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Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to ride on that question. Firstly, over a period of time, there has been progressive policy development on the use of riparian land such as the valley bottoms where people were encouraged to develop horticultural products. How much of that policy...

Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to ride on this question. Fire outbreaks are not peculiar only to Nairobi City County. We have these fire outbreaks in many of our county headquarters. One of the things that we want to know is with regard to the disaster...

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Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have noticed something. When I walked in you looked a bit tired, but when it came to addressing Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri on matters miraa, your face brightened. I know that this is a topic you are extremely passionate about. (Laughter) February 21,...

Thank you, Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri. For your information, miraa is a crop under the Crops Act, courtesy of the hard work by Sen. Kiraitu Murungi, other colleagues and I in the last Parliament. So, you can comfortably categorize miraa with tea, coffee, bananas, cashew nuts, sweet potatoes and other potatoes...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have noticed something. When I walked in you looked a bit tired, but when it came to addressing Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri on matters miraa, your face brightened. I know that this is a topic you are extremely passionate about. (Laughter)

Order, Senator. Proceed.

Sen. (Prof.) Ongerito get our children good secondary schools when they are joining form one. We have problems of diseases to tackle.Our children get sick from all manner of diseases since there are no decent health facilities for treatment at the local level. Our people involve themselves in fundraising activities....

Than you, Prof. Ongeri. Let us have Sen. Judith Pareno.

Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for ably putting it to this Senate House that the setting aside 120 acres for Nyangweta Forest is not done blindly. They have done a very clear survey. They had a public engagement and people’s participation who agreed that the only industry...

Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take note of Sen. Khaniri’s points. I was only summarising my points in a very succinct manner so that there are no further queries to be raised when the matter comes to the relevant Committee for debate. I wanted to clear any doubts...

Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Mr. Speaker, Sir, before we go to academic discussions, let me put it very clearly that this is not--- The Senate Majority leader (Sen. Murkomen) : on a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Were said it very well. My understanding is that it is not actually a change of boundaries between counties or between wards or constituencies; it is only changing the extent of the forest. This is actually degazzeting the forest. We should look at...

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Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion. Like many Senators who have spoken before me did, I welcome all the Senators to this sitting because we have serious business to transact in this august House. I have spent a considerable period of time...

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Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Ndwiga, maybe your blood sugar levels are diminishing. I am conscious of that fact. We should speed up. However, if we are going to work together as a House of reason, union and that adopts a bipartisan approach, then we should...

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Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir. I stand to support this Motion and thank Sen. Khaniri for bringing it at this time. I will be brief. I would like to comment on the need to amend the Motion. The title is only narrowed to public schools. Due...

whereas, and, when sounds like United Nations Organisation (UN) language. In that language when you want to be amorphous you just leave it there because already there is no decision made. As a Senate, we want to agree here that the elements and sentiments expressed in this Motion are far...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I was Minister for Science and Technology between 1988 and 1992, nobody wanted to be called a Jua Kali operator because it was a very demeaning title. However, when the Bretton Wood institutions put a crunch on Kenya, we had no choice except to do...

Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri I will add you three minutes to wind up your thoughts. Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We were able to bring in the Directorate of Industrial Training. We were able to train these people in Mombasa, Nairobi, Kisumu, Nakuru and Nyeri. That is...

Thank you. I will now give the Floor to Sen. Christopher Langat of Bomet County.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir. I stand to support this Motion and thank Sen. Khaniri for bringing it at this time. I will be brief. I would like to comment on the need to amend the Motion. The title is only narrowed to public schools. Due to some compromised...

because he understands education very well. I also appreciate the experiences that Prof. Ongeri has shared on the Floor of the House. I also have a wide experience in this area, having been a tutor in Kagumo Teachers College and Kericho Teachers College before I went to Moi University.Whenever we...

legislation that would help the TSC and the Ministry of Education to implement it effectively. If not, we would be doing a lot of injustice to those particular pupils and students in secondary and primary schools in this country. I fully support this Motion.Thank you.

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

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise to support this Motion. I am actually very happy that I am speaking after the distinguished Senator from Bomet County, Sen. Langat. Sen. Langat comes from a place called Segemian in my County, Narok. If you go...

Did you say that Sen. Langat comes from Narok County?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, he comes from Narok County.

Since it is not contested, I will not dwell on it.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he was born in Narok County and then he migrated. When you traverse the County of Narok, you will be shocked by the number of TSC teachers who are posted in that county. In Segemian, where the distinguished Senator of Bomet County comes from, there are...

Kamar. We should subject it to this Committee so that we ensure whatever resolution we pass here is implemented.I have come to learn that a lot of Motions that are passed here are never implemented. That speaks volumes about the Committee on Implementation. The leadership of this House should really...

Very well. Yes, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Motion. Indeed, this is a very emotive Motion. First, I thank Sen. Khaniri for bringing this great Motion. I support this Motion with amendments because nowhere in the world will anybody be an implementer and at the same...

when we started introducing the idea of free education. In addition to that, the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF) came in and there were many schools that were put up. As has been put by the Senators who spoke before of me, some of the schools are even making do without...

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

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Motion as well. As others have pointed out, the issue of audit alone will not be helpful. Audit and report will only give us a booklet which will not be helpful to us. I also suggest that we go...

because they stay in their locations and divisions. That is why we have a lot of problems in this country.I remember when I was in primary school in North Eastern Kenya, most teachers and headteachers came from all parts of Kenya. Today, with the unfortunate incidents of attacks by the...

no problem going to Kakamega, Kisumu or Mombasa and vice versa, so that we appreciate Kenya.We have Senators here who have not been to other counties in this country. When I was doing my A-levels in Kangaru High School in Embu, there was a problem with the roads and so...

Thank you Sen. (Dr.) Ali. I will now give the Floor to Sen. Abshiro Halake.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was not going to say anything but because I come from northern Kenya, where sometimes we do not consider ourselves from Kenya mostly on the basis of education and other things, I must say something.

Order, Senator, at least you have used the word “consider”. You said sometimes you do not consider yourselves---

Not all the time.

I will let it pass.

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other rights. The right to food, access to information, read and write, negotiate and the right to health, especially for women to raise healthy families and communities is all ensured by the right to education. There is no better foundation than the right to education. I am very glad that...

Thank you, Sen. Abshiro. Last but not least, Sen. Isack Mwaura.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I note that I am speaking for the first time when you are in the Chair and so, I also, belatedly congratulate you for being our Deputy Speaker. I was lobbied by senior Sen. George Khaniri to come and make contribution. I did although...

Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I support this list on the understanding that our foreign relation with our neighbours is a very critical factor. Most of the issues that are emanating; either because of some level of misunderstanding, December 7, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen. (Prof.) Ongerisome...

Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope that there are no other games being played on the postponement of the date from 13th December to 14th December, because that falls on a Thursday and we are supposed to adjourn on that date. We do not want to hear...

Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. If they take the concept that there are two polling stations, I will accept that position. I only wanted the assurance that we do not again fall in the same mistake that you found yourselves in, in June. I was not here...

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Sen. (Prof.) Ongerihave mortgages, but they will never get a tenant for that house because of the disco. It even goes to the moral fiber of our society. Our young people are getting exposed to things that they should probably be exposed to after the age of 18. That is...

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Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri[The Temporary Speaker (Sen. (Prof.) Kamar) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Kang’ata) in the Chair]

Thank you. Could we hear from Sen. (Rev.) Waqo?

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