Charles Keter

Sen. Keter Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will pass it over to the Committee. Let us, maybe, give them to weeks or so. I think it would be okay because of the questions that he is asking and in particular, he really wants the details as pertaining his own county....

Sen Keter Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, since the honourable Member seems – he sits in that Committee – to be suggesting three weeks, I think we will go by that; three weeks.

Sen. Keter Well, I thought ---

Sen. Keter Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think it is not in order to exchange with a Member.

Sen. Keter Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us follow the rules of the House. You have given me the Floor. He has already had his chance to talk about this issue. (Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale spoke off record)

Sen. Keter Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are rules which we all have to abide by. (Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale spoke off record) November 4, 2015 SENATEDEBATES

Sen. Keter Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on Saturdays most of us have commitments. However, we do not want to miss this very important business. Is it possible to move this business to Friday afternoon so that we can sacrifice, finish, and then travel? If we do not do this, it...

Sen. Keter Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, so that we can have a decision which we will own, we need to be serious. Even the engagement of any Speaker, especially our Speaker, should be cancelled, wherever he is. An hon. Senator: Yes! Sen. Keter Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if he is...

Sen. Keter Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are making a request to hold a sitting on Friday, since we have made prior engagements for Saturday. We are ready to sacrifice and sit on Friday, for the sake of executing what is required of us. Whatever we have planned for Friday,...

Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Order No.13, we did not debate it last week because Sen. Musila really wanted to be there. However, as we are aware, Sen. Musila is chairing the Special Committee on Impeachment of the Governor for Murang’a County. It is good to stand down this...

Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very crucial Bill. Last week when I was responding to the issue of El Nino, one of the issues we noticed is that there was no legal framework on how to deal with or manage disasters in this country. That is both...

Sen. Keter Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is the third time that I rise to attempt to answer this Statement. All along, we have been getting the same answers until 2.00 p.m. today, when I personally went to the Ministry of Health, met the Cabinet Secretary and the...

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Sen. Keter Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have made my point. November 3, 2015 SENATEDEBATES

Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.45, I rise to present the business of the Senate for the coming week. The Rules and Business Committee will meet on Tuesday, 3rd November, 2015 at 12 noon to schedule business of the Senate for the week....

Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have just received the Statement although it was never directed to the right place. We did it within last night and we have an answer. I will just read it and Members may seek clarifications. This is the Statement on the preparedness on the...

Sen. Keter Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

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Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, In some of the areas where they are harvesting now like in Trans-Nzoia, the situation is different while in others where they have already harvested, they need to plant. I said the El Nino impacts positively and negatively. So where it impacts positively, we will...

On a point of order. Mr. Speaker Sir. You must have heard our Chairman say that they are going to provide fertilizer. Is he telling us that fertilizer is going to be used before El Nino rains so that it will be washed away? Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, In...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, in his answer the Deputy Majority Leader, should specifically touch on the seed maize farmers in Trans-Nzoia. There is a lot of rain, and the maize is still in the field. The Kenya Seed Company is not helping the farmers and they are likely to...

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Sen. KeterNational Assembly would have been made to pass a law that was unconstitutional. In fact, my shame was that, that Bill came to the House through a Member of Cord. We were very ashamed and I continue to be ashamed. We talked about it.Although the Speaker of the National...

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Sen. Keter - THAT a new Clause be inserted immediately after Clause 40 of the Bill to read as follows: Auditor-General not to question Government policy objective 40A. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, in an examination under this Act, the Auditor-General shall not question the merits of a policy...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to report progress; that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Presidential Memorandum on the Public October 29, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 40 of 2014) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow. Sen. Keter

- THAT the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. Sen. Kagwe seconded. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE [The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kembi-Gitura) left the Chair] IN THE COMMITTEE [The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Mositet) took the Chair] CONSIDERATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL...

- THAT Clause 4 (2) of the Bill be amended by deleting the existing sub-clause and substituting therefor the following new sub-clause-

Sen. Keter Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know that we want to dispose of the matter, but the manner in which we have dealt with it is that we have taken the matter seriously and there is nothing we have taken lightly. It is in the spirit of the Constitution...

(Sen. Keter consulted with the Clerk-at-the-Table) (Question of the amendment proposed)

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Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.45, I rise to present the business of the Senate for the coming week. The Rules and Business Committee will meet on Tuesday, 3rd November, 2015 at 12 noon to schedule business of the Senate for the week....

Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have just received the Statement although it was never directed to the right place. We did it within last night and we have an answer. I will just read it and Members may seek clarifications. This is the Statement on the preparedness on the...

Sen. Keter Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

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Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, In some of the areas where they are harvesting now like in Trans-Nzoia, the situation is different while in others where they have already harvested, they need to plant. I said the El Nino impacts positively and negatively. So where it impacts positively, we will...

On a point of order. Mr. Speaker Sir. You must have heard our Chairman say that they are going to provide fertilizer. Is he telling us that fertilizer is going to be used before El Nino rains so that it will be washed away? Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, In...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, in his answer the Deputy Majority Leader, should specifically touch on the seed maize farmers in Trans-Nzoia. There is a lot of rain, and the maize is still in the field. The Kenya Seed Company is not helping the farmers and they are likely to...

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Sen. KeterNational Assembly would have been made to pass a law that was unconstitutional. In fact, my shame was that, that Bill came to the House through a Member of Cord. We were very ashamed and I continue to be ashamed. We talked about it.Although the Speaker of the National...

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Sen. Keter - THAT a new Clause be inserted immediately after Clause 40 of the Bill to read as follows: Auditor-General not to question Government policy objective 40A. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act, in an examination under this Act, the Auditor-General shall not question the merits of a policy...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to report progress; that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Presidential Memorandum on the Public October 29, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

Procurement and Asset Disposal Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 40 of 2014) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow. Sen. Keter

- THAT the House do agree with the Committee in the said report. Sen. Kagwe seconded. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE [The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kembi-Gitura) left the Chair] IN THE COMMITTEE [The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Mositet) took the Chair] CONSIDERATION OF THE PRESIDENTIAL...

- THAT Clause 4 (2) of the Bill be amended by deleting the existing sub-clause and substituting therefor the following new sub-clause-

Sen. Keter Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know that we want to dispose of the matter, but the manner in which we have dealt with it is that we have taken the matter seriously and there is nothing we have taken lightly. It is in the spirit of the Constitution...

(Sen. Keter consulted with the Clerk-at-the-Table) (Question of the amendment proposed)

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Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion. THAT, WHEREAS, pursuant to Article 181 of the Constitution and Section 33 of the County Governments Act, 2012, on 21st October, 2015, the County Assembly of Murang'a approved a Motion “to remove from office, by impeachment,”...

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Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can assist if we know where the unsigned Statement is. We can trace the Cabinet Secretary wherever he is. It seems to me that the Chairperson knows where the Statement is. The only problem is that it has not been signed.

Sen. Keter I will do so, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will try to get it, even if it is an unsigned Statement. Since the Statement has been done, the only problem is the signature. We can get that Statement as it is and then present it to the House.

Sen. Keter Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will endevour to get the Statement as directed. (Statement deferred)

Sen. Keter You do not need to rise on a point of order because you are the one responding.

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

Sen. Keter On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am being intimidated by the Senate Deputy Majority Leader. I am fully aware that you have given me the Floor. If it is in regard to Statement

Sen. Keter Neither can you ambush the Chair just because you were ambushed with information. You know what to do; get the Statement to my desk; I will accord you the opportunity tomorrow.

Sen. Keter You are absolutely right, Senator. You were advised wrongly; now you have been advised properly. The proper advice supersedes the wrong one. Proceed, Sen. Haji.

Sen. Keter, do you understand the meaning of the word “order?” (Laughter) (Applause) October 28, 2015 SENATE DEBATES (Applause)

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Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the onset, I want to thank those Kenyans from Nandi County for being bold enough and having confidence in this Senate. Those issues highlighted are not only in Nandi but across most counties. It is only strong people like those ones of Nandi who...

Sen. Keter On a point of order---

Sen. Keter Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had pressed this long time ago before he completed what he was responding to. However, he mentioned that we happened to be in a county which he did not name and where there were askaris lined up and they were shouting down whoever...

Sen. Keter Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to add my voice to this issue because it happened about three months ago in my county of Kericho. The so-called county askaris “kanjo”, under the supervision of armed police, did something terrible. They went after a matatu, threw in their spikes...

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Sen. Keter Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was just saying that because he was losing his trademark - being known as somebody who knows the Standing Orders and now that he is losing it, the beard is of no significance. (Laughter) Sen. Keter, you seem to know a lot about...

Sen. Keter Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as I agree with you on this particular one, of course, I would have appreciated if the leadership of the Committee would have delegated the same responsibility to a Member of the Committee. This is a Statement that I sought and it has two...

Sen. Keter I will rule you out of order if it will have any association with the same subject.

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Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Murungi was around. I will take responsibility so that he may come and answer this Statement tomorrow. If not, I will answer it because it is a straightforward Statement. (Statement deferred)

Sen. Keter Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think this House is run by rules. I am wondering how comes Senator Wako, whom I really respect, the Papers have just been tabled now and I thought it was the time to have the Motion, and then give the Notice of Motion. I...