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Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also rise to note and appreciate the Report tabled before Parliament by the President in accordance with Article 240 of the Constitution. I thank him because he was able to do so. This is the first time we are implementing Article 240 of...

Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to say that the security agents will not get tired in this operation. They should also move into other estates, including South C and South B. There are many areas where there is insecurity and we fear talking about it. We should...

Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is very clear in the five books that made the Israelites move to Egypt and that is Genesis, Numbers, Leviticus, Deuteronomy and Exodus. When you read those five books you are able to understand why we have a Bible and why this country...

Sen. Elachi It is Genesis, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Elachi Verse 52, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will check and give you. It is very clear that God told the Israelites to give their land. First of all, he said: “You should not make your brother your servant”. Then he moves on and says: “You have been given land within...

Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to request for two weeks to enable us to give a comprehensive response.

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Sen. Elachi Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you should rule that I do not substantiate or be challenged. All I can say, at this juncture, is that you are giving your own opinion. Whether or not you know it is right, that is not for me to say. This is a...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not want to be rude to the gracious lady. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Senate Minority Leader said that the Jubilee Government is doing everything possible to make sure that devolution does not work. Could he lay the evidence on the Table?

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Sen. Elachi Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, I appreciate your guidance but sometimes the tongue can slip into a different language. The President looked at agriculture and alluded to the Galana Project which I think cuts across the two counties. As we devolve more functions to the counties, as the Senate,...

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Is the hon. Senator in order to allude to what had been said by Sen. Wetangula when he talked about useless information to have been referring to the useless processes that have been encountered? What Sen. Wetangula referred to as useless was...

Sen. Elachi What is your point of order, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale? Madam Temporary Speaker, the whole country is keen to know who amongst Members of the National Assembly and the Senate has made it their business to fight devolution. The hon. Senator has said that there are Members from CORD...

Sen. Elachi What is it, Sen. (Dr.) Machage?

Sen. Elachi Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to substantiate using the Division of Revenue Bill which we passed in this House. Indeed, it was hon. Mbadi from CORD side who opposed it when it went to the Lower House. This was the money meant for the counties. So, it is...

What is your point of order, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale? Madam Temporary Speaker, the whole country is keen to know who amongst Members of the National Assembly and the Senate has made it their business to fight devolution. The hon. Senator has said that there are Members from CORD in the...

Sen. Elachi On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Sen. Elachi Madam Temporary Speaker, the distinguished Senator for Kakamega has mentioned two Bills that are, in his view, out to kill devolution. But he forgot two other Bills that also have the potential to kill devolution, and they are the Bill by hon. Mutambu aimed at reducing the numbers...

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Sen. Elachi Madam Temporary Speaker, I just want to talk about one thing which I think is an issue that all of us are really worried about. This is the issue of security which, indeed, the President talked about, specifically the concept of Nyumba Kumi---

Sen. Elachi On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Could Sen. (Dr.) Machage table the list of the Kenyan embassies in friendly nations that are vacant, as he has alleged in his presentation? As far as we know, most of our Embassies are represented.

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Sen. Elachi I now call upon the Mover to respond. March 26, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Elachi This Motion before the Senate does not affect counties--- (Technical hitch – no sound) (Question put and agreed to) (Applause) Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to contribute...

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Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe that the Senate Majority Leader was speaking in a public rally and, therefore, those were his own opinions. So, I believe that he was not speaking for the Senate.

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Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that Kenya is fully supportive of United Nations (UN) peace keeping initiatives and has contributed to many peace keeping operations both in Africa and beyond; appreciating that the Kenya Defence College offers very...

Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know the various committees of the Senate are yet to be constituted, but we will take up the responsibility and ensure that after they are up and running, that we give an answer to hon. Senator’s request. March 19, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen....

Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do take responsibility that the office of the Senate Majority Leader will ensure that in two weeks, the statement will be issued.

Sen. Elachiwould not like to move out of their families. The same thing applies to their children. I know very well that there are old people who are not being taken care of by their own biological children, because they do not have time for them. They end up being...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I must congratulate Sen. (Prof.) Lesan. It is not surprising that such an important Motion is coming from a man of his calibre. I think this is the first time we are having a Motion touching on the matter of population of Kenya in the Senate....

old. This can only mean that we are going to have more and more of the people in this bracket that the professor is trying to capture. If the Government was aggressive, there would be no problem here. In fact, I have just googled the world population and I have...

Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following procedural Motion:- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.125, the Senate resolves that the publication period of the following Bills be reduced from fourteen days to eleven days:-

Sen. Elachi On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I think that we need to look at the interest of this country. I think it will be wrong to say that we are misleading the country when, indeed, we are trying to deal with issues. There was no...

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Sen. Elachioffice messenger, not even once. That is why in this country a new vocabulary has developed. When you go out there, people in Kenya hardly talk about earning money. They only talk about making money. Nobody wants to earn money; everybody wants to make money. This is how we...

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Sen. Elachi On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Do you want to be informed?

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Sen. ElachiMost of it has already been embezzled as we have seen it happening. So, if there is somebody who is responsible for this action, we need not relent. We need to go down to the root of the problem and punish the culprit properly. This should not continue again.I...

March 18, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

build Thika Highway, it was built. So, this road can be built. It is a small contribution for Kenya and it will bring value.The Port of Mombasa, like Sen, Wetangula said, can bring enough money to run this economy. In fact, Djibouti Port which is a very shallow port and...

allowances and several other out of town and out of country meetings which are very expensive and do not earn us much.On the standard gauge railway, I support. I was in Mombasa when the President was launching this project because I support it. This is because a port that does...

areas that touch on their mandate and of concern to the lives of many Kenyans.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there are some Committees that need to emulate this Committee. The key Committees must be very active and move around the country, for example, the Committee on Agriculture, Land and Natural Resources....

March 18, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

Order! We had a Senator who had requested to move a Motion of Adjournment and the Chair had allowed. So, I ask Sen. (Dr.) Zani to move the Motion.Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, you have three minutes left. I believe that tomorrow when the debate resumes, you will continue. MOTION OF ADJOURNMENT...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that this House now adjourn to discuss a matter of national importance and this is the issue of the stalemate that has led to the strike. Right now, all members of staff of public universities are on strike. Students have been left...

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Sen. Elachi(Laughter) March 13, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Elachi Order! That is a different matter altogether. (Laughter)

Order, you are not allowed to repeat yourself. All right, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will not repeat myself. I wish to lay on the Table a court order. (Sen. Mbuvi laid the document on the Table)

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. All along, I was supporting Sen. Sonko on this one. However, the issues he is quoting are the same ones that he presented before the High Court for determination. Those are the triable issues. In that case, this House is breaking the...

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, protect me from Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Junior. I am making a very important point. I was supporting Sen. Sonko all along. However, the things he is quoting are the same ones he has approached the High Court with and they are triable issues. If we allow him...

Sen. Elachiwhat we are discussing here. This issue was not fulfilled by the Government that was in power and even the current one has not done so. One of the issues that was recommended by Ransley was a comprehensive medical insurance cover to take care of the health of officers...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Motion which was moved by Sen. Muthama and thank him for bringing it. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is one thing that makes me happy about this Motion, that is, the establishment of an insurance scheme. This will...

We all know that people have had problems when following up compensation. They have visited several offices and undergone tedious processes going for their compensation. Once we have an insurance scheme in place, I believe that there will be a secretariat that will deal with this problem. I know that...

March 12, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

families use the little resource they have to pursue their benefits. It is like using the benefits long before they are paid.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we need to have policies geared towards improving living standards in terms of reasonable accommodation for these officers. We also need to have improved salaries...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to support a very human Motion. It shows that Sen. Muthama has a heart and he has thought about something that many of us had not thought about. I believe that all Senators in this House have bodyguards and...

Seeing that there is no other interested Member who wishes to contribute, I now call upon the Mover to reply.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to sincerely thank my colleagues who have contributed to this Motion. From what was captured on the Floor of this House, it is clear that there truly was need for this Motion. The Government has to take serious steps by making sure that issues...

Very well. March 12, 2014 SENATE DEBATES ADJOURNMENT

Hon. Senators, the remaining one minute will not be enough to prosecute the next Motion on the Order Paper. Therefore, it is now time to interrupt the business of the Senate. The Senate stands adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, 13th March, 2014 at 2.30 pm. The Senate rose at 6.29 p.m.