Beatrice Akinyi Ogolla

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support two Statements; the one by Sen. Chute and the one by the Minority Whip, Sen. Olekina. If there is an outbreak, as Sen. Chute indicates, it should be addressed as quickly as possible. In the past, we have seen how such diseases ravage...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. From the onset I want to thank Sen. Betty Montet, for moving this Motion. Sen. Betty Montet is the current Chair of the Committee on Education and from the word, go, we know her as a team player, who will steer the Education Committee to...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the status of health facilities in Kitui County. In the Statement, the Committee should- STATE OF HEALTH FACILITIES IN KITUI COUNTY

basic salary, which is required by Section 3 of the Human Resource Policies and the Procedure Manual, 2016.According to this policy, no employee should commit more than two-thirds of their basic salary. However, the additional taxes and contributions are forcing workers to take home less than they should, leading to...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Statement by the Senator for Kisii, Sen. Onyonka, concerning delayed payments to facilitators of the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations. We are all products of teachers. Even as you sit there, if there were no teachers in your...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a sad day for this Republic. I, therefore, would like to add my voice to the fact that there is a lot of suffering in Turkana County. I feel with our brother, the Senator of Turkana County. Kenya, as a nation, is a sovereign...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in celebrating the life of an illustrious career person in the media fraternity, the late Leonard Mambo Mbotela. We celebrate him because of the legacy he leaves behind. We remain very proud of him. We thank God he lived up to the last...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for this opportunity. I eulogise my very good friend, Sen. Cheptumo. I used to call him Chairman. I had the opportunity to engage with him for the last two-and-a-half years I have been around. I have some confessions. Sen. Cheptumo was a gentleman. He was also...

tree, whether it is for harvesting, normal harvesting, or dead trees, a number of trees must be planted to replace it.In my county, we had the Ruma National Park and Kodera Forest, which had a lot of trees some years back. However, if you go there today, the ground is...

Sen. Okenyuri has often invited me to go with her to Kisii land, just to support the community. I want to tell the people of Kisii land that with Sen. Okenyuri, you will never get it wrong.However, following from where Sen. Cherarkey has left, I wanted to assure him that...

The reason I mentioned some of these topical issues is because when we go back to our communities, we are only left with functions like funerals or you happen to meet people impromptu. Members who are nominated like me may not have the capacity to run full-time physical offices where...

Clerk, can you confirm? Was he on a point of information? Okay, can you make it very short then? Proceed. we begin the Session because we would like priorities to be set. I support the names of the Senators that have been brought up because they are outstanding. We believe...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for granting me the chance. I also happened to have done my second degree at Kenyatta University. I want to tell the students that leadership is universal. You are on the right track. Sen. Kisang reminds me of Kilometre One, where a number...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Before I ask my question, I would like to welcome the Cabinet Secretary to this Senate and thank her for coming to answer these questions. Question No.053 STATUS OF COMPENSATION TO OWNERS OF LAND COMPULSORILY ACQUIRED BY GOVERNMENT AGENCIES SINCE 2013

(Technical hitch)Mr. Speaker, Sir, there were part(b),(c)and(d)of the Question--- The Cabinet Secretary for Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development(Hon. Alice Wahome): Mr. Speaker, Sir, it means the entire question. In part one of the question, she asked about the list of the parcels, two, is about compensation and, three,...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to emphasize on the concern earlier raised by Sen. Mungatana. Reports have been given to us in this House about three counties where the pilot scheme for digitization of the Ministry was done and reported to have been complete. How then are...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for the chance to support the noble Statement by the Senator for Embu County, Sen. Mundigi. A number of times we blame police officers for the many things that are not done rightly. However, do we stop to consider the kind of services that...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I sincerely thank the Mover of the Bill, the Senate Majority Leader and Senator for Kericho County, Sen. Cheruiyot. Of all the Bills that he has moved, I think this one stands out for me. Probably because of the background that I carry into...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to comment on the university funding model. It is also fortunate that the Committee on Education just took us to a very engaging sensitisation with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) caucus. The focus was purely on what we are discussing now. We are very convinced...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the harambee, or public appeal, as it is referred to, is a voluntary exercise. There is a saying which says that when you want to kill a dog, you give it a bad name. A few of us have abused this noble activity that has helped...

Asante, Bw. Naibu Spika. Ili nifike hapa mapema nilitoka nyumbani kumi asubuhi. ndio nipate nafasi ya kujadili kuhusu mengi hususan yanayohusu Wizara ya Afya ambayo ni muhimu sana katika nchi hii. Tunaweza jenga barabara na mambo mengi lakini hatuwezi yatekeleza majukumu haya kwa wafu. Wanaotumia hizo huduma ni waliohai. Namwombea...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement by Senator Essie Okenyuri. On humanitarian grounds, all of us must be concerned about the recent killings, especially of young girls. The most amazing thing is that most of these deaths seem to be executed by people who are...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I strongly support this Bill, but with little tweaks here and there. However, I am surprised that Sen. Cherarkey and Sen. Osotsi, Members of this House whom I believe are seasoned and give serious thought to legislation, are complaining that our elections are too...