Oketch Eddy Gicheru

Yes, I am. Okay. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know why you always doubt me. You have just said you do not have ears and eyes. I saw as if you were not being attentive. No. I am always prepared. I was born ready. This is one of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is getting away with a lot of mischief. I rise on Standing Order No.105 as well on responsibility for statement of fact. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has said categorically in this House that the COVID-19 money, especially the one used in Kakamega, was used to...

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What is your point of order, Sen. Oketch Gicheru? Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not ordinary for me to stop any Chair of any Committee at this point of presentation. However, I have heard Sen. Tabitha Mutinda reading that the Statement on...

On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

He keeps on using that term in this House and misleading the House with that term thus ending up misleading the entire country. I wanted to invite the ruling of the Speaker once and for all; that can Sen. Cherarkey tell this House and this nation who voted for “handshake...

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. (Loud consultations) Sen. Oketch Gicheru, kindly resume your seat. (Loud consultations)

Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. Cherarkey cannot take advantage of you as a Chair and say things that do not exist. It is not okay.

The one innovative thing that the Government can do on the issue of street children is to, first, give them a chance to be registered. Registering them and giving them Identification Cards (IDs) will give them a sense of belonging to the country and then every other thing can follow.As...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, some of these Statements are very important to dissect. This Statement should even come as a Motion for us to discuss it further. This House should also try as much as possible that we do not give some unalienable rights to ourselves to represent the people....

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on a point of information.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the HELB and the Ministry of Education should fact check the universities well. You know one of the principals in Azimio has a fake degree. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what I am saying is simple. We must agree as a nation to believe in public institutions....

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I did not attend Lenana School, but I did attend a pretty good school. I went to Friends School Kamusinga in Bungoma. I can see the faces of the students there getting excited. Friends School was a very good school; our motto was use common...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I respect your guidance. However, a point of order can be raised anytime even on the matter that I want to raise a point of order on. Under which Standing Order? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday, I was instructed by your Chair. By my Chair? Yes....

Thank you once again, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Yesterday, I did bring a Motion under Standing Order No.37 on a matter of national importance, namely the deteriorating security situation in the country. As I was moving my Motion, the Senator for Kakamega Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, did question my evidence on...

Yes. You respond to what I have tabled. You do not just make noise. I am telling you what I am tabling my friend.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am on a point of order. I have not tabled anything. What is he going to respond to?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he is becoming cantankerous.

I am lecturing you because you are ignorant.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have watched Sen. Cheruiyot tabling documents and he normally explains what he tables. I am explaining what I am tabling.

I talked about three issues. You cannot gag me to just table them without telling you what I am tabling.

I have to tell you what I am tabling. The first evidence that I am tabling, both in hard copy and in a flash disk of videos, are pronouncements by Hon. Kimani Ichung’wa on 18th March, 2023, at Kianyaga in Kirinyaga County. I am also tabling a number of pronouncements...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, do not be worked up. I beg to table my evidence. (Sen. Oketch Gicheru laid the documents on the Table)

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion. The ‘bull fighter’, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, started by saying that if something is good and you can make it better, then, make it better. However, if something is really good but it can stay...

Yes, I am contributing to the debate.

I am not supporting the Motion. An. hon. Senator: Which Motion? The Motion moved by the Senate Majority Leader. That is what we are discussing. (Laughter) I have not looked at the evidence yet. I will take my time to go through your evidence. (Laughter)

I think you did not get my opening statement. This Motion attempts to change some of the provisions of Standing Order No.34, which are already good. I do not think that this House needs to add meeting hours to such days as Wednesday. If there is a very serious issue...

On a point of order Madam Temporary Speaker.

Okenyuri is doing or the stranger is out of order. The stranger that is called a CS, may abuse me or does anything that is out of order.Which Standing Order will you use to take a stranger out of this House or to command the Serjeant-At-Arms to take action on...

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

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion, pursuant to Standing Order No. 37. THAT, the Senate do adjourn to discuss a definite matter of urgent national importance, namely; the deteriorating security situation in the country. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do confirm that there...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I add my voice to the issue of labour, as sought by Sen. (Dr.) Murango. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the Motion from Sen. (Dr.) Murango on the issue of marketing of Kenya’s produce in foreign markets.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the Motion – On a point of Order! We saw young people going to the farm and cut trees. They even had time to slaughter sheep and carry some of the animals. They even had time to come back and burn...

(Loud consultations)

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. (Loud consultations)

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I respect senior Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. However, it will be naive if we do not say things that are even in journalistic conversations that we see. That said, I wish to advise my brother, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale and anybody who takes these things without a...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I respect the time that you have given me. Regarding attack of private property, I wish to indicate that in Zimbabwe, when national leaders started this kind of castigation of mobs---

Madam Temporary Speaker, I have not talked about any other name.

Sen. Oketch Gicheru, I then direct you to table that evidence by tomorrow. will table them in this House. I want to be on record that if I am needed to bring evidence and substantiate according to our own Standing Orders, I am willing. We are not in this House...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will do that.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I will table the evidence of my utterances that led to the kind of violence that we saw yesterday.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I have been interrupted the entire Motion. I beg for two minutes.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. We have seen this kind of attack on private property and businesses in some counties in the excuse that some nationalistic leaders were giving them back to freedom fighters. In Zimbabwe, the Government of President Robert Mugabe tried to give back land to what they...

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale to refer to a Senator of this House with a name that is not his and shouting at Sen. Okiya Omtatah as a mere activist? (Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale spoke off record) You have shouted and called Sen....

Mr. Speaker, Sir, protect me from the Senate Majority Leader.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, protect me from the Senate Majority Leader.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not laughter. He is pointing at me. I feel threatened.

I feel threatened, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We had brought a serious issue of debate and there were Senators who wished to contribute to this issue. I am glad the substantive Speaker is back. This is a very serious issue of national importance. Sen. Okiya Omtatah got up to give some...

On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to be able to contribute to this matter. On a lighter note, I inform my brother, Sen. Mungatana that sometimes you do not need to be a lawyer to inform any Member of this House. (Applause)(Loud consultations) according to our...

Senators, resume your seats.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I repeat, it is the height of hypocrisy when the Opposition keeps demonstrating out there asking for dialogue. As we saw this afternoon, when an opportunity arose in this House, they were very adamant to support the Motion that is going to admit CSs to...

I am a Senator and I am supposed to be heard in silence.

Sen. Orwoba, what is your point of order? (Sen. Olekina spoke off record)

Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish that the Majority side would just lend me an ear. I want to remind you – this is the last word that I am going to give you today – power has gotten into your head and power is transient. (Loud consultations) Thank you, Madam...

Madam Temporary Speaker, once again, protect me from the Senate Majority Leader. I want to execute this in a very humble manner. We are pleading with you that let the rules of this House be adhered to. Sen. Cherarkey has several times spoken and called individuals, that are senior Members...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this very important Statement by my friend, Sen. Cherarkey. Where are were are today, if we do not start thinking critically about how we cultivate FDI into this country, we will have a very big problem. I am very proud of...

Once again, thank you Mr. Speaker Sir. DIRECTIVE TO FOREIGN MISSIONS TO LIAISE WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DP ON CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security and Defence and Foreign...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the substantive Speaker did indicate that he would give us 30 minutes, so that he comes back and makes a ruling on the previous matter. Looking at the time now, it is way over 50 minutes. (Loud consultations) Order, Senators.

He called me a goon. I thought it is a common language between me and him. So, he is a goon as well but I withdraw. (Loud consultations) Sen. Oketch Gicheru, you have concluded your speech. (Loud consultations) Can I talk, Sen. Sifuna? (Sen. Sifuna spoke off record) Sen. Sifuna,...

AWe are reducing the House to be a place where we are constantly defending the position of our parties and our coalitions forgetting that we were elected. On 15th September, 2022, most of us were paraded here with the help of the Clerk of the Senate and took an oath...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. What is your point of order? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I just got to this House and have not spoken since the House started. Is it in order to be quoted anywhere in the HANSARD on things I have not said...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. Cherarkey, there is a point of order. What is your point of intervention, Sen. Oketch Gicheru? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.41 (1) . It states that if at any given point during the proceedings a...