Judith Achieng Sijeny

Sen. Sijeny Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was supposed to table a report but it has not arrived. I ask for your indulgence.

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Sen. Sijeny Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I remember correctly, you had ruled that this request for statement be directed to the right committee. It does not concern the Committee on Roads.

Sen. Sijeny Mr. Speaker, Sir, the last time this request for statement came up, we were told that the Ministry does not deal with it. You gave a direction that it be taken to another committee.

Sen. Sijeny Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also wish to commend the team which has come to visit the Senate. More particularly, I wish to congratulate and encourage the ladies to work hard. This is the place to be. Next time, we would like to have them elected as...

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Sen. Sijeny Take your seats, Senators. There are two Senators who did not vote on The County Governments (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.4 of 2016) . I do not know who they are, but they need to vote now. It is mandatory to vote and that is why I am...

Sen. Sijeny Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Wednesday 19th October, 2016:- Report on the Regional Colloquium of African Ombudsman Institutions, 2015. (Sen. Sijeny laid...

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Sen. Sijenymeet at 12.30 p.m. to schedule Business of the Senate for the week. Subject to further directions, by the SBC the Senate will continue with Business that will not be concluded in today’s Order Paper focusing on debate on Bills at the Second Reading and the Committee of the...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree with Members that this is a very serious matter and extremely urgent. When I read the response, I said that this was not answered satisfactorily. There should be an indication of what urgent action needs to be taken and how this matter should be...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we really appreciate the efforts of Sen. Adan. We also sympathise with the predicament in which the Executive keep putting her by sending her incompetent answers to give to this House. However, in this particular matter, I implore the Chair to use your authority and direct...

Sen. Sijeny Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Wednesday 19th October, 2016:- Report on the Regional Colloquium of African Ombudsman Institutions, 2015. (Sen. Sijeny laid...

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Sen. Sijenyconstituents or to do other businesses in Committees.Ordinarily, it is within such a recess that the busy Committees like County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) gets an opportunity to hold meetings and retreats to write reports arising from the proceedings that they have had throughout the Session. Therefore,...

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Sen. Sijeny I am not stopping you but when you go to too much specifics, like you are trying to, then you must tell us. I do not think it has gone to the level where I can demand substantiation but it appears like you are talking of a specific...

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Sen. Sijeny No thanks. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me start by congratulating Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o for bringing this important Motion for Adjournment. Secondly, I wish to congratulate our party leader, the Rt. Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga, for raising this issue. He raised this issue at the national level, as an issue...

like a miracle and complicate a straightforward thing. Right from the onset you heard the people who initially spoke from Murang’a including the Senator ascertaining that there are certain key benefits that should have been put into consideration and thought through before the implementation of this project. These were facts...

One minute for you.

No thanks. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. ADJOURNEMENT

Hon. Senators, the House was Adjourned at 5.30 p.m. by dint of this Motion. The House will resume sitting tomorrow, Wednesday, October, 19th, 2016 at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m.

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Sen. Sijeny I am not stopping you but when you go to too much specifics, like you are trying to, then you must tell us. I do not think it has gone to the level where I can demand substantiation but it appears like you are talking of a specific...

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Sen. Sijeny No thanks. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me start by congratulating Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o for bringing this important Motion for Adjournment. Secondly, I wish to congratulate our party leader, the Rt. Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga, for raising this issue. He raised this issue at the national level, as an issue...

like a miracle and complicate a straightforward thing. Right from the onset you heard the people who initially spoke from Murang’a including the Senator ascertaining that there are certain key benefits that should have been put into consideration and thought through before the implementation of this project. These were facts...

One minute for you.

No thanks. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. ADJOURNEMENT

Hon. Senators, the House was Adjourned at 5.30 p.m. by dint of this Motion. The House will resume sitting tomorrow, Wednesday, October, 19th, 2016 at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m.

Sen. Sijeny(Laughter) Sen. Sijeny Mr. Speaker, Sir, documentation of these IDPs who went to Uganda is not a secret. They are known which communities they originate from. Since that record is available to the Government, can these IDPs be given Kshs400,000 each that was favoured to the other IDPs who...

Sen. Sijeny Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think my colleagues have answered a few of the things I wanted to ask.

Sen. Sijeny Yes, but just a quick clarification. You said you are aware there is some stalemate. When did you come to discover this? How many meetings have you had or is this going to be the first reconciliation meeting?

Sen. Sijeny Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I only have one question to the county assembly. Were the people of Nyeri County given an opportunity to participate before this impeachment was done against their governor?

Sen. Sijeny Mr. Speaker, Sir, to participate in the decision to impeach the governor; whether they were given the chance to comment or participate.

Sen. Sijenyof hearing or trial which would have made things a lot more difficult in the circumstances.It would have been also extremely difficult for us to deal with that question because the kind of evidence that was required to be adduced for us to make that determination to the extent...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I disabuse this House of this notion that many Senators are not here. We must understand that some Members are in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the Olympics and others are genuinely out of this country on missions and conferences. Therefore, to give the impression...

Thank you Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’- Nyong’o. The direction I am making is that we do not have a threshold to carry out the Business of Order No. 8. Since we cannot conduct the Business of Order No. 9 in the absence of having disposed number Order No. 8, I am...

Sen. Sijenyof hearing or trial which would have made things a lot more difficult in the circumstances.It would have been also extremely difficult for us to deal with that question because the kind of evidence that was required to be adduced for us to make that determination to the extent...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, may I disabuse this House of this notion that many Senators are not here. We must understand that some Members are in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, for the Olympics and others are genuinely out of this country on missions and conferences. Therefore, to give the impression...

Thank you Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’- Nyong’o. The direction I am making is that we do not have a threshold to carry out the Business of Order No. 8. Since we cannot conduct the Business of Order No. 9 in the absence of having disposed number Order No. 8, I am...

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