Henry Kiptiwa Ndiema

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to lay the following Report on the Table of the Senate, today, Thursday, 15th June, 2017: Report of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee on the Election of Members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) . (Sen. Ndiema laid the document on...

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee on the Election of Members to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) laid on the Table of the House on Thursday 15th June,...

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am the one who moved the Notice of Motion. June 15, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Ndiemaexecute the Motion. The practice of this House is that if you want to move a Motion, it is always honourable to use the Dispatch Box.Please proceed. ADOPTION...

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the answer to the Statement read, it is indicated that there are some areas that the Ministry could not respond to yet these are matters that concern the environment which is the mandate of the Ministry. Is it in order for the Ministry to...

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, while we will certainly oblige to your direction, I agree with the speakers that we should not leave the Committee to get away with it. They have to give us a report on what we delegated them to do on our behalf. The Joint Committee...

Sen. Ndiema On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for (Prof.) Kindiki to be gagged to conform with a Bill that has come from another House? This is not his personal Bill. He does not own it. So, he should have the liberty to present...

Sen. Ndiema Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to object to the allocations proposed by the National Assembly in this Bill. Considering that the National Revenue is Kshs1.2 trillion and all we wanted, as the Senate, for the County is Kshs300billion, it is really a small percentage; 31 per...

Sen. Ndiema Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Considering that the Bill of Division of Revenue had earlier come to this House; the two Houses had disagreed and we have not been told what the final decision is. Without pre-empting debate on this matter and considering the time that we still...

Sen. Ndiema Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Considering that the Bill of Division of Revenue had earlier come to this House; the two Houses had disagreed and we have not been told what the final decision is. Without pre-empting debate on this matter and considering the time that we still...

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Report on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 25thMay, 2017. Report of the Petition by Mr. Gideon Kiprotich, a resident of Kericho County, on the distribution of subsidised fertilizer and free seeds to farmers. Thank you.

Sen. Ndiema Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is very encouraging that we are finally seeing petitions coming to this House from members of the public and governors. This is perhaps an indication that finally they have woken up to the reality that the Senate is there for the purpose...

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Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Report on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 25thMay, 2017. Report of the Petition by Mr. Gideon Kiprotich, a resident of Kericho County, on the distribution of subsidised fertilizer and free seeds to farmers. Thank you.

Sen. Ndiema Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is very encouraging that we are finally seeing petitions coming to this House from members of the public and governors. This is perhaps an indication that finally they have woken up to the reality that the Senate is there for the purpose...

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Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Report on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 25thMay, 2017. Report of the Petition by Mr. Gideon Kiprotich, a resident of Kericho County, on the distribution of subsidised fertilizer and free seeds to farmers. Thank you.

Sen. Ndiema Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is very encouraging that we are finally seeing petitions coming to this House from members of the public and governors. This is perhaps an indication that finally they have woken up to the reality that the Senate is there for the purpose...

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Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think it is not ready.

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Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think we responded to the issue of Imperial Bank but I will check and ensure that we give a response in two weeks.

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, the way I understood, the question is referring to Imperial Bank and Chase Bank. We had responded on the same question in respect to Imperial Bank.

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have discussed this matter with Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo and we shall respond in a week’s time.

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, there seems to be a misunderstanding here. I had indicated to him that I will bring the answer in a week’s time because there has been a bit of delay---

Sen. Ndiema Yes, but I now ask for his indulgence for one week.

Sen. Ndiema Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the list read, it is evident that by and large vice-chancellors come from the areas where the universities are located and yet we are talking about them being national universities. I would like clarification as to why this has been allowed to...

Sen. Ndiema On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Karaba has read the list, which shows that by and large, the vice chancellors come from communities within which the universities are located. Is it, therefore, in order for him to say that there is wide distribution, which implies...

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Statement sought is similar to the one that was sought by Sen. Karaba. I have the answer to that Statement today. I am ready to issue it. If there will be any supplementary information that will be sought, I shall provide.

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, I seek your indulgence because I have given a copy to be made for Sen. Karaba so that when I read the response, he can follow.

Sen. Ndiema Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a response to a Statement sought by Sen. Karaba of Kirinyaga County regarding the preparedness for the planting season and supply of fertilizers and farm inputs to farmers. The first question was on the measures that the Government is taking to...

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, fertilizer distribution to counties is mainly through the elaborate National Cereals and Produce Board (NCPB) depot network and cooperative societies. Fertilizer allocation to various counties is based on intensity of agricultural activities, county uptake trends and seasonality at the time of the distribution. Mr. Speaker,...

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, these seeds are sorghum, millet, beans, green grams, pigeon peas, cowpeas, dolichos, open pollinated maize, cassavas and sweet potatoes. This year, the programme plans to distribute 597 metric tonnes of assorted drought tolerant seeds to 25 counties in different phases of drought, to reach 91...

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Sen. NdiemaA has been moved from Sagana to another place. This is because the term used here is that it is being distributed.The tender is closing tomorrow for fertilizer to be available in January. That is a Statement which is an undertaking by the Ministry. We can only wait until...

Order, Chair. Remember that clarification was sought by Senator (Prof.) Lonyangapuo,and he had a basis for doing so since there is a history. This is because last year, you made the same promise for January only to deliver in April. So, all the House and the country require is a...

Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can confirm to the Chairperson that yesterday, I called the Eldoret, Bungoma and Kakamega depots to inquire whether the fertilizer was there, and it was not. Sen. Karaba is right because it is not even in the areas where we normally have it. Could the Chairperson...

Sen. Melly.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of Sen.Karaba, I think he should clarify whether there is already fertilizer at the depots. For example, Eldoret, which is the biggest depot has no fertilizer as we talk. Could he confirm whether the same cartels, which I am referring to, have already diverted...

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Sen. Ndiema Order! You are not interrogating the entire document.

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Sen. Ndiema Mr. Speaker, Sir, as far as I know, I am the Vice Chair of this particular Committee and I do not know of any meeting where I was elected Chairman. Therefore, I stood in my capacity as the Vice Chair of the Committee.

Sen. Ndiema Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to thank the Senator for Nandi and the petitioners for bringing up this long standing issue of historical injustice. Indeed, this community has suffered for many years and the suffering that was meted on the Talai continues to affect...

Sen. Ndiema Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on behalf of all the people of Trans Nzoia County and on my own behalf, I convey a message of condolences to the family of the late Gov. Gachagua, the people of Nyeri and our able Senator, Sen. Kagwe, on the passing on of...