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Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of county governments failing to settle debts incurred by suppliers or creditors is very common. This House has seen in the petitions that have come before it pending bills in some of the counties of up to Kshs2.5 billion. We saw it in...

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table:- The 2016 Budget Review and Outlook Paper for the year 2017/2018; the Medium-term Budget. (Sen. Billow laid the document on the Table) STATEMENTS LEADERSHIP CRISIS AT MOI UNIVERSITY

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Sen. Billow Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I want to congratulate and appreciate my friend, Mr. Gideon Keter, who is seated in the Gallery for bringing this Petition. Trans Nzoia County as well as Likuyani Constituency are referred to as food baskets of Kenya....

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me this opportunity to also give my sentiments on this petition. We are all aware that agriculture is one of the economic pillars of this nation. Kericho County and other counties are the breadbasket of this nation. Therefore, the mode of distribution...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in congratulating Mr. Gideon Keter for bringing this petition to the Senate. Agriculture as indicated by our colleagues is what sustains the economy of this country. I come from Nandi County where farmers spend a lot of their resources in...

Sen. Billow Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in supporting the Petition. It is unfortunate that to date, these malpractices are taking place in our counties. I still wonder, if such muscled men are complaining or having this kind of petition, what of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) within...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Petition concerns the entire country. I wish that Mr. Mageuzi would have said, “not only in Nyamira but in every county government in Kenya.” That is the normal practice. It is common in every county. It has even been declared so by none other than...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Petition by Mr. Reuben Kibegwa Mageuzi. I am glad that he has pointed to irregularities, corruption and other ills relating to employment in the county governments. This complaint should not

Sen. Billow Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order 45 (2) (b) , I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding preparations for the planting in the approaching short rains season. In the Statement, the Chairperson should state:-...

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Sen. Billow Sen. Mugo, kindly do not take us back; we are discussing threshold. (Applause) Sen. Billow I rise to beg that you do not call for a division and you be guided by the submissions by Sen. Orengo. There has been a deliberate effort in the media by some...

Hon. Senators, this vote is on a constitutional amendment like I said in my communication, the voting will not be just by delegations but by all Senators. We appreciate that. All Senators are 67 and if we divide by two-thirds, it comes to around 45 Members. So, I hope you...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it has been a practice that when there is a communication on an important matter, it is put in the pigeon holes. I suspect that Senators are imagining that when we vote, they are delegating their votes to their respective delegations. This being a very important...

Sen. Billow Sen. Mugo, kindly do not take us back; we are discussing threshold. (Applause) Sen. Billow I rise to beg that you do not call for a division and you be guided by the submissions by Sen. Orengo. There has been a deliberate effort in the media by some...

Hon. Senators, this vote is on a constitutional amendment like I said in my communication, the voting will not be just by delegations but by all Senators. We appreciate that. All Senators are 67 and if we divide by two-thirds, it comes to around 45 Members. So, I hope you...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it has been a practice that when there is a communication on an important matter, it is put in the pigeon holes. I suspect that Senators are imagining that when we vote, they are delegating their votes to their respective delegations. This being a very important...

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Sen. Billow Chairperson, I hope that you will also attempt to get the response for the House.

Order, Chairperson! If you had asked for the two weeks immediately, I would have been sympathetic. However, given the preface, the information is readily available on the website, you do not require two weeks. I will give you one week. You will give a response on Thursday next week. Sen....

Chairperson, I hope that you will also attempt to get the response for the House. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR VISITING DELEGATION FROM MUTINDWA PRIMARY SCHOOL, EMBU COUTNY

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you in welcoming these pupils. I congratulate the school management and the head teacher for having considered bringing

would like to find one of them in the Senate. The idea of bringing pupils to the Senate is so as to nurture them to start thinking big as leaders and to know how leadership is handled at the highest level.Embu County has two of the 42 tribes of Kenya....

Asante sana, Bw. Spika. Ninachukua fursa hii pia kuwakaribisha wanafunzi hawa. Nilipata motisha ya kuwa Mbunge wakati nilitembelea Bunge nilipokuwa katika shule ya msingi. Wanafunzi hawa pia wanaweza kukalia viti tunavyokalia leo. Wasichana na wavulana wote wana huo uwezo. Ninawakaribisha katika Bunge la Seneti nikiwahimiza waige yale mazuri watakayoona hapa....

Sen. Wangari, kwani kuna mabaya yapi? (Laughter)

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Sen. Billow Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for also allowing me this chance to welcome the two schools; Loreto High School, Limuru and Nkuene Girls High School to this House. I wish them the best of their stay here and luck as they continue preparing for their Kenya Certificate...

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Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important matter. We do not have a good record as a nation and this happened even when our distinguished Senator for Bungoma was a Minister for Foreign Affairs. We do not have a record of caring for Kenyans who are in...

Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Did you hear the hon. Member say a statement that is not befitting of this House? She said that if she fell down right now, the honorable male Senators in this House would only be interested in seeing her legs...