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Sen (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Chairman of the Budget and Finance Committee of the Senate, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of this Senate today, 15th May, 2025. The report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the Division...

Sen (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is so nice to see these young people in the Senate this afternoon, especially coming under the umbrella of the NYS of Kenya, which to some people, means children who are undergoing training in specialities that are not very competitive amongst...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale In fact, the point of order is just on clarification.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, the clarification I would like to seek from the Chair is that I have heard him congratulate you for allowing the two committees to function. He said it is based on the fact that there was a court ruling directed to the Senate in...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a Statement by the Senate Majority Leader, which I want to read on his behalf. The status of the business pending before the Senate includes 54 Bills, of which 42 are at Second Reading and 12 at Committee of the Whole; 23...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the chance. I would like to reflect on the Statement by Sen. Hamida on the use of contraceptives and how it is related to unintended pregnancies and abortions. This is a very important matter because it is right at the heart...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to draw the attention of the Cabinet Secretary to the five per cent figure. Going by the example in this House; the House is expected to be properly constituted when we have at least two Senators living with disability. The Speaker...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I request that you recheck the information that you have just given the House. While seated here, I have been speaking to the Cabinet Secretary for Health, Hon. Duale. I have also talked to Muriuki, his Principal Secretary, and they have both confirmed...

Sen.(Dr.) Khalwale On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. (Interruption of debate on Statements) COMMUNICATION FROM THE CHAIR VISITING DELEGATION FROM ITHUMULA SECONDARY SCHOOL, MAKUENI COUNTY

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. As you will notice, we are all straining to follow the proceedings. I have consulted the Serjeant- at-Arms. That noise you are hearing is from doctors, clinical officers and other members of the Universal Health Care (UHC) ....

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Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for this opportunity. This morning, just like you have seen this afternoon, we have sat through the embarrassment of Senators exchanging with the Chair when the Chair directs that they leave the Chamber. In fact, we lost 10 minutes in the...

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Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. (Applause)

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

What is your point of order, Sen. Omogeni?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have great respect for my seniors, including Sen. Abass. I have read through the report. He made a remark to the effect that one group is controlled by a Governor and another group is controlled by a Senator. I have read the report that he has...

Very well. Sen. Boni, is your statement --- Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Senator of Nyamira. If you had followed my statement from the beginning, I was not trying to impute. I was saying, politics being what it is. I then I said, maybe...

Sen. Boni. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Boni, for you to use the word “maybe”, you must have gotten some facts to buttress the use of that word. If you do not have any facts to support you using the word “maybe”, please proceed to withdraw. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwalethis thing of being asked to withdraw, apologise...

Sen. Boni, the Chair has ruled on this matter. Kindly, proceed. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, look, we did not come to Nairobi to play around.

I know. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale(Applause)

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwalesometimes to 90 days. Let us not just give our Chairman a bad name so as to slaughter him. It is a good effort, but the House should help him by invoking Article 225.Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. May 14, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 31 Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale sometimes...

Hon. Senators, we need to dispense with this Motion to amend. I will proceed to put the question.. (Question of the amended Motion put and agreed to) (Question of the Motion as amended proposed)

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue raised by the Senator of Vihiga is very important. The reason you have seen me disorderly is because some of my colleagues who know that I sit in this Committee are trying to find out what it is that we have brought...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It would be nice for the young people from Murang’a to know that Murang’a County has a special history with Parliament. The children should know that it is from Murang’a, where we had the first May 8, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 15 Sen....

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue raised by the Senator for Busia County is going to affect the lives and livelihoods of eight million Kenyans who depend on the sugar sector directly. On the issue raised about public participation, I would like the Government to know that the...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to inform the Senator for Kakamega County, Sen. Boni Khalwale that, indeed both articles make reference to free education being a right to every child.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I have never understood the profession of law, although my daughter and son are lawyers. Can you see the young lawyer, Sen. Nyamu, is unable to agree with the young lawyer, Sigei? Sigei is telling me it is Article 53, but I...

Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, and thank you, Sen. Boni, for accepting that I inform you. You have made reference to Article 43 of the Constitution and said that it provides for the right to education. I am sure you meant Article 53 of the Constitution. So that...

Sen. Karen Nyamu, when you want to inform, you know the button to press for intervention. You can proceed and inform.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to inform the Senator for Kakamega County, Sen. Boni Khalwale that, indeed both articles make reference to free education being a right to every child. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Which Article is that?

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Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. The untimely disbursement of funds does not guarantee that schools and children receive the money when they need it. Schools that rely on these funds must address critical needs such as food and supplies. When funds are delayed, it not only inconveniences...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to support this wonderful Motion. I want to congratulate Sen. Karungo Thang’wa for giving us this piece of Motion. As I thank him, we realize that we have not unpacked the Constitution of Kenya. The Constitution is the masterpiece of the law...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Article 53 (1) of the Constitution of Kenya guarantees free and compulsory education to every child born in this country. We cannot make education compulsory and free, then on the other hand peddle bursary forms in a cartel-like style. By virtue of my connections in...

we cannot say that education is a great equalizer yet. What we have done is made bursaries the great un-equalizer. This is because the most vulnerable of society, who do not have connections, who are in the direst need, end up missing out on bursaries. If you do not have...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. This is the most straightforward Motion that I have seen in this House. It shows that despite the challenges that the sponsor of this Motion has had in terms of political wellness, he still has some cadence...

resources for purposes of benefiting from it other than it benefitting the people. If they do that, we can actually have free secondary education and free university education.Why am I saying this, Madam Temporary Speaker? I was in this House when Sen. Thang’wa started this conversation. He did some math...

Sen (Dr.) Khalwale Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am equally concerned. I sit in the Senate Committee on Finance and Budge. The Cabinet Secretary did the same thing to us yesterday only that he was clever by a half in the sense that his excuse was that he was attending...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, there has been additional strain on TTIs that have been promoted to become national polytechnics, with special reference to Shamberere in Malava Sub-County and Sigalagala National Polytechnic in Ikolomani Sub-County. While visiting, the President assured us that he was going to put up a...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you may now proceed to respond. The Cabinet Secretary for Education (Hon. Jullius Migos Ogamba) : Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will start by answering the question raised by Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. She wanted to know of the space that we have in...

Sen. (Dr.) KhalwaleMr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is a straightforward answer and I thank the Cabinet Secretary. Please, in your review, do consider bringing into consideration the new things introduced, including deductions for housing, increased deductions for Social Health Authority (SHA). May 7, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 36 Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale...

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Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing me to welcome our visitors. Dear visitors, the reason you see the House is slow to start off this afternoon is because we have lost a colleague of ours. There is a requiem mass that is ongoing. So, most Members...

Sen (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Committee on Finance and Budget has a statement under Standing Order No.56 (1) (b) , being our Quarterly Report. It refers to the following: That, under this Standing Order, I wish to make this statement relating to the activities of our...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale: Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale: Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale:compensation was adequately done and not under calculated. Those insurance companies did that for the victims and their families to feel that the burden is a bit eased off.Thange village in Makueni County has suffered an oil spill since 2015 which has...

report? It is not the responsibility of the committee to babysit any governor. They should go and ask him hard questions, like what is obtaining in Nandi.It would be gross failure if the Committee on Health would go to Nandi and fail to interview the governor. It is so serious...

Very well. Let us now hear from Sen. Veronica Maina.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for distinguishing whether my neighbour or I should speak first. I also thank you for the opportunity. Sen. Kisang’ will wait and abide until I finalize. I want to support the report and the statements that have been presented to this House this afternoon....

compensation was adequately done and not under calculated. Those insurance companies did that for the victims and their families to feel that the burden is a bit eased off.Thange village in Makueni County has suffered an oil spill since 2015 which has caused many cases of diabetes, liver and kidney...

Let me give you one minute.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate that the residents of that village in Makueni County lose their lives because of the social environmental impact of that spillage. My question is; what is Kenya Maritime Authority (KMA) doing? I know they do have very firm policies on how to deal...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to make comments on two statements and after that, you will allow me to read my statement.

Well, then you can read first. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTER-AGENCY TECHNICAL COMMITTEE REPORT OF 2019

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Sen (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is very sad. It is sad that a serving Member of Parliament (MP) has not only lost his life, but that it is being reported that the main suspect was an Administration Police officer. I do not understand what is happening. Is the...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Joint Report of the Departmental Committee on the Finance and National Planning of the National Assembly and the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget of the Senate on the approval...

Order! Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Boni. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Energy had a youthful and energetic weekend where he has performed exceptionally well. Therefore, I can do other duties for him because he is holding forte elsewhere very responsibly as expected,...

The Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Energy, please, proceed. The Senate Majority Leader, where is the Chairperson of the Senate Standing Committee on Energy? May 6, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 26

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Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale He is misleading the House.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale What is your point of order?

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Sen. Cherarkey, you have heard what your colleague has insinuated.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale: Can you substantiate what he has alleged you have said? Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the part of tea, chai and mandazi, I can withdraw. From his speech, even on Standing Order 105, he has insisted that he has

What is your point of order? Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale He is misleading the House. Can he withdraw and apologize for misleading the country that Khalwale can be compromised? No. That is my brand.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you so much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on a matter of countrywide concern regarding the purchase and disposal of motor vehicles by the County Government of Kakamega....

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, you were consulting when the Senator for Busia started speaking. He has denied that he is not the Senator for Busia and made a lot of statements about it. Under Standing Order No.105, what is he talking about?

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale) Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.52 (1) to make a statement on a matter of countywide concern regarding the April 17, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 10 Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale)deepening personnel and fiscal crisis within the County Government of Kakamega. If this crisis...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.57 (1) to present the business of this Senate for the week commencing Tuesday, 6th May, 2025. The status of the legislative business pending before the Senate is as follows- We have 54 Bills of which 42 are...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, I apologise and stand guided. I meant the distinguished Senator for Narok County, who is also the Chief Whip on the side of the Minority, aka the lion of Narok, aka the lion that meanders in Kajiado and causes a lot of pain to...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was doing it on his behalf because we are very grateful---

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From now onwards, I will read it as written, but I want to advise the secretariat that they be consulting the April 17, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 19 Sen. (Dr.) Khalwaleleadership of both sides. We have serious input we can add here, which...

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Sen. Mutinda, proceed.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to make comments on Sen. Cherarkey’s statement regarding the 10 per cent tariff that has been imposed to the Kenyan exports by the United States of America (USA) . We all agree that tea, coffee, horticulture and textile are the most economically significant products in...

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Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker. For Christ's sake, our teachers deserve good and fair promotions. Everyone has passed through the education system. Imagine, today I sit as a Senator, yet the teacher who taught me at the lower level has never, for example, received their fair share of...

The last speaker will be Sen. Eddy.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Sen. Cherarkey has brought to this House a very important statement, one that may have escaped the attention of lawmakers in Kenya. This statement is directed to the Standing Committee of Trade, Industrialisation and Tourism, addressing a matter of national concern regarding the impact of...

While I support this statement, which will be handled by the relevant committee, I urge this House to pay attention to it. Further from that committee, this statement should be brought back as a substantive Motion, so that we canvass it and come up with a position of the Senate....

Hon. Senators, we will defer Order Nos. 8 to 13. NOTING OF REPORT ON THE 14TH ASSEMBLY OF FP-ICGLR HELD IN ZAMBIA NOTING OF REPORT OF THE SENATE DELEGATION TO THE HLPF 2024 ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT THE PROVISION OF SANITARY TOWELS BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.7 OF 2024) April 17, 2025...

Sen. Oketch, you had a balance of 15 minutes.

Madam Temporary Speaker, yesterday I was interrupted by the aspiring Senator from Kwale because of quorum. Being a sky team member, probably he was trying to catch a flight. I am glad that today his flight will not be interfered with. He is around and looks very excited to contribute.

Senator, please focus on what you should do.

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Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a fantastic Bill that was sponsored by the great Senator for Nairobi City County. Just to recap, the Senator for Nairobi is working round the clock to make sure that one per cent of the money that our counties receive is dedicated to a sports...

with Sen. Cherarkey. They call Sen. Cherarkey to pay the referees of the matches. It is even worse in Nairobi City County where we should be having better sporting academies.Sometimes when the pockets of my sister, Sen. Mutinda, a nominated Member, run dry, she tells me that there are young...

If you think about sports like the synchronized swimming, if you come from the lake where I come from or in the Indian Ocean where Sen. Faki comes from, you will realise that the kind of swimming that Sen. Chimera does is called snorkeling. They do a lot of snorkeling...

Sen. Ledama.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill, the amendment to the Sports Act. As I do so, I am a firm believer that for us to get any sort of progress, we must consult county governments. We are the House that protects devolution. We are the...

Last year, we passed the Facility Improvement Fund (FIF). When we did that, it colluded with other funds that exist in counties. Now, as I support this fund, I am alive to the fact that county assemblies determine what sort of funds to set up. Once they do, you will...

Given the fact that this is a piece of legislation that has to go to both Houses of Parliament, in my opinion, we need to widen it up and request a particular percentage to look at how much we need from the Consolidated Fund so that we can make this...

which are exploited by foreign entities. Suppose we look back and say, how is our mining sector? Can we get some money from the mining sector?I would like Sen. Sifuna to be creative in this Bill and look at areas where there are royalties which are paid. Those royalties are...

Sen. Chimera, please, proceed.

Asante, Bi. Spika wa Muda kwa kunipa fursa hii. Kwanza, ningependa kumpongeza Sen. Edwin Sifuna kwa huu Mswada wake. Huu ni Mswada wa maana sana kwa vijana wetu ambao wanariadha mara nyingi katika nyanja ya michezo. Kwa mfano, wakimbiaji kutoka Kaunti ya Nandi, ambako Sen. Cherarkey anatoka, na pia ni...

kwenda kuchezea mechi ya kirafiki pengine kaunti ya mbali, kwa mfano, kutoka Kilifi kwenda Nyanza lakini hawana ufadhili.Mapendekezo ya Sen. Sifuna ya kwamba wachezaji wote waweze kijisajili katika makundi tofauti tofauti ili waweze kupata fedha kutoka kwa Serikali ni jambo la maana sana.Ninaona Seneta wa Narok leo amepewa jina kuwa...

Order, Senator. Withdraw that.

Bi. Spika wa Muda, nimetoa na kuomba msamaha. Sen. Olekina amekuwa na wasiwasi ni kwa nini tunatoa fedha hii asilimia mia moja kwa ule mgao ambao unakwenda moja kwa moja kwa kaunti zetu. Amependekeza tuweze kufikiria njia mbadala za kuongeza kitita hiki. Ninakubaliana na mawazo yale. Hata hivyo, ni lazima...

tumeboresha nafasi ya kijana aliye na talanta katika michezo. Kijana huyo apate fursa, atambulike ili talanta yake impe ajira.Ni ilani kwa viongozi wetu tuache kutumia vijana vibaya kufanya siasa kama magenge ya kigaidi. Wakipata ajira yao kupitia talanta zao litakuwa jambo la kufurahisha sana.Ninaomba tuupitishe Mswada huu haraka iwezekanavyo angalau...

Order! Senators, please, allow Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale to proceed. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale I urge Sen. Sifuna to realize that this thing is bigger than he thinks. Yes, it is his brainchild, but he needs to bring many more players on board, so that we can make this law more comprehensive....

Order, Sen. Kavindu! Please do not speak loudly on phone. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Madam Temporary Speaker, we should pump up to 10 per cent of our budget into sports. Let nobody be surprised with what I am saying. We pump billions of shillings into political parties. So, why can we...

On a point of order. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale You will have time to challenge me.

What is your point of order, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar? Please, sit down, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale.

Madam Temporary Speaker, did you hear the Hon. Member tell us that an unqualified person has been elevated to be a cabinet secretary? I do not even want to mention names. Which criteria does Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale have for appointment of cabinet secretaries that we do not have in this...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, unless you are able to demonstrate that--- Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Madam Temporary Speaker, I respect Sen. (Prof.) Kamar and I wish she told me what she wanted me to do. She has not told me. I am a very serious debater and all I meant is that---

Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, do you want to clarify what you said?

Madam Temporary Speaker, if he does not have a criteria that is laid out, then he should withdraw that. That should not be in our HANSARD.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, you need to demonstrate that the criteria applicable to a cabinet secretary was not met by the National Assembly or withdraw what you said. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am surprised that a teacher of a university can fail to remember that the...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale--- Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Madam Temporary Speaker, I am now expanding---

No, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. You just need to explain how the two cabinet secretaries that you made reference to failed to meet the standards that is required of cabinet secretaries. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Okay, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will prove it this way. The standard of a cabinet secretary is...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, the allegation is by you, not by Kenyans. Can you please just go to the point? Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale It is the rigorous vetting I witnessed that persuaded me that they will not perform. You cannot pretend. You either have it or not.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, this is serious. You have not indicated the bar that they did not meet, please. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Madam Temporary Speaker, since I am discussing about colleagues, I do not want to take it beyond what I have mentioned. However, if Professor insists, I will withdraw. Madam...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, it is not Professor insisting. It is the Chair who is asking you to withdraw because you have not demonstrated what I have asked you to do. Would you kindly withdraw? Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Madam Temporary Speaker, because the Chair is my kid sister, I want to...

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Sen. Mutinda, proceed.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me start by appreciating my Senator, the Senator for Nairobi City County, Sen. Sifuna, for this great Bill. (Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale consulted loudly) Madam Temporary Speaker, I request that you ask Sen. (Dr.) Boni to---

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, order. Please, listen to Sen. Mutinda. She listened to you as you presented.

Thank you so much, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me repeat and emphasize that we are truly proud of this Bill because it goes a long way. The generation we have today is highly talented in various fields. This Bill, as I have analyzed it, speaks to the sports fund at...

From the conversations we have had at the committee and Senate level regarding to equitable share amounting to Kshs465 billion, that is what we have proposed in the Budget Policy Statement (BPS) as a committee. The National Assembly proposed Kshs405 billion.Let me thank the former Prime Minister, none other than...

On a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Sen. Mutinda, would you like to be informed?

Yes. I do not mind my former Chairperson informing me.

Madam Temporary Speaker, indeed, it was a sad day for Kenya when Members of the National Assembly walked out when the Chairperson of the Budget and Appropriations Committee---

Senator, what is your information?

I am coming to that. Madam Temporary Speaker, what the Senator said is what happened and that is sad. I am from there and Members have again walked out when the Mover started moving the Bill. That is the highest level of parliamentary dictatorship in this country. That is what...

Sen. Osotsi, do not use that opportunity to speak. Proceed, Sen. Mutinda.

Thank you, Sen. Osotsi. Madam Temporary Speaker, that is what transpired yesterday. Thank you, Sen. Osotsi because you have informed me that is what has happened again today. I understand where Sen. Osotsi is coming from. I might not have been there, but I am informed that Sen. Osotsi stood...

Governments Additional Allocations Bill is concerned. They proposed Kshs405 billion as equitable share. The National Treasury also had the same proposal. However, we are not even sure of what will happen. It is like the National Assembly is trying to put down counties, which is not the best way to...

You know that charity begins at home. With our good Senator for Nairobi City County, the delegation of Nairobi, will have a good opportunity to ensure that these funds are utilised by our people. These are the talents that we should nurture because our children have really portrayed excellence in...

Sen. Mungatana.

I thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I rise in support of this Bill. I will just hammer on the issue that this Bill is making it mandatory that money be set aside for sports activities in our counties. In a...

matches at the regional competitions, but they now have started an under-12 division. This under-12 division means that they are bringing in young people to nurture talent. So, this is not just a club that has come in the whims. These are people who are very serious and dedicated in...

With those words, I beg to support.

I do not see Sen. Chesang, so the Mover may reply.

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for that communique. However, it would be nice for you to indicate when we will get the answers because some of the Questions on the Order Paper marked to the Ministry of Interior and National Administration are urgent. Could you direct that...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to congratulate my brother, Cabinet Secretary Hon. William Kabogo, for coming back to public space. We have a long history together. Cabinet Secretary, I want to further congratulate you for assuring us that you are doing everything possible to improve network connectivity....

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for nominating me to welcome our visitors from Ghana. On behalf of my colleagues, I assure them that they will have an enjoyable experience. Kenya is a wonderful country and they should not feel confined to the precincts of Parliament. Instead, they...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Thursday, 3rd April, 2025- Report of the Auditor-General on Kitui County Climate Change Fund for 15- month period ended 30th June, 2024. (Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale laid the document on the...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to give Notice of the following Motion- AWARE THAT, vide Gazette Notices Nos. 1901 and 2643 dated 14th February, 2023 and 1st March, 2023, respectively, His Excellency the President declared one (1) vacancy for the position of the Chairperson of the Independent...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order 57 (1) , I hereby present the business for the week commencing Tuesday 8th April, 2025. Before I proceed with the Statement, I take this opportunity to welcome honourable Senators back from the short recess. I hope they took time...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to laud the Senator of Taita-Taveta County. The issue of the role of chiefs is truly misunderstood. Chiefs and assistant chiefs are important; you do not have to ask. The moment you enter Magarini and meet an assistant chief, their...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to move the following Motion- AWARE THAT, vide Gazette Notices No.1901 & 2643 dated 14th February, 2023 and 1st March, 2023, respectively, His Excellency the President declared one (1) vacancy for the position of the Chairperson of the Independent Electoral...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale I am informed that Sen. Sifuna will do it.

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Sen. Dr. Khalwale Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to tell the Prime Cabinet Secretary, good morning. Prime Cabinet Secretary, these refugees ended up in Ethiopia because of the fight that was taking place between the Borana, Rendile and the Gabra. Sadly, our colleagues, hon. Abdi Sasura, hon. (Dr.) Bonaya Godana,...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Allow me to congratulate the new Cabinet Secretary for his presence in this Ministry. The country remembers that His Excellency, the President because of the waiting he put on this issue, he actually assigned special responsibilities to the former Deputy President to...

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Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Madam Temporary Speaker, this is very important. In Kirinyaga, farmers were paid as high as Kshs151 per kilogramme while in Mount Elgon and most parts of Western Kenya, the payment ranged between Kshs20 and 30. Could the Cabinet Secretary clarify the differential such that farmers doing the...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Madam Temporary Speaker, I was pursuing Standing Order No.105. That is why I was struggling on accuracy of what is being stated, but you have shown and the Cabinet Secretary has heard me. We are concerned. Cabinet Secretary, we have gone full throttle. We are telling farmers...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale: Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale: On a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker. Madam Temporary Speaker---

Sen. Mandago, first, you have not been mentioned by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. So I think your point of order is misguided. Proceed, Sen. Khalwale. You do not have to respond. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Madam Temporary Speaker, the Senator of Uasin Gishu should just declare his interest in this matter as...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, I already declared the point of order irrelevant. So, proceed with your point. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale Thank you. You have saved him. I was going to crush him. He is a very lucky man this afternoon. I was saying something very serious that this drunkenness with power,...

Give him 30 seconds to finish. Sen. (Dr.) KhalwaleThe private universities that are there, are very expensive and people cannot afford them. People are not also able to pay for those fees and the requirements that are there. Then you find certain regions lacking in terms of the degree qualifications,...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale