Miraj Abdillahi Abdulrahman

Sen. Miraj

Sen. Miraj Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to move the County Oversight and Accountability Bill (Senate Bills No.34 of 2024) .

Hon. Senators, I will now reorganize the Order Paper. I wish to defer Order No. 9. We will now move to Order No.10. ADOPTION OF REPORT ON PETITION ON THE CHANGARA WATER PAN, BUSIA COUNTY THE COUNTY OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.3 OF 2024)

Sen. Miraj Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I request for a statement on child labour and exploitation in major cities and towns across the country. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. (53) (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on a matter...

Sen. Miraj Bw. Spika, naomba kutoa Hoja ya kwamba Mswada wa Ukumbi wa Umaarufu katika Kaunti (Mswada wa Seneti Nambari 18 wa Mwaka wa 2025) usomwe kwa Mara ya Pili. [The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) left the Chair] October 7, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 29 [The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) in the...

Sen. Miraj Asante, Bw. Naibu Spika. Hata hivyo, ugatuzi hauhusu tu uhamishaji wa majukumu na rasilmali bali pia kusherehekea mashujaa na mabingwa wetu ambao wameunda kaunti zetu na taifa letu kijumla kupitia huduma zao za kipekee. Tunaenda kuangamiza historia hii na turathi ambazo mashujaa wetu wamefanya katika kaunti zetu. Hivyo...

Sen. Miraj

Sen. Miraj Hon. Cabinet Secretary, you have five minutes to respond. Proceed. The Cabinet Secretary for Education (Hon. Julius Migos Ogamba) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will start with the question raised by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. We have constructed 23,000 classrooms. Those classrooms are not in 23,000 schools. Some schools...

Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, Sir. Could the Ministry of Education come up with a policy that regulates the mushrooming of these schools? They should focus on improving the existing infrastructure.

Sen. Miraj

Sen. Miraj

Sen. Miraj The last two questions from Sen. Beatrice Akinyi. Sen. Sifuna, your question has been answered. We just wait for the--- Sen. Sifuna, I think we are really digressing on these issues. When the Cabinet Secretary commits, actually what we should ask is when. Cabinet Secretary, when will you...

Sen. Miraj Hon. Cabinet Secretary, when answering the other questions, please, note that I took an interest in what Sen. Oketch raised. He asked how much budget your Ministry has put aside for the Western Kenya Tourism Circuit. You will answer that question when answering others. Let us have the...

Sen. Oketch, please proceed.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I have always noted that whenever the Cabinet Secretary comes here - and I note this with serious concern - that successive ministries of tourism have over the years not budgeted for investments in tourism in the western Kenya region. The western would be Nyanza and the...

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Mheshimiwa tumefanya mengi kutatua changamoto hiyo ambayo tulielezwa kuihusu siku hiyo. Rais alituamuru tuhakikishe kwamba hayo yametatuliwa.Nina furaha kukujulisha kuwa kupitia DIS, mambo hayo yametatuliwa. Kuanzia mwezi wa kumi hadi mwezi wa tatu ambapo ni wakati wa kuja kwa meli na cruise ship, tunatarajia kupata wageni wengi kutoka kwenye meli...

Hon. Cabinet Secretary, when answering the other questions, please, note that I took an interest in what Sen. Oketch raised. He asked how much budget your Ministry has put aside for the Western Kenya Tourism Circuit. You will answer that question when answering others. Let us have the next set...

Madam Temporary Speaker, mine is a straightforward question. Is there a policy by the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife on the use of sportsmen and sportswomen? For example, on Arsenal FC jerseys, it is written “Visit Rwanda.” When our athletes were running in Tokyo, there was no indication that people...

Next is Sen. Faki.

Madam Temporary Speaker, first, I wish to commend the Cabinet Secretary for elaborate responses she has given. I also commend her because of resumption of some international flights to Mombasa such as Turkish Airlines, Rwanda Air and Uganda Airlines. Going forward, we expect to have British Airways and KLM on...

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Sen. Miraj Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.56 (1) (b) to make a Statement on the activities of the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing for the period between 1st May, 2025 and 31st August, 2025. During the period under review, the Committee held 20...

Sen. Miraj Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Education on a matter of county-wide concern regarding the harmonisation of house allowance rates for teachers serving in Mombasa County. Despite having been granted city status more than...

Sen. Miraj

Sen. Miraj

Sen. Miraj

Sen. Miraj Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise on behalf of Sen. Joyce Korir to ask Question No. 067 to the Cabinet Secretary for Youth Affairs, Creative Economy and Sports the following Question No.069.

Sen. Miraj Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank the Cabinet Secretary for the elaborate feedback from the questions by Sen. Joyce Korir. For the supplementary, I would like to put to his attention on the many land-grabbing issues from our region and many youth facilities, especially the grounds.

Sen. Miraj Coast region.

Sen. Miraj Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is from the coast region. We have grounds like Kishada in Kisauni, Mende in Likoni and Vekzula in Likoni, where land- grabbers are taking away those grounds from the youths. This is increasingly adding the numbers of our youths who are mentally...

Sen. Miraj Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, 15th July, 2025; Report of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on its consideration of the Labour Migration and Management No.2 Bill, (Senate Bills No. 42 of 2024) ....

Sen. Miraj

Sen. Miraj Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. At the very onset, any time you find impeachment proceedings knocking at the door of the Senate, it means that there is some fire burning somewhere in that county. Looking at the question that has come before this House on...

Sen. Miraj Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today 12th June, 2025- Report of the Standing Committee on Information, Communication and Technology (ICT) on its consideration of the Technopolis Bill (National Assembly Bills No.6 of 2024) . I thank you....

Sen. Miraj Asante, Bw. Spika. Swali langu halitakuwa tofauti na lile la Kiongozi wa Wengi Bungeni. Tuko na tatizo sawia katika sekta ya posta. Wale waliyostaafu bado wanahangaika kutafuta marupurupu yao ya uzeeni. Tungependa Bw. Waziri atueleze kuna shida gani wakati watu wametumia ujana wao kuitumikia Serikali yetu na wanapofika...

Sen. Miraj Asante, Bw. Spika, nami niulize swali langu.

Sen. Miraj Bw. Spika, kwanza niruhusu nimpongeze Waziri wetu kwa kuona kwamba vyeti vyetu sasa vinatambulika na mataifa manne ikiwemo Korea. Juzi, tumeona katika Facebook page yao kwamba wameweza kusign pamoja na Italy. Lakini, swali hili nimeuliza kwa mara ya pili. Niliuliza awamu ya Mvurya aliyekuwa Waziri katika Wizara hii...

Sen. Miraj Swali langu ni, jamii za Pwani ambazo zinategemea uchumi samawati ikiwemo uvuvi na fedha ambazo zinashirikiana na bahari, tunaona kwamba hundi zinapeanwa mara nyingi na hata Rais anapokuja Pwani, tunaona miradi nyingi anazosimamia ni miradi ya uchumi samawati. Lakini kila wakati tunapouliza fedha zile zinawafikia kina nani, hatupati...

Sen. Miraj Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing on a matter of national concern regarding the restriction of the number of passenger seats by Qatar Airways and Turkish Airlines on their direct...