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move- THAT Clause 10 of the Bill be amended-

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Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move- THAT Clause 15 of the Bill be amended by deleting the word “Board” appearing immediately after the words “authorised by the” and substituting therefor the following new words “county executive committee member.” (Question of the amendment proposed) The Temporary Chairperson...

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Sen. Cheruiyot I call upon the Mover.

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Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Meteorology Bill (Senate Bill No.45 of 2023) and its approval thereof with amendments. Sen. Cheruiyot Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee on the...

I second.

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Hon. Senators, let us have the Chairperson.

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee of the Whole do report to the Senate its consideration of the Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) (No.2) (National Assembly Bill No.45 of 2022) and its approval thereof with amendments. November 19, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 27 THE ELECTION OFFENCES...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, Tuesday, 19th November, 2024- Report of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on its consideration of the National Disaster Risk Management Bill (National Assembly Bills No.24 of...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, Tuesday, 19th November, 2024- The state of the Judiciary and Administration of Justice Report for Financial Year 2023/2024. (Sen. Cheruiyot laid the document on the Table)

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, you remember there is a request I made---

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Public Fundraising Appeals Bill (Senate Bills No.36 of 2024) be now read a Second Time. This is a very interesting Bill. You will recall that earlier this year when we had challenges in the country, there are many things...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate colleague Senators who have taken time to speak to the Elections (Amendment) Bill (No.2) Senate Bills No. 29 of 2024, one of the three NADCO Bills. I also wish to thank Sen. Okong’o Omogeni who seconded the Bill and the more than 15...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are young men in this House who mislead elders. My apologies. BUSINESS FOR THE WEEK COMMENCING, TUESDAY, 19TH NOVEMBER, 2024 November 14, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 4 Sen. CheruiyotWe have 58 Bills that are pending conclusion, of which 40 are at the second reading stage,...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Wednesday, 13th November, 2024. LEGAL NOTICE ON SUSTAINABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT (EXTENDED PRODUCER RESPONSIBILITY) November 13, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 4 LEGAL NOTICE FOR VARIOUS REGULATIONS ON ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CO-ORDINATION

Division will be at the end. New Clause 8CThe Senate Majority leader (

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Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move- Prohibition of meteorological activities.8C. (1) No person shall engage in any meteorological observations, weather forecasting activities or weather modification activities unless that person obtains a permit from the Authority. November 13, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 23 Sen. CheruiyotThe Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Abdul Haji):...

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

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.153, I beg to move that the Committee of the Whole do report to the Senate its consideration of the Meteorology Bill (Senate Bills No. 45 of 2023) and seek leave to sit again tomorrow. (Question proposed) (Question put and...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee on the said report and request Sen. Cherarkey to second. Sen. Cherarkey Seconded. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move- 17 of...

Sen. CheruiyotSenior Counsel, Sen. Okongo November 13, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 39 Sen. Cheruiyot Clause 20 of the Bill proposes to amend the Act by inserting new Section 38(a) to provide for the designation of polling stations by IEBC and publishing them in the Gazette at least three months before the...

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Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the National Construction Authority (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 59 of 2022) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow. Sen. Cheruiyot Hon. Senators, when the House adjourned on 12th November 2024,...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Meteorology Bill (Senate Bills No. 45 of 2023) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow. Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do agree with...

Hon. Members, we are proceeding to report the progress of the Committee of the Whole and I call upon the Chairperson to report.

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 153, I beg to move that the Committee of the Whole do report to the Senate its consideration of the Cancer Prevention and Control (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 45 of 2022) and seek leave to sit again tomorrow....

Sen. Cheruiyot There is a point of order.

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move- THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be amended by numbering the introductory paragraph as sub clause (1) and inserting the following new subclause immediately after the proposed subclause (1) : November 13, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 19 Sen. CheruiyotThe Temporary Chairperson...

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Sen. CheruiyotThe Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Abdul Haji): Division will be at the end. Clause 37The Senate Majority leader (Sen. Cheruiyot): Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move-THAT, Clause 37 of the Bill be amended by deleting- November 13, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 20 Sen. Cheruiyot The Temporary Chairperson (

Division will be at the end. Clause 37The Senate Majority leader (

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Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move-THAT, Clause 37 of the Bill be amended by deleting- Mr. Temporary Chairperson, November 13, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 22 Sen. Cheruiyot“start-up” means an entity seeking to be registered under section 17 in the category NCA 6, NCA 7 or NCA 8;

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Speaker, Sir, it would be remiss of me if I do not recognize the comrades from Kisii University. Therefore, I join the Senator for Kisii County in welcoming them to this august House. I hope they will drink to their fill and enjoy all that they came...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware that at the time of going on recess, quite a good number of colleagues had spoken on this amendment and the various considerations that are being proposed. It is my hope that, that captures the gist. Many of the colleagues who...

Sen. Cheruiyot Thank you. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you were not here but in my moving notes, I said that this is justice to the county assemblies. In 2016, at the Pride Inn Paradise Beach Resort and Spa, if I am not wrong, we had the inaugural Legislative Summit, which...

Sen. Cheruiyot I wanted to support Sen. Osotsi. He should not agree to be intimidated by the Majority Whip. What he is saying is factual. None other than the Senate Majority Leader in this House has stated that this habit of County Executive Committee Members (CECM) for Finance and Economic...

Sen. Cheruiyot Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, and jointly the sponsor of this very important Bill, I celebrate your work. I did this only because I felt the need to actually assist you, having done the heavier task of bringing the November 12, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 33 Sen. CheruiyotBill together and...

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