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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. When the Senate held its sittings in Uasin Gishu County last year, the Committee on Education launched books on special needs education that are supposed to be used as instructional materials in schools. The books that were launched...

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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve has continued to distinguish herself as a true champion for the people for whom she was elected by her party to represent in the Senate. As the Chairman of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare where she is a strong...

Thank you. I think we are well informed. Proceed, Sen. Ochillo-Ayako.

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Madam Temporary Speaker, the point I am trying to make is that the kind of society that we want to build, must be a society that is able to put in place programmes that take care of the less fortunate and less advantaged people. If we do not do so,...

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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve There being no other request, I call upon the Mover to reply. August 8, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 44 Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve sensitive about issues of women. When I was doing my Masters, I was expectant of my last born and had an innate desire to finish my...

Sen. Were, I am giving you five minutes.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Even one minute is fine because I just want to talk about one thing that happened at the CSW; that this country has not picked it up on women. This is on a special category of women called widows and how they are treated when...

handle. The Government needs to set up a special programme to help widows deal with the issues they encounter when they lose their husbands.That is the only issue I wanted to bring to the attention of the House, that it is an important issue at CSW, which is a global...

There being no other request, I call upon the Mover to reply.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to reply.

That sounds like an anti-climax, having done so well. This being a matter that does not concern counties, I, therefore, proceed to put the question. (Question put and agreed to) Hon. Senators, for the convenience of the House, I defer Order Nos.8, 10, 11, 12, 13 and 14. CREATION OF...

NOW THEREFORE, the Senate resolves that the National Government, together with the County Governments, formulate a policy mandating the planting of trees alongside and around all major infrastructure projects across the country, setting out the roles of various actors at both the national and county levels, and outlining incentives and...

Governments, formulate a policy framework for the recognition, training, empowerment and protection for caregivers of persons with permanent motor and neurological disorders, including: a) provision of financial assistance and incentives to caregivers, including inclusion in the list of beneficiaries under the Inua Jamii Cash Transfer Programmes; b) provision of appropriate...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move:- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order Nos. 28 and 29, the Senate do adjourn until Tuesday, 10th September, 2019. This has been a Session that has had a lot of moments for this House and also constitutional moments for this country.We are...

Madam Temporary Speaker, the principles of public finance and devolution are clear and spelt out in our Constitution. We must protect our counties.I must say on the Floor of this House that it was sad to hear the Chairman of the Council of Governors (CoGs) almost throw the protector of...

know its spirit. It also goes against the principles of an equitable financial system of public finance in this country.Madam Temporary Speaker, I am glad that on Tuesday, there will be a sitting in the intervening period as has been done in similar jurisdictions. This is because division of revenue...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to second the Motion for Adjournment. Before I do that, I thank Sen. Sakaja for moving this particular Motion. We know that Article 174 of the Constitution 2010, is about objects of devolution of Government. Some of the objects are to give powers of self-governance...

constituents and families and also continue with our Committee work. I believe we still have work cut out for us. A lot has been said about what recess is all about but we have a lot of work not only as lawmakers but we also have to go back to...

I cannot see any request to contribute on this. ADJOURNMENT

Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order Nos. 28 and 29, the Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until Tuesday, 10th September, 2019, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.20 p.m. August 8, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 54

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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruvewithout compensation. The Government takes those parcels of land for a good cause but they need to consider the people whose parcels of land have been taken because those people are mentally affected and they also have responsibilities.The Government should also make a follow up to find out...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Madam Temporary Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 105 (1) , I beg to move that the debate on the Motion on creation of support services for members of the disciplined forces and their families be now adjourned. I request Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve to second. August 7, 2019...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion by Sen. Khaniri, which was ably moved today by Sen. Kasanga. Members of the disciplined forces provide service to the country; they keep our borders safe and friendly so that Kenyans can continue to do their...

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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruvechanged because of his spirited fight against dictatorship in this country. In fact, Article 33 of our Constitution states that:“Every person has the right to freedom of expression.” Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, names of Kenneth Matiba, Charles Rubia and others should be engraved in the Hall of Fame.The...

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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Madam Temporary Speaker, first of all, I join you in welcoming all the students and teachers in the Public Gallery. I am happy that they are here to pick a leaf from our debates and see how much we are concerned about issues of national importance. I...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion on Staff Rationalization in counties. Many organizations, large and small, rationalize staff due to a number of reasons. One of the most important reasons that calls for staff rationalization is a slumping...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Allow me to join you in welcoming the students from Kakamega and Nandi counties to this House. I come from Kakamega County. I am happy that these students have come all the way to interact with the Senate. I encourage other counties...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity---

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to welcome the students from Kericho County to this House. I commend the teachers for bringing the girls to the Chamber so as to interact with us. It is good for them to see that...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Madam Temporary Speaker, it is not a point of order. Just allow me to welcome the learners from Kakamega County into the House.

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Madam Temporary Speaker, I join you in welcoming the learners from Kakamega County in this House. It is something commendable. I am a nominated Senator from Kakamega County and it makes me proud to see that they have come all the way to engage with the Senate...

Sen. (Dr) MusuruveCounty; Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko, Migori County; Sen. Olekina, Narok County; Sen. Omogeni, Nyamira County; Sen. Orengo, Siaya County; Sen. Poghisio, West Pokot County; Sen. Sakaja, Nairobi City County; Sen. Shiyonga, Kakamega County; Sen. Wambua, Kitui County and Sen. Wetangula, Bungoma County. July 31, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 18 THIRD READING...

Mover, proceed.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the County Government Retirement Scheme Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 10 of 2018) be now read a Third Time. I ask Sen. Olekina to second. Sen. Sakaja seconded. (Question proposed)

It is time for Division. I now direct that the Division Bell be rung for one minute. (The Division Bell was rung) Hon. Senators, I direct that the doors be locked and the Bars drawn. (The Doors were locked and Bars drawn) Please, log in. DIVISION ELECTRONIC VOTING July 31,...

County; Sen. Ochillo-Ayacko, Migori County; Sen. Olekina, Narok County; Sen. Omogeni, Nyamira County; Sen. Orengo, Siaya County; Sen. Poghisio, West Pokot County; Sen. Sakaja, Nairobi City County; Sen. Shiyonga, Kakamega County; Sen. Wambua, Kitui County and Sen. Wetangula, Bungoma County.

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Statement from the Senator for Kakamega County. I want to say that Sen. Malalah has come up with a very commendable Statement that needs to be thoroughly investigated because the Constitution is really keen...

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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve And you beg to? July 30, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 30 Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve this House. Declaring cancer as a national disaster is not enough. What will happen after declaring it as a national disaster? If the Twelfth Parliament walks the talk, Kenyans will commend it for curbing...

I will give you two more minutes. Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am sure that we can stop the spread of cancer if we come together. We all agree cancer is killing people and invest in research. The debates going on about cancer are misleading....

And you beg to? Sen. (Dr.) Musuruvecame up with sophisticated interventions to ensure that our people do not die from the new non-communicable diseases.There are several interventions that this country can undertake. I propose that we teach our people to eat healthy food. It is said that we are as...

That was very passionate. COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR VISITING DELEGATION FROM CHEBONEI GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL, BOMET COUNTY

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Allow me to support the proposed amendment by the Senator for Wajir County. These are timely amendments. Currently, Kenya is in the midst of an epidemic that we call non-communicable diseases which include cancer, diabetes and high blood pressure. It is time for us...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you in welcoming the students from Uasin Gishu County to the House. I come from Kakamega County and we border Uasin Gishu County. It is good practice for children as young as this age to come to the Senate to interact with...

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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion - THAT, AWARE THAT, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and their families are among the world’s poorest and are disadvantaged in terms of their late entry into the labour-force; FURTHER AWARE THAT the reality of employing...

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Sen. (Dr.) MusuruveThis office will also come in handy when it comes to performance contracting. It will have data on complaints, the nature of the complaints and how they were addressed. For example, in a situation where there are delays in getting identity cards, it is possible to find out...

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