Senate · Afternoon Sitting

Clerk, kindly confirm whether we have a quorum to transact business. Kindly ring the Quorum Bell for ten minutes.

[(The Quorum Bell was rung)]

We have ascertained that we now have a quorum. Let us proceed to the next Order.

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

Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and ends on 10th December, which is the International Human Rights Day. Hon. Senators, this year’s event will be held on Thursday 1st December, 2022 at the Parliament Grounds and will run from 7.00 a.m. to 9.00 a.m. This is therefore to invite all Senators to attend this important event in the calendar of the Kenya Women Parliamentary Associatio…

Hon. Senators, I have a Message from the National Assembly which is the establishment of an ad hoc Committee on a legislative proposal to amend the Constitution to entrench certain specialized funds. Hon. Senators, I wish to report to the Senate that pursuant to Standing Order 46

Hon. Senators, I have received a Petition to the Senate concerning the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) graft investigation of West Kano Irrigation Scheme. Hon. Senators,

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity. I want to congratulate the residents of Kawino North Location in Kisumu County for having faith in the Senate to be able to address this issue of EACC graft investigations. When you look at the Constitution, the EACC has been given an enormous task, of course, coming out from Chapter Six on Leadership and Integrity and the subsequent Acts t…

Therefore, they must be called to order and they must investigate. The other day, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) called the media and said they are going to arrest five governors who have been accused of corruption but up to now, nothing has been done. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I hope the Committee will handle this matter expeditiously. These residents of Kawino North Location in Kisumu County …

Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No.238 (1) , the Petition is hereby committed to the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries for its consideration. In terms of Standing Order No. 238 (2) , the Committee is required, in not more than 60 calendar days from the time of reading the prayer, to respond to the petitioners by way of a report addressed to the petitioners and l…

What is your point of order, Sen. Cherarkey?

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Some of us are struggling to listen to what the Senate Deputy Majority Whip is saying because there is some funny noise that is coming from outside the Chamber. Can you direct the clerk to ensure that this funny noise penetrating into the Chamber does not affect the studious silence and the keen listening by hon. Members?

Sen. Cherarkey, you are very audible and everybody is hearing you. Where is the noise from? I cannot hear it.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, it was audible a few minutes ago. My worry is that it might come back. So, I would like you to direct the Serjeant-at-Arms to check out what is happening.

Okay. We have another Paper by the Chairperson Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations.

Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate Today, Wednesday, 30th November, 2022. Report of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on a Statement sought by Sen. Enoch Wambua, MP, on the heightened insecurity in Mutha Ward, Kitui County.

[(Sen. Cheptumo laid the document on the Table)]

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a notice of Motion on incessant high electricity costs in Kenya. I beg to give a Notice of Motion of the following Motion - THAT, AWARE THAT energy is an essential factor of production and its total consumption is a major determinant of performance of the economy with its cost and reliability spurring or stifling economic growth; FURTHER AWARE THAT there has been …

APPRECIATING THAT Kenya has made strides in diversifying its power sources with geothermal plants, offering tremendous potential for zero-carbon source of power, already producing nearly one one Gigawatt (GW) of power; CONCERNED THAT private power generating companies popularly referred to as Independent Power Producers (IPPs) only supply 28 per cent of power to KPLC but account for 47 per cent of…

Sen. Chute, you will have that opportunity to discuss the Motion when you will be moving it. So, just give notice. Read it as it is and then you will have enough time later.

Okay, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my apologies. NOW THEREFORE the Senate resolves that-

Thank you, Sen. Chute. There is another notice of Motion by the Chairperson Standing Committee on National Security.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to give notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the report of the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on a Statement sought by Sen. Enoch Wambua, MP, on the heightened insecurity in Mutha

Ward, Kitui County, laid on the Table of the Senate today, Wednesday, 30th November, 2022.

Next Order. We have several Statements. Let us get the first one from Sen. Murgor.You had a Statement, Sen. Murgor?

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yes, I do.

Approach the Table for assistance. Let us move to Sen. (Dr.) Lelegwe Ltumbesi’s statement in the meantime.

[(Sen. Murgor approached the Dispatch Box)]

Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 52 (1) to make a Statement on a matter of countywide concern on the status of implementation of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport (LAPSSET) project in Samburu County. Mr. Deputy Speaker, the LAPSSET project was launched in 2012 by former Late President Mwai Kibaki. It is one of the projects under the Presidential Infr…

their land for the project. Consequently, an interrogation of the implementation status of this project needs to be done by this House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, I request that pursuant to Standing Order 52 (3) this matter be referred to the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing to -

Let us go back to Sen. Murgor’s statement.

Hon. Senators, we have a delegation from Kisumu and Bomet counties, seated in the Speaker’s Gallery. I acknowledge the presence in the Speaker’s Gallery, this afternoon, of visiting members of staff from the County Assemblies of Kisumu and Bomet who are in the Senate for an attachment programme. I request them to stand so that they may be acknowledged in the Senate tradition. They are-

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) , to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources, on criteria used by valuers at the National Land Commission (NLC) to compute compensation to land owners in the Horn of Africa Gateway Project along Isiolo-Modogashe Road in Isiolo County. In the Statement, the Committee sho…

Thank you. Let us now have Sen. Shakila Abdalla.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I request for a Statement on the delay in compensation by the Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) to Fishermen in Lamu County. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) , to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing concerning delay in compensation by the KPA to fishermen in Lamu County affected by the LAPPSET Corridor Project.…

For record purposes, the two statements by Sen. Mwaruma are dropped because he is not around. The Statement by the Senator for Mombasa County, Sen. Faki, is also dropped.

(Statement deferred)

We shall proceed to the last Statement by the Senator for Marsabit County, Sen. Chute. Kindly proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Request for a Statement from the Kenya Broadcasting Corporation (KBC) for the discrimination towards eastern indigenous languages. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Information, Communication and Technology on the cessation of broadcasting of programmes in Rendille, Burji, and Borana languages by th…

All the Statements read stand referred to the relevant committees. The Statements by the Senators for Taita-Taveta and Mombasa counties have been deferred to the next sitting. Next Order.

The Mover of the Motion, Sen. Kajwang’, is not in the House hence the Order is now deferred. Next Order.

Next Order.

Sen. Lomenen, proceed to move your Motion now.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I beg to Move the Motion on drought and hunger mitigation in Turkana county. Turkana county people have been affected by severe drought and hunger that has destructed their livestock, livelihood, economic activities. The state remains deplorable. Turkana county is one of the most affected areas by drought in Kenya as reported earlier by th…

Sen. Lomenen, I guide you to read the Motion as it is on the Order Paper then we get a seconder.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, do I read the Notices of Motion? I think when I am moving it, I am not supposed to read again. I just want to explain the facts in details. I do not know if---. Do I read it the way it is?

Sen. Lomenen, just beg to move and read it as it is.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, Noting that Turkana people have been affected by severe drought and hunger that has destroyed their livestock, livelihood and economic activities. The state remains deplorable. Turkana is one of the most affected areas in Kenya as reported earlier by NDMA. Further aware, that drought has wiped out at least half of Turkanas’ nomadic livestock. Drought has struck livestock, arable…

Sen. Lomenen, kindly approach the Clerk- at-the-Table for some guidance. You may have a different document. What is your point of order Sen. Cherarkey? I hope it is not on the Motion by the Sen. Lomenen kindly, because you never lack something to say. I wanted you to spend this time---

[(Sen. Lomenen approached the Clerk-at-the-Table)]

[(Sen. Cherarkey spoke off record)]

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. My only concern is whether I have the right Order Paper because following what my colleague Sen. Lomenen was reading

and what I have is totally different. I thank you for that guidance because I can see that Sen. Lomenen is properly guided. We want to give flesh to the Motion since drought has greatly affected farming. We want to support the Motion by Sen. Lomenen. I am not casting aspersions on the hard work and industrious nature of my colleagues. However, it is important for my colleagues to approach the Tab…

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker---

Okay, proceed.

[[The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Abdul Haji) in the Chair]]