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Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to join my colleagues in welcoming the delegations from Siaya and Vihiga counties. As you are aware, Siaya is one county that has produced the Vice President of this nation, the Prime Minister of this nation, the President of the United...

Sen. M. Kajwang On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wanted to raise this point of order when the Senator was still on the Floor. I wanted to bring to his attention that Sen. M. Kajwangcharacter. Is it in order to advocate for a pastoralists party as having the overall character of...

Sen. M. Kajwang' Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to comment on the Motion and to support the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill. Before I get to the details of this particular Motion and the Report of the Mediation...

Sen. M. Kajwang' Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there are those that will not meet the threshold but they are very serious. However, there are also a few that will not meet the threshold and we could call them jokers. I can give you an example. Article 91 of the Constitution...

Sen. M. Kajwang On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. Hassan who is my senior in many ways comes from Mombasa where they are very articulate in Swahili. He would be familiar with the Swahili proverb which, if I translate, says, good things sell themselves and bad...

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, not at all. For the record, I admire the democratic process within the Wiper Democratic Party. I will give you examples of parties which I should be proven wrong. There are parties in this country that get money out of this fund. However,...

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you give me a few minutes, I will appreciate.

Sen. M. Kajwang Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. If you look at the objectives of the fund, part of it is to promote representation of minorities. Today, we know that there is a debate on how we will promote the representation of women. We must ask ourselves how much...

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am perfectly in order because Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) were involved in campaigns. The IEBC itself named a particular Cabinet Secretary (CS) who was involved in campaigns, contrary to the electoral code of conduct. The point is; the activity and health of political...

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Sen. M. Kajwang' Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am saying what happened last evening when the Motion for Adjournment was moved, the expression was made by Senators that they will not adjourn the House, they would stay and not attend the conference in Meru. This is one practical thing that...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me start by paying tribute to our sports men and women who have brought glory and honor to our country. In athletics ---

Sen. Obure, because of your past engagement in sports, you will have an extra two minutes.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for that recognition. In athletics, we all recognise that Nyantika Maiyoro of Kisii County was the first Kenyan to win a medal in an international competition during the Melbourne Commonwealth Games in the 1960s. We also recognize Wilson Kiprugut of Kericho County who won...

Sen. M. KajwangOn a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is my neighbour, Sen. Elachi, in order to mislead the House talking about oversight? That, we should go back to our counties and oversight using our eyes, feet and hands; what do you mean? Oversight is a role and...

Order Senator. Can Sen. Wako confirm the allegations that you have made?

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I confirm that I addressed my county assembly last week. The Members of County Assembly (MCAs) and people from the county expressed their feeling that I should be the governor. So, I wanted to put an end to that speculation. I asked them why I should...

Sen. M. Kajwang' Sen. Wako, do wish to make an application, pursuant to Standing Order No. 54 (3) ?

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Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Chair for the Statement. However, I would like a clarification on one or two things. The Chair stated that the last consignment should be delivered on 7th April. Since the planting season is on in most areas, of what value...

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to comment on the first Communication that you have made regarding consultations with the Cabinet Secretary for Health. I am glad that the cabinet secretaries are taking this House seriously. I have just realized that we have a framework for seeing...

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also hold the view that in as much as some people think the Petition is frivolous, it is the work of the committee to which it shall be committed to find out whether it is frivolous or not. I sense in this...

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No. 45 (2) (b) , I rise to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations regarding the status of the national security communication system. In the Statement, the Chairperson should state:-...

Sen. M. Kajwang A month from today is okay, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Good, one month from today it is. Any more request for statements? Sen. Leshore you had wanted to seek a statement. Do you want to do it now? STATUS OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP PROJECTS

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Sen. M. Kajwang’ Madam Temporary Speaker, the House has requested the Chairperson of the Committee to make confirmations on pending bills. Could we also get pending bills owed to the youth, women and persons with disability because there is a 30 per cent that is supposed to be allocated to...

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as an old boy of Alliance High School---

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I feel privileged to see the students of Alliance Boys High School, being a parent there myself. When I was a student at Mary Hill Girls School many years ago, one of the fiercest battles that I ever experienced in my life was...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was watching the proceedings when I heard Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o saying that he was in Alliance High School in 1967. So, I came to give the young people hope. I was not in Alliance High School, but I went to Lenana School. Your motto is...

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Sen. M. Kajwang’ Madam Temporary Speaker, the House has requested the Chairperson of the Committee to make confirmations on pending bills. Could we also get pending bills owed to the youth, women and persons with disability because there is a 30 per cent that is supposed to be allocated to...

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as an old boy of Alliance High School---

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I feel privileged to see the students of Alliance Boys High School, being a parent there myself. When I was a student at Mary Hill Girls School many years ago, one of the fiercest battles that I ever experienced in my life was...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was watching the proceedings when I heard Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o saying that he was in Alliance High School in 1967. So, I came to give the young people hope. I was not in Alliance High School, but I went to Lenana School. Your motto is...

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Hon. Kajwang’ Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the amendment is fairly obvious. I support it. (Question, that the words to be inserted be inserted, put and agreed to) (Clause 62 as amended agreed to) Clause 63

Hon. Kajwang’ Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, Members are doing what they should which is to legislate. Even as we do that, we must always carry ourselves reasonably throughout the proceedings. I have two issues of principle that I want to join my learned friends on, the Members for Luanda and...

Hon. Wanjiku to second. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Kajwang')There is that last phrase that we are waiting for. Can you beg to do something?

Hon. Zuleikha. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Kajwang')Hon. Members, this Motion has been sufficiently canvassed. It has been debated and amended by the Member for Seme. It has been amended again. The essence of debate is to enable the National Assembly to have enough information on a particular issue as...

Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity to welcome Sen. Cheruiyot. He was elected by the people of Kericho. I heard some people say that he was elected by a computer. But I know he was elected by people of Kericho. It is them who went...

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Sen. M. Kajwang Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity to welcome Sen. Cheruiyot. He was elected by the people of Kericho. I heard some people say that he was elected by a computer. But I know he was elected by people of Kericho. It is them who went...

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Hon. Kajwang’ Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions Bill, (National Assembly Bill No. 48 of 2015) , and approved the same with amendments.

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Hon. Kajwang’ Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that a Committee of the whole House has considered the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.5 of 2015) and approved the same with amendments.

Hon. Kajwang’ Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the In-Vitro Fertilisation Bill (National Assembly Bill No.36 of 2014) and approved the same with amendments. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. (Ms.) Shebesh) : Let us have the Mover, Hon. Millie.