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Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise in support of the Statement by Sen. Sifuna on the matter of the cases of killings happening at the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) . It is a very sad situation that the biggest teaching and referral hospital in Kenya, where patients...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to go back to Wote. The Cabinet Secretary has said on record that they are not going to achieve the original capacity of the stadium. Could he tell me and the people of Wote the capacity of the finished stadium that they are...

Sen. Wambua Madam Temporary Speaker, my question was very specific and it was actually arising from Wote. The Cabinet Secretary said that they have cut down on the size of the stadium. I asked what will be the new capacity of the stadium and whether that had an impact on...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have sought this opportunity to clarify an issue because this is a House of record. The Cabinet Secretary has indicated to us in the previous question that Kitui Stadium is being renovated.

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is important.

Sen. Wambua Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The people of Kitui County are online and they are saying the stadium is not being renovated.

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Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the same meaning.

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am representing my people. The stadium is not being renovated. That is the truth. What is being renovated is the State Lodge where the President will spend the night.

Sen. Wambua Serjeant-at-Arms, close the doors and draw the bars. (The doors were closed and the bars drawn) If that is done, we are voting on these Bills electronically. Serjeant-at-Arms, nobody should leave the Chamber after the bars are drawn. Whether you are voting as a delegation or a nominated...

Sen. M. Kajwang’ that business is for after this session. July 23, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 48 (Laughter) (Loud consultations)

Mover, please proceed.

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Sen. Wambua That is okay. Thank you for the information. July 10, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 29 Sen. WambuaMr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am guided by your direction. Allow me to remind this House that on 25th June, 2024, when this House was invaded by young people, everybody else took off,...

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

If you want to discuss that matter, you know what to do. Bring a Motion so that we discuss it. Sen. Wambua Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am guided.

On a point of information.

Do you want to be informed? Sen. Wambuafrom their houses. That is not private but public money that is got from the taxes that we pay.Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to emphasise something on the same. When we talk about cars and buildings---

Okay, go ahead.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform Sen. Wambua because he was not in the House. The person who started the discussion about shoot to kill orders was the Senator for Nandi during debate. In the rules of fairness, we also have to comment. I have to point...

While you were on the Floor, I gave guidance.

No! You never interjected to stop him. He is the one who brought up that matter.

Sen. Sifuna, you are out of order.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you must be fair to both sides of the House.

You cannot guide me on what to do.

But you have to be fair to both sides of the House. Sen. Wambua, that matter was begun by the Senator for Nandi. He talked extensively and we must respond to things that he said.

Sen. Sifuna, you have informed him. That is fair enough.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he will tell you when the information is enough. You should allow him to say whether it is enough because I have more.

Sen. Sifuna! Sen. Wambua That is okay. Thank you for the information. July 10, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 30 Sen. Wambua Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am guided by your direction. Allow me to remind this House that on 25th June, 2024, when this House was invaded by young people, everybody...

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Sen. WambuaMr. Deputy Speaker, you might be aware that in every law we have implemented, and I was a member of the Commission on Implementation of the Constitution, we made it a requirement that before anybody is appointed or elected into public office, they should be compliant with Chapter Six...

Sen. Wambua, asking her to mention names here is contravening my directives. That is what I said we should not do. That is contravening our Standing Orders. This topic is so weighty. We are talking about our country, Kenya. Let us not look like we are trying to blame this...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.101 (4) on Imputation of Improper Motives. There are aspersions being cast here that anyone who has spoken against Government excesses knows who the goons are. Nominated Sen. Mutinda comes from my county. She is aware that we have seven-year-olds...

Sen. Wambua I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education on a matter of county-wide concern regarding the welfare of teachers serving in Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs) and other hard-to-serve areas in Kitui...

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Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Mine is to the counsel for the County Assembly. There are two quick issues. The HANSARD is the official record of debates and proceedings in any legislative body. You have attached a copy of the HANSARD in your documents. Is that the official...

Sen. Wambua I would like to request that instead of all of us really debating, because it is our appeal that you can limit to maybe six Members each from both sides so that we do not use a lot of time. (Loud consultations) Hon. Senators, to save time, if...

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Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, I rise to support the original Motion by the Committee on Budget and Finance. However, I propose an amendment to that Motion. I beg to move- THAT the Motion be amended by deleting the phrase “County Allocation = (Baseline Allocation Ratio*Ksh.387.425 billion) + (Ksh. 2 billion...

Sen. Wambua I am moving an amendment.

Sen. Wambua Sen. Cherarkey has learnt. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the county---

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, I withdraw and apologize.

Order, hon. Senators. Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had moved to amend my original amendment by deleting the phrase- “County allocation is equal to baseline allocation ratio of Kshs387.425 billion plus Kshs2 billion shared equally among the identified 11 counties, plus 45 per cent population index, 35 percent equal...

Sen. Wambua For county equitable share below Kshs415 billion, I am proposing that the county allocation shall be equal to the baseline allocation ratio of Kshs307.25 billion. This will become the baseline for all the counties plus Kshs3 billion shared equally. If Senators can listen to this, this would benefit...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, a sum of Kshs3 billion shared equally among the identified 12 counties, 45 per cent population index, 35 percent equal share, 12 per cent poverty index and eight per cent geographical size index. For county equitable share of Kshs415 billion and above, the county allocation...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, if we get Kshs405 billion, then what will happen is that every county, including the ones that we have identified as small counties, will benefit from that allocation. I can read the mood of the House. Hon. Members want to vote on this Motion and...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I seek clarification from the Chair, a follow-up to what Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has just said. At the end of this session, are we going to have resolutions from this sitting that will be binding on the Committee to which this matter has...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With great humility, my colleagues, I plead with us to do this process. Let us do this for Albert and for Kenyans who are watching. I plead with us. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First, I want to register my displeasure with the absence of the IPOA Chairman in these proceedings. I will say this for the record. IPOA is perhaps the weakest link when it comes to investigating crimes committed by police officers. They have failed...

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Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. I want to thank the Cabinet Secretary for coming in promptly to respond to issues that arise on his desk. These are serious and emergency issues in our country. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, I want to take you to Article 244...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. I want to thank the Cabinet Secretary for coming in promptly to respond to issues that arise on his desk. These are serious and emergency issues in our country. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, I want to take you to Article 244 of our...

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Sen. Wambua Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey.

Sen. Wambua Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale should know this better than anyone else. When he was reading the statement under Standing Order No.57, he was doing it as the Senate Majority Leader. He then went ahead and switched when on the Floor and started to address the...

Sen. Wambua I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to comment on the Statement raised by Sen. Agnes Kavindu, the Senator for Machakos County, concerning the construction of stadiums in Machakos County. There is a reason the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, under Part II of the Fourth Schedule,...

Sen. Wambua I thank you for the assurance.

Sen. Wambua Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand here to make comments on the proposed amendment to the Motion by the Committee on Finance and Budget.

Proceed. (Resumption of debate on the Motion) Sen. Wambua[The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Mumma) in the Chair] June 5, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 28 Sen. WambuaOut of that Kshs5 billion, the Senator for Nyamira County and his colleagues are asking us to share Kshs4.6...

Sen. Wambua Madam Temporary Speaker, I have just come back from Kitui County, his home county, this morning. I was in Kitui East--- (Sen. Wambua consulted loudly.)

Sen. Wambua It is a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Sen. Wambua Why is Sen. Wambua restless? Could it be because the people of Kitui welcomed me so well this morning?

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Madam Speaker, for protecting me once again this afternoon, but I had a very good time in Kitui. That is all I wish to say at this point. Madam Temporary Speaker, I will speak to the amendment being canvassed by our colleagues at the end of...

Sen. Wambua, the Speaker is constrained to rule on customs that are not in the Standing Orders, but Sen. Cheruiyot has heard. I hope behind the tent, he will do what is necessary.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for protecting me once again this afternoon, but I had a very good time in Kitui. That is all I wish to say at this point. Madam Temporary Speaker, I will speak to the amendment being canvassed by our colleagues at the end of my conversation,...

96 to appreciate and to know that everything that we do fosters devolution and ensures that it succeeds.The second thing that I would wish Senators to note and perhaps to the pleasing of Sen. Osotsi, Sen. Kisang’, Sen. Omogeni and my colleagues, it is not possible for devolution as a...

It is this proposal, ensuring that you have it in the formula, that at the very minimum should anything happen, it is not possible to devolve less than Kshs387 billion to the counties plus all these other billions that are over and above it.I am a firm supporter of the...

including leaders in this House at that particular time, made certain remarks that were considered offensive to counties with a smaller population.I still insist that in the same way that our colleagues from smaller sized counties are asking us to bear with them, they should also bear with us with...