Wahome Wamatinga

Sen. Wamatinga

Sen. Wamatinga

Sen. Wamatinga Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would also like to support the Statement by the Hon. Senator from Nandi County. Indeed, in recognition that we are living in an international community and a world that is moving towards becoming global, it is important that we acknowledge that...

Sen. Wamatinga Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this important debate. I will start by picking from where Sen. Sifuna left it. He said he does not know how many people come back here. I am one of those who got...

Sen. Wamatinga

Sen. Wamatinga

Sen. Wamatinga

Sen. Wamatinga

Sen. Wamatinga Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was sure you would be calling my name next. As I stand up, I start with the note that we, as Kenyans, must learn to develop standard operating procedures and manuals, so that they are not pegged on individuals. I know...

Sen. Wamatinga Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to also weigh in on this important matter. It is important to point out that some of the issues that my fellow Senators have pointed out are mistakes that we did since Independence. I was the...

Sen. Wamatinga Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity on behalf of my colleague, Senator for Kirinyaga, Sen. (Dr.) Murang’o, who is on the way here, to welcome the students from Kirinyaga County. I take this opportunity to tell them that it is, indeed, a...

Sen. Wamatinga

Sen. Wamatinga What is your point of order, Sen. Cherarkey?

Sen. Wamatinga Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Indeed, I am delighted because this is my former school. June 5, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 3

Sen. Wamatinga Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am a proud former student of Ruthagati Secondary School and proud to see young boys from my former school coming to the Senate and finding one of the Senators of Nyeri County as a former student of Ruthagati. I...

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Sen. Wamatingathey need. There was a major mistake that we did in the promulgation of the 2010 Constitution. We created so many counties and, therefore, duplicated very many roles. Indeed, if we would spin the wheel of time, we could have created like 12 or 15 counties, so that we...

Proceed, Sen. Osotsi.

Hon. Senators, I will now put the question. (Question put and agreed to) (Debate on the Motion was adjourned) Let us move on to the next Order. June 3, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 52 THE BUSINESS LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.51 OF 2024)

Madam Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question proposed)

Who is seconding that Motion?

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to Standing Order No.110 (1) , I beg to move that debate on this Motion be now adjourned. We have been engaged in serious consultations with the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget and the leadership of this House, and we...

Sen. Osotsi, do you have a point of order?

Sen. Wamatinga

Sen. Wamatinga Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to second the Motion as moved by the Chairperson of the Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Committee. Indeed, the coffee sector is one of the backbones of the Kenyan economy. We have witnessed a lot of success in terms of...

Sen. Wamatinga Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for according me this opportunity to add my voice to the statements that have been raised today, more so, the reports that have been presented on the Floor of this House. We know that we have a political and moral obligation...