Ekomwa James Lomenen

Sen. Lomenen Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. I share deep grief with the people of Marsabit County who have lost their loved ones recently. It is very painful. I share the same grief because it is the same situation in Turkana, Samburu, Marakwet and West Pokot...

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Sen. LomenenAn April 25, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 36 Sen. Lomenen Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is time we call a spade a spade. We give ‘Caesar what belongs to Caesar and God what belongs to God.’Give Nairobi City County what belongs to Nairobi City County and give Turkana County what...

On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. Lomenenwill realize that this money is not sufficient to carry out an effective implementation or an effective project that will reverse the marginalization that these areas have experienced over the years.I wish that going forward, the 0.5 per cent that...

Sen. Lomenen Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity that you have given me. I have been waiting for this chance because I am in this Senate to represent the people of Turkana County. If you look at Article 96 of the Constitution, you will see that the Senate...

Sen. Lomenen Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir, for this golden opportunity. I support the Petition by the Senate Majority Leader, my friend, Sen. Cheruiyot. Many communities in Kenya deserve compensation because of the harm created by the colonialists who departed from us, but some of them still exist. I support...

Sen. Lomenen Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Finally, as we analyze the issue of past historical injustices, we should note, keenly and critically, the current conventional historical injustices. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. (Interruption of debate on Petition)

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Sen. Lomenen On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. March 7, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 24 Sen. Lomenen means the other constituencies will benefit. The host community that is proximate or near the oil wells only gets five per cent.Mr. Speaker, Sir, the community proximate to the oil wells in...

Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The operative word in this Bill by Sen. Mungatana, MGH, is “sharing”. I support him for this flow of thought because this is the backbone of our Constitution. We amended our Constitution so that all the communities of Kenya could share the commonwealth of the...

Sen. Lomenen Sen. Lomenen, I am not sure of all the other verses you have quoted but the one which you said the ear was not returned is false. (Laughter)(Laughter) Sen. Lomenen Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I join you and my fellow Senators to say that this is...

Amen. (Applause)

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Sen. Lomenen Hon. Senators, kindly take your seats. (Several Senators walked in to the Chamber) (Question put and agreed to) Next order. December 1, 2022 SENATE DEBATES 38 Sen. Lomenen even a cent has gone to Turkana County. This means that the community was short- changed.If we were given the...

Hon. Senators, kindly take your seats. (Several Senators walked in to the Chamber) (Question put and agreed to) Next order.

Sen. Lomenen Hon. Senators, there being no other business on the Order Paper, the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, 14th February, 2023 at 2.30 p.m. I take this early opportunity to wish you all a peaceful and restful recess, happy holidays, a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year come...

Hon. Senators, there being no other business on the Order Paper, the Senate stands adjourned until Tuesday, 14th February, 2023 at 2.30 p.m. I take this early opportunity to wish you all a peaceful and restful recess, happy holidays, a Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year come 2023. Thank...

Sen. Lomenen Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for giving me this opportunity. The dignified Senator for Samburu County has stated a problem that is faced by the named nine counties. As I represent Turkana County, I am just hearing of Lamu Port-South Sudan- Ethiopia-Transport (LAPSSET) . I have heard...

Sen. Lomenen Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I beg to Move the Motion on drought and hunger mitigation in Turkana county. Turkana county people have been affected by severe drought and hunger that has destructed their livestock, livelihood, economic activities. The state remains deplorable. Turkana county...

Sen. Lomenen Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, do I read the Notices of Motion? I think when I am moving it, I am not supposed to read again. I just want to explain the facts in details. I do not know if---. Do I read it the way it is?

Sen. Lomenen Mr. Speaker, Sir, Noting that Turkana people have been affected by severe drought and hunger that has destroyed their livestock, livelihood and economic activities. The state remains deplorable. Turkana is one of the most affected areas in Kenya as reported earlier by NDMA. Further aware, that drought has...

Sen. Lomenen Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker---

Sen. Lomenen Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the following Motion on Drought and Hunger Mitigation in Turkana County- THAT, aware that Turkana County continues to experience extremely dry weather conditions with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reporting that the...

Sen. Lomenen Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I call upon Sen. Cheptumo to second this Motion. I thank you.

Sen. Lomenen Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the Statement by the Deputy Speaker. I would like to inform the relevant Committee in charge of sports that in the county where I come from, warriors have excellent talents. We have persuaded them to go to church. They have reformed from killing...

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Sen. LomenenFURTHER COGNIZANT THAT Article 11 of the United Nation’s International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) places further emphasis on the fundamental right to food and obliges the State to take progressive steps towards achieving full realization of the right to adequate food; NOW THEREFORE the Senate...