Hassan Omar

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Wetangula) : Please do.

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan On a point of order, Madame Temporary Speaker. Sen. Murkomen mentioned my name immediately after the assertion that some of us accumulate wealth and power. In case he does that, I actually do not. So, the record of the Senate should be quite clear in that context. Madam...

Sen. Hassan Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is my hope and prayer that Mombasa does not sink in two decades. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Committee Chairperson did indicate that monies were, indeed, requested and work suspended. My understanding of a Government is that once a project has commenced, it is assumed...

Sen. Hassan Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first and foremost, I want to commend my good friend, Sen. Wangari, for authoring such an important Bill that I think, fundamentally, shifts the balance of representation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill is very thoughtful to the extent of the chaos we witnessed...

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this issue is in order. Could they go back and agree first?

Sen. Hassan On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have no problems with the opinions of my brother, who is my junior in this House and my senior outside. (Laughter) Sen. Hassan, when I sit here, I am able to follow debate and I understand when you...

Sen. Hassan Sen. Orengo, you may proceed. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to say from the outset that I do not support this Bill. The reason I am saying I am not supporting the Bill is that even the Chair of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget does...

Are you seeking a clarification or is that a point of order? Sen. HassanBill as it is, when you look at the schedule to the Bill which is not amended, because we amend what is in the Bill, you will find that the total shareable revenue according to the schedule...

I will be setting a very bad precedence because we have a lot of work to do. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir—

Order! Your time is up! Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will start by helping my colleague on the point that he was raising regarding the letter that came from the governor vis-à-vis the aspect or Level 5 Hospitals. It is very important for this point to be understood by the...

Order, Sen. Moi! It is completely out of order, if you refer to the Standing Orders for a Member to stand in the view of the Speaker and the person who is contributing or even blocking the passageways. Look at the Standing Orders. Sen. Moi, you are completely out of...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with all due respect, I apologise.

Sen. Moi, I have not allowed your point of order. Until I allow your point of order, you cannot, possibly, purport to be giving a point of order. What is your point of order? May 15, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform my dear friend, Sen. Kagwe, that I am busy lobbying for the Kshs227 billion. (Laughter) May 15, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

a negotiated position, but let us also be clear that the negotiation process involved this House. To people out there, and to Kenyans out there in general, what they know is that the Senate Leader of Majority was involved in that negotiation. They know that the Chairman of the Committee...

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand under Standing Order No.98 (1) . I appreciate that this is a very important Bill and many Members would want to have their input in the debate. However, we have a Committee Stage where we can add...

Are you on a point of order, Sen. Omar? Sen. HassanConsidering that we have the Committee Stage, would I be in order to request that you call upon the Mover to reply?

Sen. Hassan Hon. Senators, I appreciate that this is a Special Sitting and that we have to complete the business of the day. I know that everybody would have wanted to contribute. Indeed, nobody would have wanted to contribute more than I because I also represent a county. However, I...

Just proceed, Sen. Muthama.

Asante sana, Bw. Naibu Spika. Yatakikana Sen. Hassan ajue kwamba mtu akiwa na kilio, hulia na lugha zote---

I told you to proceed and just ignore his remarks!

Bw. Naibu Spika, nataka kusema hapa leo kwamba yafaa tupeane heshima na kila mtu apewe nafasi ili afanye kazi yake. Rais yuko na kazi yake; kwa hivyo tumpe heshima na wakati ili aifanye hiyo kazi. Sisi hapa kama Seneti tuko na kazi yetu; CRA wako na kazi yao, na kama...

Sen. Karaba.

Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to catch your eye and for giving me this opportunity to contribute. We are discussing something budgetary in nature; the topic is on the budget, and we are discussing how we are supposed to now share money to the...

back to the same kitty so that it can be sub-divided or distributed to those other counties which do not have that money.For me, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I approach it in a very different way. We have some counties here which produce or which can generate money, like in...

be enough if it is prudently spent and accounted for. I am sure they will be able to save and initiate proper development projects. However, most of these counties lack the technical and financial managers. The executive officers in the counties need to be guided on prudent ways of spending...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this very important Bill this afternoon. Before I make my first comments, I want to borrow a few words that were used by Sen. Hassan Omar from Mombasa County and qualify them further. It is true Islam does...

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effort between the two Houses, I support.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. For the sake of the success of our counties and the quest of this House that devolution may succeed, I rise to support this Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in hindsight, the determination of Members of this House across the board is not in...

practical approach to use in costing of the devolved functions.Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other issue that we ought to pick and ask as a question is the unexplained hike in the cost of running the new county structures. There is a considerable variance between the CRA’s estimation of remuneration...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for finally seeing me.

I have seen you for the first time. May 15, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

Sen. HassanHon. Senators, the results are as follows on all the four: Sen. Hassan Mr. Chairperson, Sir, I thought the vote is either “yes” or “no”. The qualification that “in anticipation of a certain amendment” you vote “yes” or “no”; is that the proper procedure for voting? The Chairperson (

Sen. Hassan Mr. Chairman, Sir, I am very sorry. I vote “yes”. I vote “no.” The Chairperson (Sen. Kembi-Gitura) : What is your vote?

Sen. Hassan Hon. Senators, this is not a county matter now, but a procedural issue. So, I will now put the Question. (Question put and agreed to)

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan

Sen. Hassan Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion. I agree with the Senate Majority Leader that this is very important business of this House because it is a constitutional responsibility of the Senate. One of the key mandates of the Senate in the Constitution is to protect...

Sen. Hassan Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House today, Tuesday, 15th April, 2014. Report of the Auditor-General on the Financial Operations of the County Government of Laikipia and its defunct Local Authorities for the period of 1st January, to 30th...

Sen. Hassan On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. My understanding of the Constitution is that there is an agency that is charged with investigations, and that is the police. There is equally an agency that is charged with the responsibility of prosecution, and that is the Office...