Karungo Paul Thangwa

Sen. Thang’wa Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to request for a Statement on the status of compensation by Kenya National Highway Authority (KeNHA) of land owners along the Western Bypass in Kabete. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a...

Sen. Thang’waMadam Speaker, I really sympathise with the people of Mavoko, particularly those who lost their property. Nonetheless, being a legal battle, everybody and everyone was fighting for their right.This legal battle has been going on for nine years between the Cement Company and the residents of that region. For...

What is your point of order, Sen. Sifuna?

Sen. Thang’wa

Sen. Thang’wa On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Sen. Thang’wa Madam Temporary Speaker, I have had an opportunity to work with the Chinese Government. They run their Government in such a way that there is October 4, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 3 Sen. Thang’waalways forgiveness for first-time offenders. If you break the law, they will tell you to agree...

Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. The Cabinet Secretary is referring to my colleague as ‘the governor.’ He is the Senator for Bungoma County. However, he may have a vision. Last week, the Senate was in Turkana County for Senate Mashinani. We visited different areas and listened to...

Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support the County Government Additional Allocations Bill, 2023. Kiambu County is receiving an additional allocation of Kshs1.2 billion, which is 2 per cent of the whole additional allocation of Kshs56 billion that is going to all...

Sen. Thang’wa Yes, 12, 000 kilometres and we are questioning that and yet I am tasking a Senator who is 7,000 kilometres from me, to take care of my county. I believe it is a high time we check on our Standing Orders to make sure that I am given...

Sen. Thang’wa Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is an English saying that goes; if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, then it is a duck. My county Governor was supposed to appear in the County Public Investments and Special Funds Committee (CPISFC) by March this year. It...

Sen. Thang’wa Yes, he is my Chairperson in the CPISFC. He can inform me.

Sen. Thang’wa Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, did you want to inform me? Okay. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, and Hon. Chair because---

Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank my Chair for CPISFC because he is a very able Chair and we always discuss these issues. He understands how sometimes I become angry at the Committee. He actually was about to fine my Governor Kshs500,000 for skipping a sitting....

Sen. Thang’wa Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise Pursuant to Standing Order No.3 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources, on the mitigation efforts by the Government to control the overflow of Karimenu II Dam. In the Statement, the Committee should-

Sen. Thang'waIt is not an election; it is for the people to manage their affairs. This is to stop governors or anybody who is appointive from appointing their campaigners to be community health promoters.We are allowing the people to say that this is a person that we respect in this...

Proceed Sen. Githuku.

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Sen. Thang’wawould have to go to the Controller of Budget (CoB) for the money to be released. That process would delay such a repair.If there was a revolving fund in that hospital, it would take maybe a day or--- (Technical hitch) September 26, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 33 Sen. Thang’wa would...

Proceed. I think that it is good now. Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This Bill is bringing about devolving of the budget making process. Every hospital will have an opportunity to budget for what they want and they will also have an opportunity even to raise monies from...

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Sen. Thang’waMaybe, to bring to speed to my good friend the Chairperson of the County Public Investment Committee (CPIC), Sen. Osotsi, a block chain is where when you do a transaction and immediately get your receipt, it is distributed to everybody in the network. This means that you can never...

Sen. Olekina?

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Sen. Thangw’aWhen we have international conferences such as the Africa Climate Summit that we just had, I always see so many people speaking in sign language. Somebody just lost that opportunity because he could not speak the sign language.I support the Senator, the Queen of the North, by bringing that...

Sen. Osotsi, you may have the Floor.

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Sen. Thang’wa Hon. Senators, for the convenience of the House and to clear the business that we have this morning, the Senate Standing Orders give me powers to reorganise the sitting time. So, I want to invoke Standing Order 34 (2) (a) , to extend this morning session for a...

Hon. Senators, for the convenience of the House and to clear the business that we have this morning, the Senate Standing Orders give me powers to reorganise the sitting time. So, I want to invoke Standing Order 34 (2) (a) , to extend this morning session for a further 15...

Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a public House and the debate is live. Even those children at home are watching. I do not see any problem whatsoever with us discussing this issue. They are here to learn so that they can see what we go...

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Sen. Thang’waalso believe these special economic zones will create jobs, not only for the people of Kiambu, but also for the people of Murang’á and Kenya at large.Hon. Senators are also by law or Standing Orders expected to once in a while, address the county assemblies. These assemblies copied the...

Sen. Thang’wa, are you willing to be further informed by the Senator for Nyandarua? Sen. Thang’wa Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Bible says that my people perish due to lack of knowledge or information. I need more information.

Proceed to inform him.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I only needed to remind my good brother that one of the reports that we are working on is a joint report that my Committee and his Committee are dealing with. It is ready. We shall also be dealing with a Message that came...

Proceed with your remarks, Sen. Thang’wa. Sen. Thang’waThat is what we were saying as the Kenya Kwanza administration, that we want to increase food production. With these roads, they will be able to transport their produce to other counties and food will be cheaper, even here in Nairobi. No one...

Sen. Thang’wa, proceed to conclude your remarks. Sen. Thang’wa Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will conclude there. This recess gives us an opportunity to go back to our counties, give our scorecard to the people who voted for us and tell them what we have been doing. I...