George Khaniri

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Speaker Sir. I hate to see ourselves contravening the provisions of the Standing Orders that guide this House. I know that under Motions and Bills, the Senate Majority Leader has unlimited time. However, the provisions of Standing Order No.48 (1) are very...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank you for the opportunity to make comments on this very important Petition. Let me begin by thanking the three patriotic Kenyans for petitioning this House. Indeed, this is a matter that falls squarely on the mandate of this House because...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a Petition on the enactment of a military veteran law to address the needs of military veterans and their dependants. “We, the undersigned citizens of the Republic of Kenya from different parts of the country and abroad, and the True North Society draw...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank you for giving me the opportunity to join you and my colleagues who have spoken before me, first of all, to welcome the great delegation from Estonia. I have been to Estonia. I was in Tallinn last October. It is a...

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to thank my neighbour and the Senator for Kakamega County, Sen. Malalah, for raising this important and sensitive issue. The Constitution of Kenya 2010 acknowledges our diversity. However, instead of diversity being our strength, it has become our weakness. The reason we have...

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Khaniri Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am sorry I had to interrupt my good friend and namesake. The contents of this Bill are well known to all of us. We know what we are seeking for and we do not need to belabour the point. The figures that the...

Sen. Khaniri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On my own behalf and on behalf of the Senator for Bungoma County, who is my elder brother, Sen. Wetangula, I join you and my fellow Senators in welcoming the students from Bungoma County. They have an active Senator here in the name...

Sen. Khanirigreat sports persons, but the Government has continually failed to promote and nurture this immense talent. Counties should be encouraged to invest in sports.For instance, Vihiga County established Vihiga County United Club in 2014 which played in both 2017/2018 and 2018/2019 seasons of the Kenya Premier League. Some of...

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Unlike my counterpart from Nairobi City County, I use mine for the Order Paper. Now that I cannot access the Order Paper, would I be in order to request that we be provided with the hard copies? An hon....

Sen. Khaniri On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to draw your attention to Standing Order No. 117 (2) . I have been in this House for very many years. This is the first time I am experiencing this, where a Member is challenging a ruling...

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Sen. Khaniri - THAT the Bill be amended by inserting the following new clauses immediately after Clause 3-

Division will be at the end. Let us go to the next Bill. June 19, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 35 THE COUNTY WARDS (EQUITABLE DEVELOPMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.34 OF 2018)

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered The County Wards (Equitable Development) Bill (Senate Bills No.34 of 2018) and its approval thereof with amendments.