William Kipkemoi Kisang

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to congratulate the Minister for being appointed the CS. Many people in Kenya have confidence that you are going to succeed because of your history. When Tullow Company announced that they had struck oil in Turkana, the news was received by the country with...

Sen. Kisang

Sen. Kisang Hon. Senators, there is a lot of interest on this matter. I will now give guidance that every Senator can take at least one-and-a-half minutes or a maximum of two minutes to ask a direct question, so that we can make progress. Proceed, Sen. Dullo.

Sen. Kisang Sen. Dullo, I gave some good guidance that we need to have some conversation, so that we can get Questions related to the initial Question. However, the CS has already got your message. (Laughter) Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, you may proceed.

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Sen. Kisang Madam Temporary Speaker, I withdraw for the sake of my good friend. I know he was open. I meant some counties and not his. He was an open governor. That is why he was elected for a second term and then elected as a Senator. I would like...

Sen. Kisang Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. From the onset, I support the Bill. I thank Sen. Mariam Omar for coming up with it. The Bill was tabled in the last Parliament. It went through almost all the stages, but it lapsed eventually. I am happy that she has brought...

Sen. Kisang I do not have a problem because this is a former governor. I do not know if his people have issues.

Sen. Kisang Madam Temporary Speaker, I am informed. However, we know very well that a user creates a need. If there is a need, for example, to do a road of hospital or supply medicine, the procurement department advertises then bidders bid. We should not cheat ourselves. The former Governor...

Sen. Kisang Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to comment on this Statement and the one on connectivity. It is sad that close to seven years now, we have been budgeting for and putting money under this project, for it to go into the drain in the pretext...

Sen. Kisang Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to welcome the students and lecturers from the University of Eldoret. University of Eldoret was part of Moi University in those days when we had only four universities in the country. I welcome them to the Senate to learn. I believe...

Sen. Kisang Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to make some comments on this one although I wanted to make on the earlier one. I remember during the COVID-19 pandemic, we had many issues. We did not know that oxygen was really something that we needed. During that time, I remember...

Sen. Kisang Thank you Senator. Sen. Okiya Omtatah, proceed.

Sen. Kisang

Sen. Abbas, kindly resume your seat. I have ruled that we defer voting on this one and consequently we will proceed with Order No. 10. Order No. 9 is also deferred. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THE DIVISION OF REVENUE BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILLS NO. 9 OF 2023) April 19, 2023...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker.

I direct that the Clerk rings the Division Bell for five minutes. (The Division Bell was rung) Clerk, could you please ring the Bell for another five minutes? (The Division Bell was rung) Hon. Senators, can I have the Senate Majority Whip, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, approach the Chair. (Sen. (Dr.)...

Sen. Kisang Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. You know very well what happened in the last Parliament. We passed the Data Protection Act in 2019 and already have the office of Data Protection Commissioner. Therefore, I believe, as Members have said, that it is good that the two Committees...

Sen. Abbas, kindly resume your seat. I have ruled that we defer voting on this one and consequently we will proceed with Order No. 10. Order No. 9 is also deferred. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THE DIVISION OF REVENUE BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILLS NO. 9 OF 2023) April 19, 2023...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker.

I direct that the Clerk rings the Division Bell for five minutes. (The Division Bell was rung) Clerk, could you please ring the Bell for another five minutes? (The Division Bell was rung) Hon. Senators, can I have the Senate Majority Whip, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, approach the Chair. (Sen. (Dr.)...

Hon. Senators, this is the resumption of a debate that we had on the matter that was interrupted on Wednesday, 19th April, 2023. (Question proposed) Sen. Cherarkey, you may have the Floor.

Sen. Abbas, kindly resume your seat. I have ruled that we defer voting on this one and consequently we will proceed with Order No. 10. Order No. 9 is also deferred. COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THE DIVISION OF REVENUE BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILLS NO. 9 OF 2023) April 19, 2023...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker.

I direct that the Clerk rings the Division Bell for five minutes. (The Division Bell was rung) Clerk, could you please ring the Bell for another five minutes? (The Division Bell was rung) Hon. Senators, can I have the Senate Majority Whip, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, approach the Chair. (Sen. (Dr.)...