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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I submitted a Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.47 (1) on the World Radio Day. I was told that it is being processed. I do not know whether it has been processed.

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker.

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I begin by thanking Sen. Nyamunga for coming up with this Bill that is very straightforward. I wish it would have come much earlier when this Senate was being reconstituted. It is clear that the intent of...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. County executives need to do public participation a give wananchi a chance to say where there is a lacuna or niche in a certain area. After that, the people need to see how the development will be of benefit to them. Any...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Mr Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I will begin by thanking Sen. Khaniri for coming up with this Statement, which is of great concern. This is because the youth are energetic and innovative. If engaged, then whatever it is, will become successful. It...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to contribute to this.

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Faki for coming up with Statement. The Statement concerns small businesses. As a country, we have to see how to encourage small businesses to grow. There are people who have started small business and ended up being employers. This Statement deals...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruvewomen out there who are going through harrowing moments; they are looking for children, have done their best and by bad luck, are not able to carry the baby up to full term. That alone is psychologically traumatizing. It is painful for them and they need a lot...

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Sen. (Dr.) MusuruveMr. Speaker, Sir, I really have a strong passion for special needs education. The innate desire I have comes us a result of having taught in a special school.I was a high school teacher at St. Angela’s School for the Deaf, where I taught language. I also did...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruvevisit, legislators visited a special school. We found very deplorable conditions. My former Chairperson in the Committee on Education, Sen. (Dr.) Lang’at, affirmed the fact that such schools are in dilapidated state. There is need for something to be done.Quality education should be a priority for special schools....

Thank you, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve. Hon. Senators, I defer putting of the question on the Bill until tomorrow. (Putting of the Question on the Bill deferred) Next Order. THE COUNTY RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 45 OF 2021) ADJOURNMENT

Hon. Senators, there being no other business, it is now time to adjourn the House. Therefore, the Senate stands adjourned until Wednesday, 16th February, 2022 at 10.00 a.m. The Senate rose at 6.06 p.m. February 15, 2022 SENATE DEBATES 44

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I thank Sen. Cherargei for this Statement and the concern he has for the common Kenyan. I want to sincerely say that blue-collar jobs should be encouraged because most of the time you find that blue collar...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruveagreement with the Cabinet Secretary (CS) being involved in ensuring that when it comes to irrigation, it is planned for and implemented.Many projects are done, but are neither planned for nor implemented. A case in point is a project we were talking about yesterday in the Senate that...

Yes, Sen. Shiyonga.

Sen. (Dr.) MusuruveAwareness is very important because there are people who are not aware that they can join groups where they can improve themselves to be economically better than they are now.On groups, first of all, there is the issue of formation. People will come together and decide, “Yes, we...

Thank you Senator. Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri, please, proceed.

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this Petition. Allow me to thank the petitioners for coming up with it because it touches all Kenyans. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reality is prices of fuel are high. This has affected...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I would like to say from the onset that this is the irony of ironies. It is unbelievable that a project can be earmarked for completion in the year 2020/2021 and then the project has not been...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to make a Statement on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.47 (1) to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern namely, the International Day...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity. Allow me to kindly congratulate Sen. Cherargei for coming up with this Statement. It must be noted that education is important and it develops a person individually, their societies and communities. When you look at the origin of HELB,...

Sen. (Dr.) MusuruveAlso, there are some Statements that have come to the Floor of this House that are really pertinent on people’s issues. We must ensure that when it comes to people’s issues, we address them as the Senate. This is because we are honourable and highly regarded. Everybody knows...

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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruvepeople. These are the issues we need to implement and oversight to ensure that they are addressed.One of the issues that is very core right from the national Government up to the county governments is the issue of health. Health is an issue that cannot be compromised because...

One minute, Senator. Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, from the little I earn, I decided to educate this boy. There are many organisations that get money on behalf of PWDs and are insensitive to such cases. As I support this Bill, I hope it sees the light at...

Thank you. There being no other interest, I call upon the Mover to reply.

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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. Allow me to first wish you, together with my fellow Senators, a happy new year. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Shiyonga for coming up with this Bill. She was hawk eyed because it is an amendment that is...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Mr. Speaker, Sir, Article 43 (1) (a) states this as follows- “Every person has the right-

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg your indulgence. I was giving an empirical evidence of what I have seen. Just kindly allow me. When it comes to the issue of drugs provision, I call upon the county executives to ensure that all those small hospitals that are closer...

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the County Hall of Fame Bill (Senate Bills No.9 of 2021) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Pareno) in the Chair] REPORTS AND CONSIDERATION OF REPORTS...

Hon. Senators, we are now on the County Hall of Fame Bill (Senate Bills No.9 of 2021) . Let us have the Chairperson.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the County Hall of Fame Bill (Senate Bills No.9 of 2021) and its approval thereof with amendments. (Question proposed) January 11, 2022 SENATE DEBATES 14

Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the County Hall of Fame Bill (Senate Bills No.9 of 2021) be now read a Third Time. I request Sen. Olekina to second.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I second. (Question proposed)

Division will be later. THE KENYA CITIZENSHIP AND IMMIGRATION (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.33 OF 2021)

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Kenyan Sign Language Bill (Senate Bills No.5 of 2021) be now read a Third Time. I request Sen. Madzayo to second.

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Sen. (Dr.) MusuruveBi. Naibu Spika, wakenya lazima wajue kwamba tunaenda likizo lakini tutaendelea kuwa viongozi. Tukiwa likizo, nawaomba Maseneta wazidi kuwasiliana na wakaazi wa kaunti zao. Maswala ambayo hayendelei vizuri mashinani, tuyalete hapa Seneti ili wakenya waishi kwa amani.Ningependa kuwakumbusha wakenya kwamba ingawa tunaenda likizo wanafaa kuwa waangalifu. Huu ugonjwa...

Sen. Wetangula Proceed.

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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you. Sen. Seneta, proceed.

Sen. (Dr.) MusuruveMadam Deputy Speaker, as much as sporting activities are devolved, county governments do not allocate adequate resources in order for them to engage many youth as possible. Not only the youth, but they can also engage even members of staff in various sporting activities in their stadiums.I support...

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Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I also thank Sen. Sakaja for the reports to the petitions that he has presented. I would like to bring to the Floor of this House that Sen. Sakaja has talked about the Matendechere issue. Mr....

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Sen. (Dr.) MusuruveWhen talking about sustainable development, Kenyans must know that during this COVID-19 time, it was a risky moment in the sense that economies went down. I thank the President on the measures that he established as we were going through crisis moment to cushion Kenyans. I remember very...

Thank you, Senator. Sen. (Dr.) Langat.

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Sen. (Dr.) MusuruveI think this is an issue that should be interrogated, and I support it. December 1, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 29 Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve I think this is an issue that should be interrogated, and I support it.

Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura, sijui ulitaka kuongea kuhusu taharifa ipi na karibu sana, tumekukosa sana.

Asante sana. Nashukuru sana kwa sababu nakuona Spika, umechukua hatamu zile nilikuwa nazo kwa hivyo kongole sana kwa sababu lazima tuendeleze Kiswahili kwa sababu ni lugha ya Kitaifa ambayo ni nzuri zaidi. Nashukuru kurudi hapa tarehe moja Decemba kwa sababu naona kwamba ni jambo la muhimu, hata ingawa naona taa...

Thank you, Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura. I commit the first Statement to the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights. The second Statement is committed to the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources. (The Statements were committed to the Standing Committees on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human...

The Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget is not here and this is deferred. The Chairperson, Standing Committee on Health proceed. ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.51 (1) (b) of the Senate Standing Orders to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights during the third and fourth quarters of the...