Crystal Asige

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am just opening my notes.

school to help a visually impaired child to learn. It takes about Kshs20 to get a child without visually disability to read a book.To have an accessible washroom, you have to cough out around Kshs189,000 to build an accessible washroom with all the gadgets needed to accommodate any kind of...

Thank you, Hon. Senator. We will defer the division and putting of the question due to numbers. This will happen next week on Tuesday at 2.30 p.m. (Putting of the Question on the Bill deferred) We will also reorganize the Order Paper. Clerk, kindly call the next Order. (The Clerk-at-the-table...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Persons with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bills No.7 of 2023) be read a Second Time. History tells us a story of a poor, young and blind Kenyan man from Makueni named John Kimuyu, who in 1959, at 26 years old, defied age,...

Thank you. I then call upon Sen. Cherarkey; if you will be so kind to second. Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) : Thank you, Sen. Crystal Asige. Sen. Cherarkey, you may second.

Madam Temporary Speaker, it does not mean Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) were born like that but things like accidents, which are rampant in this country, can cause disability. I hope the relevant agencies like the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), the Traffic Police Department and the Ministry of Roads...

Yes.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding retesting of public service and commercial vehicle drivers upon expiry of their driving licences. In the Statement, the Committee should- UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICES FACING LONG-DISTANCE...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I apologise. I get a bit disoriented when I am interrupted as I am trying to orient myself. In any case, I beg to move- THAT the Persons with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bills No. 7 of 2023) now be read a Second Time.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that the Start-Up Bill (Senate Bills No. 14 of 2022) be read a Second Time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, technology and technological innovations are set to be the biggest contributors of economic development in the next few years. In most cases, they...

Other brands also include Cellulant, Twiga Foods, M-Kopa and Hisa among others. Despite all these successes, the country has no regulatory framework to guide the establishment or operations of startups. This gap has led to a number of challenges, including weaknesses in identifying startups, lack of incentivising mechanisms for their...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. During our comprehensive public participation exercise, it was very encouraging to see the high level of interest on this Bill. I wish to thank the public for further enriching this Bill with the following recommendations:

Thank You, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I am extremely glad to have heard so many Senators support and say positive things about this Bill, the Start-Up Bill of 2023. As I reply, I would like to say that we, young people, are and have been ready. We are...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill; The Learners with Disability Bill that has just been moved. As I make my submission, I will start with a small anecdote. There are two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an older fish swimming...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have been sitting here trying to find the right words because sadness and shock does not cover it. I am still feeling a bit sick to my stomach as I stand with the idea that Marya is not here. Mr. Speaker, Sir, from the...

She dropped me a message yesterday, inviting me to join the rest of the team of the Speaker’s Panel. I told her I was not going to be available. I did not know that today, she will be no more. Indeed, this world is not our world.Mr. Speaker, Sir, I...

(Laughter)

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I welcome the students as well to the House. However, I feel as though the direction in which this advice to young female students is not going to the right place. Sen. Joe Nyutu says specifically to the girls that they should focus implying that it is...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion. When I look at the Constitution of Kenya, the Preamble says- “We, the people of Kenya- ACKNOWLEDGING the supremacy of the Almighty God of all creation”. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that Preamble does not talk about the Jewish, Islamic, African...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare concerning the operations of Music Copyrights Society of Kenya (MCSK) , Performer Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) , the Kenya Association of Music Producers...

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Maybe my ears are not clear, but the Statement was from the Senator to the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, is that correct when it seems like it is more due to Committee on Transport and Roads?

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

(Loud consultations) Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a point of clarification and not a point of order. Sen. Crystal Asige---

Sen. Wakili Sigei, Sen. Crystal Asige is saying ---

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my point of clarification is just for you to help clarify whether the Senator for Bomet County is contributing to the Equalisation Fund or what happened last week. Right now, we are contributing to the Equalisation Fund. My clarification is about relevance in his contributions. Thank...

Thank you, Sen. Crystal Asige. Kindly proceed, Sen. Lomenen. transferred to the fund. Five years on, in 2015/2016, it had accrued to Kshs15.4 billion, yet only about Kshs6.4 billion was transferred to the Fund. In the current Financial Year, 12 years since inception of the Fund, the entitlement has accrued...