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"content": "ETHNIC EXCLUSION AND MARGINALISATION OF PWDS WITHIN COUNTY ASSEMBLIES"
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise under Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations concerning the recent revelations by the Auditor-General and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission (NCIC) regarding entrenched ethnic exclusion and the marginalization of Persons with Disabilities (PwDs,) within county assemblies, in blatant violation of constitutional and statutory mandates on inclusivity. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Auditor General’s Report and the National Cohesion and Integration Commission’s (NCIC) Ethnic and Diversity Audit of the County Public Service 2023 revealed that 34 counties, that is about 72 per cent of counties, have violated Section 65. That is, of the County Government Act, 2012 by over-representing dominant ethnic groups in their workforce. This has resulted in the migration of minority communities such as the El Molo, the Daasanach, the Pokomo, as well as a systematic failure to meet the constitutional requirement of allocating at least five percent of public appointments to persons with disabilities. These violations not only undermine constitutional principles of inclusivity, equality, and non-discrimination, but also erode the core objectives of devolution, threatening national utility, unity and cohesion. In the Statement, Mr. Speaker, the Committee on Cohesion should address the following- (1) Explain the role of County Public Service Boards (CPSB) and county assembly boards in contributing to these disparities and specify any measures they have taken, if any, to address and rectify this imbalance in public service employment. (2) Outline the specific actions undertaken by oversight bodies, particularly Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and NCIC to address these violations and enforce compliance with diversity and inclusion. (3) Clarify whether there are any ongoing or planned policy and legislative interventions aimed at eliminating ethnic patronage in the county employment and enforcing the five percent employment quota for People with Disabilities (PWDs) and The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "ensuring strict adherence to constitutional and statutory provisions on inclusivity within county assemblies. Thank you, Mr. Speaker."
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"content": "DEATH OF DR. DANIEL NDEGE CHACHA"
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for that indulgence. I do not take it for granted. Request for statement on the death of Dr. Daniel Ndege Chacha who was a doctor at Kenyatta National Hospital. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 53(1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the death of Dr. Daniel Ndege Chacha, who was a doctor at Kenyatta National Hospital, offering free consultative and treatment service to patients. In the Statement, the Committee should address the following- (1) Circumstances surrounding the death of Dr. Chacha, including allegations that KNH management denied him medical services due to lack of medical coverage or financial ability. (2) Procedure followed by KNH in providing medical assistance to intern doctors who fall ill while on duty, especially at the facility. (3) Why Dr. Chacha, Daniel Ndege, was not accorded the necessary support, despite being registered under the Social Health Authority's SHA, Emergency, Chronic and Critical Illness Fund, and whether the failures were administrative or decision- making issues that contributed to the situation."
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"content": "(4) Status of the investigation into the death of Dr. Timothy Riungu, a paediatrician who died on 22nd November, 2024, allegedly after being overworked without food for over 48 hours at the same facility, including details on the compensation awarded to his family. My deepest condolences to family and friends of the fallen doctors. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, sir."
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"content": " Now, hon. Senators, as I had earlier communicated, if you have a chance to speak, speak for not more than three minutes so that we can have everybody on the dashboard having a chance to speak. Sen. Maanzo."
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"content": "Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to comment on the Statement in relation to exportation of labour from Kenya. There are already three people from Makueni who have found themselves in Manama, and in fact, one has now gone missing after the earthquake. Mr. Speaker, Sir, when they landed in Thailand, they were not taken through the normal clearance process, including their passports, which were not stamped, and they were quickly driven in an SUV for many kilometres until they found themselves in Manama. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
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"content": "Mr. Speaker, Sir, now that there is a Ministry of Labour which is dealing with this very serious matter, how are our young people finding themselves in a country which is under military rule? Are there any efforts to rescue them, even from the neighbouring China Government? This is a matter the Government really needs to be keen on. This is worse than what has been happening in Arabia and we really want a way forward to make sure that our children do not get cheated out of this country and end up as Labour slaves abroad. I thank you, Mr. Speaker."
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