Senate · Morning Sitting

Clerk, do we have quorum? Serjeant-at-Arms, kindly ring the Quorum Bell for 10 minutes. Order, hon. Senators, we now have quorum. Clerk, you may proceed to call the first Order.

[(The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted the Speaker)]

[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was reacting to what my Whip was saying because I heard him say sawa and I said it cannot be okay. This is an institution. You cannot write to us at 7.00 p.m. regarding an appearance of the following day. In fact, so serious is this matter that I have taken the trouble to attend a Cabinet retreat chaired by none other than the President and raise this issue. As an institution…

Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to put you on the spot because you are the Chairperson of the Powers and Privilege Committee. You know very well that we passed a report in this House that stated that failure to honour parliamentary appearances, including Question Time, particularly on such a serious matter as this, should attract some form of fine, so that people do not treat this House with that kind …

Proceed, Senator for Nairobi City County.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me join the Senate Majority Leader in expressing my disappointment. If you look at the matters that we were to have conversations with the Minister today; Nairobi is under attack from land grabbers. These are matters that are urgent. If you look at the Order Paper, the College of Insurance in South C has been grabbed. As we speak, they do not even have access to the college …

not be in Nairobi and will not be able to join you in the sitting”. So, it is a bit contemptuous. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have also not seen the written responses from the Ministry. These are urgent matters. Even if she was not able to come, let her give us written responses, so that we are able to know what the situation with these parcels of land is. We cannot afford any more time lost because, as…

Thank you. I want to believe that maybe the reason for her not appearing is not even the travelling issue. I think the responses were not ready because according to our rules and procedure, written responses must be filed 12 hours before appearance of the Cabinet Secretary. We have not received any communication in that regard from the Cabinet Secretary and the only thing we are told is that she i…

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I heard the Senator for Kakamega saying ni sawa; it is a very heavy statement. It speaks of a House that has just given up. You know, whatever happens, happens. If it does not happen, it does not happen. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you know, the Senate Majority Leader has the latitude to try and say he is putting the Speaker on the spot. A lot of us may not have that latitude. …

cannot be them deciding when to appear and when not to appear. Please guide and lead us into censuring one or two of these Cabinet Secretaries and then the rest will learn their lessons. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Proceed, Sen. Mundigi.

Bw. Spika, asante kwa kunipa nafasi ya kuchangia mjadala kuhusu waziri waliofaa kuja ili tuwaulize maswali siku ya leo. Naunga mkono Kiongozi wa walio Wengi na Seneta wa Kitui, Mhe. Wambua, kwa yale waliosema. Ninakumbuka vizuri tulipopitisha kwamba magavana 47 na waziri 22 wawe wakitembelea hiki kikao wanapoitwa, tumeona utendaji wa kazi ya hawa mawaziri au magavana na wafanya kazi wengine. Sisi…

Proceed, Sen. Wafula.

Asante, Bw. Spika, kwa nafasi hii. Kwanza, nina huzuni sana kwa sababu mawaziri ambao wamepewa nafasi kuhudumia Wakenya ambao hawana sauti na nafasi ya kujitetea, wanaweza kuandika barua bila kudhibitisha kama ni kweli wanasafari. Jambo la msingi ni kuwa, ukikaa katika maeneno ya majembe ama kula bata hapa Nairobi, utapata kuna watu ambao mashamba yao yananyakuliwa ama yamo mbioni kunyakuliwa na h…

Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) na idara za kupambana dhidi ya ufisadi, zimulike idara ya ardhi vile vile. Baadhi ya watu wanaofanya katika idara ya ardhi wana mashamba Kenya nzima na ukiuliza stakabadhi kudhibitisha walinunua lini na mashahidi walikuwa akina nani, hawapo. Hii ni ishara kwamba hawa watu wananufaika kwa kutojua kwa Wakenya. Tulikuwa na michezo ya Afrika Mashariki kul…

Let us go to the next Order. The Hon. Sen. Catherine Muma, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move the Motion- THAT, the Senate notes the Report of the Parliament of Kenya Delegation to the 2025 Hearing of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) held at the United Nations (UN) in New York, United States of America (USA) on 13th to 14th February, 2025, laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 17th July, 2025. Mr. Speaker, Sir and Hon. Senators, the Ann…

As is usual, the meeting called upon the Member States to help address the challenges around the SDGs and get their own States to move the pin in terms of the implementation of these obligations. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I request Sen. Mungatana to second.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to second this Motion. On behalf of the Kenyan delegation that attended, one of the things that remains very commendable is that this Parliament has continuously maintained its presence at the international level. I commend the Sen. Catherine Mumma, together with the delegation that comprised Members of Parliament from the National Assemb…

understand each other. So, when we set those goals, they seem to make more sense than setting goals that are so wide and so global, and then they become impossible to achieve. As we move towards making global decisions, I think they should and ought to be guided by continental standards. This is so that as Kenya is going to these IPU sessions to discuss various global things, we need to have had …

Hon. Senators, I do not have any indication on my dashboard of any Senator wishing to contribute on this Motion. Clerk, do we have the requisite number for me to put the question? Okay, so then I will allow the Mover to reply and thereafter, because we do not have the requisite numbers to vote, we will defer the putting of the question.

[(The Clerk-at-the-Table consulted the Speaker)]

Hon. Speaker, I move to reply and pursuant to Standing Order No.66 (3) , I request the deferment of the putting of the question on the Motion to a later date.

The putting of the question is hereby deferred. Next Order.

[(Putting of the question on the Motion deferred)]

Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the Motion- THAT the Senate notes the report of the 67th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference held in Sydney, Australia on 3rd to 8th November, 2024, laid on the table of the Senate on Tuesday, 22nd July 2025. I request Sen. Muma to second.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this Motion. This was a conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA). I have read through the report and basically, this was a procedural Motion that discussed the structure of the CPA and made some decisions on how it should be structured. I beg to second. Thank you.

Hon. Senators, I will now propose the question. There being no indication of an hon. Senator wishing to speak to this Motion, I will ask the Mover to reply.

[(Question proposed)]

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to reply and request that the putting of the question be deferred to the next sitting.

Very well, the putting of the question is hereby deferred. Let us go to the next Order. Sen. Hezena Lemaletian, proceed. This business is deferred.

[(Putting of question on Motion deferred)]

Let us move on to the next Order. Hon. Senators, that was the last Order in today’s Order Paper. Therefore, I request all of us to be upstanding.

[(Hon. Senators stood up in their places)]