Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Yes Mr. Speaker, Sir. He is misleading the House that the Government is the one that introduces the taxes and sets tax levels, and that those in opposition should wait until they are in government to set tax levels? It is known that it is Parliament which...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Mr. Speaker, Sir, he is misleading the House.

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Standing Order No.105. (Laughter)

Sen. (Dr.) Oburuare. I hope they will continue to be discussed so that we improve them and have elections that will be beyond the purity of Caesar’s wife.I also saw the issues of political parties discussed, particularly, when it comes to political party hoping. There are principles of democracy. In...

Your time is over, Senator. Sen. Cherarkey, you may have the Floor.

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the hon. Member, who is my friend and respect a lot; Sen. Mungatana, MGH to mislead the House---

Sen. (Dr.) OburuWhen it comes to allocation of revenue, I would have thought that Members of the Senate would be the first to support proposals particularly from the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) based on the rationale which was given to us here. However, we opposed it and I do...

Sen. Kinyua, proceed.

Asante Bw. Spika kwa kunipa fursa hii. Kwanza, naungana na wenzangu kutuma risala zangu za rambirambi kwa familia ya mwanariadha Kelvin Kiptum ambaye aliaga dunia. Naunga mkono Mswada huu wa Kamati ya Shughuli katika Bunge kwa sababu hawa Maseneta ni wale tu ambao walikuwa kwa hii Kamati wakati ule mwingine....

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support this Bill by Sen. Cherarkey. It is a good Bill because it is addressing an issue of rustling. This rustling is not only cattle rustling, it is livestock rustling and it does not only occur in those areas where they...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Sen. (Dr.) Oburu, proceed.

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Point taken, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale

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Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I hope I am not going to be unnecessarily disrupted by my brother.

Order, Sen. (Dr.) Oburu. Sen. Cherarkey, proceed.

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Sen. Cherarkey, that was not a ruling by Sen. Oketch Gicheru. I remember I did not allow him. He referred to the interruptions by Members by raising points of order. So, it is not a ruling on his part and I rule you out of order. Proceed,...

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Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Sen. (Dr.) Oburu, it was not a payment to the judiciary, it was an allocation.

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Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Sen. (Dr.) Oburu, listen to the Chair. You were in the House when the Chair made a ruling that our debate be confined to the Address by the President. In the course of your contribution, you might comment outside your Address. However, I would like you to...

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Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Sen. (Dr.) Oburu, before I give you the microphone, I also bring to your attention the provisions of Standing Order 101. I will read it because this is serious-

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Mr. Speaker, Sir, I withdraw my question because it is exactly the same as the one Sen. Kibwana has asked about the reconciliation between the governor and her deputy. If she is saved, would she be able to reconcile with her deputy?

Your time is up. Sen. Wakili Sigei, you may have the Floor.

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for also giving me the opportunity to comment on the Statements. I will in particular be commenting on the Statement by Sen. Okenyuri. As the Statement acknowledged, we have the King, His Majesty Charles III and Her Majesty the Queen Consort Camilla...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As the Chair of the Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations Committee, I support this Petition. This is because what is happening in our county assemblies now is very unfortunate. We are not saying that they must be lawyers. However, they must be able to comprehend...

What is your point of information, Sen. Tabitha Keroche.

Sen. (Dr) Oburushould buy the land and then sell it affordably because the Government maybe helps to moderate, so that you buy it at a reasonable rate.Madam Temporary Speaker, you cannot acquire land for free and sell the properties or houses at commercial prices and you claim that you are...

Your time is up. Sen. Abass.

Sen. (Dr.) Oburudid not fear that the person was in the opposition and he was elected by people who were supporting Her Majesty’s Government.Once you are a Speaker, you are everybody’s Speaker and you must not be seen to be partisan--- November 2, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 12 Sen. (Dr.) Oburu...

Sen. Oketch Gicheru, you may have the Floor.

Madam Temporary Speaker, I had a point of information. I wanted to inform Sen. Abass that I have never grabbed any land. However, we should be very careful in this House as the Senators to ensure this thing of land grabbing ---

Sen. Abass, you may have the Floor.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support the Petition as reported by the Committee. It is a very unfortunate situation that we are denying the poor Kenyans who lived in Buxton for the last 50 years a place to live. They have been moved to the slums and...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for protecting me. Some of these young people enjoy interrupting me. They also want me to know them. This is a serious situation. I know of a lady in my area who slept out of their home for one night and...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am referring to the general play of children when they interact in school and are of opposite sexes. These plays could be many and valid. They include some which can cause pregnancy. When these girls become pregnant, there is a stigma because...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. This is an important Bill. It provides for legislation on a girl child who is in school. Sometimes, young girls get pregnant without much ado. They might be playing with their peers in the adolescent stage and without...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the Statement sought by my brother, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, on rentals, which are being paid by the County Government of Kakamega. Counties are supposed to be landlords. They should not spend so much public money renting premises....

Sen. (Dr) Oburu Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. I thank my Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Energy, Sen. Wamatinga, for bringing this very important Motion. This Motion is important because it affects our youth. The youth are the future of this country. Therefore, when you...

Sen. Cheruiyot, proceed.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I join the rest of my colleagues in supporting this Bill; The Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (Senate Bills No.30 of 2023) . This is a great step in the right direction, especially if you know the fight that existed before this fund was operationalised. We...

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Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Madam Temporary Speaker, I am not sure, but I think Sen. (Dr.) Khwalwale is quite aware that we were doing business. We do not know who died. Really, it was not within my knowledge. I was doing business based in Eldoret. I also want to state that...

Sen (Dr.) Oburu Madam Temporary Speaker, I said from the beginning that the upcoming football games should be played in Kakamega or Kisumu Counties, but not be concentrated in Eldoret and Nairobi County alone. The famous footballers come from Nyanza and the Western region. I should be allowed to continue....

Sen (Dr.) Oburu Madam Temporary Speaker, the whole country knows that most of these champions in running come from Eldoret. However, we also know that most of the famous footballers come from Nyanza. If it is only taken to Eldoret, the stadium will be half empty. This is a diversion....

Sen (Dr.) Oburu Madam Temporary Speaker, I said Kakamega and Kisumu Counties.

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I would like to start by supporting this Motion. I also want to declare that I am a member of the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations. I also declare that I was part of the team that...

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Thank you, Senator. Proceed, Sen. Munyi Mundigi.