Elachi Beatrice Kadeveresia

Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.45---

Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I apologise for coming in late. We were held up in a meeting.

Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.45 (2) (b) , I rise to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations regarding delayed promotions of Administration Police officers to senior positions. In the statement, the Chairperson should:-

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Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Chairperson of the Committee on Roads and Transport, I have heard this request on those serious matters relating to boda boda riders in Nairobi. I hope we will raise a response in two weeks’ time.

Sen. ElachiOrder, Sen. Murkomen! You June 15, 2016 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Elachi He is completely out of order. Actually any Member of this House can name him. The mistake is so grave that any Member can stand but since I see none, we can continue.

Sen. Elachi THAT, pursuant to Article 107 (1) (c) of the Constitution and Standing Order No.18, the Senate elects Sen. Naisula Lesuuda to preside over the proceedings of the House for the rest of the sitting today, Tuesday 14th June, 2016. This is to enable the Temporary Speaker to be...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill is very exciting. As a Member of the Committee on Energy, I am happy to note that we appreciate the efforts that the Government has put to ensure that we have a legal framework that deals with matters of petroleum, particularly exploration, development and...

transparent agreements that will be vetted and interrogated by Parliament, to ensure that those resources are transparent and applied for the benefit of the country.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I speak with passion because I come from an oil producing county, where oil has been discovered. Two weeks ago I was...

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Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I just have one more request. I made a request to the Chairman regarding whether it will be possible to get officials from the Ministry to appear before his committee. When officials appear before a committee and the Senator concerned is also there, we...

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Sen. ElachiUp left and the fellow had to meet with the tarmac. That is a cultural dance associated with the Maasai and the Maa Community.Today, you will find people hosting shows in Miami, Colombo and London saying that they have a dance troupe. They do the Maasai dance. Some are...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee on the said report. Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. seconded (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to)

Next order. THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURAL EXPRESSIONS BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 48 OF 2015)

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 48 of 2015) be read a Second Time. This Bill gives effect to three articles of the Constitution; Article 11 on Culture, Article 40 on Right to Property...

and the treatment was the same. The fact that he did not succeed made people ridicule him. There was no attempt by the State to support that kind of innovation. That is as far as the so-called modern knowledge goes. Today, the world is governed by a broad body of...

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Sen. Elachi At least we have heard that very convincing voice. Sen. Karaba. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for allowing me to contribute to this Bill in support. This is a Bill that people need to have traveled to Paris which is the Capital City of France....

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, normally, I do not oppose Bills in this House. However, I would like to go on record as opposing this Bill, and I have my own reasons for doing so. As you know, I am a member of the Njuri Ncheke of Meru and this Bill...

What is it, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo?

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Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bill No.4 of 2016) and its approval thereof without amendments.

Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first, I would like to thank the mediation team. I also thank Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. I am one of those who benefited from the small parties. I am still the Secretary General of our party. I want to thank Kenyans because we got 51...

Sen. Elachi The Alliance Party of Kenya (APK) popularly known as “The Mbasi.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also agree with the sentiments---

Sen. Elachi Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, he can even check that on the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) website and he will see how many votes every party garnered. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, having said that, you will also remember that we had a challenge of not getting the...

Sen. Elachi On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is my good friend, the Senator for Homa Bay County, in order to talk about the funding, knowing very well that even Parliament itself has not passed the Bill for financing political parties? Therefore, it would be very difficult...

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Sen. Elachi

Sen. Elachi

Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Chairman of the Committee for that response. When I raised these issues, the university was still open, but it is closed right now. Having said that, let me start with the second issue about the drop in student population. We...

Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said it clearly that since they think he is a resident in South Africa, it is important for him, through his CV and national identity number of South Africa to come out and tell the university that he is still a resident of South...

Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairperson of the Committee on Education should understand that it would be very wrong for us in the Senate to respond to the issues raised by the students who would like to resume their studies in a manner in which he has. The questions...

Sen. Elachi Mr. Speaker, Sir, all I am asking is that he should be clear in his answers. He should respond so that we can hand it over to the public. We do not seek statements for our own sake. We do so, so that we can give feedback to...

Sen. ElachiThank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank the Mediation Committee that dealt with the Climate Change Bill. The Chair remembers that while in the Conference of Parties in France, one of the agenda was to have State parties pass legislation on climate change. We are now one of...

Sen. Elachi On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Would I be on order to ask the Senate Majority Leader, while preparing the answers to bring before this House

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I request this point of order, let me declare my interest. I am one of the victims that lost a lot of property in Migori County. Could the Chairperson clarify whether the Government was only interested – this has been...

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