Senate · Afternoon Sitting

Clerk, do we have a quorum? Serjeant-at-Arms, kindly ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. Hon. Senators, kindly take your seats. Clerk, you may call the first Order. The Senator for Nairobi City County and the Senator for Nandi County, kindly take your seats.

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Hon. Senators, I would like to acknowledge the presence of a visiting delegation of 10 teachers and 230 students from Sigor Boarding School in Bomet County, who are in the Public Gallery. The delegation is visiting--- Clerk, can you confirm this information before I conclude it? Next Order.

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Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries on a matter of countywide concern regarding delayed payment of stipends and facilitation allowances to agripreneurs engaged under the National Agricultural Value Chain Development Project (NAVCDP) in Nandi County. These agripreneurs are cri…

Senator for Marsabit County, the Hon. Mohamed Chute.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health on a matter of countywide concern regarding the delayed completion and abandonment of Uran Health Centre in Sololo Ward, Moyale Sub-County, Marsabit County. Despite construction having commenced over four years ago with substantial public investment, the project remains…

Senator for Kisii County, the Hon. Richard Onyonka.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on a matter of national importance and concern regarding the rising incidence of organised violence, harassment of traders and misconduct by enforcement units employed by the County Government of …

Sen. Richard Onyonka, kindly read the statement as approved.

That is what I am reading.

No, you are not. I am following.

What am I---

I have a copy of the approved Statement. Just stick to it, Hon. Senator.

That is what--- Okay, let me read. In the Statement, the committee should address the following-Let me read. The Committee should address the following- (3) The legal and policy framework governing the Green Army Program, including its mandate, powers, oversight and accountability mechanisms and investigate allegations of harassment and unlawful confiscation and destruction of traders' property. …

Senator for Mombasa County, the hon. Faki.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise, pursuant to Standing Orders No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health on a matter of nation-wide concern regarding the unavailability of modern endoscopic and laparoscopic equipment in county-referral hospitals. Advancements in medical science have enabled many conditions that previously required invasive surgical procedures to be trea…

Senator for Tharaka Nithi County, the hon. Mwenda Gataya.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Orders No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health on a matter of nation-wide concern regarding stalled dispensary projects across the counties. Dispensaries were established to bring essential health care closer to rural and underserved communities. However, many projects across 47 counties remain incomplete or non-op…

Senator for Makueni County, the hon. Maanzo.

Hon. Senators, I would like to acknowledge the presence of a visiting delegation of four teachers and 50 students from Kebabe Girls Secondary School in Nyamira County who are seated in the public gallery. The delegation is visiting the Senate for an academic exposition. On behalf of the Senate and on my own behalf, I extend a warm welcome to the delegation and wish them a fruitful visit.

Hon. Senators, I would also like to acknowledge the presence of a visiting delegation of two lecturers and 35 media students from Kabarak University in Nakuru County who are seated in the public gallery. The delegation is visiting the Senate for an academic exposition. On behalf of the Senate and on my own behalf, I extend a warm welcome to the delegation and wish them a fruitful visit. I request…

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, on my own behalf and on behalf of other Senators, I wish to extend a warm welcome to the delegation from Kebabe Girls Secondary School in Nyamira County, led by a History and Government teacher, Mr. Peter Orina, and the students. Kebabe Girls Secondary School is in North Mugirango Constituency. It is a national girl’s school, and we are proud of the good work that our teachers ar…

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You may proceed to make your comments as you proceed.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to make a comment on the issue of goonism. I will speak on what happened in my neighbouring County of Kisii, where visitors, led by the Linda Mwananchi group, were attacked by people who are clearly identifiable in the video. We saw those videos circulating in social media. However, up to date, no arrest has been made. When I went to bury that young man who was killed at…

Senate Majority Leader, what is your point of order? The Senate Majority Leader (Sen. Cheruiyot): Mr. Speaker, Sir, my apologies to Sen. Omogeni, because I have interrupted his flow of thought. He is discussing an important matter. As leaders, one of the ways in which we must show commitment to the country that we care for the things that we speak on is to be accurate and up to date with informati…

[(An hon. Senator spoke off record)]

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Senate Majority Leader, there is no old Luhya man in the Senate. We have hon. Senators seated in this Chamber. Could you conclude your remarks? The Senate Majority Leader (Sen. Cheruiyot): Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is because he was not behaving like a Senator. Anyway, so as not to lose my trail of thought, I said we need to be up to date with information on matters that we consider serious. Sen. Omog…

Sen. Omogeni, is it your assertion?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is good to be informed. I challenge my neighbour, the Senator for Kericho, to favour me with evidence of the people who were charged in court, their names and the case number, so that---

Sen. Omogeni, that is more of a point of information than a point of order.

I would like to be informed so that when I make my contribution next, I will do so while well informed. Favour me with the charge sheet, because it will have names of the people who have been charged in court and whether it makes reference to the incident at Keumbu. What is sad is that if you look at those clips, especially the one of Keumbu, you will see uniformed police officers guarding or prot…

Next is Sen. Cheruiyot. The Senate Majority Leader (Sen. Cheruiyot): Mr. Speaker, Sir, did you hear Sen. Omogeni’s concluding remarks? It sounded like a threat to Sen. Cherarkey. Sen. Cherarkey always refers to himself as a dry Kalenjin man. I know he will deal with that challenge if and when it comes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to make two quick comments. The first one is on the Statement by …

Proceed, Sen. Maanzo.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to comment on Sen. Onyonka’s request for statement. The issue of organised gangs is sweeping across the country. Quite a number of counties have these gangs. In Kisii we have the “Green Army,” which was initially intended for good things in the county, but is once in a while used for the wrong purpose. When it comes to organised gangs, in the case of Keumb…

Proceed, Sen. Nyamu.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to support the statement brought by Sen. Onyonka on goonism. This is one of those subjects that we must all agree on, regardless of our political persuasions, because we are all exposed and nobody is safe. All of us from both divides have been accused of using goons. I am on record on my social media platforms saying that this culture we are encouraging, if you think you c…

Hon. Senator, you have a minute to conclude your thoughts.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We have Lucky Summer Dispensary, one in Karen, and another in Mabatini that have stalled for years on end. We need to know what the issue is so that wananchi do not have to travel long distances or crowd higher-level hospitals. When I was growing up, dispensaries used to work very well, and we should return to those times. Thank you.

Hon. Senators, we have exhausted the 15 minutes that I had allocated to this session. We will, therefore, move to the next Order. Before that, hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.45(2), I rearrange today’s Order Paper. We move to Order No.17 and, thereafter, we will resume the normal business as contained in today’s Order Paper. Clerk, proceed to call that Order.

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THAT, the Senate adopts the Reports of the Select Committee on Delegated Legislation on its consideration of the – i) The Traffic (School Transport) Rules, 2026 (Legal Notice No. 11 of 2026; ii) The Traffic (Motor Vehicle Inspection) Rules, 2026 (Legal Notice No. 13 of

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Next Order.

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Order No.15 is also deferred as the Mover is not present.

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THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations on the Cooperation Agreement between the National Government and the Nairobi City County Government laid on the Table of the Senate on Wednesday, 15th July, 2026.

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