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Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to seek your guidance; I am not an expert on the Standing Orders – I ought to be, but I am not. In the afternoon, there were two Reports that were tabled; one in respect of the Governor...

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Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to seek your guidance; I am not an expert on the Standing Orders – I ought to be, but I am not. In the afternoon, there were two Reports that were tabled; one in respect of the Governor...

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Sen. Billow Order, Senator. Your time is up.

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to add my voice in this intricate and delicate matter about Embu County. As we carry out our primary role as Senators, it is important that we take into account that it is a matter of choosing between...

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Sen. Billow- I want to quote Alexander Hamilton of the USA Constitutional Convention that

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Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think for the guidance of the House, we need to know; because the practice in the Commonwealth Parliamentary System is that there are two sides – the Majority and the Minority sides – and that there is a Front Bench for the Leaders –...

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Sen. Billow Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Committee for this report, which highlights their visit to Olkaria. I also want to thank them for bringing the focus on geothermal power development. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if we look at the Government’s development blueprint, Vision 2030, the...

Sen. Billow I do not need information. December 4, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. BillowA

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know my leader well and I would rather not take information from him. These positions were advertised and persons competitively recruited. I think the process was done and I think it is the question of just announcing who were successful so that these uncertainties...

Sen. Billow Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to add my voice to this issue of insecurity in the country. From the outset, I want to correct Sen. Lesuuda’s earlier statement, where she is blaming devolution. I think the blame is not on devolution. The responsibility of...

Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rose on a point of order because there are papers relating to Uwezo Fund Regulations that we want to lay before the House. So, I request that in the next few minutes, I will lay them when I get...

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairman of the Committee says that it is a contradiction in terms because although they are required to give out the certificates, they cannot actually force the head teacher to give out because of the money owed. What I think Sen. Musila and others...

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Sen. Billow Madam Temporary Chairperson, I do support the spirit behind this amendment. But also taking into account what Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo has stated and also taking into account the way the whole thing has been drafted, nowhere in these regulations have we said that the Minister should be conferred...

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I concur with the amendment suggested by Sen. Billow Kerrow. But since we know that this House is the Upper House and the National Assembly is the Lower House, why do we not go further and make this suggested amendment even clearer? For example, Sen. Haji has...

that is higher in merit. He was conferred with the medal of Elder of the Golden Heart (EGH) just like those who served as Ministers before. Why do we not say that Senators should be conferred with the honour of EGH?

Madam Temporary Chairperson, the Members of the National Assembly should be conferred with the honour of MGH, because they are lower by just one rank; or we go to CBS so that the ranking is so clear so that we can distinguish them even by seeing the type of medal...

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I do support the spirit behind this amendment. But also taking into account what Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo has stated and also taking into account the way the whole thing has been drafted, nowhere in these regulations have we said that the Minister should be conferred with EGH...

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Mr. Billowtime of building the district headquarters sometimes in the 1960s, somehow the people who were in the Government went and built it in a town which was by then in Laikipia District but at the border between Nyandarua and Laikipia District, but on the side of Laikipia. All the...

Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is the Senator in order to suggest that just because we may have county headquarters existing in our counties, we are incapable of understanding the predicament that the three counties are undergoing and yet he expects that immediately he...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that a Committee of the Whole has considered The National Honours Regulations, 2013 and approved the same with amendments.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report. Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki seconded. (Question proposed) Sen. Billow Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we made some very important amendments to those Regulations, and their effect, if they are implemented, will actually be...

Order, hon. Senators! Seeing that there is no debate and swing, I will put the question. December 4, 2013 SENATE DEBATES THE PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (UWEZO FUND) REGULATIONS, 2013

Sen. Billow Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. G.G. Kariuki is my elder statesman and does not resemble Sen. Lenny Kivuti.

Is somebody seconding you? Sen. Billow Sen. Lenny Kivuti, I think being compared to or mistaken for Sen. G.G. Kariuki is an honour. (Laughter) Next Order, Sen. Obure. EXTENSION OF TERM OF AD HOC COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC COMPENSATION CLAIMS BUREAU

Thank you, “Mr. Chairman”, Sir. I beg to move---

I think for the HANSARD purposes, it is good to record that it is the “Speaker” and not the “Chairman.” You had used the word “Chairman,” but it is the “Speaker.” We are out of the Committee of the Whole now.

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hoc Committee for three more months to enable the Committee accomplish its mandate. Mr. Chairman, Sir, you will realize--- I am sorry; Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

It is okay; proceed. I have given up on you! (Laughter)

Sen. Billow Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the Committee for this report, which highlights their visit to Olkaria. I also want to thank them for bringing the focus on geothermal power development. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if we look at the Government’s development blueprint, Vision 2030, the...

Sen. Billow I do not need information.

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know my leader well and I would rather not take information from him. These positions were advertised and persons competitively recruited. I think the process was done and I think it is the question of just announcing who were successful so that these uncertainties...

Sen. Billow Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to add my voice to this issue of insecurity in the country. From the outset, I want to correct Sen. Lesuuda’s earlier statement, where she is blaming devolution. I think the blame is not on devolution. The responsibility of...

Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rose on a point of order because there are papers relating to Uwezo Fund Regulations that we want to lay before the House. So, I request that in the next few minutes, I will lay them when I get...

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairman of the Committee says that it is a contradiction in terms because although they are required to give out the certificates, they cannot actually force the head teacher to give out because of the money owed. What I think Sen. Musila and others...

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Sen. Billow

Sen. BillowMr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move and request the Senate Majority Leader to second.The Senate Leader of Majority (Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I second the Motion by Sen. Chris Obure. The reasons that have been given are valid. There is need for public participation...

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Sen. Billow Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move:- THAT, Regulation 16 be amended by deleting sub-paragraph (k) . Madam Temporary Chairperson, sub-paragraph (k) says that the functions of the constituency management committee will, among others, include responsibility for the execution of capacity building to fund recipients on table banking,...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that a Committee of the Whole has considered The National Honours Regulations, 2013 and approved the same with amendments.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report. Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki seconded. December 4, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Billow Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we made some very important amendments to those Regulations, and their effect, if they are implemented,...

Order, hon. Senators! Seeing that there is no debate and swing, I will put the question. (Question put and agreed to) Madam Chairperson? We are now in the Public Finance Management (Uwezo Fund) . You can, please, report. THE PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (UWEZO FUND) REGULATIONS, 2013

Sen. BillowGovernments become fully aware that they also have a role to play in seeing that this is carried and is realized.With those few words, I support.

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Sen. Billow Maybe, for the benefit of Sen. Billow, part of the reason of publishing the names is for public participation so that if you feel that there are some of those names that deserve and are not there, maybe this is the opportunity to write to the relevant committees....

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Sen. Billow I will second and the other Members can make their contributions. In seconding this Motion, I would like to say that this is a very important Fund. This is a Fund that has been long awaited. It is a Fund that the Jubilee Government promised to give in...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought that a Member of the Committee would second so that we have good contributions.

Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise on this point of order to seek your guidance on the constitutionality of this Motion. The Motion calls for specifically the constitution of a committee to undertake security review and formulate security strategies on security matters. The...

Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I think security matters are not the same as other matters. The import of this Motion is that a committee has to be constituted nationally by the national Government. Is it the understanding of this House that we have...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. November 28, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

Order, Acting Minority Leader. I have seen the debate and the point of order raised by Sen. Billow. Whereas Sen. Billow has issues to do with security and formation of a committee, he also goes ahead to refer to the National Security Council as a committee. It is not a...

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Sen. Billow Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir. I think the issue raised by Sen. Billow with regard to the aspect of some of the departmental heads within the national and county governments - the key point was responded to by Sen. Keter and Sen. (Dr.) Machage. The fact is...

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Sen. Keter.

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I think part (v) is very clear; it says “at the invitation of the Board.” There could be specialization which we require the head of a section to appear before that advisory board. Hence, it is not the whole section but only those who are heading...

Sen. (Dr.) Machage.

Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I wanted to stress on the point that has just been raised by Sen. Keter. This is a very important clause “at the invitation of the Board;” because sometimes we need professional input on some of the deliberations in that Board. So, this clause is quite...

Sen. Billow That the Bill be amended by inserting the following new sections immediately after the proposed new section 91A Establishment of Sub-County Development Boards 91B (1) . There is established, for each sub-county, a board to be known as the Sub-County Development Board, consisting of the following persons- the...

Okay. Sen. Sang, let us proceed to the next clause.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir. I propose that Clause 3 be amended--- The Temporary Chairperson (

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Sen. Billow Kerrow Hon. Senators, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Report Sen. (Eng.) Karue seconded. (Question proposed) November 28, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Billow Kerrow that they do exactly the same functions that the other honorable Members in the National...

Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. The subject of devolution is a very important one to many of us in this country. What we have seen in the last couple of days on the report that has been published about the level of inequalities in...

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, the inequality in Mandera County is so bad that apart from the fact that 88 per cent of the people of Mandera are living below the poverty level, 94 per cent of the people in Mandera have no access to electricity. So, if you look...

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have heard what Sen. Haji has said. It is becoming very apparent that we are getting a very raw deal from the Ministry in charge of internal security in this country. Members have been asking for Statements, information and directions because insecurity has become...

Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. You heard the hon. Senator saying on the platform of this august House that if this Bill is not passed, Members of the Senate will commit suicide. Even in jest that is not acceptable, because Members of the Senate...