Senate · Afternoon Sitting
Wednesday, 10 July 2024
Sen. Chimera condemned the proposed salary increases and highlighted the role of NG‑CDF in his education, while urging the Senate to address youth unemployment and create fair business opportunities for Gen‑Z Kenyans. Sen. Wakili Sigei reflected on the unprecedented attack on Parliament, called for accountability across all levels of government, praised recent bipartisan legislation such as the IEBC Bill, and urged comprehensive governance reforms to tackle corruption, debt and service delivery. Senators criticised the draft health‑insurance regulations for breaching constitutional requirements on public participation and for lacking clarity on benefits, data protection and inter‑governmental responsibilities. They called for the rules to be withdrawn and re‑drafted, urging greater ministerial and committee engagement before any vote. The motion was deferred to a later sitting pending further scrutiny. Senator Faki highlighted the UNESCO‑backed World Kiswahili Day and urged the Senate to accelerate the use of Kiswahili in parliamentary business, including translating statutes and establishing a dedicated language institute. While celebrating recent successes such as a widely supported motion and cultural events, he noted that many initiatives remain unrealised, reflecting both enthusiasm and frustration. Other senators raised procedural matters, including a request for a statement on delayed internship stipends in Marsabit.
Clerk, do we have quorum? Clerk, you may proceed to call the First Order. Sen. Hamida Kibwana.
[(The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted with the Speaker)]
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a Petition by Sen. Hamida, and I will read it on her behalf. Petition on behalf of Mercy Jepchirchir. Petition to the Senate concerning the medical negligence and staff incompetency that led to the death of Ms. Annita Jepkorir at the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) . Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mercy Jepchirchir, who is a citizen of the Republic of Kenya and …
That, at the MTRH she was taken to theatre where they did a bronchoscopy, which showed that there was no evidence of a foreign body in her airway according to the report by Dr. Oloo. That, on 10th January, 2021, Annita was discharged from the hospital, but even before she was cleared, she developed a respiratory distress necessitating her to be re- admitted. That, on 13th January, 2021, the Hosp…
report, which had indicated the presence of a foreign body in the right bronchi and the right lung had badly been damaged. That, after the post-mortem findings, we launched a complaint with the hospital management on account of negligence given that the hospital staff lied about removing the foreign body from Annita, which was not the case. This case of negligence subsequently caused her death, w…
Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.238 (1) , I commit the Petition to the Standing Committee on Health for consideration. According to Standing Order No.238 (2) , the Committee is required, in not more than 60 calendar days from the time of reading this prayer, which is today, to table its report in the Senate for its consideration. The Senate shall thereafter consider and adopt the repo…
Sen. Faki, proceed with your Statement pursuant to Standing Order No.52 (1) .
Asante Bw. Spika. Nimesimama chini ya Kifungu cha Kanuni za Kudumu No. 52 (1) kusoma Taarifa kuhusu kuadhimishwa kwa siku ya Kiswahili duniani inayofanyika tarehe saba, mwezi wa saba, kila mwaka. Siku hii iliteuliwa na
shirika la Elimu na Sayansi na Utamaduni wa umoja wa mataifa UNESCO ili kuadhimisha lugha ya Kiswahili kila mwaka kuanzia mwaka wa 2022. Chimbuko la Kiswahili ni Afrika Mashariki. Kwa sasa, lugha hii inazungumzwa kwa mataifa kumi na nne ikiwemo Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi, Jamhuri ya Demokrasia ya Congo, Sudan Kusini, Msumbiji, Malawi, Zambia, Comorros, Oman na Yemen katika Mashariki…
Kwa Kiswahili inajulikana kama akili nemba ama akili unde. Masuala hayo hatuwezi kuyajua kama hatujapata taasisi kama hii itakayofanya utafiti. Lugha ya Kiswahili ni mojawapo ya lugha zinazokuwa kwa kasi mno. Hivyo basi, kuwepo kwa taasisi hiyo kutasaidia pakubwa kudhibiti lugha hii. Nikimalizia, ningependa kutambua mchango wa ndugu yetu mtangazaji Nuhu Zuberi Bakari ambaye juzi alitoa shairi kuh…
We will take interventions at the end of all the Statements. Next are Statements pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) . If the Senator for Vihiga is not here, that Statement is dropped.
Sen. Chute, you may proceed.
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to read the Statement on behalf of the Senator for Marsabit County, Sen. Chute. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding delayed disbursement of stipend to interns by the County Government of Marsabit. In the Statement, the committee should-
Next is the Statement by Sen. Wafula. If he is not here, that Statement is dropped.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health, regarding the status of pending bills owed to the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) by counties, from the Financial Year 2021/2022 to date. In the Statement, the committee should-
Sen. Dullo.
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, Defense, and Foreign Relations regarding the abduction of three young persons, namely Mukhtar Tache Ali, Nura Abdidiba, and Issa Osman Guyo in Isiolo County on Saturday, 6th July, 2024, by unknown individuals in two black Prados and a white Subaru. In the s…
Next order. Proceed, Sen. Tabitha Keroche.
Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30 p.m., time to adjourn the Senate and the Senate therefore stands adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, 11th July, 2024 at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m.