George Khaniri

Sen. Khaniri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to request for a statement. Before I go the substance of the statement, allow me, as the Senator for Vihiga County, to express my deepest sympathy and condolences to the October 13, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Khanirifamily of...

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Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not the Chairperson of the Committee on Land and Natural Resources --- ISSUANCE OF TITLE DEEDS IN MERU COUNTY

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not the Chairperson of the Committee on Land and Natural Resources ---

Order, Sen. Murungi! Respond to the real issues and not side shows. That was deliberately designed to distract you from your ---

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Senate Minority Leader is always trying to distract people. I appreciate the predicament that our brother, Deputy Chairperson of the Committee on Lands and Natural Resources is in. I am also the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. Sometimes we do not get...

Order, Sen. Khaniri! You have a responsibility and you will get the opportunity to speak. Relax.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, can the Vice-Chairperson demonstrate to this House that apart from writing the letter, he has made more effort to get a response to my question? Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is very annoying when you know that --- I have always stated on the Floor of...

Order, Sen. Khaniri! Nobody is teaching you anything. You are in a better position to demonstrate that you do not need any teaching because you undertook certain actions. Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that there is a Statement that he sought from us way back in June and...

Order! You appreciate that the Chair appreciates the responses of your Committee but that cannot be an excuse to this particular Statement. All that Sen. Murungi has asked of you – apart from writing the letter given that you promised two weeks from 27th September, 2015, just calculate your calendar...

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Sen. Khaniri That Statement is done.The last Statement is from the Chair committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. What is it, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale? I hope you are not attempting to respond to your own Statement. October 13, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Khaniri Order, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, you know you...

That Statement is done.The last Statement is from the Chair committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. What is it, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale? I hope you are not attempting to respond to your own Statement.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairman of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget through the Vice Chair has requested that I allow them more time to come with an answer next week. He has left and I thought I should inform the Speaker.

Order, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, you know you have plenty of airtime in this House. You did not need that one. You should have approached me and I would have silently dropped the matter. Order, Senators. We must make progress. It is approaching 4.30 p.m. If the matter is not in...

Sen. (Dr.) Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to plead that you re-state the sentiments you made that are normally very useful to the Chair in bringing some information. What Sen. (Dr.) Machage said is the exact opposite of what you had made in your ruling. He alleged that if...

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Sen. Khaniri[The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Mositet) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Mositet) in the Chair]

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Before the Chairperson of the Committee of the Whole reports progress, I request the Chair to find that the words that were expunged from the records were the same words that are the reason the House is rising to report progress....

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. (Dr) Khalwale is a seasoned Member of this House, and has actually been in Parliament for the last three terms. He knows the procedure and the process to follow if at any one time he disputes the ruling of a...

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Sen. Khaniri Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Indeed, both Statements are expected to be delivered today by my Committee. One of them that is being handed to me now, was sought by Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo. However, I do not have the other one. I seek your indulgence to give...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I noticed that we had Statements to issue, I called my clerk and he told me that he had just received the Statement this afternoon. I asked him to send a copy to me and that is why I am receiving the Statement...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my Committee is not meeting tomorrow. In any case, I think to be on the safe side and since the next meeting we will be on Thursday, the earliest we can give this Statement is probably on Thursday afternoon or Tuesday.

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order. Mr. Speaker, Sir, whereas we appreciate and welcome President Kikwete to address the Houses of Parliament, in your reading of Standing Order No.25 (2) , there is a provision in that Standing Order No.25 (1) which says: “The Speaker may, after consultation with...

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, my colleague, Sen. Khaniri, who is my agemate, but my senior in politics, is misleading this House. I have always been present, except yesterday because I had gone to address the Tharaka-Nithi County Assembly in a special sitting. On all the other days, the Deputy Senate Majority...

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Sen. Khaniri Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek your guidance on this particular statement because I have just received it now. Secondly, it is on a letterhead of the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF) and a ruling has been made here before that communication...

Sen. Khaniri Most obliged, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. (Statement deferred)

Sen. Khaniri According to me, the appointment was made on February 2014 not 2015. Just to have it clear on record. Sen. Lesuuda, first, you will have to listen to all the interventions and then answer them accordingly. Please, proceed, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'- Nyong'o.

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Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, the usual practice is that if there are Members seeking for statements, then they would request electronically to catch your eye. But there are those Statements that are listed in the Order Paper, so I expected that if there were no new Statements being requested,...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is this old saying that people who live in glass houses should not throw stones. You should have been here yesterday to listen to Sen. Murkomen accuse me and my Committee on Land and Natural Resources for being inefficient and incompetent just for requesting...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, since the matter has been in abeyance for the last seven months; and you can hear the Chairperson is asking for an additional two weeks, would I be in order to ask you to order him to come with a response next week to demonstrate...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, we can excuse Sen. Njoroge because, he was not hear yesterday.

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I referred to the fact that people who live in grass houses should not throw stones.

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is not my quote, let him clarify that one.

Sen. Khaniri Which one?

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not about to start teaching Sen. Njoroge English exclamations. That is just a simple English exclamation.

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are setting a very bad precedence. The Order Paper is laid out very clearly. When it is Notice of Motion, give Notice of Motion. Let us obey our rules and when it comes time to debate after you have...

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Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, my clarification was that, in essence, what the petitioner wants us to do is to change the number of devolved units, which amounts to a constitutional amendment. Is that within our mandate? I have gotten part of the answer from the submission by the Attorney-General...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will take your directive but I am not really sure if the report is ready, but let me make a commitment that if it is not ready, we will report back to the House.

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues who have spoken earlier in, first of all, thanking Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo for presenting this petition on behalf of the former leaders. Secondly, I thank the former leaders for the path they have taken for their matter to be addressed, by...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, we welcome your direction to the Senate Majority Leader. However, given the weight of this matter, do you not think that it will be prudent for us to give him some timelines by which he should report to the House?

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. According to our Standing Orders, once a petition has been presented, it is supposed to be committed to the relevant Committee.

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. With all due respect to the Chair, I think it would be unfair for the Speaker to give that kind of view because north eastern is in Kenya. There is no country without a border in this world yet...