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Sen. Obure On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not know whether it was deliberate, but you have not read the last petition.

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, my remarks are in relation to the petition brought by the Governor of Kisii County. In normal circumstances, you would expect that Senator of a county to know something about a petition being presented to the Senate by the Governor of his county. Unfortunately, I...

Sen. Obure On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not know whether it was deliberate, but you have not read the last petition.

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, my remarks are in relation to the petition brought by the Governor of Kisii County. In normal circumstances, you would expect that Senator of a county to know something about a petition being presented to the Senate by the Governor of his county. Unfortunately, I...

Sen. Obure On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not know whether it was deliberate, but you have not read the last petition.

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, my remarks are in relation to the petition brought by the Governor of Kisii County. In normal circumstances, you would expect that Senator of a county to know something about a petition being presented to the Senate by the Governor of his county. Unfortunately, I...

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today Thursday, 14th April, 2016:- The Report of the Standing Committee on Roads and Transportation on the stakeholder’s forum held on 3rd February, 2016 at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi. (Sen. Obure laid...

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- April 14, 2016 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Obureon Roads and Transportation on a stakeholder’s forum held on 3rd February, 2016 at Safari Park Hotel, Nairobi laid on the Table of the House today, Thursday, 14th April, 2016....

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I regret to report that despite efforts to obtain a response, we have not been fortunate to be furnished with any. But we are still pursuing the matter with the relevant Ministry.

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, the sentiments expressed by the Senator for Samburu are shared by many Kenyans. We appreciate the importance of this matter and I can assure the Senator that we will do everything to make sure that we get an elaborate answer to his request. PERSONAL STATEMENT...

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Statement by the Senator for Meru is shocking. The action by the governor is denying access to medical facilities in respect of those in need of them. This Senate had been petitioned by governors through a memorandum to the effect that they had not...

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Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 45 (2) (b) to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries regarding money belonging to small scale tea farmers placed by the Kenya Tea Development Agency limited (KTDA) in fixed...

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, in fact, you have clarified the statement I am seeking. It relates to commercial banks although I have specifically mentioned those two. This is a totally new question and I do not agree with the Vice Chair that they have responded to this. They have...

Sen. Obure Yes, that is correct Mr. Speaker, Sir. We did raise the question with respect to Imperial Bank, but this is now a general one referring to the experience of Imperial Bank and relating it to the rest of the commercial banks where KTDA has fixed deposits. SENATE DEBATES...

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Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I appreciate that this is a serious matter that generates a lot of emotions. However, I beg your indulgence. If I heard the Senate Majority Leader well, he asked that the Chair gives us a direction. For a Chair to give direction, it is...

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Sen. Obure - THAT Clause 20 of the Bill be amended – THAT Clause 12 of the Bill be amended by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph-

THAT the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 12. In view of the deletion in Clause 10, the role of the National Director of Physical Planning will not apply. I propose to delete it. The Temporary Chairperson (

Sen. Obure THAT Clause 22 of the Bill be amended by deleting sub-clause (3) and substituting therefor the following new sub-clause- - THAT Clause 13 of the Bill be amended by deleting paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph-

THAT the Bill be amended at Clause 13 by- November 9, 2016 SENATE DEBATES

drop the amendment to Clause 13 (b). Deleting paragraph (b) is not necessary now that they have amended it to be in conformity with the law.(Question of the amendment dropped) The Temporary Chairperson (

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Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the Chairman may have forgotten something because he gave me a copy of the response last week. It may not be adequate and maybe they want to obtain more information. (Laughter)

Sen. ObureA Authority (KeNHA) doing to improve the road network around Daraja Mbili Market? We have been told about designs and the plans to do so. What have they done to avert this disaster in waiting?The Chairman has also talked about the county government having identified a piece of land....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want clarity from the Chairman on how you can investigate a matter where you already formed an opinion. What he gave is already an opinion of what happened and you tell us that you are investigating the matter further. So, how do you investigate a matter...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My question is closely related to that of my brother Hassan. I want to ask the Chairman to tell us exactly how fast this matter can be handled. I always realise when it involves police, officers you are asking the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) who...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, now that it is confirmed that Edna Osoro and Irene Kerubo died as a result of bullets shot from the police, can the Chairman, Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations confirm that the Government will compensate their families for this loss of life or will...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a disturbance from my neighbour here.

Order, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo! I thought it was mutual. Proceed.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, this issue by the Chairperson, Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations is very interesting. If you listen to the Statement very well, there was a scuffle.

Order, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo! Ask for clarification.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am asking for clarification. There was no riot whatsoever that happened. How can there be a scuffle when there was no riot? So, we need to know clearly---

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Sen. Obure Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, I want to thank the three citizens from Nyamira who have raised this petition drawing the attention of this Senate and, indeed, the general public to what is going on in Nyamira County. Those kinds of events or happenings concerning...

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, open plundering that is going on. We have situations where reports are made to the effect that funds are allocated for specific projects. However, when you go down to inspect those projects that are completed and paid for, there is absolutely nothing existing on the...

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am aware of the efforts that the Chairperson and the Vice Chairperson make to ensure that we get statements relating to security issues. However, I want to know if there is an established mechanism between the Office of the Clerk to ensure that...

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that this petition is important. This is because it brings into focus the plight of entrepreneurs who have conducted business with county governments, but have had their businesses collapse because of non-payment on the part of the county governments. This case is...

Sen. Obure Mr. DeputySpeaker, Sir even that is a huge amount of money. I am of the view that this matter should be exhaustively examined by the relevant Committee so that they can look at this whole scenario and make recommendations as to what ought to be done, going forward....

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Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate the two citizens from Nyamira County who are definitely vigilant and have shown interest in ensuring that the county resources are managed in a prudent manner so that services can be delivered to the people. Violation of procurement law and...

Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate the two citizens from Nyamira County who are definitely vigilant and have shown interest in ensuring that the county resources are managed in a prudent manner so that services can be delivered to the people. Violation of procurement law and...

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you in welcoming the two delegates from Nyamira County and the students from Taita Taveta County. The Senator for Nyamira is not in the House to welcome the delegation from Nyamira County because as you are aware, he is a presidential candidate. He...

Sen. Obure Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for that correction. I thank your office for making it possible for the delegation from Nyamira County to come and learn from the Senate. As you know, these are the officers who make it possible for Nyamira County to provide services to...

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Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have carefully listened to the request by Sen. Adan. I appreciate it is heavily loaded but we will try and bring a response in two weeks time.

Sen. Obure On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Khaniri has been very gracious in seconding the Motion but he has raised some fundamental issues in the process. I am aware that he has been a very prominent and active Member of this Committee. However, I am surprised...

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Sen. Obure Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, while I agree that this may be similar to the Vihiga County Assembly Petition, there were similar ones from a number of counties that were concluded by the Committee and sent to state agencies. It is important for us to know why this has...

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Sen. Obure1983 to 1992. I found him always warm and charming in his relationship with colleagues and friends. The departed friend will be remembered for a long time for the contributions he made during debates in the National Assembly and this Senate. His contributions were stimulating, eloquent, informative and very...

Sen. Obure Order, hon Senators! Today is our first day and there must be a lot of views to be exchanged but could you do it in low tones, please, and respect the speaker who is on Floor at any one time. (Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. consulted loudly) Order, Sen....

Sen. Obure1983 to 1992. I found him always warm and charming in his relationship with colleagues and friends. The departed friend will be remembered for a long time for the contributions he made during debates in the National Assembly and this Senate. His contributions were stimulating, eloquent, informative and very...

Sen. Obure Order, hon Senators! Today is our first day and there must be a lot of views to be exchanged but could you do it in low tones, please, and respect the speaker who is on Floor at any one time. (Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. consulted loudly) Order, Sen....