Methu John Muhia

Sen. Methu Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to second this particular Bill. From the onset, I did not know that Sen. Cheruiyot has that in-depth knowledge on matters of environment and climate change. I feel very challenged that he has understood the meat and crust of why...

Sen. Methu

Sen. Methu Thank you, very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to agree with the elder of our church, the African Inland Church (AIC) . This is a Procedural Motion and you also know that we also have the other Bill before us that we need to conclude on. I...

Sen. Methu

Sen. Methu

Sen. Methuaddressed urgently. It cannot be that after every bumper harvest, the country goes into a situation where people require food relief. It is sad that even now when some places have a bumper harvest, the Government is still distributing relief food to other places within the Republic.The country must...

Hon. Members, the time allocated for comments on Statements is now up. So, we will move on to the next business.

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru?

Sen. MethuWithout taking much time, I move and call upon Sen. Cheptumo to second. August 10, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 50 Sen. Methu Without taking much time, I move and call upon Sen. Cheptumo to second.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Motion. As I do so, I inform this House how significant the Kenya Constitution, 2010 has transformed the functions of this House. If you recall, before the 2010 Constitution, the calendar of Parliament was being controlled and managed by the National...

Proceed, Sen. Oketch Gicheru.

Sen. Methu

Sen. Methu

Sen. Methu Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am standing in for my neighbor, Sen. (Dr.) Murango, to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Environment, Climate Change and Forestry the following Question.

Sen. Methu Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be brief as you had advised. I have heard the response given by the Cabinet Secretary. She is my line Cabinet Secretary in the committee that I chair. Regarding lifting of the logging ban, I know there are strategies that the Ministry has...

Sen. Methu Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a Statement relating to the activities of the Senate Standing Committee on Land Environment and Natural Resources for the period between 1st April, 2023 to 30th July, 2023. During the period under review, the Committee held a total of...

Sen. Methu

Sen. Methu Hon. Senators, I am afraid we have expended the 30 minutes allowable under Standing Order No. 237. Therefore, pursuant to Standing Order No. 238 (1) the Petition should be committed to the relevant standing Committee for its consideration. In this case, I direct that the same be committed...

Hon. Senators, I am afraid we have expended the 30 minutes allowable under Standing Order No. 237. Therefore, pursuant to Standing Order No. 238 (1) the Petition should be committed to the relevant standing Committee for its consideration. In this case, I direct that the same be committed to the...

Sen. Methu Sen. Madzayo, proceed.

Sen. Madzayo, proceed. WITHDRAWAL OF SECURITY DETAIL ATTACHED TO AZIMIO-ONE KENYA ALLIANCE LEADERS

Sen. Methu Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this well-thought-out Bill by my colleague, Sen. Mariam Omar. She is a Member of a committee that I Chair. If Members of the committee were here, they would tell you that we refer to her...

Sen. Methu Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate, today 18th July, 2023. COUNTY GOVERNMENTS EQUITABLE SHARE CASH DISBURSEMENT SCHEDULE COMMISSION ON ADMINISTRATIVE JUSTICE REPORTS July 18, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 6 REPORTS OF THE AUDITOR-GENERAL ON FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF VARIOUS ENTITIES...

Sen. Methu Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to pass my warm welcome to my former colleagues from the County Assembly of Nyandarua in the Serjeant-at-Arms Department. They are known to me because I served with them at the County Assembly. I wish them all the best as they benchmark...

Sen. Methu Thank you, very much Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am particularly very excited that you have given me an opportunity to welcome the beautiful girls from South Tetu Girls, a school in Nyeri. Even though it is not my home county, on behalf of their Senator, Sen. Wamatinga, I...

Sen. Methu

Sen. Methu Can we have order on the Minority side? You are not the one guiding the House. Can we have order? Sen. Methu, finish your point of order.

That is debate. You are debating. Wait for your turn, my brother. (Sen. M. Kajwang’ spoke off record) We cannot be disrupted. The Government of Kenya---

Sen. M. Kajwang’, be orderly. Please resume your seat. I gave him a chance to speak. Let us have order. Sen. Methu has the Floor.

That is not a point of order. Sen. Methu(Applause)(Applause)

Sen. Methu What is your point of order, Sen. Cherarkey?

Sen. Methu Asante Bi. Spika wa Muda. Kwa kweli naweza elezea. Kwa sababu tukiwa hapa sisi wote ni shahidi. Sen. Cherarkey ameita Sen. Sifuna goon, hiyo ni kumaanisha nini? Kwa hivyo, hao ndio wanapanga na kuchochea wananchi.

Sen. Methu Sen. Cherarkey na Sen. Methu wanachochea wananchi ndiposa waonyeshe kwamba sisi ndio tuko na shida. July 18, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 54 Sen. Methu(Loud consultations)

Sen. Methu Sen. M. Kajwang’, resume your seat; we heard your point of order.

Sen. Methu

Sen. Methu Sen. M. Kajwang’, I have cautioned you before to heed when the Chair calls you out. It is not considerate to sneak in a debate under the guise of a point of information. It is not correct. What you have done is to debate and that is not...

Madam Temporary Speaker, the information I want to give Sen. Beth Syengo and this Republic is that Kenyans are reasonable people. Put food in their stomachs, they will go back to their duties. Take away punitive taxes and they will go back to their duties. Kill corruption and stop this...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I am informing Sen. Beth Syengo that these protests shall continue as long as they continue vomiting on our shoes. (Laughter)

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

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

Sen. Methu Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for according me an opportunity to vehemently oppose this Report that has been brought on the Floor of this House by the Special Committee. I do not want to spend much time thanking them because my colleagues have spoken to that. As a...

Sen. Methu Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know he wants to take advantage and debate the Motion. The point I was making which I would like to conclude on is about procurement. Since we are speaking of procurement, if the Governor for Siaya County bought a seat for his deputy for...

Sen. Methu Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am debating the Report. We must be careful, when we speak about---

Sen. Methu I said that we must be careful.

Sen. Methu Mr. Speaker, Sir, we cannot run away from the question. A school is burning and you go for the deputy principal of the school, while the principal is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the institution. How is a disjointed procurement the responsibility of the deputy governor? The...