Samuel Poghisio

Sen. Poghisio Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, I serve with the distinguished nominated Senator who has brought this Statement in the Committee on Finance and Budget. Sometime last year, we engaged the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Finance. We had a very robust move on governors to pay pending bills to...

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Sen. Poghisio Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I support this Bill. I am in the Committee on Finance and Budget with distinguished Sen. Farhiya. This Bill has been discussed and looked at very critically through the Committee, and I have no doubt whatsoever that it is a good Bill. It...

Sen. Poghisio Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for the opportunity to support this Petition. I do not intend to take long in adding my voice to the voice of the many that have already spoken. I thank the people of Kericho for raising this matter on behalf of...

Sen. Poghisio It is not the Senator for Kericho. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support. I ask the Senator for Kericho that the results of this should be applied to other counties as well. We would like to see that foundation of education given serious attention. I support. October 13, 2021...

Sen. Poghisio Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to thank Sen. Dullo for her timely Statement. Any issue touching on identification is a national issue. It should actually be the concern of the State that when a child is born, the tracking of that child from the age of zero to...

Sen. Poghisio Madam Temporary Speaker, I just want to inform Sen. Murkomen that I am so Kenyan, I am among the first six million Kenyans to get an Identification Card (ID) . He said it correctly. Other people are the ones who said that, not me. There should be no...

Sen. Poghisio Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I beg to Move that the Public Private Partnership Bill (National Assembly, Bills No. 6 of 2021) be now Read a Second Time. The Objects of the Bill are - October 5, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 5 Sen. Poghisioprivate partnership process and lack of...

Sen. Poghisio Madam Deputy Speaker, I wish to congratulate the young Senator, our youngest at the moment, who has just joined the Jubilee side, the side to your right. I want to wish him well as we are basically saying to him, welcome to the ‘upper House.’ Welcome to the...

Sen. Poghisio Madam Deputy Speaker, have we agreed that even a Member can lay papers for departmental committees?

Sen. Poghisio What about the one by the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations?

Sen. Poghisio Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, 29th September, 2021- Report of the Auditor-General on Murang’a South Water and Sanitation Company Limited for the year ended 30th June, 2019. (Sen. Poghisio laid the document on the Table)

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Sen. Poghisio Hon. Senators, a Motion has been moved by the Senate Majority Leader to adjourn pursuant to Standing Order No. 105. (Resumption of debate on adjournment Motion) (Question proposed) (Question, that the Senate do now adjourn, put and agreed to) Hon. Senators, we stand suspended for 45 minutes. (The...

Sen. Poghisio Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, 28th September, 2021-

Sen. Poghisio Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion: - THAT, pursuant to Standing Order No.58 (2) (a) the Senate rescinds its resolution made on Thursday, 16th September, 2021, on the approval of Senators to serve in the Committee of Powers and Privileges. Secondly, I...

Sen. Poghisio Madam Deputy Speaker, there is a much more serious matter which was raised alongside things that have been cited. This is the fact that two Committee sittings could not raise quorum at the same time. I want to speak to Members directly. That is what we should deal...

Sen. Poghisio Madam Deputy Speaker, although my friend Sen. Olekina has finished speaking, there is a word in English that he has used, which I do not think is really parliamentary.

Sen. Poghisio Madam Deputy Speaker, I would like to second this Motion. I am a Member of the Committee. I recommend that we take the shortest time possible and pass these Regulations because this Fund is long overdue. The Report is not asking for funds because they already exist. However,...

Sen. Poghisio Madam Temporary Speaker, my intention is not to disrupt the Senator for Nairobi City County. This is Nairobi so he has the right to speak. Sen. Sakaja can tell us all about Nairobi City County. However, the one thing that I would like to remind him is that...

Sen. Poghisio Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay to following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Wednesday, 23rd September, 2021:

Sen. Poghisio Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 23rd September, 2021: Report of the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources on the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill, (Senate Bills No. 25 of 2020) . (Sen. Poghisio...

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Sen. PoghisioA Committee meetings we ever had. We have since removed that Member. However, when a trip came to Canada, we found him already there.(Laughter)

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Sen. Poghisio Madam Deputy Speaker, I thank you for the opportunity to welcome Ms. Phan to Kenya. It is good to see her this side of the ocean and to know that she still maintains a relationship with her students. I want to declare that I am one of those...

Sen. Poghisio Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to continue to offer my condolences, those of my family and the people of West Pokot and the condolences of this side of the House following the demise of our beloved young Senator, Sen. Victor Prengei. Being on the same...

Sen. Poghisio Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate, today, Tuesday, 7th September, 2021- FINANCIAL REPORTS OF VARIOUS WATER AND SANITATION COMPANIES LIMITED THE PUBLIC FINANCE MANAGEMENT (EQUALIZATION FUND ADMINISTRATION) REGULATIONS, 2021

Sen. Poghisio Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table on of the Senate, today, 3rd August 2021. Report of the Standing Committee on Health on the Special Audit Report on the utilization of COVID-19 funds by county governments. Thank you. August 3, 2021 SENATE...