Senate · Afternoon Sitting

Clerk, do we have quorum? Serjeant at Arms, kindly ring the bell for 10 minutes. Hon. Senators, we now have quorum. Kindly take your seats so that we proceed with today’s business. Clerk, you may proceed to call the first Order.

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[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate, today, Tuesday, 26th November, 2024–

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order No.27 (6) , the Senate-

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget regarding the legislative and budgetary undertakings of Marsabit County Assembly. In the statement, the committee should-

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order No.27 (6) , the Senate-

Senate and the National Assembly Members were gathered in fulfillment of Articles 132(1)(c)(1) and 240(7) of the Constitution. It is extremely important that His Excellency the President gives an account of what the State of our Nation is to the representatives of the people that were gathered in the Chamber of the National Assembly. I appreciate that the wording in the Motion I am moving is a r…

I appreciate the fact that on the day of the State of the Nation, His Excellency the President reminded all of us, as leaders, that in this day and age, listening is actually a full-time occupation of leadership. There are many things that you can abrogate as a leadership, but listening is not one of them. We have to listen full-time from morning to evening, awake or asleep, because citizens conti…

I appreciate the fact that this formed the very first thematic area that the President chose to address. There have been concerns about the Competency-Based Curriculum (CBC). It was rolled out in 2017, but continues to struggle. Seven years down the line, it has never settled in the minds of ordinary parents. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I remember that during the 2022 campaigns, this topic featured promine…

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undermine the very reason for which citizens may want to protest. The assurance that has been given on the topic of how the police handled this particular matter is that the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) continues to carry out this investigation. The only question that we must ask is how much more time do they need before we can eventually get a report. In the Motion of the Senat…

That is a journey that Kenya must travel. It is not easy because much as these figures are factual, they are there and we can confirm that inflation has dropped from 9.6 to 2.7 per cent; the true hallmark and the proper measure of all this will be the day an ordinary citizen breathes a sigh of relief and says I can feel that the burden is now lighter. Unfortunately, the President concedes in his s…

testimonials that I have seen, for those who have registered to be brought into this programme, each time they have had a hospital admission, their bills have been sorted. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is extremely important because you know for a fact that many ordinary families are just one illness away from poverty. If you do not have a sufficient Government programme that covers people, es…

appreciate and record that, especially once it is confirmed that is the case. The hospitals that provided services for citizens in October have since been paid. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there are many things. I have only gone up to paragraph 34, but I have said, I have to be a good example so that we are able to conclude. For those who came late into the House, we explained the need to cover t…

Thank you. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, just one moment, please. I have a Communication from the Chair. Hon. Senators, in the public gallery we have seven persons from Migori County. They are here on a one-day tour at the invitation of the Senator for Migori County, Sen. Oketch Gicheru, MP. Hon. Senators, in our usual tradition of receiving and welcoming visitors to Parliament, I extend a warm welcome t…

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, 26th November, 2024 - The report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill 2024 (National Assembly Bill No.38 of 2024) , on behalf of the co-chair of the Mediation Committee.

Thank you.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the co-chair of the Mediation Committee, Sen. Ali Roba, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion - THAT the Senate adopts the report of the Mediation Committee on the Division of Revenue Amendment Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 38 of 2024) , laid on the table of the Senate today, 26th November, 2024, and that pursuant to Article 113 (2) of the Consti…

Clerk, you may proceed to call the next Order.

This Bill is deferred to the next sitting of the House. Call the next Order.

Equally, in the absence of the Chairperson, Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, this Motion is deferred to the next sitting of the House. Call the next Order.

(Motion deferred)

This is equally a Motion that will be deferred in the absence of the Mover, as well as Members whose time was interrupted in the last session.