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Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday 21st October, 2014:- ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSTITUTION, 2013/2014 October 21, 2014 SENATE DEBATES ON ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE, 2013 ANNUAL REPORT OF THE STATE OF...

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that pursuant to Article 96 (1) of the Constitution of Kenya, the Senate represents the counties and serves to protect the interests of the October 21, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Wakorestraining the Senate...

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Sen. Wako On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am a bit surprised that this matter is on the Order Paper for the Second Reading. You will recall that on Thursday, I moved that this particular Bill be discussed because I knew it would last for a very...

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to make a few remarks on this very important Motion which has been brought by a Member of the Panel of Speaker, Sen. Ongoro. I listened to her and as far as analyzing the problem...

Sen. Wako I hope that the two or three minutes that Senator number one has taken will not be counted against me. I want to take this opportunity to add a welcome to the students from the three high schools who are here today. I want to inform them that...

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Sen. Wako With those few remarks, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to support.

Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to issue a statement. The request for the statement was made on 22nd July, 2014, by Sen. James Orengo. I notice that Sen. Orengo is not in. Should I proceed with issuing the statement or should we wait for him?

Sen. Wako That is okay, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will bring the statement next week, but there are issues that---

Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am a detailed person. (Statement deferred)

Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity. I stand as a fellow Chair of a Committee to congratulate a fellow Chair of the Agricultural Committee in the manner in which he is dealing with problems facing this country. If we all grappled with...

Sen. Wakodecision. Without a reversal of that, the people of Embu are forced to have a Governor they do not wish to have at this point in time. This is the danger that I speak about when I am referring to dictatorship at whatever level.I thank you and thank Sen....

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decision. Without a reversal of that, the people of Embu are forced to have a Governor they do not wish to have at this point in time. This is the danger that I speak about when I am referring to dictatorship at whatever level.I thank you and thank Sen. Elachi...

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Sen. Wako Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is, indeed, with a very heavy heart. In fact, I am saddened and disillusioned that we have come to the stage where we are now. I am disillusioned because it may be recalled that when the Finance, Commerce and Budget Committee summoned...

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seconded (Question proposed) (The House resumed) [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. (Dr.) Machage) in the Chair] REPORTS, CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS AND THIRD READINGS THE STATUTE LAW MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS BILL (SENATE BILL NO.6 OF 2014) August 7, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that a Committee of the Whole has considered the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill and approved the same without amendments and the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill and approved the same with amendments. Sen. Wako Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move...

Sen. Wako Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move;- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order No.28 (3) , the Senate do now adjourn until Tuesday, 23rd September, 2014. I want to thank the Senate that, indeed, this second session that we have had has been a session where we have...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I appreciate that it is already past

Order! Sen. Wangari, have you moved the Motion? You have not even read the terms of the Motion. COMMENDATION TO THE KENYAN TEAM FOR THEIR STERLING PERFORMANCE IN THE COMMONWEALTH GAMES IN GLASGOW, SCOTLAND

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only did we win so many medals, we were recorded in new fields that we have not ventured as a country.To summarise, I wish to pick on three issues and note that not only were we number nine overall in the competition, it is only two other countries in Africa...

Sen. Wangari, do you wish to be informed by Sen. Muthama? He insists he wants to inform you.

Sure, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the purpose of the HANSARD, I believe that Kenya was second to South Africa. If I got it correctly, we were ahead of Nigeria.

Sen. Muthama, that is not just for purposes of the HANSARD. That is very important information.

Thank you, Sen. Muthama for correcting me. I noted a few fields that we have ventured in. I noted one performer who is Julius Yego who has learnt the art of javelin through YouTube. He earned this country a gold medal. Even if in other fields we were not able...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to second this Motion. I wish to applaud our team which has always made us proud especially in the athletics. It is important now that we have devolved some of these functions that our governors and ourselves put a lot of...

not agree with those people who are arguing that our athletes who defect to countries in the Arab world should be condemned. For somebody like myself who has been a consultant in athletics, Kenya is a granary. Those are just fine products who have gone out and they will eventually...

Hon. Members, I cannot just put the Question because most of you are showing interest to contribute. I have six enthusiastic Senators who want to contribute. For the sake of good order, we have another one Motion to deal with because this is not the last one. It is your...

I am saying for those who want to take note, let us agree to take two minutes each.

That is a reasonable request. Of course, all of us are very proud of our athletes and we have continued to say so. It is good that this Motion is here so that we can ventilate on the issue but since it has been moved and seconded so well, I...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I represent athletics powerhouse in this Chamber and that is Elgeyo-Marakwet County. I want to take note that as a result of the last competition, new athletes have come and I think Sen. (Prof.) Lesan must be very proud because some of them come from his...

advantage of the fact that we got the publicity as a result of the good job the athletes are doing but as a House, we declare that every time our athletes do well, they must be rewarded however small it is with a national recognition. Those athletes have managed to...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also want to congratulate the team which came from Glasgow recently. I hope that in future, they will do a better job than what they did. What I observed is that most of the games done in Glasgow are all European oriented. There are things...

get more medals.There are also other track events which were not included like 3000 metres, 800 metres and 100 metres. I do not know why those events were not included in the programme. If they had included them, we could have 11 gold medals. Most of the games in Olympics...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also want to congratulate the athletes who represented our country at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games. As I stand here, I am very proud because one of those who bagged a gold medal for this country is my neighbour by the name Faith Chemng’etich. I am...

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Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution and support this Motion. Indeed, I want to thank the team that represented us. I congratulate them for lifting this nation high. I want to challenge the Government, especially the parent Ministry, that the issue...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also wish to take this opportunity to thank the team which represented us in Glasgow. More particularly Ms. Cherono, the young girl who comes from Bomet County and also more specifically, Mr. Yego who took the initiative to train himself, met his dream and got...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support the Motion and thank the athletes. They made us proud. The journalists in Europe really commended the team and said that was one of the best teams. I urge the Government that it is important to respect those who make our...

May I call upon the Mover to reply.

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that have been raised.With those few remarks, I beg to move.

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Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move;- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order No.28 (3) , the Senate do now adjourn until Tuesday, 23rd September, 2014. I want to thank the Senate that, indeed, this second session that we have had has been a session where we have worked within...

Hon. Senators, the House now stands adjourned until Tuesday, 23rd September, 2014 at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 9.00 p.m.

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Sen. Wakomore votes to do. Let us continue. Where are the Whips, please, do your work. August 6, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Wako this amendment? Sen. WakoMr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I want to support this amendment and appeal to Members that in the Third Reading, there should really be no...

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Sen. WakoKipsigis. Could the Chairperson confirm whether there exists an ethnic community called Kalenjin?Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to start with the questions raised by Sen. Kanainza as to whether investigations have been done. When I was reading the statement, I mentioned that the alleged malpractices and corruption have been...

I have the Floor. You have the Floor, but you seem to be attracting many points of order. What is it Sen. Wako? Sen. WakoHon. Chairman, did you make such reference? Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Senator should declare his interest. What words did you utter? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. To my knowledge, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo is not the Chair answering to this statement. If you have noticed, he is actually debating over issues that may not even be related. Is he in order? Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, you seem to have a...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am very much in order because we have 42 tribes in Kenya, but there is no tribe called Kalenjin. Period! Order, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo. Please, do not go that way.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, my clarification is similar to what Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo has said. My clarification is whether there exists an ethnic community called Kalenjin. If it exists, why was it not captured in the mathematics or statistics? I am July 31, 2014 SENATE DEBATES

Kipsigis. Could the Chairperson confirm whether there exists an ethnic community called Kalenjin?Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to start with the questions raised by Sen. Kanainza as to whether investigations have been done. When I was reading the statement, I mentioned that the alleged malpractices and corruption have been brought...

Hon. Chairman, did you make such reference? Mr. Speaker, Sir, the hon. Senator should declare his interest. What words did you utter? Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said that leaders should not be misers. They should not resist giving out money. I said that the Senator, instead of becoming a miser,...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill. This Bill has been with us for a while and there was a general consensus yesterday that this is the direction to go. In any case, the figures that each county is getting are determined by a formula which most Senators think –...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move. Order, hon. Senators. I think we have a problem there. You may have to get someone else to bow. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Deputy Speaker, Sen. Kembi-Gitura has not spoken. Probably he could reply.

Thank you very much Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a debate that has generated a lot of interest. Hon. Senators were in consensus that the right thing was done in terms of the allocations. Obviously, at a better time, the Senate will sit and come up with a new formula...

announce the results at the same time with the results of Order No.9. This Second Reading had been exhausted; it was just the Division which was remaining. Again, assisted voters, approach the Clerks-at-the-Table. Can we commence the voting? DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING THE COUNTY ALLOCATION OF REVENUE BILL (SENATE BILL NO.9...

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