Essy Okenyuri Nyaituga Anyieni

Sen. Okenyuri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.52 (1) to make a Statement on a matter of general topical concern, namely International Youth Day. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the International Youth Day is an annual event observed globally on the 12thAugust by the United Nations...

Sen. Okenyuri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like the Cabinet Secretary to respond on what other measures apart from the Nairobi Rivers Commission that was set up is the Ministry putting in place to maintain rivers, lakes and mountain apiarian ecosystems across the country. Even after the commission was set...

Sen. Okenyuri(Question proposed)Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I second.

Sen. Okenyuri Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Cotton Industry Development Bill (Senate Bills No. 5 of 2023) and its approval thereof with amendments.

Sen. Okenyuri Madam Temporary Speaker, I am embarrassed on behalf of lawyers in this country that it takes a medical doctor to correct a lawyer on who is not a senior counsel. These are things that Sen. Cherarkey, whom I worked hard on to ensure he is admitted to the...

Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I equally welcome the great students from Cardinal Otunga to the Senate. I think my colleagues have said it all. I went to one of the best schools that has produced two presidents. That is the late President Daniel Toroitich Arap Moi and also the Fifth President,...

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Sen. Okenyuri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to support my colleagues on the concerns that most of the Cabinet Secretaries have evaded this House. As you are aware, this is a presidential system of Government. It was only through the consultation of the Executive and Parliament that the Standing Orders...

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Sen. OkenyuriAsante, Sen. Okenyuri. Nikiangalia

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Sen. Okenyuri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to support the Report by Sen. Wakili Sigei, especially on the issue of compensation. Any other Kenyan who comes to this House seeking for redress because the other mechanisms have failed, deserves our complete support. This actually brings me to a...

Sen. Okenyuri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on boundary delimitation of the area surrounding Migingo Island in Lake Victoria. In the Statement, the Committee should-

Sen. Okenyuri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labor and Social Welfare regarding the neglect of role of the Abagusii Community in the fight for Kenyas independence. In the Statement, the Committee should...

Sen. Okenyuri In the Statement, the Committee should-

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Sen. Okenyuri Proceed, Sen. Wamatinga. June 29, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 51 Sen. Okenyuri(Laughter) June 29, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 52 Sen. OkenyuriAs a Member of the Kenya Kwanza Government, it is my prayer that this will be the Government that will see the fulfillment, even if to appease the souls of...

Proceed, Sen. Wamatinga.

(Technical hitch)Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support the Motion on the establishment of the Ad hoc Committee--- I think it is my fellow Senator here trying to sabotage me. (Laughter) June 29, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 53

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This will ensure that it will not be as it is today, that an issue like this still remains unaddressed, 24 years down with different governments coming in and going out with all kinds of promises. However, the voiceless people down there must feel that they have somebody who can...

Proceed, Sen. Murango.

Asante sana, Bi Spika wa Muda. Nimesimama hapa siku ya leo kuunga mkono Hoja hii ambao umeletwa na Sen. Kavindu Muthama kwa sababu janga lilotukumba mwaka 1998 ni janga ambalo kila Mkenya anasikia uchungu. Mnamo tarehe 7 Agosti, 1998, Mohammed Rashed alifikishwa kortini kule Marekani na akashtakiwa kwa kuwaumiza watu...

Naona Sen. Kavindu Muthama ananiashiria nikomee hapo. Ningependa kukueleza kwamba Spika wa Muda yupo na anajua kuwa lazima tumalize leo.Bi. Spika wa Muda, kwa vile Sen. Kavindu Muthama ananiashiria nimalize, nitamalizia hapo.

Sen. Okenyuri Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I have equally had a chance to scheme through this Report. Let us face it. The Deputy Governor for Siaya, Dr. William Oduol is being vilified for personifying people who want independence from the politics that Nyanza has seen for...

Sen. Okenyuri Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand guided and hope the few minutes that I was left to conclude are still there. I was sending a warning to the county chiefs that once they run with someone as a deputy, they are like Siamese twins. It cannot be that when...