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Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, my apologies on that. That is a very important matter and it has been raised several times in this House. It is a pity that it has not been addressed up to now. Therefore, I appeal that you seek the indulgence of the Senator for...

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Senator for Marsabit County wants details regarding Uwezo Fund which are very specific. We will need a little bit of time to get all those details. I, therefore, request that you give us at least two weeks to get all the details. However, the...

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will try my level best to answer the questions. Sen. (Dr.) Machage has asked why new kits are being purchased while the rest are still there. I actually never said that they were going to be purchased. The statement was clear that in the...

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, there was a request for a Statement on revenue collection from Samburu National Game Reserve (SNGR) by the Senator for Samburu County. First, I wish to apologise because this request was made some time back. It has taken very long for the Ministry to respond....

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I said was very clear. The revenue collection for the game reserve is done by the county government. Although the Constitution provides for all revenues to be swept into the County Revenue Fund, in terms of the revenues which are collected and banked, the...

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not say “he writes”. I said our Committee will write to the Controller of Budget and ask her to provide us with the amount of revenue collected by the County Government of Samburu. I am sure even if he goes into the website...

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is what I exactly said; that we request it be deferred. I sought the indulgence of the Member who sought the Statement so that we can bring the answer later.

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought the question on NYS and their projects should fall under the Sessional Committee on Devolved Governments. I seek your guidance. He asked a specific Statement relating to NYS.

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, given the importance and significance of the Statement that is being sought in the current political situation we are in, I will need not less than two weeks to provide that information. I seek the indulgence of the Member to give us two weeks to...

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, two weeks from now.

Sen. Billow Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday, 3rd November, 2015:- THE REPORT ON THE PETITION ON ALLEGED FLAWS IN THE BUSIA COUNTY BUDGET MAKING PROCESS REPORT ON CRA CIRCULAR ON FINANCING OF NON-CORE CAPITAL PROJECTS REPORT...

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow Mr. Chairman, Sir, I would like to add a quiet voice of reason, having listened carefully to those who have spoken before me. Let me remind all of us (Laughter) October 29, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Billow However, Article 115 of the Constitution gives a whole process of...

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow Mr. Chairman, Sir, I would like to add a quiet voice of reason, having listened carefully to those who have spoken before me. Let me remind all of us (Laughter) October 29, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Billow However, Article 115 of the Constitution gives a whole process of...

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

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, you heard the Senator for Kwale saying in very eloquent Swahili that there are Senators who can be bought; however, they are not on the list. That is a very serious statement that in this House, there are distinguished Senators who have integrity problems. Could...

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, a couple of weeks ago, there was a ruling in this House by the Speaker that the Cabinet Secretary can mandate his Principal Secretary to sign on his behalf. Such a signed document was accepted here by the Speaker in one of the sessions.

Sen. Billow Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to add my voice to your communication to welcome the Members from Kisii County Assembly. I am particularly delighted to see the Broadcasting Committee. Many of the county assemblies are not heard in our counties because they are not on radio...

Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. On the same matter, we need guidance as Senators, especially Chairpersons of Committees, from the Chair on October 22, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Billowthis issue. Article 125 of the Constitution provides for summons. What should trigger the issue of...

Sen. Billow Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thought that when such things happen as a matter of procedure, the Ministry responsible would ideally, even without prompting by the House, have a statement ready. When something of professional negligence to that scale happens, normally they would have a statement ready. Therefore,...

Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will be brief. The Chairperson read out a very good response. However, in the end he used the term “militia.” The meaning of “militia” invokes people who are armed and out to kill. He needs to substantiate because...

Sen. Billow Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, no, he said it after he finished reading the statement. He referred to them to as militia.

Sen. Billow Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, no. I just want the same definition of the English version; whether by that definition the group that accompanied the Hon. Senator to the Milimani Law Courts, was a militia or not. (Laughter)

Sen. Billow Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, long before counties came into being, the famous Nairobi City Council askaris had actually been engaged in the same thing for many years. They maimed, injured and in some cases even stabbed to death innocent Kenyans or hawkers in the streets of Nairobi. It...

Sen. Billow Temporary Speaker, Sir, indeed the leader of the delegation from Mandera County will speak to support this Motion. The essence of prison is correction. In the United States of America (USA) , a prison is referred to as a correction institution. The idea is to change an offender...

Sen. Billow Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am happy that you brought up that point. I want to include people who nowadays are being held in the usual detention by either the armies, intelligence or many others. It all falls under that word, ‘persons held in custody’. The Constitution is...

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 15th October, 2015:- The Report of the Controller of Budget on the Annual County Governments Budget Implementation Review. The Report of the Controller of Budget on the Annual National Government...

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow Mr. Speaker, Sir, whereas I agree with my colleagues, I seek your guidance in the sense that, are we allowed to refer to media reports? Sen. Billow is referring to the media reports and that is his basis of invoking Standing Order No. 90 (1) . It is...

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow

Sen. Billow Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to appreciate the presence of students from Elgeyo-Marakwet. I know it is a long distance to Nairobi. They must have had a purpose to come to the Senate. For them to choose to come to this House...

Sen. Billow Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity so that I also support this Motion. I congratulate the distinguished Senator for Uasin Gishu for moving this very important Motion that seeks to honour our athletes and look for a resolution by this Senate to develop an award...

Sen. Billow I do not think that is what Sen. Ong’era said. I think she is questioning the longevity of some people in certain positions. However, what I am wondering about is whether these are elective positions or whether those people have imposed themselves in the organisations. That will also...

Sen. Billow On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale in order to mislead this House that an Assistant Minister would never sign documents during those times of the former Speaker, hon. Kaparo, when he served as my Assistant Minister? He used to sign for...

Thank you, very much for that information. However, on a point of correction, you were not bestowing the powers upon Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. Those powers are bestowed by the appointing authority, which was not you. I think that, essentially, settles the issue because I am satisfied that the ruling that...