Crystal Asige

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Petition. Mombasa is my home county. I was born and raised there. I recently moved to Nairobi. The other reason Buxton and this Petition are close to my heart is because my father, Senior Counsel Jeff Asige, rented his first...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I had hoped that you would have seen my request from the last Statement that is what I was pressing my microphone.

On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Sen. Crystal Asige, what is your point of order? Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am rising on a point of order to ask if Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is certain of the reasons as to why some Members on the Minority Side...

Sorry, Mr. Deputy Speaker sir, I was not aware that my Statement was in todays Order Paper. Kindly excuse me and allow me to read it in the next Session.

Thank you.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on the status of implementation of the Legal Aid Act No. 6 of 2016. In the Statement, the Committee should –

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It was a simple Communication that has now burned the House down. We are the “upper” House while the National Assembly is the “lower” House. However, it seems that the National Assembly is the lower House with an upper hand because of issues such...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing me to contribute to this Statement. Sports should be seen from the lenses of Persons Living with Disabilities (PLwD) as well. I wish to inform the House and Kenyans that people with disabilities are very talented in many ways including sports. Right now,...

Mr. Speaker Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the Ministry of Health strategic plan 2018-2023, specifically regarding Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) . In the Statement, the Committee should- November 23, 2022 SENATE DEBAT 13

Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is time that we did something to address road crashes and road Safety policies in Kenya shall assist with this. Vulnerable groups, especially persons with disabilities, senior citizens and children, are in dire need of safer roads in Kenya.Our poorly designed roads, no legal provisions for...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, my next Statement is pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1) , to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding road safety and universal design. In the Statement, the Committee should -

On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. This is a point of information to the distinguished Senator for Kakamega County on allergies. He has just spoken about it. He has asked to be told of one incident in history where issues have been caused by GMO foods. As far back as...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding safety of learners in special needs education institutions. In the Statement, the Committee should-

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Motion of the appointment of the new IG, Eng. Japhet Koome. In doing so, I would like to urge the new IG to address the following issues. Firstly, I want him to address the alarming rates of extra-judicial killings,...

Hon. Senators, there being no other business, the Senate stands adjourned until tomorrow, Thursday, 10th November, 2022, at 2.30 p.m. The Senate rose at 6.10 p.m. wished to receive when joining this House. For that, I am truly grateful and thankful to him for seeing me, a young woman with...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you. I rise to also support this Motion and to congratulate the names that have been tabled on this list to join the PAP. I have a special excitement to see Sen. (Prof.) Kamar’s name on this list. I lovingly call her my godmother...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion on Mental Health Facilities for pregnant women. Along with other Senators, I thank Sen. Kibwana for bringing this to the House. I stand as well to articulate the perspectives of women and girls with disabilities in the same matter. I...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to join my colleagues in the Senate to welcome the young people and their teachers and parents. I have never said hello to the young people who have been visiting the Senate. Today, I felt it necessary to share something with the young...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Statement of the Senate Majority Leader usually does not elicit debate because it is more of agenda setting for the coming period. However, when the leadership of the House retreats, I would like them to urgently look into the Additional Allocations Bill that is supposed...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this important issue. I made it quite clear to the House, while giving my maiden speech, how passionate I am about inclusive transport. We should have transport systems that take care of every single road user and not...