George Khaniri

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to join you and my colleagues in welcoming the delegation from the great county of Kakamega which is my mother county. It is represented very ably here by none other than the “bullfighter.” I congratulate and thank...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, the great county of Kakamega is represented by my brother, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, popularly known as the “bullfighter.”

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I congratulate them for taking advantage of the programme that you initiated. I hail you for initiating the programme of empowering our county assemblies. County assemblies are very vital and key in ensuring that devolution succeeds. The biggest gain Kenyans got in the last constitutional...

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Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would appreciate his concerns about the statement. It is a rather strange that the question is so simple and requires only the supplies of a fertilizer and certified seeds. You notice that the rains are setting in and farmers are already to plant....

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, at the outset, let me thank the petitioners for exercising their constitutional right of petitioning the Senate. I sympathize with this case. As Sen. Billow said, it is not an isolated case. Cases of pending bills where counties owe contractors and suppliers monies are wide...

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was going to raise this point of order later on until you gave the opportunity to the distinguished Sen. Haji who I respect so much. We have rules in this House and I want to make a ruling on...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to report to the House that I have just received this Statement 30 minutes ago. In our usual practice in the Committee, we would want to deliberate on the Statement as a Committee before we can deliver it. With your November, 2 2016...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will endeavor to meet on Tuesday morning as a Committee. Hopefully by afternoon, we should deliver the Statement. Therefore, Tuesday is okay with us.

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Bule breached our Standing Orders. You gave very clear instructions that he should remain standing until you finished your communication then after the communication he should make amends. As soon as you finished your communication, he sat down. He...

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Bule breached our Standing Orders. You gave very clear instructions that he should remain standing until you finished your communication then after the communication he should make amends. As soon as you finished your communication, he sat down. He...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is a very topical and touchy issue in the Republic at the moment. I will consult with the Ministry and see if we can issue a Statement in two weeks’ time.

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Sen. Khaniri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have been listening to the debate and I want to welcome the leaders from South Sudan who are our neighbors. The South Sudanese are our brothers and sisters. I was a lecturer before I came here and a number of my students...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would also like to join you and my other colleagues in appreciating colleagues from South Sudan who have come here to learn the best practices we have in our Senate and our country. Peace has been very elusive in South Sudan. I would like to urge...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, through you, I am representing the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in presentation of a paper on how women can participate in elections, free from violence and intimidation. As a special rapporteur on behalf of the Kenya Senate, I will seek to know whether we can have a resolution...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have been listening to the debate and I want to welcome the leaders from South Sudan who are our neighbors. The South Sudanese are our brothers and sisters. I was a lecturer before I came here and a number of my students were from...

Sen. Khaniri Next Order.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, give us seven days although the question on certain banks is not clear. Maybe the question should have been which banks have complied. “Certain banks” is ambiguous. I do not know whether anybody would know which banks they are unless they are specified. You can clarify that...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. The matter before us is whether or not to approve the names and appoint a Special Committee. I am glad that in the Communication from the Chair, you made a ruling that at this stage,...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want my ten colleagues and I to go through that. Going the Plenary way will give Kenyans an opportunity to follow the debate. We want Kenyans and the people of Nyeri County at large to follow the debate. I am sure that...

Sen. KhaniriWhat happened is that the forests that appear to be deleted were double entries. They appeared twice on the list of gezettement and we had to delete some of the entries. Otherwise, they all remain on the list of gazetted forest. It was just a double entry that we...

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Sen. KhaniriWhat happened is that the forests that appear to be deleted were double entries. They appeared twice on the list of gezettement and we had to delete some of the entries. Otherwise, they all remain on the list of gazetted forest. It was just a double entry that we...

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Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee on matters relating to the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission laid on the Table of the House today, Thursday, 18th August, 2016. ADOPTION OF...

COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR REORGANIZATION OF BUSINESS ON THE ORDER PAPER

Hon. Senators, for purposes of voting, we will handle business in three segments. We will start with Order Nos.5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11. We will skip Order No.12 then move on to Orders No.13, 14 and 15. From there, depending on the numbers, we will go back...

AYES: 28 NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: 0 ADOPTION OF THE MEDIATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE COMMUNITY LAND BILL Disclaimer: DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING

AYES: 27 NOES: 1 ABSTENTIONS: 0 ADOPTION OF THE MEDIATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE LAND LAWS (AMENDMENT) BILL Disclaimer: DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING

AYES: 28 NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: 0 Disclaimer: ADOPTION OF THE MEDIATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE WATER BILL DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING

AYES: 28 NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: 0 Disclaimer: THE PHYSICAL PLANNING BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILLS NO. 46 OF 2015) DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING

AYES: 28 NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: 0 Disclaimer: THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 21 OF 2015) DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING

AYES: 22 NOE: 1 ABSTENTIONS: 5 Disclaimer: THE NATIONAL HOSPITAL INSURANCE FUND (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 9 OF 2015) DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING

AYES: 28 NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: 0 Disclaimer: THE KENYA MEDICAL SUPPLIES AUTHORITY (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 4 OF 2014) DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING

AYES: 28 NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: 0 Disclaimer: THE PARLIAMENTARY POWERS AND PRIVILEGES BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILLS NO. 35 OF 2014) DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING

AYES: 28 NOES: 0 ABSTENTIONS: 0 Disclaimer: THE COUNTY GOVERNMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.4 OF 2016) DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING

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Sen. KhaniriMurkomen and others must have been very naughty in primary school! Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the Senate its consideration of the Fisheries Management and Development Bill (National Assembly Bill No.18 of 2014) and its approval, thereof, with...

Sen. Khaniri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As it is always the practice of this House, I have not received a written statement. She was just sharing her own copy with me. Therefore, it would be very difficult for me to interrogate the statement by just having looked at it...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Statement was a subject of debate in this House last week. My Chairman was eager to issue the Statement but then, Sen. Mbuvi who requested for it was not in. You ruled that the Statement be issued today. I wish to report back to...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a House, we should not accept that apology and reason that is being given by the Senator for Nairobi for his absence. He must give a proper reason. First, your mother being buried in a Muslim cemetery does not make you a Muslim. Secondly,...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just want to put this matter very straight and very clear. If Sen. Kagwe cared to listen to me, he would have heard what I wanted to say. It is true that the Statement is ready. It has been ready since 23rd June, 2016....