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Sen. Omogeni Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity. I take this opportunity to welcome the students from the counties of Kisii and Nyamira, on my own behalf and on behalf of my brother, the Senator for Kisii County. These are our future leaders. When we used...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to declare that I come from the Omogusii community. I am not directly affected, and so, I have no personal interest in this matter. However, it is really sad to hear that a public entity such as KARI wants to oppress poor people...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Speaker, Sir, that happens after you have had a five-course lunch. As I was saying, land is very sensitive. We welcome the Government institutions like Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) to undertake their business in Kisii County. We benefit a lot from them. However, they need to...

Sen. Omogeni Madam Temporary Speaker, you have followed the deliberation, what he is making is an argument. You cannot stand on a point of order and then make an argument. That is not a point of order. So, I beg that you allow me to continue because that is not...

Sen. Omogeni Madam Temporary Speaker, I just want to inform the Senator for Nyamira County. He is my good friend. He should not allow himself to be distracted by the point of order by Sen. Olekina. The information that I want to share with him--- The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Mumma)...

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Sen. Omogeni Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. It is in the public domain how they arrived at that formula. It is by what we call the poverty index. I support what Sen. Olekina said. A county can, indeed, be very rich, but when they go to the sub- location level...

Sen. Omogeni Madam Temporary Speaker, I am rising on Standing Order No.111 on the limitation of debate. This Bill that we are discussing here today is a Bill whose principle objective is to provide for payments out of the equalisation fund for the Financial Year 2023/2024. It is not a...

Sen. Omogeni Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, please proceed.

Sen. Omogeni What is your point of information to Sen. Omogeni?

Sen. Omogeni Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, what information are you giving to Sen. Omogeni?

Sen. Omogeni I have mentioned that if you look at the poverty index, counties like Kericho and Bomet are very undeserving. In fact, let me inform my friend here from Narok County, if you go to Canada, the formula that is applied has been there since 1957. The best way...

Sen. Omogeni Madam Temporary Speaker, out of 28 million Kenyans who live in water stress counties, the majority are in those 14 marginalised counties. For now, there is very little we can do. We are just passing this Bill so that money can be disbursed. However, the point I am...

Sen. Omogeni What is your point of order Sen. Thang’wa? Hold on Sen. Olekina. October 18, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 41 Sen. Omogeni none. Look at the rivers flowing through the County of Kericho then go to Mandera County and see how many streams are there. You cannot compare.The point we...

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Sen. Omogeni Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- AWARE THAT the National Dialogue Committee was established by Parliament through a Resolution passed by the National Assembly and the Senate on the 16th August, 2023 and 29th August, 2023 respectively; FURTHER AWARE that the resolution...

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Sen. Omogeni Sen. Omogeni, stop drawing yourself to that debate. You will not win it. Proceed to make your contribution. The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Speaking on behalf of the people of Nyamira County, this is a very progressive Bill. Sen. Omogeni On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Omogeni Sen. Omogeni, your colleague, Commissioner, wishes to inform you.

Sen. Omogeni Point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Omogeni What is your point of order, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale? Kindly, halt the time for Sen. Omogeni.

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Sen. Omogeni I would like to thank Sen. Omogeni even though he did not address the location from which he attended the virtual sitting. This Bill is long overdue because we have had the Kenya Health Management Information System (KHMIS) in existence. People who have worked in public sector, particularly...

I would like to thank Sen. Omogeni even though he did not address the location from which he attended the virtual sitting. This Bill is long overdue because we have had the Kenya Health Management Information System (KHMIS) in existence. People who have worked in public sector, particularly in hospitals...

Sen. OmogeniOur grandparents and parents use to care about how they will hand over to the next generation, but for us, it seems we are in a country that is in crisis. That is why we need to look deeply into this Motion and see what interventions the Government can...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to join you in welcoming the delegation of the seven hon. Members who are benchmarking, from our neighbour, the Republic of Uganda. I want to report to the House that under the Chairmanship of our Chairperson for the Senate Standing Committee on Labour...

Sen. Omogeni Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir for giving me this opportunity to comment on the Report that has been tabled by the Committee of Powers and Privileges. I have no doubt that this is unprecedented. In the history that the Parliament has been in existence, I have never...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have a lot of respect for the Chair and I cannot question your directive. However, I wonder under what Standing Order the Senate Majority Leader was intervening. (Loud consultations) The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Wakili Sigei) Sen. Omogeni, there is a point of information....

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I told you it is always good to be informed by a church elder. I stand corrected, I have seen it is true that it is for the remainder of the second session which takes us to the end of this session in December....

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Sen. Omogeni Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) , to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the learner infrastructure support for national schools in Kenya. In the Statement, the Committee should-

Sen. Omogeni Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this proposed amendment to the Public Finance Management Act. We know that globally, whether you go to the United States of America (USA) or in South Africa, one of the strongest economies, Governments do...

Sen. Omogeni In summary, the most important point why I really choose to contribute today is to ensure that we protect the legislative mandate of the Senate. We should never cede that to the National Assembly because that will be violating clear provisions of the Constitution. If that is taken...

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Sen. Omogeni Order, Senators. May the Senator be heard in silence. (Loud consultations) The Speaker (Hon. Kingi)(Loud consultations) Sen. Omogeni Order, Senators. (Loud consultations) The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Order, Senators. Sen. OmogeniThe point I am making is that we want this to be an interesting Chamber. When I rise on...

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Sen. OmogeniHowever, I do regret that August 3, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 50 Sen. Omogeni millions of dollars to set up the industrial parks. Not the 18 that we want to create. From there, that region can grow to become a centre.We are looking at a situation where Sen. Tabitha Mutinda...

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Sen. Omogeni Sen. Cherarkey, do you wish to be informed?

Sen. Omogeni Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise on Standing Order No. 105 and 101. Sen. Cherarkey has got very bad manners of degenerating and wiggling around and disobeying the point of orders of this House. If you are not careful he ends up doing an injustice to this House. For...

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Sen. Omogeni On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Sen. Omogeni Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker and Sen. Omogeni for correcting me. Chairperson, Sen. Ali Roba, allow me to bring us back. My view is that this law must be aligned with the mandate of the Senate, to protect counties and their governments and it must help us to...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this very important law that has been delayed for many years. Mr. Speaker, I know I will not have enough time. I will continue at a later stage. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) What is your point of...

Sorry, Madam Temporary Speaker. I have corrected myself. It is Madam Speaker. Sen. Omogeni The Hon. Member called you “Mr. Speaker”. Is she in order to refer to you as “Mr. Speaker”, in a time like this when we are celebrating our women? The whole country is proud to see...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker and Sen. Omogeni for correcting me. Chairperson, Sen. Ali Roba, allow me to bring us back. My view is that this law must be aligned with the mandate of the Senate, to protect counties and their governments and it must help us to implement Article...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Speaker, Sir, the beauty of being a Commissioner is that I know the list of the people who have travelled. I can tell when Sen. Cheruiyot was out of the country last, how many times he has travelled and where Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale was last week. I...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Cherarkey for coming up with a Statement that recognises these Kenyans that make us proud. Any time I travel out of the country and people ask where I come from, I always say “do you know that country that Faith Kipyegon comes...