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Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I oppose this Procedural Motion because I strongly believe that the sittings of the Senate are known and predictable. We should not be taken by surprise that a sitting is urgently required the following day. We have just Sen. Obureare now being requested to...

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Sen. Obure Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it was a point of information because I know he himself cannot say it.

Sen. Obure Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also want to congratulate a Member of the Devolution Committee for the sound advice that he gave to the committee. I want to encourage this Senate to assist the Committee on Devolution to work on a legislative devolution conference which I...

Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. First, I want to congratulate Senators for being in the right place this afternoon. Often, Senators have agreed verbally on things but this time they have taken a practical action and chosen to be...

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Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, we will try and obtain the information sought. We hope to be back here with that information in two weeks.

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Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Statement (c) , the Senate Majority Leader was requested to step in because the chairman of the relevant standing committee had failed persistently to respond to this Statement. I do not know what we will do now that the Senate Majority Leader is also...

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Committee on Land and Natural Resources, I wish to respond to the request for a Statement from the Senator for Nyamira. I hope he is in here. An. Hon. Member: He is not here.

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have been told that citizens of this country, particularly in the northern counties of Turkana and West Pokot, are starving. We have been told that children are in distress and some of them are dropping out of school. We have been told that...

Sen. Obure Order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir,

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wanted to make precisely the same comments that you have addressed. A situation where people are dying is an emergency. We are told that we need another two weeks before the Cabinet Secretary can come before this House to explain the situation. This...

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the delivery of fertilizers after the planting season has severe consequences to the farming community. We also know that this has a serious implication on food security. We have heard that the delay was caused by individuals who took long to release Exchequer. In...

Sen. Obure On a Point of Order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. What Sen. Sang has raised regarding middle men is a very serious phenomenon. It is happening not just in Nandi County, but in other counties. We do not need the CS to come here to deal with that particular...

Sen. Obure On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, You heard the Deputy Senate Majority Leader issue a statement on business for next week. My understanding is that we will be on recess next week. I do not know whether he is in order to do that. Sen. Obure, I think you are...

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will appreciate that the nature of the March 23, 2016 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Obureeverything possible to ensure that this Statement is answered in two weeks’ time.Sen. Mbuvi, is that okay?

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I missed a lot of what the Senator for Samburu raised because there were very loud consultations. No! No! It is because you were consulting very loudly yourself and I can say that without fear of contradiction. That is why you did not follow...

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Sen. Obure Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank the Chair for having kept his word because I asked this Question last week and I was promised that it will be answered within a week. It is true that within a week, it has been answered. It is one of the...

Deal with Statement listed as (l) on the Order Paper because the Member is present. CONSTRUCTION OF BADASA DAM IN MARSABIT COUNTY March 23, 2016 SENATE DEBATES

termination due to non-performance. The contractor then went to court challenging the decision of the client to levy the liquidated damages. He also wanted to prevent the client from terminating the contract.The parties then engaged in seeking an amicable solution out of court. The process was not successful due to...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank the Chair for having kept his word because I asked this Question last week and I was promised that it will be answered within a week. It is true that within a week, it has been answered. It is one of the few cases...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, according to the annexed notes, the contractor and the National Water Conservation and Pipeline Corporation had set 21st March, 2016 to amicably sort out this issue, which date has passed. The Chair should inform the House what was discussed and what was agreed upon by the...

problem. Whoever committed the error, he or she did not finish the job.At the end of the day, I am sure what Sen. Hargura would like to see is the dam being constructed. The matter needs to be resolved between the contractor and the Government so that we can formally...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was a Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Roads and Public Works for three-and-half years. What I have heard - if it is true - that a 53 per cent variation was given is criminal and according to the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, one...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree with the Chair that my interest is the completion of the dam. My prayer is that the matters before court end as soon as possible so that the dam project can be revived through issuance of another tender.We know the cases of Umaa, Chemususu...

Mr. Chairman, how much time do you need to provide information as to the outcome of the court process with regard to formalizing that arbitration? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is not possible for me to give a timeline for a court process because it is the court to give...

question of what steps have been taken against the misdeeds, as suggested by Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, to indicate that we are also sensitive to the issue of public funds being misused on projects which are not performing. I seek your guidance.

I appreciate that you have no control with regard to the court process. However, as you communicate to the Ministry, include what Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo has indicated; if in the process of handling issues of the dam and the extensions, whether the Public Procurement and Disposal Act was followed. If...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries is here. I have had two pending statements for the past three weeks whose answers have not been provided.

Which ones are those?

Statements (h) and (i) . Now that Sen. Ndiema is here, he should respond to my question about fertiliser. In Trans Nzoia, people are looking for fertiliser. Maybe you could direct that he gives me a response now that I am here, he is also present and the planting season...

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I listened keenly to the response given by the Senate Majority Leader. I support the direction which has been suggested by March 10, 2016 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Oburejust walked out.We have a peculiar problem which has not been addressed here. In the post- election violence,...

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Sen. ObureYes, Sen (Dr.) Khalwale!

Sen. Obure Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This is a straight forward Motion and I beg to Second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to)

It is so ordered. Sen. Kagwe, I do not see your approved request.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we agreed with the Speaker that he will allow me to seek the statement.

I have not been given that information.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the statement is there.

Let me look at it. Please, approach the Chair. You might be having a time bomb. I have to look at it. March 3, 2016 SENATE DEBATES

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