George Khaniri

Sen. Khaniri What is it, Sen. Wetangula? The Senate Leader of Minority (Sen. Wetangula) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I believe the Senate Majority Leader is taking note of that. In addition to that and with the indulgence of the questioner, we would want the House to be told who the...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a second statement that I am seeking. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.45 (2) (b) to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Land and Natural Resources regarding the status of possession of land title deeds or lease...

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Sen. Khaniri Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I propose that the Motion be amended as proposed. February 10, 2016 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Khaniri that is sufficient if we want to accord Members enough time to debate an adjournment Motion. I would rather we either increase the time to three hours or...

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Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you in welcoming my colleagues to this new Session. I wish them a fruitful Fourth Session. I also congratulate them for the work February 9, 2016 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Khaniria number of Bills and Motions. But I want to echo the words of...

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On 24th January, 2016, I presented to your office a Petition that was signed by some Members of the Vihiga County Assembly and a long list of residents of Vihiga. It was my expectation that the Petition would be presented...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is precisely the guidance I wanted to get from the Chair. I oblige and will wait for your wise communication and guidance.

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to hail my elder brother, the Senator for Busia County for coming up with this Statement. I would like to state that health service is one of the most important functions or roles that have been bestowed on the county governments. It...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would also like to appreciate Sen.Wako’s comments on the Busia County case. I would like to point out that this is not only a problem in Busia County, but a national problem. Many counties are facing a similar problem. They have either solved...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have it but it is not signed by the present Cabinet Secretary.

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Sen. Khaniri Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to ask a specific question. The late Alex Madaga, lost his life several months ago. Listening to the Chairperson of the Committee she says a charge sheet was being prepared against the two hospitals which were found culpable. When does...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. Sonko says the Government supports some people and not others. It is clear that some animals are more equal than others. (Loud consultations) What is not in order? Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Sen. Sonko says the Government supports some people and...

Sen. Khaniri Unawatetea wengine!

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, yes, I am the Vice Chairperson of that Committee.

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am just going through some documents that I have received now. Maybe if I could be appraised of what is happening? I am sorry. (Laughter)

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will not make any commitment until I know exactly what the Member was requesting for. (Sen. Murkomen consulted loudly)

Order, Sen. Murkomen! Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you could give me five minutes?

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, clearly, the issue that the Senator is asking for and the subsequent questions by other Members will require about three weeks to come up with a Statement. Realising that we will be breaking for the December recess, I would request that we handle this...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, yes, we can do so. However, the only assurance I can give is the last request that he made; we can write officially to request that the people be allowed to return to their homes until the matter has been fully investigated. We will...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is for the Committee on Roads and Transportation.

Sen. Khaniri A day is enough, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Khaniri That is okay, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I oblige. However, you ordered that the Chairperson must avail himself and deliver the statement, because of the urgency of the matter to do with teachers’ salaries. I guess we have no choice, but to wait for Tuesday, next week, so that we can prosecute...

Is the Chairperson, Committee on Education not here? What about the Vice Chairperson, Sen. Mohamud?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was informed by the Committee clerk that the statement is ready, but it had not been signed by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) . The clerk was looking for the Principal Secretary (PS) to sign it. Up to now, it has not been signed. I promise to...

Sen. Khaniri, are you okay with Tuesday, next week? Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I oblige. However, you ordered that the Chairperson must avail himself and deliver the statement, because of the urgency of the matter to do with teachers’ salaries. I guess we have no choice, but to wait...

Sen. Halima, we hope that the Committee will fast- track this particular matter.

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Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to bring to your attention that the Senator for Kakamega County, my brother Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is out of order because provisions of Standing Order No.40 (6) are very clear on how a Message is treated in this...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must express my deepest disappointment with the way the Jubilee administration and Cabinet Secretaries are treating matters emanating from this House of Parliament. You will agree with me that the issue of teachers and the strike was a matter of national importance. In the...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be at your mercy. This Statement has been in the Order Paper for about seven weeks now and it has been five weeks since we buried the young man in question. The family and country has been waiting to know the circumstances under...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not requesting for a new statement. Just like yesterday, I rise to make a follow up to a statement that I sought sometimes back. At first, the statement was directed to the Committee on Health. However, the Chair ruled that the Senate Deputy...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, he came up with a statement, but it did not address all the issues that I had raised. I had a discussion with him and that is why he asked for a week.

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Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not responding to any Statement, neither am I asking for a new Statement but I just want to make an inquiry of Statements that I had asked earlier. I do not know if this is the right time or after the delivery of...

Sen. Khaniri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Four weeks ago, I requested for a Statement from the Chair of Education Committee who I can see is present in the House with regard to the payment of teachers’ salary and the court rulings. He promised to issue the Statement two weeks...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to join you in welcoming the various delegations and particularly the delegation from Bungoma County. I also thank you profusely for the programme that you put in place to build capacity of our county assemblies. I remind them that they have an important...

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to draw you back to the same Standing Order No.45 (2) (c) that we already alluded to. The provision of this Standing Order is that:- “The Senate Majority Leader or, in his or her absence the Senate Minority...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Statement. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.45 (2) (b) I beg to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, concerning the status of the National Youth Service (NYS) projects in...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not get clearly when he wants to deliver his Statement. Yes, he appreciates it is urgent, then he says at least not less than two weeks. When he says that he is not clear, we do not know when to expect the Statement.

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I come from a tea growing county and, therefore, know the plight of the tea farmers quite well. I want to agree with Sen. Sang that the returns on tea have been diminishing. One of the reasons for this is because the Government does not...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry that I was not ready to lay this document at the right time. Thank you for indulging me. November 11, 2015 SENATEDEBATES