Tabitha Mutinda

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to fully support this Petition and congratulate this group called the Mukupuo Network Awareness. It is very sad that court orders are not being adhered to. You have seen how the issue of the housing levy was taken to...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As a delegate of Nairobi City County, on behalf also of our Nairobi City Senator, I want to take this opportunity to welcome you to this institution of the 13th Parliament. This is the “Upper” House called the Senate. It is...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to applaud this Committee, the Member from the National Assembly and our Member Sen. Wafula, who has also picked it up and the positive energy that we have seen from all the Members led by the Chairperson, Sen. (Dr.)...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the first Statement by Senator Boni regarding the issue of the fake fertiliser---

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda I stand guided, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. No problem. Direct to the point, the issue of the fake fertiliser that we have seen out there is trying to paint the Government in a very negative wat. Cartels are trying to come up with fake fertilisers in the...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The concerns for the Senator for Nairobi City County are valid. If you would have let me, as you have always been a very good listener--- My point is that the cartels should be brought to book because it paints it...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this Motion on the County Governments Cash Disbursement Schedule and emphasize that we are behind time. I urge all colleagues to expedite this process, so that before we come to the end of the Financial Year 2023/2024, this Kshs48 billion...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, this day of 20th March, 2024- Report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the County Governments (Additional Allocations) cash disbursement Schedule for Financial Year 2023/2024. (Sen. Tabitha Mutinda...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion- THAT the Senate adopts the report of the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the County Governments (Additional Allocations) Cash March 20, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 5 Sen. Tabitha MutindaDisbursement Schedule for the Financial Year...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Let me start with the issue of our students at KU. My family and I send our condolences to the comrades of KU on the loss of the students. March 20, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 19 Sen. Tabitha MutindaIt is a concern that...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In our discussions with the Deputy Governor, I told him that I have some money in my account. I remitted that money Kshs70,000 three times plus Kshs41,000 which came up to Kshs251,000. In our discussion, the Deputy Governor told me that...

Rephrase the question, please. Sen. Tabitha Mutinda My second question was; the first transaction that you sent to the Deputy Governor was Kshs251,000 in M-pesa. How come, you had to give the Deputy Governor Kshs249,000 that your son had to run around to look for money to give cash yet,...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In our discussions with the Deputy Governor, I told him that I have some money in my account. I remitted that money Kshs70,000 three times plus Kshs41,000 which came up to Kshs251,000. In our discussion, the Deputy Governor told me that he needs some...

Sen. Faki, you may have the Floor.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I refer the witness to page 65 of the DG’s bundle. I can see you transferred Kshs70,000, three times on the same 28th. You had a handsome balance in the account, why did you not transfer the whole Kshs500,000 that evening through your account? Secondly,...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Sorry?

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Counsel? The Counsel for the County Assembly (Mr. Ndegwa Njiru) : Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Yes, it is true that there is a question of trees involved, which the witness clearly states that if we were to go as the title dictates, then they would belong...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to ask Mr. Reuben Monda, when did his brother, the Deputy Governor, begin misusing powers of his office and does he know that he was once an MP? Secondly, since you became sick, has your brother provided you with any...

Sen. Mutinda Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to reply to our Committee Report. I also thank all the Members for their time and contributions. As a committee, we have keenly noted the different issues they have raised. The main responsibility of the BPS is to...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply.

Sen. Tabitha MutindaWith the data I have been able to look through, you will find that only 13 out of the 47 counties have adhered to Section 65(1) (e) of the County Governments Act 2012, which indicates on -“(e) the need to ensure that at least thirty percent of the...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speakers, Sir, and I appreciate the keen listening of Sen. Mandago. Thank you, Sen. Mandago. Mr. Temporary Speaker, allow me to still proceed and say that is the data that is in place. Yes, Nairobi is cosmopolitan area, but still, it should allow...

You may then proceed to share those statistics to Sen. Mandago’s satisfaction. Proceed. Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speakers, Sir, and I appreciate the keen listening of Sen. Mandago. Thank you, Sen. Mandago. Mr. Temporary Speaker, allow me to still proceed and say that is the data that...

Sen. Crystal Asige, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to the Public Service (Values and Principles) (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.46 of 2022) February 29, 2024 SENATE DEBATES 52

Reports show that when you hire a PWD, you increase productivity, innovation and loyalty. This is because with few chances for employment, we, PWDs, stick close to the people that give us opportunities and we are loyal to those organisations.Reports also show that when you hire a PWD, you increase...

costly. It also means that you have to get a special trainer to come in and assist someone like me to understand and work on these technologies and devices.Therefore, the cost of hiring a visually impaired person is seen as too high. What do people do to circumvent this? They...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda

Sen. Tabitha Mutindaissues. Out of respect and aware of the input that we have put as a Committee in the Report on CPIC, I agree to his request and wrap it up at that point.I congratulate the Committee on Energy for the good job that they have done. I also...

Sen. Thang’wa?

Asante sana Bw. Naibu Spika. Naomba kuchangia hii Ripoti kwa lugha ya Kiswahili. Hii ni kwa sababu kulikuwa na wanafunzi wa shule inayoitwa Kisima, nimeona ni vizuri niongee Kiswahili. Hapo jana, wakazi wa Kiambu walipokuwa wanaelekea nyumbani baada ya kazi, wengi wao walifika kwa nyumba zao wakapata giza. Walilala giza,...

Hiyo ni kumaanisha labda sisi ndio tumelalia masikio kama Seneti. Labda tungekuwa tumeleta Mswada hapa ili watu wa kule vijijini wapate fursa ya kuzalisha na kuuza umeme.Bw. Naibu Spika, kaunti zina jukumu la kuzoa taka. Katika nchi ambazo zimeendelea, taka ni rotuba. Unaweza kuzalisha umeme kutoka kwenye taka. Tunapeleka pesa...

According to my screen, I can see two Senators willing to contribute. However, they are not around. That is Sen. Orwoba and Sen. (Prof.) Tom Odhiambo Ojienda, SC. Since there is no other Senator willing to contribute, I will call upon the Mover to reply. Sen. Wamatinga, please, proceed.

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda

Sen. Tabitha MutindaMr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we need to have foresight on how we deal with these issues. If today, some of the Kenyan civil servants who have given their life and worked so hard for this country retire, they would spend half of their remaining time in this life...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Thank you, the Senate Majority Whip, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. I rise to second this Report. I am very obliged to second it. I highly appreciate the Members of the Committee who took their time, especially from the Senate side, who have been mentioned by the leader of...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The other issue that has been in serious discussion in our Committee is library funds amounting to Kshs425 million for the 33 counties. The National Treasury has been lagging in ensuring that counties get this money. Keep in mind that before the...

Sen. Tabitha Mutinda Sorry, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I support.