Chute Mohamed Said

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have a Statement in relation to the activities of the Standing Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration, pursuant to Standing Order No. (56) (1) (b) for the period from 1st April,2023 to 30th June 2023. During the period under...

Sen. Chute Mr. Speaker, Sir, I request a Statement on the release of retention money arising out of contracts for construction works in the northern frontier counties. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and the Senate Majority Leader. I support what the Senate Majority Leader has said. I visited the Office of the CoB recently and got a list of monies that were sent to my county. Based on that report, I went to Marsabit and...

Sen. Chute Thank you, very much Madam Temporary Speaker.

Sen. Chute Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to thank Sen. Kavindu Muthama for bringing this Motion to this House. Sen. Osotsi said he was in school in 1998. When this happened, I was a businessman doing business in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. (Sen. Osotsi stood in...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. In a normal African proverb, we say that if two bulls fight, it is the grass that suffers. In an American proverb, they call us Africans. Some Muslims in the Middle East are called collateral damage. These are human lives being called collateral...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also thank the Hon. Cabinet Secretary for appearing before this August House today. My Questions is as follows-

Sen. Chute Thank you again, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I was on Part (c) of the Question. I apologize, my document was tampered with by my friend here. I was on this part when I was interrupted. It reads -

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will ask one question first and the other one after my colleagues have asked. June 21, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 10 Sen. ChuteMy question to the Cabinet Secretary is; there is a list of prequalified suppliers for the supply of goods at Annex...

Sen. Chute On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Chute He is misleading the House. We do not have only five. We have more than five. Let him do his research well and come back with ---

Sen. Chute Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. This question has a lot of interest. I am requesting that, if possible, let me ask my question to the CS. There is a company called Pama Holding Limited, which was allocated 30 metric tonnes of rice, 12,500 metric tonnes of oil, 20,000...

Sen. Chute Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. Again, I would want to remind the Cabinet Secretary for Investments, Trade and Industrialization that it is very unfair for him to come and give misleading answers here. If you allow me, Pwani Oil Company was formed in 1981, KAPA Oil Refineries, 1968;...

Sen. Chute Mr. Speaker, Sir, I represent Kenyans here. The CS has come before to give misleading answers. I am saying it again because I even cautioned him earlier. I said that we do not have only five oil companies. Now we have 13. I would want him to apologize...

Sen. Chute Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have asked a question, and I wanted to correct the Cabinet Secretary when he said that we have only five manufacturing companies in Kenya. I have given the names of those manufacturers. It is up to him to indicate that they are not five,...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to raise an issue. I got the answer this morning, in fact, one hour ago. Standing Order No. 51 (c) says: “Both electronic and physical copies should be furnished to the Senate and to the Senator before 24 hours or on...

Sen. Chute Thank you once again, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will proceed and ask the question, but I wanted you to also note that they should desist from giving us documents this late. I will proceed and ask the questions.

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also thank the Cabinet Secretary for coming before this August House today. My question is as follows: [The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Wakili Sigei) in the Chair]

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will ask one Question now and the other later on. Thank you for the opportunity. I also thank the Cabinet Secretary for the answers but it seems that these Cabinet Secretaries do not even talk to each other. I am wondering....

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir. I cannot be that short because this is my question and I was given these answers very late. That is not my fault, but the Cabinet Secretary’s. I want to put a question to the Cabinet Secretary and it will be a...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me first of all thank the Cabinet Secretary for the answers. I also appreciate that as a farmer, I got some fertilizer for my farm in Naivasha at a reduced price. My question is-

Sen. Chute On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker. It is like you got the letter yesterday. The question asked by Sen. Lomenen was a question that was asked two months ago. Why should somebody wait until yesterday to write a letter to the Speaker of the Senate? We...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I welcome the Cabinet Secretary. He is doing his job well and I thank him. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltumbesi who is also my neighbour and we share a common border. When he talks about issues affecting Samburu County, those issues...

Sen. Chute The Court ruled that the land on Lake Turkana Wind Power should be gazetted. How long will it take the Cabinet Secretary to gazette that land? I want to see the Cabinet Secretary in his office if he gives me a date in order for us to look...

Sen. Chute(Laughter)

Next Statement is by Sen. Kisang’. He is not present. The Statement is dropped. Next Order. (The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) consulted with the Clerk-at-the-Table) (Sen. Kisang’ walked to the Dispatch Box)

Sen. Kisang’, you will have your time. I am consulting with the Clerk to read your Statement. You are very lucky. (Laughter) CONTRIBUTIONS IN LIEU OF RATES PAID BY THE NATIONAL TREASURY TO COUNTIES

I am Sorry, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources regarding the contributions in lieu of rates paid by the National Treasury to the Counties. In the Statement, the Committee should...

Next Order, Clerk. THE LEARNERS WITH DISABILITIES BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 4 OF 2023)

Serjeant-at-Arms, ring the Division Bell for five minutes. (The Division Bell was rung)

Sen. Chute Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My Statement is on the status of the construction of the Bonkole Resort in Marsabit County. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing on...

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to ask the following three Questions to the CS, East African Community, ASALs and Regional Development-

Sen. Chute Mr. Speaker, Sir, they are both mine. It is a mix up.

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have got it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the following Question to the CS, East African Community, ASALs and Regional Development-

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will ask one question first and the other at the end of the session. I thank the Cabinet Secretary for having the courage to reduce the price from Kshs7,200 to Kshs4,500 for a 50 kilogramme bag of rice and the beans from...

Sen. Chute Yes.

Sen. Chute I did not. I asked only one question. This is the final one.

Sen. Chute The same matter. I had asked one question. I want to ask the last one now.

Sen. Chute Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Thank you, Madam Cabinet Secretary, for your good answers. Are you aware that in the Kenya Kwanza campaigns, the President was propagating the spirit of “bottom up”? Does the Cabinet Secretary have any plans to prequalify distributors or suppliers from the 47...

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Sen. Chute Proceed, Sen. Cheruiyot.

Sen. Chute Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir---

Sen. Chute No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Question No.017 DELAY IN DISBURSING FUNDS FROM THE SALE OF CRUDE OIL TO THE TURKANA COMMUNITY

Sen. Chute Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to talk about the issue of the Cabinet Secretary not coming here today, if you will allow me. The Deputy speaker (Sen. Kathuri) : Okay. Please proceed for only one minute. What do you want to add to my Communication? Sen....

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Sen. Chute Thank you, CS for honouring our invitation. We are also going to come to your office. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the calculation the CS has given is misleading. When Sen. Mungatana, MGH, asked about his county, what the CS should have done and that is my question--- He talked...

Sen. Chute On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Sen. Chute Madam Temporary Speaker, like you have said, we are losing the point here. We are going back to primary Questions. You can see the CS is having problems answering those questions. Sen. Gataya Mo Fire asked three major issues. One is about demarcation, two, adjudication and three, issuance...

Sen. Chute Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this Motion. However, I would like to add two things. As you are aware, for construction of county headquarters, funds are May 3, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 12 Sen. Chutechanneled through the Ministry of Roads, Transport and Public Works but most of...

Sen Chute Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not a point of order. (Laughter)

Sen. Chute Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move a Motion of Adjournment. NOTICE OF MOTION OF ADJOURNMENT UNDER STANDING ORDER NO.37 May 3, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 14 Sen. ChuteI rise on a point of order pursuant to Standing Order No.37 to seek leave of the Senate to adjourn debate...

Sen. Chute Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the Motion; that pursuant to Standing Order No.37, the Senate do now adjourn to discuss a definite matter of urgent national importance, namely, the intercommunal killings and displacement of residents in Marsabit County. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, Marsabit County has...