Margaret Jepkoech Kamar

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. May I begin by thanking all Members who have contributed to this Bill. We have Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale who seconded, Sen. Wambua, Sen. Cherarkey, Sen. Mwaruma, Sen. Faki, Sen. Seki, Sen. Lemaltian, Sen. Thangw’a, and Sen. Osotsi. I thank each one of them for supporting...

Three minutes, Madam Temporary Speaker.

teaching them sign language is very important, more so because of the interactions they have with these children.I am also very happy that most Members have supported that we make it a course in the training institutions so that even beyond devolving Kenya Insitute of Special Education (KISE)--- We do...

Yes, I wish to move and defer the voting to another day. Thank you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, and the Senate Majority Leader for giving me the three minutes. I join my colleagues in supporting the formation of the dialogue team. This is not the first time this has happened in this country. I think we are a country that is created for...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I congratulate the Cabinet Secretary alongside my colleagues for ably running a massive Ministry. I just want to know from the Cabinet Secretary, what informed the change to return the chairing of the Education Board to the County Commissioners. Initially, it was chaired by...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I join my colleagues in congratulating the Committee chaired by my sister, Sen. Kavindu Muthama, on the progress they have made so far. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to agree with Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale that the USA has been a friend to...

Madam Temporary Chairperson, pursuant to Standing Order No.148, I beg to move that the Committee of the Whole do report progress on its consideration of the Learners with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bills No.4 of 2023) and seek leave to sit again tomorrow. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) (The...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee on the said report.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of my leader of delegation, Sen. Mungatana, MGH, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, 1stAugust, 2023. Report of the Second Ordinary Session of the 6th Pan-African Parliament (PAP) held in Midrand, South Africa, from 15th May, 2023...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion - THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Second Ordinary Session of the 6th Pan-African Parliament (PAP) held in Midrand, South Africa, from 15th May to 2nd June, 2023, laid on the Table of the Senate, today,...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, mine will be brief because you and I served in positions in the Cabinet before. The respect we had for the House was above everything else. It is a pity that Cabinet Secretaries are not appearing before us as they had promised. It is one thing to...

Sorry, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar. Kindly give me three minutes I execute something, then you will proceed. Thank you.

Hon. Senators, kindly take your seats. (Sen. Cherarkey spoke off record) No, you are also interrupting my business. (Sen. Cherarkey and Sen. Miraj resumed their seats)

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the areas emphasised by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were products of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that failed. Most of the countries in the Sub-Saharan Africa did not meet MDGs, hence the transition to the SDGs which are still keeping us on toes. It is...

We know that in our country PwDs have suffered at the family front, in the education sector and not being supported by the Government. The sad part is that they are not taken care of very much at the family level, firstly because of cultural beliefs that were there from...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support this wonderful Bill from my very own student; the Mung Beans Bill, 2022. This Bill came to us in the last Senate. I am happy that we interrogated it at that time. We looked at a number of...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to move the Motion - THAT, the Senate notes the Record of the Proceedings of the First Ordinary Session of the Sixth Parliament of the (PAP) held in Gallagher Convention Centre, Midrand, South Africa on 23rd October – 12th November, 2022 laid on the Table...

Hon. Senators I now proceed to put the question. (Question put and agreed to) I thank you and all the members for this. I beg to move.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to complete the moving of this Bill. Hon. Members will remember that when I started moving this Bill, I mentioned that the purpose of the Bill is to create a legal framework for the use of sign language in judicial proceedings,...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before your communication, I was going to Clause 18 on provision of special needs education outside an educational institution. Where the Cabinet Secretary (CS) or CEB is satisfied that an educational institution is not appropriate for a learner, then a provision should be done to make...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank the Members who have contributed in a record one hour. I thank Sen. Maanzo, Sen. Mumma, Sen. Cherarkey, Sen. Sifuna, Sen. Abdul Haji, Sen. Wambua, Sen. Mungatana MGH, Sen. Beth Syengo and Sen. Murgor. I thank all of them for the very...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to join you and my colleagues in condoling the family of Mrs. Marya. It is so shocking; It is difficult to imagine that Mrs. Marya is now late, very shocking. I have known Mrs. Marya since I came to the Senate. I...