Naomi Jillo Waqo

Sen. (Rev.) Waqo

Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Asante, Bw. Naibu Spika. Pia mimi nilikuwa katika hiyo harakati ambayo wakili ama kiongozi, Sen. Sen. Orengo, aliposema kwamba ingekuwa bora kusuluhisha jambo hili kuhusu wale ambao majina yao yameandikwa hapa, kwa heshima ya hili Bunge. Nimekuwa katika Bunge kuanzia mwaka wa 2013. Kwa hivyo ingekuwa heshima...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity. I agree that we should delay this matter. I would like to address some of concerns that have been directed towards my Committee. A lot of things have been alleged---

Order, Sen. (Dr.) Mbito! What the Standing Orders allow you to do now is discuss about the adjournment of debate. I agree that a number of statements have been made about your Committee. However, you will have an opportunity to respond to them later.

It is too late!

Order, Sen. (Dr.) Ali! Does the Senate Minority Leader want to say something before I give further direction? The Senate Minority Leader (

Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have heard my sister say she wants to lay a Paper, and so, I am a bit confused. September 17, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 25 (Loud consultations)

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Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Order, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and Sen. Malalah. (Sen. Malalah spoke off record) Okay. (Laughter) Then, do it. (Laughter) Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Order, Sen. (Rev.) Waqo. When you lay a report, you lay it and say one or two things then you end it there. We do...

Order, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. and Sen. Malalah. (Sen. Malalah spoke off record) Okay. (Laughter) Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Thank you, Sen. (Rev.) Waqo. Well done. I will allow very few comments. I will start with the Senator for Kericho, Sen. Cheruiyot.

Sen. (Rev) Waqo Order, Sen. Cheruiyot. That was not the criteria. (Laughter) I will give you two. Sen. (Rev) WaqoIf that was the criteria I might review my decision. Nevertheless, proceed Senator.

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Sen. (Rev) Waqo Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. No wonder services in the health sector are deplorable. Three hundred per cent of the amount that should have been set aside for health is still left at the center, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let this not be a bubble that...

Kindly proceed, the Senator for Taita Taveta County.

Sen. (Rev.) WaqoAWARE THAT the national Government has launched an ambitious plan to plant 1.8 billion trees by the year 2022, with a view to enhancing the country’s tree cover from 6.2 per cent to the globally accepted minimum of 10 per cent , and that this entails, among others,...

Asante sana, Bi. Spika wa Muda, kwa kunipa fursa hii. Kwanza kabisa, ningependa kuupongeza Mswada huu ulioletwa na Seneta Khaniri. Huu ni Mswada unaofaa Zaidi, kwa sababu askari wetu wamejitolea na kujizatiti kuilinda nchi yetu; kwa hivyo, familia zao zinafaa kulindwa ipasavyo. Hii ni kwa sababu hawa watu wamejitolea maisha...

hakuna usalama katika nchi tunazopakana nazo. Kwa hivyo, ni vizuri tuchukulie Mswada huu kwa hali ambayo inafaa, na sisi wenyewe tuunge mkono. Nataka kumpongeza Seneta Khaniri kwa kuleta Mswada Huu.Asante, Bi. Spika wa Muda.

Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Motion on staff rationalization in counties. The Senate oversights counties. We currently know the challenges that many counties are facing as a result of staff and controlling wage bill. I support this Motion because the Mover...

Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this important Motion. I also congratulate Sen. Pareno for coming up with this Motion, which will help the entire nation. She is a focused lady and I know that because we have...

Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to add my voice to this very important Statement by Sen. Malalah. This Statement concerns all of us. (Loud consultations)

Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a very important Statement to each one of us. The issue of equality is something that has caused most of the challenges that we have in our country today. There are people who are not satisfied; there are people who...

Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what is the measure of excessiveness? (Laughter) Order, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr.! Are you disputing the goodness of the Senator for Wajir County? It has been stated repeatedly by his teacher, Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri, in your absence, and by many Senators. I think...

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Proceed, Sen. (Rev.) Waqo. Sen. (Rev.) Waqo 30 p.m., time to adjourn the House. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday 31st July, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity. Allow me to also extend my compliments to Sen. (Dr.) Ali for being a good man and doing everything that is good. (Laughter)

Order! Sorry, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. You only had two minutes, courtesy of Sen. (Rev.) Waqo. When this matter comes for debate next time, you have a balance of 19 minutes. ADJOURNMENT

30 p.m., time to adjourn the House. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday 31st July, 2019, at 2:30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m. July 30, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 52

Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, you have two minutes.

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Sen. (Rev.) Waqo I just need to emphasize the need to take their own agenda seriously so that we save on the time we spend here. That brings us to the end of that particular Order. Hon. Senators, I will direct that Order No.15 and Order No.17 be deferred.

That is how it should go. Thank you very much. The final Statement is from the Chairperson of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. STATUS REPORT ON THE PAYMENT OF INUA JAMII CASH TRANSFER

of Households Payment Totals

I hope the Senators who had requested for those Statements will be available.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, they have also been alerted by my secretariat.

I just need to emphasize the need to take their own agenda seriously so that we save on the time we spend here. That brings us to the end of that particular Order. Hon. Senators, I will direct that Order No.15 and Order No.17 be deferred. July 23, 2019 SENATE...

NOW THEREFORE in exercise of its oversight function, the resolves that the Public Service Commission (PSC), Intergovernmental Relations Technical Committee (IGTRC) and the Council of Governors provide a comprehensive report on-

Let us go to Order No.10 THE NATIONAL MUSEUM AND HERITAGE (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.7 OF 2019)

Sen. (Rev.) WaqoYou have now replied. July 23, 2019 SENATE DEBATES 36

Thank you. I see no other request. I now call upon Sen. (Dr.) Milgo to reply.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank the following Senators for contributing to this Bill; Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, Sen. Kasanga and Sen. (Rev.) Waqo. I am sure that were it not for the fact that we have just passed a very contentious Bill, there would have been more Senators...

Order, Senator! Are you saying that Senators passed a contentious Bill?

Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have a small factory in Kitengela, where we do some production. We recently went through this similar problem because the KP exaggerated our bill. The KP has been doing this to our citizens, and tough measures have to be taken against the company....

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Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Madam Temporary Speaker, I have great respect for the distinguished Senator for Nakuru County. I always call her my friend’s daughter because I served in the Seventh Parliament with her father. The statement that Sen. Kihika has made this afternoon is unfortunate, dangerous and must be resisted...

Could we hear from Sen. (Eng.) Hargura. There is a lot of interest in this statement. Therefore, I would like us to reduce our contributions to two minutes each because the statements hour will be over before we move to the other two statements. Kindly proceed, Sen. (Eng.) Hargura.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I support the ban on logging because we have a forest cover level to meet. This statement is under Standing Order No.47. If you commit it to a Committee, there are issues that we need to look into. We have several forests in Marsabit County. A group...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I have great respect for the distinguished Senator for Nakuru County. I always call her my friend’s daughter because I served in the Seventh Parliament with her father. The statement that Sen. Kihika has made this afternoon is unfortunate, dangerous and must be resisted with all the...

per cent. Kenya is striving to build our forest cover. To lift the ban on logging is to declare war on the limited forest cover that we have in this country.Madam Temporary Speaker, in the current budget, the European Union (EU) has given some money to 11 counties, including my...

I still have more than 10 requests from Senators who want to contribute to this statement. I would like to allow about four Members to make contribution. I rule that the statement as was read is pursuant to Standing Order 48 (1) . The Committee will have an opportunity to...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this statement simply because there is a difference between conservation and blanket moratorium on forests which is not the way to improve our forest cover. I know one or two things about forest conservation in this country. I have been in the conservation...

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Sen. (Rev.) Waqo Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to support this important Statement by Sen. Nyamunga. I thank her for reading it on our behalf. I congratulate Sen. Halake for the position that she has acquired on our behalf. We are proud of her and she have...

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