Judith Ramaita Pareno

Sen. Pareno I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to join you in welcoming the students from Bondeni Primary School. I thank them for coming here to see what we do in Parliament. I hope that they get the inspiration that will lead them to being good students...

Sen. Pareno Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to second this important Bill. As we all know, national cohesion and peaceful co-existence are among the most important things we should have in our nation. Currently, there are clashes in most parts of this country but it seems like we are...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to second this important Bill. As we all know, national cohesion and peaceful co-existence are among the most important things we should have in our nation. Currently, there are clashes in most parts of this country but it seems like we are not able...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this Bill. I want to commend Sen. Pareno for coming up with this Bill. The Bill comes in handy at a time when we are talking about building bridges and how we can speak...

without peace in a country. I thank Sen. Pareno for coming up with this visionary kind of Bill that looks into the issue of peace and seeks to address issues of discrimination.National cohesion is important. There are so many Motions that have come to the Floor of this House at...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. We do not lack laws in this country but implementation. This is a very well- thought-out Bill. My only worry is whether it will it ever be implemented to the letter. Where I come...

former CEO, of the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Committee (EACC), Halake Waqo, ended in January this year and up to now, he is just there.His deputy got another job when he was still working. I have worked with Mr. Waqo and I know that he is competent. That is the reason...

You better skip as much as possible; you have two-and-a-half minutes.

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Sen. Pareno Order, Senator Pareno. You will have a balance of 46 minutes when the Bill is next scheduled for debate. May 22, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 48 Sen. Pareno Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m., time to adjourn the House. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until Thursday, 23rd May,...

Order, Senator Pareno. You will have a balance of 46 minutes when the Bill is next scheduled for debate. ADJOURNMENT

Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m., time to adjourn the House. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until Thursday, 23rd May, 2019, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m. May 22, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 49

Sen. Pareno Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also join my colleagues in supporting this Statement and condemning in the strongest terms possible the arrest of Sen. Malalah, hon. Gikaria, hon. Murunga and former CS, Echesa. I remember on Thursday before we adjourned, Sen. Malalah was so excited and planning...

Sen. Pareno Mr. Speaker, Sir, those are his own conclusions. He is too much ahead of me because that is not my thought. I am only stating what has happened in this country. We have had brutal killings and attacks by the police in the past and we should be...

Sen. Parenothe Bill that was assented to by the President was a Bill on health, which is a devolved function and should have been handled by the Senate.This Bill is an answer to the problems that we have had with regard to the handling of Bills and the nature of...

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Sen. Pareno Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the proposed Bill by Sen. Olekina. Sen. Wetangula calls it ‗industry;‘ he is an industrious Senator; and I could not agree more. Let me just get a few things out of the way. One, we do not need...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the proposed Bill by Sen. Olekina. Sen. Wetangula calls it ‗industry;‘ he is an industrious Senator; and I could not agree more. Let me just get a few things out of the way. One, we do not need a referendum...

Thank you, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. Proceed, Sen. (Rev.) Waqo. May 14, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 49

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand to support the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.33 of 2018) . I support the Bill simply because it will ensure that the documents containing election returns are signed by the candidates or their representatives. I am one of the Senators who fight...

Thank you, Sen. (Rev.) Waqo. I now call upon Sen. Olekina who is the Mover to reply.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to reply. I thank all the Senators who have contributed to this Bill. From the sentiments of Sen. Orengo, Sen. Wetangula, Sen. Pareno, Sen. Were, Sen. (Dr.) Zani, Sen. (Rev.) Waqo and Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri – May 14, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 50

about eight distinguished Senators who spoke to this issues – it gives me the opportunity to go and sit down with the other Senators and try to come up with all the amendments.I like the fact that everyone feels that it is an opportunity for us to amend the Elections...

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Sen. Pareno Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to make my comments on the Speech made by the President during the State of the Nation Address. Having looked at the Address made by H.E. the President, he used the words “no turning back” almost 10 times. It is really promising considering...

Sen. Pareno Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. for raising this important issue regarding Samburu County. It is a concern to all of us that almost the entire executive will be in for it. We know how long these cases take. It will take so...

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Sen. ParenoMr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to repeat that we cannot afford to have our governors build Kshs200 or 300 million palatial residences and construct over Kshs500 or 300 million chambers but are unable to provide a shilling for purposes of building a hall for the citizens who elected...

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

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also stand to support this particular Bill which provides a well structured framework that will guide public participation programmes in our counties. It is interesting to see how it is done under the current situation. I went through the document from the Controller...

Sen. Pareno Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Report of the Committee. The man I saw before the Committee was a man who presented himself as a very smart and confident man; Mr. Hillary Nzioki Mutyambai, to me, presented himself very well before the vetting Committee and in...

Sen. Pareno Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I support it because to me, it is an extension or a further Bill that will realise public participation on matters that concern counties. This is a Bill that goes ahead to...

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