Oketch Eddy Gicheru

Sen. Oketch Gicheru

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Sen. Oketch Gicheru: Sen. Oketch Gicheru:Therefore, that would mean that we should hold the County Government of Siaya's public works department liable.Upon inviting the County Government of Siaya and inviting Mr. Otieno, we further established that this was far from the truth. There was actually a contractor by the name...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Nyamira County has faced a lot of problems. (Several hon. Senators spoke off record) Just relax. Can you just let me do my thing? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minority side feels that because Nyamira County has faced a lot of problems, I...

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Sen. Oketch Gicheru Sen. Oketch, avoid exchanging with your colleagues. (Loud consultations)

Sen. Oketch, avoid exchanging with your colleagues. Sen. Oketch Gicheru Sen. Cherarkey--- (Sen. Cherarkey spoke off record) (Loud consultations)

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Sen. Oketch Gicherusimple English it means, if it is a matter in court, let them deal with it in court. I do not know whether a few Senators wanted us to explicitly tell them go to court.. You have established that this matter is being dealt with in a different...

Sen. Eddy Oketch, what do you want me to do? Sen. Oketch Gicheru Hon. Deputy Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.66

The putting of the question on the Motion has been deferred. (Putting of question on the Motion deferred) Next Order. (The Clerk-at-the Table consulted with the Deputy Speaker) Hon. Senators, we will defer Order No.10 and 11. THANKS FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS ADOPTION OF REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON HEALTH ON...

Hon. Senators, Sen. Eddy had a balance of 17 minutes. You can either use your minutes or --- (Sen. Oketch Gicheru spoke off record) Does it mean you have not read it? Sen. Oketch GicheruMutinda, we served in the Committee on the Shakahola matter. We had a task to do...

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Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey Samson.

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Sen. Oketch Gicheru Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, with your permission let me take this opportunity to congratulate my sister, Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, together with the young people that I am seeing from the Scouts Movement. This is one of the movements that I take pride...

Clerk, give Sen. Eddy just a minute to summarise. Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for instance, the NSWF is something that I have proposed in this House. It is a Bill going through scrutiny, but no one has appreciated that. When I talk about stabilising our revenue structure,...

Sen. Oketch Gicherucountry and then increase the human social development of our country, basically moving from an individual to a collective success.It is in that context that I want to simplify my conversation around what the President talked about because his reflection was in simple economic terms divided into two....

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Clerk, give Sen. Eddy just a minute to summarise. Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for instance, the NSWF is something that I have proposed in this House. It is a Bill going through scrutiny, but no one has appreciated that. When I talk about stabilising our revenue structure,...

Sen. Oketch Gicherucountry and then increase the human social development of our country, basically moving from an individual to a collective success.It is in that context that I want to simplify my conversation around what the President talked about because his reflection was in simple economic terms divided into two....

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Sen. Oketch Gicheru Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, with your permission let me take this opportunity to congratulate my sister, Sen. Tabitha Mutinda, together with the young people that I am seeing from the Scouts Movement. This is one of the movements that I take pride...

Thank you, Sen. Eddy. Sen. Samson Cherarkey, proceed to second this Motion, please.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Deputy Speaker, I just wanted to tell my good neighbour and also my mentor - nowadays he qualifies as my mentor - he used to be my friend but now he is becoming my confidant, that when the Motion was brought, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga had not...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Oketch GicheruThis was a Petition that was presented to us by one Mr. Francis Otieno Otieno, a man with a double name like Miguna Miguna, or a friend of mine called Oketch Oketch. That notwithstanding, this Petition emanated from Siaya County. Mr. Otieno Otieno is seeking compensation for sugarcane...

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Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, Waziri has indicated that Homa Bay County has got no good climatic conditions for growing pyrethrum. The national Government is charged with making policy on some of these devolved Government functions. Is there a policy position to that effect and has it been communicated...

Thank you, Sen. Eddy. Sen. Samson Cherarkey, proceed to second this Motion, please.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Deputy Speaker, I just wanted to tell my good neighbour and also my mentor - nowadays he qualifies as my mentor - he used to be my friend but now he is becoming my confidant, that when the Motion was brought, Jaramogi Oginga Odinga had not...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Oketch GicheruThis was a Petition that was presented to us by one Mr. Francis Otieno Otieno, a man with a double name like Miguna Miguna, or a friend of mine called Oketch Oketch. That notwithstanding, this Petition emanated from Siaya County. Mr. Otieno Otieno is seeking compensation for sugarcane...

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Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, Waziri has indicated that Homa Bay County has got no good climatic conditions for growing pyrethrum. The national Government is charged with making policy on some of these devolved Government functions. Is there a policy position to that effect and has it been communicated...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Statement that the Senator for Nandi has raised is important. It seeks to get accountability on the side of our foreign relations offices, regarding our citizens in neighbouring countries, particularly Tanzania. The mantra is that sometimes there is something called, too little too...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru: Sen. Oketch Gicheru: When were you talking to Sen. Cherarkey? I thought you were talking to the Speaker. Thirty seconds and we are concluding. We are past the 3.30 p.m. Just conclude. Sen. Oketch Gicheru: It would be important for that same Committee to look into the...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru Sen. Munyi Mundigi, utilise your two minutes and that is the last Member that I am giving an opportunity.

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Thank you, honourable Deputy Speaker, for your indulgence. I want to comment on two statements, one by Sen. Cherarkey on disaster preparedness. It is unfortunate that disaster struck my county. We have lost close to 40 people and nine are still missing. Basically, we have lost about 50 people. I...

Looking at my dashboard here, we have about five more Senators. Scanning through it, I want to give Sen. Kisang William, because he is more senior than any other Senator queuing to make a comment. The tradition of any Parliament is that you must recognise seniority.

When were you talking to Sen. Cherarkey? I thought you were talking to the Speaker. Thirty seconds and we are concluding. We are past the 3.30 p.m. Just conclude. Sen. Oketch Gicheru: Sen. Oketch Gicheru: It would be important for that same Committee to look into the quality of contractors...