Elachi Beatrice Kadeveresia

Sen. Elachicountry. If we had passed and implemented the Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Authority (Amendment) Bill, we would be talking a different language. At the same time, we hope and believe that the next Senate will have money to oversight the national Government and the county governments.We must appreciate that...

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Sen. Elachi On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Will I be in order to request that you give an order to the committees dealing with various petitions to finalize them and table their reports before the end of the month?

Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am requesting you to ask the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget to finalise all the petitions pending before it and table the report before the end of the month?

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Sen. Elachi I did not hear that.

Sen. Elachi(Motion deferred)Very well. I order that this Motion is put in tomorrow’s Order Paper. I will defer Order No.20. Second Reading April 4, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Elachi A Therefore, many suppliers will suffer if we go for election before they are paid. We know that most counties owe...

On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Who do you want to inform?

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to inform my sister, Sen. Beatrice Elachi.

Very well, do you want to be informed? Sen. Elachi Yes, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. Elachi is correct that some of the governors are receiving nomination certificates. The governor in question has been charged. He is in court on two counts. Therefore, we do not understand how with that fact, he would then end up being cleared.

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Sen. Elachi I did not hear that.

Sen. Elachi(Motion deferred)Very well. I order that this Motion is put in tomorrow’s Order Paper. I will defer Order No.20. Second Reading April 4, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Elachi A Therefore, many suppliers will suffer if we go for election before they are paid. We know that most counties owe...

On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Who do you want to inform?

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to inform my sister, Sen. Beatrice Elachi.

Very well, do you want to be informed? Sen. Elachi Yes, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. Elachi is correct that some of the governors are receiving nomination certificates. The governor in question has been charged. He is in court on two counts. Therefore, we do not understand how with that fact, he would then end up being cleared.

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Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday 28th March, 2017:- THE STATE OF THE NATION ADDRESS DELIVERED BY E. THE PRESIDENT ON 15TH MARCH, 2017 THE 4TH ANNUAL REPORT (2016) ON REALIZATION OF NATIONAL VALUES AND PRINCIPLES...

Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 24 (6) , the Thanks of the Senate be recorded for the exposition of public policy contained in the Address of the President delivered on Wednesday, 15th March,...

Sen. Elachi On a point of order. March 28, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, clarity is a very important thing in this House. Did I hear Sen. Khaniri say on behalf of the Committee? Could he clarify whether he is the Chairman? It is very important for...

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Sen. ElachiA Wetangula being a leader of this House and knowing what the rules are, feels very comfortable to continue to challenge a fact and an issue that is provided for in the Standing Orders of this House.In his contribution he has clearly ---

Order, Sen. Wetangula. Let us hear the point of order from Sen. Elachi. Sen. Elachi In his contribution, he has clearly declared that it is a falsehood. Can he withdraw or substantiate--- March 28, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Elachi Order, Sen. wetangula. Do not be emotional. I am not trying...

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Sen. Elachi Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the Bill. This will be my last Bill to talk about in the Senate. When I go to the National Assembly, I will look at it better. This Bill is about a budget that will take us...

Sen. Elachi Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was waiting for guidance. On the issue of IBEC---

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Sen. Elachi Order, Members, let me give the following directions. First, this matter is not strange to the House. It was alluded to by the Senate Minority Leader and also by Sen. Khaniri. The Motion is before us and as we contribute to it, the leadership of the House can...

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Sen. Elachi Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, can the Mover do it? Sen. Elachi If there is nobody then, the debate continues.

Sen. Elachi Order, Sen. Kiraitu Murungi. I ruled that Sen. Orengo will not be the right person to move that Motion because he has already spoken on the dilatory Motion. However, that does not stop anybody else from moving the Motion. I did not invite anybody to move that Motion....

Sen. Elachi Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. When I look at the law as was done by the Committee Chaired by Sen. Orengo and Sen. Kiraitu, I do not see any contradiction at all that requires this amendment. In any case, Section 44

Sen. Elachi, are you through? Sen. Elachi[The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kembi-Gitura) left the Chair] [The Speaker (Hon. Ethuro) resumed the Chair]

Sen. Elachi On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. (Loud Consultations)

Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, is it in order to mislead Kenyans that the electronic or Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) has started now yet even in the Select Committee we returned the process that we had in 2013? I do not know which electronic voting we are now talking about....

Sen. Elachipronouncement that this particular Clause is unconstitutional.When you read Article 89, it is very clear that in reviewing constituency and ward boundaries, the commission shall consult interested parties. There is no provision for the National Assembly to sit down and make binding recommendations on the electoral commission. So, first,...