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Sen. Sakaja Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I thank Sen. Abshiro for bringing this up. The essence of it truly is projects where the Government has invested a lot of money in terms of billions yet the real economic value cannot be derived because the projects were either not completed...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I thought you had called me to give a comment on that and not give my Statement. I have not given my Statement. (Sen. Sakaja spoke off record) October 24, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 5 Sen. SakajaGoing to the next Statement...

Sen. Sakaja Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. (Prof.) Kamar) : Sorry; we do not have an approved copy of your statement.

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Sen. Sakajachaotic, unreliable, expensive and unsafe. Nairobi residents have heard enough talk about the launch of various masterplans, which are later shelved, and now want real action plans to be implemented.I therefore, request this House, through the Committee on Roads and Transportation, to intervene and update the House on measures,...

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Sen. Sakaja Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank Sen. Mwaura for bringing up this Petition. This is a matter that we have been trying to deal with. We should not tire in trying to make sure that our young people get job opportunities. There is no more pressing challenge in this...

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Sen. Sakaja Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following report on the table of the Senate today Thursday, 18th October, 2018: The Report of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on the Retirement Benefits (Deputy President and Designated State Officers) (Amendment) Bill, 2018 (Senate Bills No.2...

Sen. Sakaja Thank you very much Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I request to make both Statements in quick succession. AVAILABILITY AND ACCESSIBILITY OF WATER IN NAIROBI CITY COUNTY

Sen. Sakaja To weeks is good, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Sakaja Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also want to seek a Statement from the same Committee on demolitions in Nairobi City County. October 18, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 5 Sen. SakajaOver the last few months, we have witnessed the implementation of an initiative by the Nairobi regeneration team...

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, three weeks is too long. There are people who do not know if they will have shelter tomorrow. Can they kindly expedite and even do a stop-gap measure as they look for the holistic response in three weeks but they can tell us what...

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was the Chairperson of the Joint Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity in the last Parliament. I am now the Chairperson of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations.

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that this is getting out of hand and I hope that through your discretion we can give guidance. Very many Members who have matters on the Order Paper are not showing up and the Whips are not able to get us numbers....

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Beyond the question I am hearing on who is complaining, does the Senate Majority Leader have something against huge guys? Would it be better if the guys were small? I know I am not as huge as I was,...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I hate to interrupt the Senate Majority Leader, but he has said that, that is your area of expertise, when he spoke about plagiarism and contraband. Can he qualify what he means by ‘your area of expertise’? Is it...

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to confirm.

Sen. Sakaja Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to confirm for the record of this House, because I would want to believe that what my leader meant was that the Chair is an expert in matters of plagiarism, especially of academic books and papers.

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Allow me at the very onset to thank the Senate Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialization for having dealt with this matter quite efficiently and effectively. On behalf of the Nairobi traders and importers, I wish to thank the Committee. They were...

Sen. SakajaIt is not the situation as it was before; that once you have elected someone, they can go, do whatever they want to do with the power you have given them, and then come back after five years to seek an additional mandate. That is why this Bill is...

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Sen. Sakajaboy was picked up from there and killed. We must address these issues and hold true fidelity to the reason we are here; to serve the people of the counties and the counties of this country.Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. October 17, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 30 Sen. Sakaja Madam...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I want to congratulate Sen. Pareno for this Bill. There was a petition that we brought here when I was the chairman of Nandi Team Transparency Group. I remember the first encounter when we wanted to present a petition to the County...

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Madam Temporary Chairperson. I propose to move that Clause 5 be further amended:- THAT clause 5 of the Bill be amended—

Sen. Sakaja Madam Temporary Chairperson. I propose to move a further amendment:- THAT clause 7 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (c) – (ca) the Principal Secretary in the Ministry responsible for environment. The amendments were circulated to the Senators. (Question of...

Sen. Sakaja Madam Temporary Chairperson, I propose to move:- THAT clause 10 of the Bill be amended by inserting the words “shall serve on a part time basis and” immediately after the words “members of the Board”. (Question of the amendment proposed) The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Pareno) : Division will...

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Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Madam Temporary Chairperson, I propose:- THAT Clause 15 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new sub- clause immediately after sub-clause (1) __ (1a) The national disaster risk management plan and strategy shall include information on –

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Sen. Sakaja Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move:- THAT the Bill be amended by deleting the First Schedule. (Question, that the First Schedule be deleted, proposed) The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Nyamunga) : Division will be at the end. Second and Third Schedules (Question, that Second and Third Schedule be...

Sen. SakajaTHAT, Clause 2 of the Bill be amended by —

Sen. Sakaja Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to report that a Committee of the Whole has considered The Disaster Risk Management Bill (Senate Bills No. 8 of 2018) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow.

Sen. Sakaja Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House does agree with the Committee on the said report. I request Sen. Orengo to second.

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Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this all important Motion on the use of Signing Exact English (SEE) as a mode of instruction for persons with hearing impairments. Madam Temporary Speaker, the issues around exclusion for people with disabilities – be it in...

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 37 of the Bill be deleted and substituted therefor with the following new clause —

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Sen. SakajaTHAT the visually impaired and blind have difficulties accessing banks and ATMs, and this has rendered them not efficient in transacting their business locally but also subject to conning and fraud; THAT the national Government have not formulated and implemented favourable policies that take into account the rights of...

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I wish to congratulate and thank Sen. Mwaura for this. I know that he is a champion of Persons with Disabilities (PWD’s) . Looking at what the Petition is all about, it is discrimination against people living with disabilities which is provided...

Sen. Sakaja Next is Sen. Wetangula. We have limited time, so you will only have two minutes.

Very well, Senator.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support this Petition. Sen. Mwaura is right and I agree with hon. Senators who have said that this is a way to mop up money. The Prime Minister of India in an attempt to mop up illegal currency did away with some notes and some...

Other than what Sen. Mwaura has pointed out, we are doing lip service to the people in all sectors, who are physically challenged in this country. This applies to buildings, examinations or even the gadgets that we have put in the Senate today. Are they compliant? Every time we do...

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Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing us to table this Report. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table:- The Report on the Public Hearing and Deliberations on the Committee of Labour and Social Welfare on the Care and Protection of Older Members of Society...

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to, first, begin by thanking Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot for thinking of the older members of the society despite the fact that he is one of the youngest Senators that we have. In fact, he is one of the very few that...

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I first acknowledge the innovation displayed by Sen. Olekina, by talking about tourism, not just in its traditional sense, but also on how we can take advantage of technology. In a world that is nowadays driven by data powered by information; and in...

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Sen. Sakaja Order! (Laughter)

Order!

Thank you very much. Kongoi, Speaker. I would like to take this opportunity to---

Order, Senator! What did you just say?

I said: “Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.”

Okay. September 26, 2018 SENATE DEBATES 23 (Laughter)

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to support this Motion. In fact, I would like to say a huge thanks to Mr. Eluid Kipchoge. He made us, as a country, all proud by breaking the record, which one of my villagers from Baringo County, Mr. Paul Tergat, held. Due...

Very well, Sen. (Rev.) Waqo.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Motion and congratulate Mr. Kipchoge who made us proud. He is our son. We are proud of him together with others. We have many Kenyans who have similar talents, but have not been nurtured. My request to all counties...

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Sen. Sakaja Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a relief to me because it means I can also do away with all the statements I have been working on in my Committee on Security and the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. I will bring the statement again with regard...

Sen. Sakaja Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. On the same note, in the old regime of answering statements, at some point we stopped. Now that we have a new process, what happens to the pending statements that were requested? Have they lapsed? Do we start afresh? We want guidance from...

Sen. Sakaja On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is Sen. Sakaja in order to refer to the fact that some of the statements might have been dropped as a result of the changes that have been made as a relief? It should be a pleasure for the...

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Sen. Sakaja Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was willing to take the challenge. The only problem is that I am not willing to break the Standing Orders because I had already started in English. Let me just continue in the language that I started with. I thank you for that...

Sen. Sakaja Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is the people who voted for me in Nairobi City County who added that prefix. Who am I to disagree with them? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, allow me to speak in Kiswahili. I know I have started in English, but I...

Sen. Sakaja Asante, Bw. Naibu Spika kwa kunipa nafasi hii. Kwanza ningependa kumshukuru--- (Sen. Kang’ata consulted loudly)

Sen. Sakaja Asante. Nampa Sen. Kang'ata heko kwa kupata jiko kirasmi. Hapo awali alikuwa hajapata jiko. Bw. Naibu Spika, kwanza ningependa kumshukuru Rev. Muganda ambaye ameleta ombi hili katika Seneti. Ni kweli kuwa watu wetu wengi sana wameumia katika Jiji la Nairobi. Hasa nazungumza kuhusu wale ambao walifurushwa kutoka kwa...

Sen. Sakaja Bw. Naibu Spika, hawa ni watu ambao tangu wafurushwe makwao, wamekuwa wakitazama kwa runinga kwa miaka wengine wakipata fidia katika maeneo mengine ya taifa letu. Hili ni jambo ambalo lazima liagaliwe kikamilifu. Hatutazungumza mambo ya IDPs milele katika taifa letu. Wale IDPs waliopata fidia ni wale waliokuwa kwenye...

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Sen. Sakaja“The Committee noted that the auditors had seen and verified the documents and recommends that the audit query be cleared.”The Committee then goes to the next issue and says “A house was bought for Ksh140 million. We have seen the documents and recommend that it be cleared.”Looking at the...

Ho. Senators, I see no further requests. I will ask Sen. M. Kajwang’ to reply. However, before I do that, I want him to look at Standing Order 79 and 61 as read together. Standing Order 79 (1) and (2) reads that:- “When the Senate is to vote on any...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am well guided on the provision of the Standing Orders.I wish to make very brief comments as we close the debate on the Report of the CPAIC on the accounts of Kilifi County. The Committee that looked into the Auditor-General’s Report on Kilifi County...

Kilifi County to establish whether the issues that were raised by the Auditor General were, indeed, true or whether there were mitigating circumstances.Madam Temporary Speaker, if you listened to my tone even as I was moving this Motion and the tone of the Seconder of this Motion, we believe that...

today, we need to see the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, ably chaired by Sen. Sakaja, go to Nyayo Stadium to find out why they removed the tarmac and are now putting cabro; a project that has been going on for almost two years. As a result of that,...

Hon. Senators, I now proceed to rule that pursuant to Standing Order 79 (1) and (2) , this matter affects counties and, therefore, we will call for a vote by county delegations. Sen. M. Kajwang’, you may move.

Madam Temporary Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 61 (3) , I rise to request that the Speaker defers the putting of the question on the Motion to a later date.