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Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you. I rise to request for a Statement on behalf of the Senator for Nairobi, Sen. Edwin Sifuna, which is a request for statement, on lack of electricity access in parts of Nairobi City County. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53...

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Sen. Oketch Gicheru Madam Temporary Speaker, the Bill that you have called the Majority Leader to reply on is a very important Bill to the entire country. It has got implication on tax revenue of this country and the people we want to help. You were guided when I got...

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Sen. Oketch Gicheru Sen. Eddy, what is the point of information, that he should use the EACC?

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. With a very heavy heart and a bleeding soul, I request for a Statement on the unfortunate death of Albert Omondi Ojwang’ while under police custody. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1)...

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Sen. Oketch Gicheru Sen. Eddy, what is this information that you would wish to share to aid Sen. Omtatah's contention?

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Sen. Eddy, I have given you some latitude because we wanted to understand the information you wanted to volunteer. Nevertheless, if that is helpful, Sen. Omtatah, you may proceed.

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Sen. Oketch Gicheru Asante, Bi. Spika wa Muda, hayo ni maarifa mazuri na yameniarifu kuhusu taasisi hii ambayo inapaswa kuchangamkia mambo ya ufisadi. Hii ni kwa sababu, ufisadi ndio kigezo kikubwa kinachofanya mambo yasitendeke. Kwa sababu siko kwa kamati yeyote aliyetaja na kuna taasisi inayopaswa kushugulikia haya mambo, hii taasisi...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to steal 30 seconds from Sen. Chute to say that today it was the experts who are coming into the House. In all instances, experts have answered their Questions well to the extent that there are no supplementary questions. June...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank the Cabinet Secretary for the good work he did last week in the counties with the blue economy of Nyanza. I know this question was addressed in journalistic and rally conversations, but I would also like to ask whether there...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am rising under Standing Order 105, in reference to misrepresentation of facts. Unless Sen. Joe Nyutu has a law degree that the CS for Energy and Petroleum got without my knowledge, I would want him to go and learn about his CSs,...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Apart from people who do not get their pension, there are people who get their Pension, but it is stolen. I would like to ask the Cabinet Secretary whether he is aware that this is a problem that is going on with...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not sure about Sen. Nyutu.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Health on a matter of national concern regarding the status of insurance coverage for hospital assets countrywide, particularly those within Migori...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru There is a problem with our system.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this side, the system does not seem to be working. We have been queuing and we are not getting the attention that we need.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru I think my eyes were curious to speak. On a more serious note, I thank you and I want to make a quick comment on the statement by Sen. (Dr.) Murango. There is a big problem in terms of the price and mop-up of rice in our...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. I want to quickly comment on the Statement by the Senator for Kitui County, Sen. Wambua, on the issue of the Kibwezi Road. Particularly, I commend his courage to have brought a comprehensive Statement for the Senate to understand...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, because I sit in that Committee, I also rise on Standing Order No.105, the responsibility for statement of fact. I appreciate what Sen. Osotsi is doing in terms of reading the 11 counties - considered small counties - losing or gaining. However, for the...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Now, that is enough. (Laughter) Now, that is enough. (Laughter)

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity, as well as for the reinstatement of this statement. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on a matter of national concern regarding fraudulent activities targeting...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I also want to comment on the Statement by Sen. Abass, on the Early Childhood Development Education Centres (ECDEs) . Our ECDEs are in a mess. The ECDEs are devolved and governors must be serious about the levels of...

May 28, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 31 Sen. Oketch Gicheru providers on the medical errors in our hospitals. The senior, Sen. (Dr.) Boni Khalwale, who was once a very good doctor, will tell you that this idea of getting these reports involves a strategy that is informed by law. It is...

Sen. Oketch GicheruSaying that is very simple, but have we ever taken just a pause to think about any level of hospital in our communities whether a dispensary or a Level 1, Level 2 or Level May 28, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 30 Sen. Oketch Gicheru

Sen. Oketch Gicherumonies are put to good use and are put in a place that they can be able to serve our people.Lastly, Mr. Speaker, I said I wanted to bring a recourse to a conversation that has implicated the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget on the...

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[The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Abdul Haji) in the Chair] May 22, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 39 Sen. Oketch Gicheru Today, we do have a strong youth bulge in Kenya. A number of young people have left school and want to start small businesses....

Proceed, Sen. Faki.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Very well. The putting of the question on Order No.9 is deferred. (Putting of question on the Bill deferred) Additionally, Orders No.10, 11, and 12 are also deferred. [The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) left the Chair] [The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) in the Chair] May 22, 2025 SENATE...

Very well. The putting of the question on Order No.9 is deferred. (Putting of question on the Bill deferred) Additionally, Orders No.10, 11, and 12 are also deferred. THE SPORTS (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.33 OF 2024) May 22, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 25 THE SPORTS (AMENDMENT) (NO.2) BILL (SENATE BILLS...

Clerk, we will now proceed to Order No.13. May 22, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 26 THE COOPERATIVES BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILLS NO.7 OF 2024)

Sen. Oketch GicheruMr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, last week, we were with a number of seniors from this House and I thank them. I also know that your contribution reached the people of Migori and your message was well home with the people of Migori. I know you were traveling to...

Sen. Oketch GicheruSo, while it happened that on the Ang’ata Barikoi side is where the police shot a number of people, it is also true that, that conflict is taking more lives in the entire region. Apart from the Committee dealing with this, since it is an ongoing conflict year-in,...

Proceed, Sen. Seki.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to contribute to this Statement by Sen. Omtatah on the issue of the killing of residents of Ang’ata Barikoi. This information came to us and we really regret it. We want to condole with the people of Narok, more so the Ang’ata...

Sen. Samson Cherarkey, proceed.

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Sen. Oketch Gicheru Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Good morning, Cabinet Secretary? Let me also take this opportunity to congratulate you on your new role. Today, I am seeing Members of the House welcoming you to this House amicably. We, as a House, in our oversight role, have faced a...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my brother, Sen. Cherarkey, has just spoken about the UHC workers. He has said that there should be Kshs2 billion allocated for them. I wanted to inform Sen. Cherarkey that, because we share the gravity of this issue, Kshs2 billion cannot be enough...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious flaw in this House. I am rising on Standing Order No.105 on responsibility for statement of fact. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, is it in order for the Senator for Nandi, who is a lawyer, to misinform the House...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir--- [The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) in the Chair]

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