Crystal Asige

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In June, 2024, the streets were the crime scene during the Gen Zs protests. Right now, young people are being executed in a new place. It seems that police stations have become the new crime scene. As I proceed, I want to call for the...

Sen. Crystal, it is Madam Speaker now. It is always painful to read these kinds of reports and hear about these kinds of accounts. This one here is not different; a devastatingly painful narrative of a young girl called Annita who needlessly lost her life in the care of a...

Thank you. I thought I just said Speaker, I do not think that I said Madam or Mr., but I will continue. Madam Temporary Speaker, we have this Report that we are debating on, and I think we have all concluded that it is a good report, and the Committee...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir. As I rise to do so, may I just take a moment to express my gratitude to this House for the support that they have given the disability community by helping to pass this Bill. Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that...

Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move that the Committee do report to the Senate its consideration of the National Assembly Amendments to the Persons with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bills No.7 of 2023) , and its approval thereof. I thank you. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) THE...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to)

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I second. (Loud consultations) Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to)

Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT Clause 4 of the Bill be amended—

(Question of the amendment proposed) The Temporary Chairperson (Sen. Abdul Haji): Division will be at the end. Clause 8 I wonder and need a clarification. Why is it that this particular Order has been in the Order Paper, but it has not been furnished to me, if I was supposed...

Hon. Senators, it is now 6.30

Madam Temporary Speaker, I second.

Thank you so much, Madam Temporary Speaker. I might have pressed the button erroneously, but I also wish to extend my welcome to the hon. Cabinet Secretary. I think this is the first time we are meeting here in Parliament. I congratulate him as well on the work that he...

Thank Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise in great concern with regards to the same Statement regarding the fate of shortlisted candidates for diaspora employment under the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. For far too long, young job seeking Kenyans have been left vulnerable to exploitation with no accountability at...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am in a bit of a quagmire, if you will allow me. I had put through a Statement, but unfortunately, I have not received the soft copy of it, even though I had requested for it to be handed over to me before this...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to table this Statement and just a note to the clerk's table. Kindly, I am a person with a disability. I do need a little bit more time to process things. It is not just a matter of me picking...

Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. To the hon. Cabinet Secretary, I am sure she is aware that persons with disabilities make up around eight million people, which is about 15 to 16 per cent of our population. On top of that, if you add the...

Thank you so much, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. As I sat there waiting to contribute to this Bill, I looked back over the year 2024 and figured out if I can calculate or remember how many fundraisers I have been requested to participate in. To be honest, I have not...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.58 to express my gratitude and share the immense honour of being named in the list of 2024 Time100 Next Honorees. (Applause) I am proud to be listed beside His Excellency Bassirou Diomaye Faye, Senegal's youngest President who is...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for calling my name backwards. I appreciate you putting Asige first. First, I rise to say; “Free Aoko”. I am finding it extremely difficult and alarming that there is a through line between some of the Statements that we have been discussing today and...

assemblies by ensuring that at least 5 per cent of Members of a County Assembly (MCAs) are PWDs.This is geared towards addressing the historical exclusion of PWDs from decision-making processes by ensuring adequate representation of us in local governments, that is, county governments, thereby ensuring that our voices are heard...

On a point of information.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree with Sen. Asige that the Constitution under Article 54 (2) says that the state shall ensure the progressive implementation of the principle that at least 5 per cent of the members of the public in elective and appointive bodies are PWDs. At least 5...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I appreciate the opportunity. Under Standing Order No.105 on statement of fact, the substantive Speaker earlier in this sitting told us that matters with regard to social media have to be taken carefully. If Sen. Cherarkey can substantiate, although I do not know how...

personal level. Change will never happen without people understanding viscerally and literally, not just figuratively, the issues that PWDs go through in this country.It is not just a technical matter; it should be something that every single Senator takes personally. Injustice must be taken personally. I continue to plead and...