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By djcoilrugby	 January 29, 2019 No Comments
Premiership Rugby - USA Rugby Scholarship Recipients
Premiership Rugby Release
THIRTY COACHES from 23 American states have won Premiership Rugby Scholarships and will visit England for a once in a lifetime opportunity this March.
Emerging from more than 200 applications the lucky 30 will now spend a week in England as part of a multi-year initiative between USA Rugby and Premiership Rugby.
This unique programme will support the development of the game in the US by empowering coaches through immersive professional development experiences in the UK.
The Premiership Rugby Scholarship winners will experience what it's like to coach professional rugby in the UK visiting Saracens, Harlequins and London Irish whilst taking part in a series of high-level rugby and knowledge transfer sessions. During the week in England, coaches will take part in a Level 300 coaching training course, which will be co-delivered by Premiership Rugby and USA Rugby. Sport England's Bisham Abbey will host the coaches from March 17-24.
Coaches will also learn about and engage with Premiership Rugby's award-winning community programs that use rugby as a tool for social change, covering all methodologies used in these life-changing initiatives. Coaches will gain insight into various ways Premiership Rugby clubs are engaging their players, fans, and communities to instill the core values of rugby.
The winners of Premiership Rugby Scholarships are:
Eddie Buckner (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
Christina Gein (Sacramento, California)
Reginald James (San Fernando Valley, California)
Joshua Pendergrass (Grand Junction, Colorado)
Blake Bradford (Atlanta, Georgia)
Seamus Fitzgerald (Laie, Hawaii)
Jamie Stephen (Chicago, Illinois)
Dave Fee (Bloomington, Indiana)
Kirsten Abel Ruch (Lawrence, Kansas)
Westley Eustis (New Orleans, Louisiana)
Jenny Lui (Boston, Massachusetts)
Tran Nguyen (Worcester, Massachusetts)
Andy Dauser (Rockford, Michigan)
Garrett Bender (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
John Watson (St. Louis, Missouri)
Chris Washburn (Dunellen, New Jersey)
Greg Conover (Richland, New Jersey)
Rhiannon Marie Filer (Buffalo, New York)
Lara Vivolo (New York, New York)
JK Anderson (Charlotte, North Carolina)
David Krosner (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Sunny Myers (Raleigh, North Carolina)
Cory Schlack (Fargo, North Dakota)
Lisa May (Battle Ground, Oregon)
Rachel Grispon (Easton, Pennsylvania)
Patrick Artz (Sioux Falls, South Dakota)
Samuel Johnson (Memphis, Tennessee)
Jeff Hullinger (Salt Lake City, Utah)
Victor Drover (Sussex, Wisconsin)
John Waliszewski (Waukesha, Wisconsin)
This short-term intensive programme will be accompanied by long-term mentorship through an online coach education platform, with all participants in the Premiership Rugby Scholarship program having access to this ongoing resource. This includes the 14 US coaches that formed the pilot group in March 2018.
The Premiership Rugby Scholarships initiative is funded primarily by Friends of the British Council, through the generosity of individual donors, foundations, corporations, clubs, and organizations, who recognize the value of international exchange and networks for professional development. Our partners for the upcoming spring trip include Rugby New Jersey, Carolina's Geographical Union, and Atlanta Major League Rugby.
Coaches will also experience the following:
Attend a Gallagher Premiership Rugby Fixture
Appear as an audience member on BT Sport's Rugby Tonight programme
Tour of Rugby School, the birthplace of the game
London sightseeing tour
Those coaches not selected for this tour will have another opportunity this year, with a second group traveling in the fall. Online video submissions for the second group will open in June.
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A day without trades. Because of what the notaries had a fight with the Department of justice
The Ministry of justice initiated a re-evaluation "at fault" notaries. They came out to protest on the day he stopped work.
The conflict between private notaries and the Ministry of justice released to the public. About 1000 notaries on February 25 came out to protest under the building of the Cabinet of Ministers, told LIGA.net the Deputy head of the Notary chamber Olga Onischuk. Another part of notaries did not come to work and served customers, said Onischuk.
The reason for the discontent – the Ministry of justice were obliged to pass qualification tests of registrars, which due to the violations deprived the right to confirm the transaction. In the Department say that this is a necessary measure. The culprit – common mistakes notaries.
Judging by the photos from the event, participants were several times less than stated.
The new rules
In mid-February, the Cabinet of Ministers adopted the resolution No. 860 on the implementation of the pilot project in the sphere of state registration of immovable property. The main change is the requirement for recertification of notaries.
Before the person who committed the crime (made mistakes, re-registered the property without the consent of the owner, etc.) was cut off from access to the registry for a few months, and then returned to access. Now exactly the same rules introduced for beginners who want to become notaries. After passing the test, they must go through a two-week training courses, use of the registry to state enterprise "National information system" and get access key.
What is the cause of innovation? "Analyzing complaints that come to the Commission for consideration of complaints in the sphere of state registration, we often notice that when making registration actions registrars violate the requirements of the law is not
Conflict issues
Tests have become the main cause of the conflict between the notaries and the Ministry of justice. The tests were made in the experimental resolution of the Cabinet, and not in the law "On notary," said Onischuk. "It is unknown who made the tests, correct answers in the computer, and who is on the Board to check the level of knowledge of notaries. All this creates corruption risks," she explains.
Testing is conducted since February 18, the majority of notaries do not pass the test, said Onischuk. Therefore, on February 25 for the first time in the history of notaries came to protest action under walls of the Cabinet.
"We were warned in advance that no notarial acts 25 February to occur will not be reported LIGA.net Vice-President of the Association of real estate professionals Anatoly Topal. – An exception was made for people with disabilities, pensioners, etc". According to him, the action took place one day, and already on February 26 the notaries going back to work.
The Ministry of justice the charges of notaries deny. "Given the automation of the process and participation in the development tasks of our international partners in the EU project Entitled-Justice I can assure you that any corruption risks when testing do not exist," insists Irina Sadovskaya.
What's next? Onischuk said that the Notarial chamber has filed a lawsuit in the District administrative court of Kiev the claim about recognition of the decrees of the government null and void. The case is scheduled next month. Notaries put forward political demands: to dismiss the Deputy Minister Irina Sadowski and first Deputy – Helen Sukmanova.
Direct dialogue not yet obtained. "We were told that the representatives of the Ministry of justice waiting for us five minutes before the start of the rally. We couldn't leave the people who came from all over Ukraine," – said Onischuk.
Moscow insists that a half hour waiting for a representative of the Notary chamber in the Cabinet and the meeting agreed last week. "Disconnected from the registry 191 people, 40 of them are notaries. That is, today tests you need to pass less than 1% of the total number of notaries in the country. Such resistance, in my opinion, it looks strange," says Sadovskaya.
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Standing at 6'2", the left-footed central defender spent last season with Dundee in the Scottish Premiership but spent time out on loan at York City in National League North, adding to the experience gained with Bishops Stortford and Banbury United having started out at MK Dons.
Bolstering Town's backline further, Alcock has extended his stay at Huish Park after returning to the club on a short-term deal in February.
Signing a new one-year contract, the 31-year-old will now look to build on the 125 appearances he has amassed in green and white across two spells.
The versatile defender featured in the opening 45 minutes of Town's clash with Stratford last weekend and will be part of the squad to take on Hereford this Friday with a new contract under his belt.
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AIMS Announces Appointment of Matrox Graphics Inc.'s David Chiappini as Chair of New Pro AV Working Group
Matrox continues to spearhead promotion of open standards-based AV over IP, while demonstrating SMPTE ST 2110 for pro AV applications
MONTREAL, Quebec — February 7, 2018 —Matrox® today announces that the Alliance for IP Media Solutions (AIMS) has appointed David Chiappini, vice president of research and development, Matrox Graphics Inc., as chair of its new AIMS Pro AV Working Group. As chair of the working group, Mr. Chiappini will leverage his extensive knowledge and experience developing compressed and uncompressed IP-based technologies to spearhead the establishment of a universal set of media-over-IP protocols for the professional AV and installed systems markets.
AIMS has successfully steered the development and widespread adoption of a truly open AV-over-IP protocol advanced and ratified by the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) standards body. The SMPTE ST 2110 standards suite is the result of contributions from AV and broadcast manufacturers, IT companies, end users, service providers, content producers, broadcasters, and other ecosystem partners. Harnessing expertise from all areas of the value chain, standards bodies and working groups are focused on assuring interoperability, usefulness of assets, coordinated development of roadmaps, and propagation of powerful new applications.
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At ISE 2019, attendees will get a first-hand look at the benefits of true open standards in a variety of end-to-end, IP-based product demonstrations at AIMS stand 14-C123. The Matrox X.mio3 network interface controller (NIC) card will contribute to the standards-based IP-infrastructure theme by combining with a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) Ethernet switch to seamlessly deliver multiple, uncompressed video to a variety of third-party receiver endpoints using the SMPTE ST 2110 standard.
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Biden town hall
Biden says the Justice Department is 'focused heavily' on the 'rise of white supremacy'
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White supremacists are the greatest domestic terrorism threat in the U.S., President Biden said Tuesday night during a CNN town hall in Milwaukee, and the Justice Department and its civil rights Division are "focused heavily on those very folks."
Biden said he takes the rise of white supremacy seriously, and the Justice Department is focusing on how to deal with the problem while also looking at the impact it is having on groups like the military and former law enforcement personnel.
White supremacy is a "bane on our existence," Biden said, and people who espouse it are "demented" and "dangerous."


Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for this opportunity. Pursuant to Standing Orders No.220(1)(a) and 225(2)(a), I wish to present before the Senate a petition from 12 residents of Vihiga County who are Members of the County Assembly (MCAs). The petition concerns various grievances against the County Executive and the County Assembly of Vihiga. Before I read the Petition, I want to bring to your attention and the attention of the House that the version of the petition that I am reading is not the original Petition from the petitioner. It is an abridged version done by the Office of the Clerk, in consultation with the Office of the Speaker. This is a shorter form of the original petition. Secondly, it was also signed by approximately 1,500 residents in addition to the 12 MCAs. However, the signatures were rejected because they were not on a headed letterhead. The material allegations contained in the said Petition are as follows: (1) THAT following a huge outcry in 2015 over non-payment by the County Government of Vihiga to contractors and suppliers of various goods and services to the County Government, the Vihiga County Assembly established an ad hoc Committee to investigate the matter and report back to the County Assembly with its findings.
What is it, Sen Muthama?
Therefore, can we have the original version so that we can know the real issues that were raised by the residents themselves instead of having it halfway? This way, they will end up not being represented the way they wish to.
Senate Minority Leader, what is your point of order?
1. What the Office of the Clerk has given Sen. Khaniri is not a Petition from the people of Vihiga. 2. The original Petition as presented, having been accepted by the Senate, be presented to the Senate, and that the relevant Senate committee can then carry out an inquiry to find out whether monies have been misappropriated and whether the transgressions alleged are material and substantial.
Order, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale! I can hear you. Your name is on the board although it is wrongly on the screen. It is showing that you want to debate rather than intervene. Do it correctly.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Standing Order No.223(l) and (m) states- (l) in the case of a petition presented by a Senator on behalf of a petitioner, be countersigned by the Senator presenting it; and (m) be signed by the petitioner or, if the petitioner is unable to sign, by a witness in whose presence the petitioner shall make his or her mark on the petition." Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Petition given to Sen. Khaniri does not bear those requirements or signatures at all. Is that in order?
Order, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale! You made your point. You are talking about it being too long. You are preempting.
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Secondly, my appeal to you is that while at the County Assembly of Vihiga, there were serious allegations that MCAs were bribed. Sen. Khaniri and I have been bombarded---.
Order, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale! Assume that what I have in front of me is what Sen, Khaniri is petitioning. You say that you have seen other documents. Therefore, I would rather that you make your point without talking about things that I do not know. I do not know about the Vihiga County Assembly. I have a Petition in front of me. Sen Wetangula and Sen. (Dr.) Machage have made presentations. We have not come to the length of the Petition yet. Let us talk about the modalities of it. Do not go to the subject at the moment.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the integrity of this House is such that a petition is a petition when the signatures of the petitioners have been attached. The document that Sen. Khaniri is attempting to read is just a piece of paper but not a petition.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what is more, in its original form, the petition has almost 1,500 signatures appended to it and this is what we should be pursuing. If the concern of the Clerk was that those signatures were not on a paper headed by the words; "Petitioned by the people of Vihiga," then, he should have said so instead of trying to edit the petition.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to bring it to your attention that I have three versions of this petition. I have the original version which bears the extra signatures by residents. We got a letter from the Clerk's Office saying that it did not meet the threshold. So, they sent it back to the petitioners and that is how we came up with the second version with 12 signatures, because we could not get this---.
To me, it appears that the one with 12 signatures is the one that has come, pursuant to Standing Order No.220, the one that Sen. Wetangula is referring to. After the Clerk looked at the original one, it appears he then reviewed it and asked your petitioners to do it again; that is under Standing Order No.223. You have countersigned the one with 12 signatures. Am I correct to assume that that would be the correct petition under Standing Order No.220?
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I countersigned both; the first and the second petitions.
Forget about the first one because I assume the second one comes under Standing Order No.223.
What you are saying, which is important, is that you are not reading the one with 12 signatures.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is our concern.
Not our concern but the concern of Sen. Khaniri, which we have helped him to distill. Sen. Khaniri, if you agree, I would like you to consider the issue. I can see your point which is very clear because the one I have in front of me has 11 pages. Standing Order No.223 requires that you give it in abridged form.
Order! Sen. Wetangula! Why do you want to altercate with me?
I think the Clerk's office was trying to – because the House did not deal with the signatures – was to assist you to give the petition in an abridged form as required by Standing Order No.223, so that we could deal and discuss it for 30 minutes. The one that shall go before the Committee shall be the petition, as it is the norm, with the 10 pages and 12 signatures. That is the assurance I would like to give you but you have raised a very important point; but that is the position, that what you are reading complies with Standing Order No.223. So, it is your choice.
development projects as per the Ward Development Programme Plan from the money received for development. (8) THAT, both the CEC member and Chief Officer for Finance and Economic Planning could not produce documentary evidence to show how the entire amount of Kshs1.6 billion received from the Exchequer for development during the financial year 2014/2015 was spent. This is against the principles of public finance as provided for under Chapter 12 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and part of the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA) 2012. (9) THAT, in the financial year 2014/2015, Vihiga County Assembly budgeted for Kshs100 million for Vihiga Emergency Fund. The money was appropriated for and set aside by the County Treasury. The document produced before the committee revealed that during that financial year, the money allocated to the Vihiga Emergency Fund was used to pay some firms and individuals contrary to Sections 112, 113 and 114 of the PFMA No.18 of 2012. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir there is a list of companies and individuals who were paid this money. I will not go through the list but it is a list of about 16 firms and individuals. (10) THAT, Vihiga County Assembly budgeted for Kshs100 million for Vihiga County Community empowerment fund. The said amount was appropriated for and set aside during the financial year 2014/2015. The County Treasury brought forward Kshs25 million out of the Kshs100 million. Thus, Kshs75 million was not accounted for. (11) THAT, all monies raised or received as revenue is to be deposited to the Revenue Fund in accordance with Article 207 of the Constitution of Kenya 2010, and Section 109 of the PFM Act No.18 of 2012. Contrary to the law, the CEC member, Chief Officer and Director, Transport and Infrastructure opened an account in Rafiki Microfinance Bank, being Vihiga County Mechanical and Transport, A/CNo.---Is the account number quoted?
Order, Sen. Khaniri. I will allow you a little more time because this is the first time that we are dealing with the situation that you have found yourself in. However, let me bring it to your attention that under Standing Order 225(5) – I am holding your time – "A Senator presenting a Petition shall not speak for more than five minutes, unless with the permission of the Speaker." That is the only window that you have. The reason why it is sometimes abridged by the Clerk's Office is because of the provisions of the Standing Orders. I know you are still very far from finishing. That is the reason I was telling you that I thought under Standing Order no.225, you will deal with the prayers as provided in 225(3). In fairness to you, I will give you another five minutes to finish.
(e) How the County Government incurred an accumulative pending bills of over Kshs2 billion. (23) In undertaking the inquiry, to call for detailed investigations and reports thereon from the Office of the Auditor-General, the Ethics and Anticorruption Commission and the director of criminal Investigation. (24) Recommend appropriate action based on the findings of the investigations thereof including where applicable:- a. Prosecution of those found to have contravened the applicable laws. b. Recovery of funds and assets of those who may have unlawfully benefited from the county Government funds. c. A lifestyle audit to be undertaken by the EACC on all county executive committee members and chief officers of the Vihiga County including their bank accounts and property. (25) Request the office of the Inspector-General of Police to put measures in place to ensure the safety and security of Members of Vihiga County Assembly who voted in favour of adopting the report by the ad hoc committee and who continue to face threats and intimidation for their brave action. The Petition is signed by the 12 members of the County Assembly and countersigned by me as the Senator for Vihiga. Thank you.
Thank you, Sen. Khaniri. Hon. Senators, pursuant to Standing Order No. 226, I shall now allow comments, observations or clarifications in relation to the Petition for not more than 30 minutes. That will take us to 4.00 p.m., latest. I will now be strict on time because a good number of people have shown interest in debating this. Shall we agree on two minutes to begin with?
Three minutes Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
Okay, three minutes to begin with and the others two minutes. Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, did you ask for the Floor on this or on other matters?
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know how we are going to handle this matter because it is serious. In my county, there are four contractors that are favorites and yet you get one person has over 20 projects. In the former Ministry of Public Works policies, you are not supposed to do more than four projects in a particular financial year. What laws do these people in the counties follow? I expected that during devolution, the then Central Government was supposed to have dispensed these documents to these new officers in the counties so that they can use them. This is serious and you can note that although the MCAs have passed the budget, some of them are compromised not to become tough on the governors. I have heard from this Petition that the Governor and the County Secretary have refused to appear before the Select Committee that was formed by the County Assembly to investigate these matters. This means that the trust we have given to some categories of officers is being abused.
Is it part of the Petition?
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. If he has used public funds to put up CCTV and purchase a generator for himself, I fear that even the funds for construction of that residence were public funds. He must be investigated. I condemn and put it on record that the security for those MCAs is not hypothetical. Governor Akaranga physically attacked me with goons in a public function because I had raised this matter. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we would like those MCAs to be protected and I want to warn Governor Akaranga that he is not going to intimidate us and tamper with records so as to cover this theft. Thank you.
a number of these petitions will take a serious view of them including taking actions such as the ones contained in the prayers here. The prayers here, among other things, are demanding that the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution invites the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers and the EACC to investigate these matters, including a lifestyle audit of the said persons. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think it is important that we send out a strong message so that we discourage county governments and particularly the county governors from the kind of complaints that we are receiving. This Senate has been fighting to increase money every year for the counties. What we get are petitions about how the money has been misused. This is important but I want to urge Members that, in due course, we will make resolutions in this House for Treasury to stop funds to some of the counties because of persistent and material breach of financial regulations. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. Khaniri for courageously prosecuting this Petition in the face of the intimidation that he has been facing. I agree with Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo. This Petition is a story of counties' impunity, fraud, theft, looting and all manner of negatives. You saw yourself when a matter came here from your county; the obscenity that your governor is visiting on your county.
Which county are you referring to?
What are you reading, Sen. Wetangula?
I am reading it from the Petition.
What paragraph are you reading?
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to inform Sen. Wetangula that Gov. Akaranga is an ordained reverend in a certain church.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you want another precedent of a reverend, there is Rev. Mutava Musyimi chairing the Budget and Appropriations Committee in the "Lower House". I want to end by urging this House to be firm, strong and apply the law as must be applied to bring these offending governors to order. For my colleagues who want to become governors, like the 'lion king', we are paving the way for you to do the right things.
Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me start by thanking the petitioners and the MCAs who have presented this petition. This is a grave matter as put by Sen. Khaniri. We have serious allegations which have been brought forward by this petition that need to be investigated properly. This matter borders on impunity. This is the same impunity that this House allowed when Turkana County altered a budget which had been approved by the Assembly by billions of shillings. This is a case where we are seeing the executive executing budgets not approved. This is not personal money but public resources. I want the Committee to investigate this matter fully regarding the adherence to procurement laws. There is a big issue to learn from this because Turkana is experiencing the same problem. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, counties want to hide in emergencies. They avoid approvals through emergencies. We want the House to understand that there is no emergency that cannot be approved by the assembly. In the case of Vihiga, a lot has happened and we need to investigate the conduct of MCAs who signed that document then again revisited the same document on the Floor of the House. That is something we have to learn from; something you have already appended your signature comes on the Floor of the House and you are changing it again. That is a matter we need to look at. This is expenditure of Kshs1.6 billion that went ahead without approval. In Turkana, we are spending billions of shillings but the lives of the Turkana people are not changing. People are still suffering and starving because all the money is going to people's pockets. In the next few weeks, I will bring a similar petition and beg this House to help me.
Your time is up, Senator. I have many requests and I would like to give everybody a chance. So, I will only allow one- and-a-half minutes for each so that we can all get a chance.
Please, protect me from Sen. Wamatangi on my left and the KANU boss on this side, to enable me prosecute my argument. There are three things that I think are important if we expect the MCAs to address the issue of oversight in the counties. The first one has to do with the qualification of an MCA. We might try to run away from this argument but as long we have persons who are not qualified to interrogate a budget or do not have the capacity that the governors themselves have, the Constitution requires that governors be persons holding university degrees, but then it went on to say that the people who are going to oversight do not need any qualifications. That is an anomaly and a wrong notion. The Bill that is currently in the National Assembly should be interrogated by this House so that we can give our input. I do not believe that the Bill must have the word degree in it. However, it must have some form of qualification, for instance, a Certified Public Account (CPA), higher diploma or something that is professionally recognized as an individual who can interrogate a budget. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the second thing has to do with payments. If we ask that people be qualified, it follows then that their remuneration must be commensurate with the job they are doing. Many people cannot leave their jobs to become either Members of the County Assemblies (MCAs) or County Executive Committee (CEC) members. If there is a group of people who should be properly paid, it is the CECs. This is because governors are hiring individuals who they easily intimidate because they know they are not well paid. If you remember, a while back, the Members of Parliament used to go to State House to queue to get some money. Sen. Billow can bear me witness.
Your time is up, Senator! Please, proceed, Sen. Abdirahman.
Your time is up, Senator! Please proceed Sen. Chelule.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Senator for Vihiga County for bringing this Petition on behalf of the MCAs. We, as the Senate, represent the interest of counties. Therefore, it is a pity that resources allocated to county governments are being misused by the governors. One of the roles of the MCAs is to oversight the county executive. It is the responsibility of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) to interrogate how devolved funds are being spent by the county governments. The Controller of Budget is responsible for all the funds that are devolved to the county governments. It is sad that the people who elected us are suffering and denied services by the county governments. Budgets are prepared by the county governments without involving members of the public. It is time citizens of this country are involved in the budget process at the grassroots level. They must know well in advance which projects their county governments will fund in a given financial year. It is not right for the governors to spend money without being accountable to their people. Some of them hire choppers using public funds. This is being wasteful. They must be made to account for every single cent that is devolved. I urge the CPAIC to make sure these governors are accountable. It is not enough to debate the Petition without taking action against those people who have been mentioned here. I heard the Senator for Turkana County say that he will soon bring a similar Petition to this House. It is okay for us to discuss Petitions as they are presented here. However, we need also to discuss other issues facing the county governments. I beg to support.
and see what is happening. We thought that such issues would be raised in audit reports. However, in audit reports that we are getting, we do not see this kind of malpractices being highlighted. This is because the auditors just go and look at the books which are mostly in order because whoever is engaging in the malpractice knows that no fault will come from the books. However, the county assemblies should do physical audits of projects and see whether work is truly being done. The other issue is on revenue collection. We have realized that the governors are concentrating on the national Government equitable share. They are not talking about the revenue being generated at the counties. Most of them are collecting less than what the local authorities were collecting. We are told that the counties now bank those funds in their own accounts. The accountability for those funds is not there and that is a serious issue. We created the county governments with a vision that they would in time generate enough funds to be self-sufficient, but it is the other way round. Counties are even stopping the collection of whatever the local austhorities were collecting. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, our concern for the counties should not end with this Petition. We should seriously look into all the other counties so that we can streamline this malpractice that is spreading in the counties.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Petition. It has come at the right time after we have witnessed what the governors are doing and studied the laws affecting the governors vis-a-vis Senators. It is evident from experience that governors spend money yet there is nobody to oversight them. When they misuse funds and the case is eventually brought to the Senate, and it recommends that they be impeached, none of them has been impeached after all this process. Therefore, they feel free to do whatever they want because there is nothing the Senate can do. We have made recommendations but nothing happens. So, it is my view that all the counties should be given the recommendations of this Petition. We have realised, for example, through what we read in the newspapers that governors have even gone ahead to hire goons and gangs before the next election so that they are assured of being re-elected. In executing this, they use money meant for development. So, if we are not careful, we will be locked out of contesting for those positions and they will remain theirs forever without anybody else penetrating. Therefore, we need to do something with this Petition so that we can penetrate and see what is happening with public funds. There is a lot of misuse and nobody seems to bother because all the Members of County Assemblies (MCAs) and County Executive Committee members (CECs) have been comprised by the governors. There is nothing they can do to remove governors. The Petition is an eye opener. It can benefit all counties.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said that, I urge the relevant Committee to prioritise this work and come up with concrete and watertight recommendations that will not only solve the problems of Vihiga County but enable us as a country to come up with clear accounting systems that cannot be breached. Accounting systems will clarify many other issues, for example, who will be held responsible and accountable. It is not wrong to err but to repeat mistakes again and again is bad. Every county is part of our country. If a particular county makes mistakes, we should correct it and make sure that it does not repeat. Internationally, we are getting a bad name because of such things that are being reported; this massive mismanagement of hard-earned resources. They are resources not only from us taxpayers but from other countries too. This is not good. Therefore, I urge this Committee to come up with good recommendations to educate Kenyans so that we can read from the same page.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was looking at the law and I am concerned about one little thing. I sit in the sub-Committee of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget that will investigate this matter. What will happen when we start investigating this matter is that somebody will interfere with the records. So, I have been wondering whether we can offer an option to Sen. Khaniri. First, the option would be a Motion for this Senate to have a special audit as quickly as possible. Secondly, ensure that the documents are not interfered with and thirdly, if possible as we did in the case of four counties under Article 225; we stop funds from being released to that county. Kenyans are desperate and they are coming to us; people of Murang'a and Makueni counties are desperate. If we go through the same rigmarole in the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, this issue will not be addressed in the urgency that I have seen in this Petition. I suggest that we look at a different method particularly for this one. This year, we need to catch only one governor, not two, just one. We ensure that they are personally responsible for the misuse of funds. You and I will sleep well at night for having served these Kenyans properly. As is that case with the other Motions that go through 60 days, as far as I am concerned, that will not offer the solutions that Sen. Khaniri and the people of Vihiga County are looking for. Lastly, I thank Sen. Khaniri. He has so many petitions. We have not given him the resolutions to any of those petitions but your county does not get tired. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you allow, tomorrow let us come with a Motion, stop funds, go for a special audit and do what we call in court; Anton Piller order. Let us go for that material before somebody tampers with it.
Your time is up. Sen. Ongoro.
need MCAs with the right qualifications and integrity, who will interrogate the governors and the procedures. As raised by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., if we do not move fast, by the time we visit any county assembly to investigate anything, we will not get any evidence. We must move fast, visit the counties and interrogate those matters. We should demand for these facts before they erase the evidence. I beg to support.
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity. First, I want to appreciate Sen. Khaniri for being the eye of the people of Vihiga County. As we consider all petitions that have been brought to this House, it would be important for the relevant committees to look into the matters raised as soon as possible. We have so many petitions from the counties and people expect us to act on them as soon as possible. It is our mandate, as the Senate, to protect the counties and their governments. It is very unfortunate that county governments have resorted to stealing and engaging in corrupt deals. It is only the Senate that can save these counties. Sometime back, Sen. Sang brought a Bill to create the county development boards. How I wish we could pursue the matter in a different way, so that we can ensure that all stakeholders in the counties are brought on board when it comes to issues of development. This would save us the problems that we are facing at the moment. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as one colleague said, we also need to look at the academic qualifications of all elected members not only in the county assemblies, but also in the National Assembly and the Senate so as to ensure quality delivery of our mandate. It is also high time that Senators were given the county oversight funds, so that they can also give back to the society through civic education. This will ensure that people know their rights and the mandate of the Senate. Thank you.
Your time is up. Sen. Bule.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, l wish to congratulate and thank the Senator for Vihiga for this Petition. The issues raised in this Petition not only apply to Vihiga, but to all counties in the country. Both the Senate and the county assemblies have an oversight role to play. However, the Senate is toothless and has been undermined. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Senate has been undermined and has not taken any step to curb this menace in the counties because we are estranged to the world. We have not been empowered and given the necessary funds that we should use to oversee the utilization of these monies in the counties. The governors who are the corrupt elements devolved to the counties have got the opportunity to loot these monies. It is up to this Senate to stand firm and come up with ways of monitoring and evaluating these funds before taking any amount to the counties. Three years down the line, all the money allocated to counties has not been used on tangible projects. This is the time that we have to liaise with the county assemblies and work hand in hand to ensure that Kenyans are safe from the greedy governors who mind their pockets and their stomachs. Thank you. I support.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is the kind of leadership that we have at the counties. Sooner or later, the public will be tired and will demand the abolition of counties because what has happened is decentralisation of corruption. We are not saying it was good for corruption to have been at the Central Government level where a few people control country resources. Decentralisation has increased the amount of monies that are being misappropriated.
Thank you Senators for a rich debate on an important issue. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 227 (1), the Petition stands committed to the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. In terms of Standing Order No. 227 (2), the Committee will be required in not more than 60 days from the time of reading the prayer, to respond to the petitioner by a Report addressed to the petitioner and laid on the Table of the Senate.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table:- The Report on the Standing Committee on Energy on the fact-finding visit to Makueni on the matter of the Statement sought on the Kenya Pipeline Company oil spillage into River Thange in Kibwezi, Makueni County.
Thank you. No more notices of Motion. We move on to the next Order.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I seek a Statement which I did last year. Today the Chair is ready to respond to it. Will I be in order to request that you allow the Chair to respond?
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me seek, then request. The answer is ready. It was for last year and the Chair is ready to respond.
We are in a new session. Can you kindly do the right thing?
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.45 (2)(b) to seek a Statement from the Chair of the Standing Committee on Roads and Transport concerning the status of Lokichogio International Airport. In the Statement, the Chairperson should address the following:- 1. Explain why the runway renovation has taken over two years to complete, necessitating the use of half the runway. 2. Explain the cost of the project after completion. 3. Whether the Chair is aware that the existing delays and disruptions have caused huge economic problems for the people of Turkana County and the entire aviation industry. 4. What action the Government will take to expedite the completion of the said project.
Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Roads and Transport. Sen. Sijeny!
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am ready with the answer.
How is it that you are ready with the answer?
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a similar Statement had been requested before in exactly the same terms.
(KAA) is in the process of acquiring cement so that the sub-base works can proceed. IV. The cut-off of the Kitale-Lodwar Road by floods is also likely to affect supplies. There has also been resistance by locals in accessing gravel material which is a key component in pavement works, hence affecting progress. V. The cost of the project after completion - the contract served for this period is Kshs150, 362,100.46. This is to explain whether the Chairperson is aware of the existing delays have caused huge economic disruptions for the people of Turkana County and the entire aviation industry served by the Airport. VI. The KAA acknowledges that partial closure of the runway has reduced air traffic in and out of Lokichogio, resulting in negative economic effects as well as reduced revenue for KAA. The partial closure was necessitated by the fact that there is only one runway at the airport. The KAA has instructed the contactor to expedite and complete the works. VII. On what action will the Government take to expedite the completion of the said project, the contractor has been asked to increase his equipment holding on site and expeditiously complete the work. Phase I of the project is expected to be completed by April, 2016. Phase II is expected to be completed by April, 2017.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the KAA has failed to complete projects of this nature in very many parts of this country. Nanyuki Airport is also facing similar problems and Isiolo Airport has not been completed among very many others. The duration of completion should not be blamed on heavy rains in Turkana because we have been facing droughts. I do not know of the rainfall she is talking about. It should not be an excuse to tell us that they had to excavate because that is part of the job. She has said that they had to pay for raw materials in Lokichoggio. Everybody pays for raw materials and that should not be the excuse because it is part of the tender. She also said that locals refused to give land yet we allocated land in Turkana for the airport. I spoke to members of my community and they said they had given out land. Therefore, that is a lie we are getting. Tourism and the aviation industries have been affected.
Sen. Munyes, you were seeking a clarification.
Could the Chairperson and the Ministry avoid making excuses over the Kitale- Lodwar Road claiming that it floods when that is not the case and expedite the process in the next six months? Cement is available even in Lokichoggio, leave alone Kitale. You can also get cement in Nanyuki and Isiolo as well. Could the project be expedited for the sake of Kenyans?
Sen. Ongoro, please ask your question before she responds.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I listened to the answer that has been given by the Vice Chairperson. Honestly speaking, this is the most incredible answer I have listened to in this Senate. Bearing in mind that the airstrip will open an entire economic bloc in the northern part of this country, putting in mind the fact that oil was discovered in that region, bearing in mind that it is an activity under closure that strips this country of very many opportunities; the Vice Chairperson should not shift blame to natural occurrences like rain because I am sure a feasibility study was done. Could the Chairperson give a substantive answer because when you conduct a feasibility study, you factor in rain, drought and all manner of things? I am not impressed or satisfied with that answer. Could she give a substantive answer?
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had already given the undertaking of the Ministry. The Cabinet Secretary (CS) gave an undertaking that work will be expedited. That is already happening and work is in progress. So, there will not be any undue delay. As for the feasibility studies, the Ministry said that some of the occurrences were unpredictable. Be it as it may, the CS has been invited to appear before the Committee on Roads and Transport on 1st March, 2016. Once he confirms to attend, we shall definitely invite not only the Senator for Turkana but all other Senators. We will inform them in good time because many other issues had been raised previously. We invited the CS but unfortunately, due to the changes in the offices, he could not attend. By 1st March, 2016, we shall have all the answers in detail by the CS himself.
On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. For the interest of the whole country and the aviation industry, I would like the Vice Chairperson to see to it that the Ministry considers reviewing many projects of this nature so that we at least have safety in the aviation industry. When you fly to some of the airstrips, you will find that they are pathetic and they can cause loss of lives. We have seen them cost lives in Busia and other places. I will be happy to attend the session but the projects should be expedited for the sake of the country.
An undertaking has been given. So, I advise you to ensure that you attend the proposed meeting with the CS if it is confirmed so that you can raise those very important issues with him.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am obliged.
Sir, I am expecting an answer from the Chairperson.
Is that on the Kenol-Sagana- Makutano Road?
This afternoon, we took a lot of time on several other issues. There are some Statements that were being sought and others were to be given. I know that the Senate Majority Leader has the usual Statement to give and he shall do so. However, that will be the end of Statements because nobody is seeking the Floor either to request for or issue one. Sen. Karaba, the one you sought will be issued next week on Tuesday or, if that it is too soon for you, on Thursday.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, yesterday, it was ruled that if the answer is available today, it should be given now and that is what we are waiting for.
The answer is available but I have given direction that it will be given next week on Tuesday or Thursday.
The Chairman is here and I am also here to listen to the answers and the concerns of Kirinyaga residents. Since you have ruled, I will go by your ruling. I will wait for the answer to be issued next week.
Sen. Karaba, what did you say? I did not get the last part of it.
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will go by your ruling.
Did you say you obey or disobey my ruling?
On Tuesday, the Rules and Business Committee (RBC) will meet. Some of the Bills that will be given priority by the House next week, subject to the directions of the RBC, include the following:- (1) The Office of the County Attorney Bill (Senate Bill No.37 of 2014). (2) The Office of the County Printer Bill (Senate Bill No.42 of 2014). (3) The Water Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 7 of 2014). (4) The Universities (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.31 of 2014). (5) The County Hall of Fame Bill (Senate Bill No.33 of 2014).
Hon. Senators, Tuesday, 1st March, 2016 being the last day for Parliament to debate and pass the Budget Policy Statement (BPS), pursuant to Section 25(7) of The Public Finance Management Act, the Senate is expected to debate and adopt the report of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget on the BPS. So, we expect the BPS report by the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget to be given utmost priority because Tuesday is the last day which Parliament must debate and pass the BPS. On Wednesday, the Senate will continue with any business that will not be concluded during the Tuesday sitting, especially Bills that are at various stages and any other business that will be scheduled by the RBC. On Thursday, the Senate will consider Bills at Second Reading. It will also deliberate on Motions and any other business that may be scheduled by the RBC. I take this opportunity to thank you Senators for your continued availability to deal with the business of this House. I thank you particularly for a job well done yesterday. We passed a number of pending business that has been before this House for a while. I think we should continue with that spirit. As we said at the beginning of the Session, this is the last full Session that we have. The Fifth Session has been truncated by the General Election date which comes early. So, I hope that we will do our best so that we can give Kenyans value for money. I request that you show the same spirit next week so that we transact the various businesses that will be scheduled for that week Thank you.
ADOPTION OF THE MEDIATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE NATIONAL DROUGHT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY BILL THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the National Drought Management Authority Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 42 of 2013) laid on the table of the House on Thursday, 3rd December, 2015.
ADOPTION OF REPORT OF AD HOC COMMITTEE ON COUNTY HEADQUARTERS THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Ad-Hoc Select Committee on County Headquarters laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 3rd December, 2015.
THE KENYA NATIONAL EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILL NO. 7 OF 2015) Hon. Senators, we do not have the numbers for this Order. It is, therefore, deferred.
Last week, we handled Order Nos.13 and 14 and again, because of numbers ---- You can see even today, we do not have the numbers. So, I will also defer Order No.13.
We will, therefore, start with Order No.14 which is the Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.13 of 2015) of Sen. Omondi because she is in the House.
Sen. Omondi, you spoke for two minutes and you had one hour. So, you still have 58 minutes to go.
County Executive Committee (CEC) member responsible for matters relating to persons with disabilities. The members of the committee shall hold office for a term of three years and shall be eligible for reappointment for a further non-renewable term of office for two years. Further, the members of the committee shall be entitled to allowances as determined by the CEC member, in consultation with the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC). Madam Temporary Speaker, the Bill also proposes to review the membership of the National Council for Persons with Disabilities. This review is informed by the concerted effort by all State actors to ensure that statutory bodies are efficient, cost effective and able to deliver on the objectives for which they were established. The Bill proposes to reduce the number of people nominated for appointment to the Council by organizations for persons with disabilities, executives and the Attorney- General. The Bill proposes a further amendment to the Act whose effect shall be that "the relevant state agency shall not approve the construction of a road, building or premises if the plans for the construction do not include access for persons with disabilities". The Bill is expected to promote the well being of persons with disabilities in the counties, to streamline the operations of the Council by reducing the number of Members and to ensure greater access by persons with disabilities to premises and other amenities. I beg to move and call upon Sen. Sijeny to second.
inability. They are ready and willing to work, support themselves and be independent, but there are certain interventions which are required. Even if you look at healthcare, many people have neglected them especially families who are not aware of what the unique interventions that persons living with disability will require. Awareness creation needs to be done. We are still in the process of creating legislation that will ensure interventions at the grassroots level for these persons. If it is persons who are visually impaired, then they are able to get Braille at whichever hospital wherever they are. We should have people well trained to give the services required so that we can all have a healthy nation where everybody is able to depend on themselves. This over-dependence on white collar jobs should become a thing of the past. We should learn from the rest and get markets for goods produced by persons living with disability. Madam Temporary Speaker, as we all know, this is something that can happen to anybody, anytime. Even now, the building can collapse and by tomorrow we will be persons living with disabilities. I beg to second.
(Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki): Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker.
Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki, I think it is quite clear that I am not a man. So, address me appropriately.
disabilities. Some of these issues have to be resolved through legislation, like the Bill which is now before this House. Others will have to be addressed through delegated legislation. Two weeks ago, I engaged with some delegation from the National Gender and Equality Commission. I know that they are pursuing a number of legislative measures, through delegated legislation, that can address the issue of taxation, so that persons with disabilities can get certain tax reliefs, not just upon their own operations, but also the wheelchairs and other facilities that are required to be imported from outside the country, to enable them function more efficiently. Madam Temporary Speaker, the need to waive tax completely is something that should be pursued aggressively. I have undertaken to the delegation that came to see me last week from the Commission that I will pursue this matter with the National Treasury, to ensure that persons with disabilities are appreciated and get what rightfully belongs to them. We have taken a commitment, as the Jubilee Coalition, to ensure that all that must be done to give dignity and rights to persons with disabilities is adhered to. It is there in our manifesto and we will do whatever it takes to support them. Madam Temporary Speaker, I commend the sponsor of this Bill and ask my colleagues to support and pass it. Hopefully, when it becomes law this Senate and the rest of us in leadership should do whatever we can to ensure that it is implemented. Without much ado, I beg to support.
School for Persons with Disabilities, which is supported by the Salvation Army, has done so well. County governments should emulate such schools and cater for person with disabilities. Every human being is entitled to a good life. I beg to support the spirit of this Bill.
They are harassed by the county askaris . They pay the same market levies as other people. We must put in place incentives to help them grow. Madam Temporary Speaker, lastly, I hope that we will pass this amendment. I also hope that all the amendments that we have passed and forwarded to the National Assembly will be cleared this year. I plead with them to do so. We should also clear the Bills that they brought to us. With those few remarks, I beg to support.
Madam Temporary Speaker, I join my colleagues in congratulating the Mover of this Bill, Sen. Omondi, for seeing it fit to bring it to this House at the right time. Every person has a right to be treated in a manner that is conducive to a good life. This Bill is appropriate since we have a Constitution that accommodates everybody in this country. I would like to compliment the Mover. It is not like in the days where when one got children with disabilities, he or she hid them because it appeared to be a taboo. However, nowadays everybody has a right to a good life. We need to respect and let them live with dignity. While supporting this Bill because disability is broad and there are a number of disabilities that we come across in everyday life; there are those who are mentally handicapped and have been totally neglected. We also have the blind and the deaf. I propose that, if I am in order, maybe at the Committee Stage, amendments should be incorporated so that these people are not left out. We are devolving this and the proposal goes to the county level, therefore, they should not be left out. A number of mentally handicapped people are hidden; nobody knows anything about them. You will find them tied in a dark room in the villages since it is seen as a taboo and parents do not want them to be known. In the Committee Stage, this Bill should be amended to include all forms of disabilities. In developed countries, people with disabilities are respected and taken care of in a special manner. However, with our case, there is stigma. It is important, that as we devolve this to the county level, there should be civic education so that people start appreciating that disability is not inability. Everyone has a right to a good life. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill has come at an appropriate time. I am proposing that these amendments be taken on board so that it is inclusive and everybody is taken care of. I congratulate and commend the Mover of this Bill. I hope that it will get through and that the committee that will be appointed in the county governments should be supported to make it a workable reality as soon as possible. I support.
respect and dignity when you must rely on others for everything. You should move by yourself, feel respected and speak as people listen to you. That should not be because of your disability, but because you talk as a human being. So, the respect and dignity is very critical and that is the mood that should always be there. As projects are being monitored and evaluated and the progress is being sought, we should ensure that the respect and dignity is upheld and that is very critical. There is also need to advise the governors on the various measures and interventions that need to be put into place and how to come up with programmes for socio-economic development. I remember there was a big project sometime back at Bombolulu Handicraft. A lot of material fabric came from Bombolulu Workshop for the Handicapped. Dresses were being made and marketed abroad. I do not see as much activity in that direction. What is happening to such a critical industry? At the end of the day, like any other person, you want to meet your social and economic needs. You must be capacitated in one way or another and have programmes that will guide you in order to fulfill those specific considerations. That is also critical. Apart from the issue of vetting of the two officers who will be appointed by the governor, the composition of that particular committee is okay. I hope the committees will be spread across all the 47 counties. That also creates the issue of collaboration between the 47 counties. I am sure they will have programmes that are more or less the same. So, it is very important for us to have a sense of exactly what goes on within and between counties. Madam Temporary Speaker, as I end my contribution, the representation on labour, devolution, education and health is an addition to the initial Act that brings more value. I support.
measures will be important in evaluating whether we are making sustainable programmes for our people to emerge from poverty to prosperity. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to end by saying that a lot of disability in the world today is being created by bad governance. I have cited the case of hon. Matiba in Kenya and Dr. Besigye in Uganda, among others. Whereas we can live with disabilities which are natural or which are brought about by calamities or disease, we cannot live with disabilities which are caused by human beings, whatever their situation in life. I wish to finalize by thanking Sen. Omondi for this good work. Thank you.
Thank you for that eloquent contribution Senator. There being no further request, I call upon the Mover to reply.
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to reply by thanking my fellow Senators for showing passion on matters to do with disability. I want to appreciate them for their contribution. Indeed, disability is a club and everybody is a potential member. You can join anytime. This reminds us that we must be prepared every now and then. We must make our environment disability friendly, including our structures and have passion for disability issues. I want to outline some important guidelines that can form a basis on how to ensure that we are disability friendly. One is involvement. We need to involve persons with disabilities and recognize, support and consult them in all matters and at all levels and also to ensure that the issues pertaining to disability are given a priority in everything that we plan to do. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to say that issues raised by my fellow Senators on disability enrich this Bill and I know it is going to solve challenges that are facing persons with disabilities. In terms of devolution, persons with disabilities are being taken left and right; they do not know where they are supposed to seek for services and support. This Bill will ensure that things are in order and they will receive the services that are required. I want to request under the Standing Order No.54(3) that we defer the putting of the Question so that we get numbers to allow us to go for Division.
Okay, Senator, your request has been granted and the Question will be put on Tuesday, next week. Next order!
Hon. Senators, the Mover of this Bill is not in the House. Therefore, the Bill is deferred.
Sen. Kittony, as a matter of procedure, you need to just move that this Bill be now read a Second Time and you proceed before you give your contribution.
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move:- THAT, the National Cereals and Produce Board (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No. 15 of 2015) be now read a Second Time. This is a Bill of Parliament to amend the National Cereals and Produce Board Act to provide for the establishment of the County Cereals and Produce Committees. Agriculture is a devolved function. Madam Temporary Speaker, by providing for the establishment of the county cereals committees, the Bill seeks to ensure enhanced production of maize, wheat and scheduled agriculture produce in counties so as to ensure food security in the country. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Bill also provides for the functions of the county cereals and produce committees. These include the facilitation of the purchase of maize, wheat and scheduled agricultural produce from farmers, the payment for such produce delivered by farmers, data collection and the collection and dissemination of information to farmers, county government and the National Government. The committees are expected to act as a link between the National Government and the county government by collaborating with the National Cereals and Produce Board in the carrying out of its functions. The committees will also submit reports to the county executive committee member and the Board regarding the performance of their functions. Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill does not delegate legislative powers or limit the fundamental rights and freedoms. It is expected to ensure that the production of maize, wheat and scheduled agricultural produce is enhanced and cascaded to the farmers in the counties. In addition, the county governments will be able to buy the produce directly from the farmers. The provision of crop and animal husbandry services is a function that falls within the ambit of the county governments, as specified under Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution. This Bill, therefore, concerns county governments in terms of Article 110 (1) (a) of the Constitution of Kenya. It is also not a money Bill within the meaning of Article 114 of the Constitution. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am a farmer. I believe farmers have had a raw deal for a long time. They do not get proper prices for the crops that they produce. I beg to move and ask Sen. Elachi to second the Bill.
keep quiet and leave farmers to complain every day. We also do not have agricultural extension officers to sensitize the farmers. The committees that we are creating in this Bill will ensure that farmers are informed in good time. If there is an outbreak of crop diseases, these committees should act accordingly. Their business is not just to wait for the surplus to be taken to the cereals boards. If diseases will affect crops, it will be the responsibility of the committee to take action and use the right pesticide. We can mitigate and save the crops before it is too late. Madam Temporary Speaker, as we amend this Act, we need to address the conflict between the county and national Governments in terms of devolved sectors like agriculture. This is a devolved function, but the national Government has not fully devolved it. Even as we propose to have county cereal committees, we will have to consult widely to ensure that we do not have conflict. If the committees are there to inform, we should have mechanism within the Act to allow the committees to inform the national Government. During the times of drought and famine, the national Government seeks assistance from donors. I support this Bill and hope that we are going to suggest serious amendments to ensure that mechanisms are there to support both the national and county Governments. I beg to second.
Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for this opportunity. I also thank Sen. Kittony for speaking on behalf of the farmers. This is a timely Bill because the country is facing a lot of food shortage. We have a lot of problems as far as nutrition is concerned simply because we depend on imported food. Farmers are facing a lot of challenges in terms of transportation, pricing and storage of their farm produce. As a result, farmers have experienced losses which have negatively affected the economy of this country. Food security is key for the growth of our economy. Many county governments are now coming up with projects to give farmers machines. However, there are no structures in place to enable farmers make good use of these machines. One of the challenges they face is lack of electricity to operate those machines. For instance, in my county, there is a SACCO for dairy farmers that has been given a dairy machine, but they do not have electricity. Therefore, they cannot preserve their milk. If we address the issue of farming and food security, we will have a healthy country. When that happens, production and the economy of the country will be cushioned. This is the basis of where we, as legislators, can claim to have done our work during our tenure. I beg to support.
heavily on agricultural products. The stable foods are maize, among other agricultural produce. When they are preserved properly, people get nutritious food. If not, the consumption of wrongly treated food kills. The result is reduction of manpower. Most of the times, those who suffer are children and women hence there is no development. Madam Temporary Speaker, when we have these reports done, we shall know the kind of produce we require in future, the challenges we experience and what can be done to address them. The national Government should look into the personnel while the county governments implement the policies. At the end, they will be evaluated on their functions to ensure that no resources are misappropriated. When there are droughts, for instance, certain foods find ways into kiosks and are sold.


Born/lived: St. Louis, MO; Woodstock, NY; Savannah, GA; Claremont, CA; Altadena, CA.
Known: as a pioneering American artist, who was inspired by Paul Cezanne (his composition and use of color) and Cubism.
Studied: School of Fine Arts, St. Louis, MO; Stevenson Art School, Pittsburgh; Arts Students League, Woodstock, NY under Birge Harrison.
Member: National Art Institute of L; American Society of Painters, Sculptors & Gravers; Woodstock Art Association; New Society of Artists.
Exhibited: Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; National Academy of Design; The Society of Independent Artist; Telfair Museum of Art, Savannah, GA; McDowell Club; PPE; Rehn Gallery, NY; Paris Salon; Virginia Museum of Fine Art; Carnegie Institute; Corcoran Gallery; Art Institute of Chicago; Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Fair; Pepsi-Cola.
Taught: Chouinard Art Insitute, Scripps College, Claremont College, CA.
Positions: Started an art school in Savannah in 1939; Director, Witte Museum School of Art.
Work: Metropolitan Museum of Art; Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts; Greenville County Museum of Art, Greenville, SC; CAM; CM; CMA; CGA; Dayton Art Institute; Springfield Museum of Art; Columbus Gallery of Fine Art; Kansas City Art Institute; Brooklyn Museum; Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles County Fair College; PMG; Albright Art Gallery; Detroit Art Institute; Ann Arbor Art Association; Woodstock Art Association; Philips Memorial Gallery, Washington, DC.


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Texas state House votes to ban speed cameras.
The Texas state House of Representatives today approved legislation banning speed cameras. State Representative Vicki Truitt (R-Southlake) introduced the measure to combat the cities of Marble Falls and Rhome which have begun using automated speed traps without the legislature's authorization.
The financially strapped Nestor Inc. operates the programs in both cities. Motorists photographed while passing through Rhome on US 287 pay a $179 minimum ticket (an extra $4 is added for each MPH over the limit after 10 MPH). Motorists in State Highway 114 "construction" zones pay a $358 minimum ticket. Marble Falls charges $100 to motorists traveling on Highway 281 and RM1431. Tickets in both cities carry license demerit points against the owner of the photographed vehicle, regardless of whether he was driving or not.
Nestor pockets a $25 per-ticket bounty for every ticket it is able to issue, which is vital to the company's efforts to boost profits and avoid delisting from the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Truitt's bill gives the attorney general authority to stop municipalities from using any ticket camera that measures speed. The bill moves to the state Senate for its consideration. A number of states including Arkansas, Nevada, New Jersey, Utah and West Virginia have enacted laws banning speed cameras. Other states such as Alaska and Hawaii were forced to drop photo radar after the devices spurred public outrage.
relating to the power of a municipality to enforce compliance withspeed limits by an automated traffic control system.
Sec. 542.2035. LIMITATION ON MUNICIPALITIES.
(a) A municipality may not implement or operate an automated traffic control system with respect to a highway under its jurisdiction. The attorney general shall enforce this subsection.
(C) the operator of the vehicle.