Roba Ali Ibrahim

Sen. Ali Roba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, 27th June, 2025. Report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bills No.10 of 2025) . I beg to lay. (Sen. Ali Roba laid the...

Sen. Ali Roba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bills No.10 of 2025) laid on the table of the Senate on Friday, 27th June, 2025 and...

Sen. Ali Roba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 10 of 2025) laid on the table of the Senate on Friday, 27th June, 2025 and that pursuant to Article...

Sen. Ali Roba I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to reply as I extend appreciation to the Senators who have contributed, considering DORA was extensively debated. There were a lot of interactions between the Committee and Members of the Senate, and it is nothing new in terms...

Sen. Ali Roba Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As I second this Motion, I will make a statement in support of the secondment. The House stands for protection of devolution. The devolved family comprises of 47 counties. The 47 counties have to function properly with some aspect of development as...

Sen. Ali Roba Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I move to reply. We have built consensus on this issue through various proposed amendments, a lot of discussions and several engagements with various Senators. We have also moved an amendment Motion that has been voted on. I believe...

Sen. Ali Roba

Sen. Ali RobaWhat is not adding up for me is that whereas the situation is extremely tense, there is a position of preconceived conviction before the investigation is completed. We need to go deeper into investigating. It is not adding up. We do not point fingers at you at every...

Proceed, Sen. Hezena.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I convey my deepest condolences to the father and the family of the late Ojwang’. The cost of death is very expensive and every life is very precious. We go through this every day in Samburu County. Our people are murdered like flies and...

Sen. Mo Fire.

Sen. Ali Roba Next is Sen. Wambua.

Sen. Ali Roba Sen. Cherarkey, you have alluded to an allegation that he was a financier. We do not know what he was financing. Please, clarify.

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Sen. Ali Roba Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as a Senator coming from the region and an elder, this is a very embarrassing statement that even when I watched it, I could not get to its conclusion. I started asking myself, this is a leader...

Sen. Ali Roba Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for that guidance. Pursuant to Standing Order No.62 of the Senate Standing Orders, I beg to move- THAT, the Senate notes the Report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the Fourth Basis for Allocating the Share of National Revenue...

Sen. Ali Roba Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to guide Sen. Osotsi that the numbers he is making reference to, he has to share with the House. The CRA based the allocation on Kshs417 billion as shareable revenue. The numbers he is making reference to are at Kshs405 billion....

Sen. Ali Roba

Sen. Ali Roba Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the County Governments (Additional Allocations) Cash Disbursement Schedule for the Financial Year 2024/2025 laid on the Table of the Senate...

Sen. Ali Roba

Sen. Ali Roba Sen. Osotsi, what is your point of order? Take your seat, Sen. Roba.

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Sen. Ali Roba Sen. Okongó Omogeni, I have listened to the intervention you have made. I would like to give the Chairperson of Standing Committee on Finance and Budget to give a comment, then I give a ruling considering the fact that we have had a kamukunji on this matter....

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. With regard to that Order, we had had a discussion with the Senate Majority Leader and the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance and Budget to allow that we do further consultation before that Motion is moved. I am saying so...

Sen. Okongó Omogeni, I have listened to the intervention you have made. I would like to give the Chairperson of Standing Committee on Finance and Budget to give a comment, then I give a ruling considering the fact that we have had a kamukunji on this matter. (Sen. Cherarkey spoke...

Sen. Ali Roba

Sen. Ali RobaThey visited the referral hospital and small units within the town in terms of service provision. They also went to one of the sub-counties. They were able to engage and point out the gaps that were glaring within the health sector in our counties.I really want to applaud...

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

What is out of order, Sen. Kinyua?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have heard my colleague and good Senator, Sen, Ali Roba, say that the committee made an impromptu visit. I thought that according to our Standing Orders, you are supposed to give seven days’ notice to any place that you intend to visit as a committee?...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Under Standing Order No.56, the chairpersons are supposed to report on progress made within the three months. The Senator for Mandera County who seems to have benefited from a visit by the committee, is giving us a report on the visit....

He seems to have more details. His is a detailed report on what transpired in Mandera County. Sen. Ali Roba Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as my colleague has stated, this Senate is alive, our committees are alive and events are happening. These reports were filed on the Floor of the...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you. I want just to make two comments, one on the----

Sen. Ali Roba: Sen. Ali Roba: I want to inform Sen. Cherarkey so that he does not belabour responding to that issue. The point of contention is that when committee visits me as governor, I want a situation where a visit to my office does not look like it is...

Sen. Ali Roba

Sen. Ali Roba Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a report of the joint Sitting of the National Assembly Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning and the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the approval hearing of the nominees for appointment to the Board of the...

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