Wambua Enoch Kiio

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Indeed, it is true that yesterday I was contributing to the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill before time lapsed. I have those 11 minutes. I want to continue with my contribution in support of the Bill. As I said yesterday, there is need...

Sen. Wambua He can inform me, he is a young man.

Sen. Wambua Let me proceed, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Wambua Clearly it is not very useful, but it is information anyway. So, there will be a need to relook at that Schedule. When you look at a County like Kiambu, unfortunately, the Senator for Kiambu is not here, they have an allocation for court fines of Kshs5 million...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am listening to Sen. Cherarkey with more than passing interest. He started very well. He actually advised us that we should debate this matter with the intention of getting solutions. I thought he would pursue that line, but now the route he is...

Sen, Wambua Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to first begin by thanking Sen. Oketch Gicheru and Sen. Munyi Mundigi for bringing up this matter. The spirit in which they brought this matter, I would have expected that the spirit would carry the debate. The debate is bipartisan and it...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, the duty you have given me is to welcome the visiting students from Zetech University. I will try to avoid the temptation to respond to what Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has said. To the students from Zetech University, I take this opportunity on behalf of the...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to begin by really congratulating the hon. Senator for bringing this Petition. I wish there was sufficient time to actually debate this matter. I have listened to a contribution by my colleague Sen. Cheruiyot. Yes, he has made reference to the...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. You can see the bishop has spoken with authority. I am happy that there is work ongoing in that direction. Sen. Wambua, borrow the expertise of some of the most brilliant minds in this country in terms of the structure of the...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. You can see the bishop has spoken with authority. I am happy that there is work ongoing in that direction. Sen. Wambua, borrow the expertise of some of the most brilliant minds in this country in terms of the structure of the devolution and...

Sen. Wambua

Sen. Wambua Sen. Wambua, you will have a balance of 11 minutes when this debate resumes.

Sen. Wambua, you will have a balance of 11 minutes when this debate resumes. October 4, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 51 ADJOURNMENT

Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m., time to adjourn the Senate. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned until tomorrow Thursday, 15th October, 2023 at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m. October 4, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 52

Sen. Wambua Madam Temporary Chairperson, I --- (Loud consultations)

Sen. Wambua

Sen. Wambua I equally thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for according me the opportunity to join you and my colleagues in welcoming our friends and our colleagues, Cabinet Secretary (CS) Munyes and Sen. (Prof.) Imana Ekal. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I served with Prof. Ekal in the last session. As Sen....

Sen. Wambua

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I had proposed that we amend Clause 9 of the Bill by deleting the words – “The National Government, through the Ministry responsible for health” appearing immediately after the word “the” and substituting therefore the words “Cabinet Secretary responsible for matters related to...

Sen. Wambua

Sen. Wambua Madam Temporary Chairperson, before you put the question, when you propose the question, it is possible that a Member can say something about the proposed amendment. I wanted to appeal to the Senator for Migori County; you have heard the proposed amendment by the Chairperson. It cleans up....

Proposal to amend part of that Clause is dropped. Sen. Sifuna and Sen. Oketch Gicheru.

Sen. Wambua

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have heard the proposal from the Senate Majority Leader on 10 minutes. I am also hearing other people saying five minutes. Let it be a maximum of 10 minutes. If you cannot use 10 minutes you can use two minutes. Those who...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. Oketch Gicheru for donating his time to me. I will donate my time to him when that opportunity comes. I will begin by thanking the Mover of this Bill, Sen. Cheruiyot. When he was moving it, he made it clear...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, my two minutes are still valid, I guess. I do not want to argue with the Senate Majority Leader on that issue of involvement of Senators. This is because we are not accruing a benefit by oversighting. It is a responsibility and not a benefit....

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to inform the Senator for Migori County not because I am his senior, but it is important I do so. The line that the Senator is taking on the Ministry providing money to the county governments for facilitation and to ensure...

Sen. Wambua Yes, I will, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I just want to say that information is part of the contribution. I am just saying that the county governments should not go to the September 27, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 22 Sen. WambuaMinistry at the national Government to get money to facilitate...

Sen. Wambua Order, Senators. May the Senator be heard in silence, please. September 26, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 26

Order, Senators. May the Senator be heard in silence, please. Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for protecting me from Sen. Methu. There have been several attempts in this country to arrive at Universal Health Care (UHC) , to ensure that we provide health care to our people at...

Sen. Kathuri, you may have the Floor.

Sen. Wambua

Sen. Wambua

Sen. Wambua

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of the leadership of the Senate on both sides, I take this opportunity to welcome the delegation from the Parliament of Uganda, who are here on a benchmarking visit with our Secretariat. I give them the assurance that they are in...

Sen. WambuaToday, e-cigarettes have become the in-thing to many young people; that young people in social places want to be seen walking around with the e-sticks and doing their thing.Mr. Speaker, Sir, what Sen. Mumma has done in this Motion is to trigger the need to consider a real national...

Sen. Montet Betty.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this important Motion brought by my colleague, Sen. Mumma, touching on an important part of our society – our youth and our future. I encourage her to elevate this Motion to the next level, so that we can have laws...

Sen. Wambua

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for the opportunity to contribute to these two Petitions. First, I will commend Sen. Mwaruma for the Petition which speaks to the interest of the teachers. It is time for the current policy on areas where the TSC has designated as hardship...

Sen. Wakili Sigei, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for the opportunity to contribute to these two Petitions. First, I will commend Sen. Mwaruma for the Petition which speaks to the interest of the teachers. It is time for the current policy on areas where the TSC has designated as hardship areas be...

Sen. Wambua I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. As I do that, I join you and the Leadership of the Senate to welcome back our colleagues from recess and I hope that this Session shall be fruitful for the benefit of the...

Sen. Wambua Senator, let me interrupt you for a second. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.34 (2) (a) , I wish to direct that this session be extended to adjourn at 6:45 p.m. so that we can allow everybody scheduled to speak.

Sen. Wambua I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. From the onset, I support the Bill. (Applause) August 31, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 16 Sen. Wambuatrees. It is achievable. However, out of those, how many will grow to maturity? That is a conversation that...

Sen. Wambua On a point of order, Hon. Speaker, Sir. What is your point of order, Sen. Wambua. Sen. Wambua I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand on Standing Order No.111 to seek leave of the House to limit debate on this Motion. Seeing as this is a Procedural...

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