Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: had promised. It is one thing to give an apology and another to send an apology when the House is already sitting. We are wasting a whole morning because of them. It is very important they get the message today that we are not happy. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: We still have an issue with Cabinet Secretaries appearing in committees. We have had this problem in the Committee of Education. We even have had a problem that has come to this House and was forwarded to our committee on payment of teachers that was accrued between1997-2002. The Cabinet Secretary in the National Treasury was supposed to come. He missed three times. We have fined him Kshs500, 000. He has sent a message that he should be forgiven for the Kshs500, 000 but he has not arrived yet. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: I think as we conclude this discussion, you need to invoke that non-appearance fine because it is good that we also hold them responsible so that they feel the pinch. Kenya is losing because if we do not address the issues that Members have, issues that have come before us, we are wasting time. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: I remember yesterday as we went through stocktaking in our committee, we discovered that we have performed at only 50 per cent. We have only addressed 50 per cent of the questions. The other 50 per cent, that is 10 questions, have not been responded to by Cabinet Secretaries, let alone appearance. We have told them to respond so that we can only invite them if need be. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: I want to agree with the Senate Majority Leader and all those who have contributed that it is very important that we make our statement clear. However, my suggestion is that we invoke the Standing Order that has a fine so that we fine them and ensure that they start taking responsibility. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion on accelerating the implementation of SDGs as articulated by Sen. Mumma. I thank and congratulate her for a well-articulated Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when Sen. Mumma was explaining that, she mentioned two points that I think need to continue to be emphasised. This is about the implementation roadmap; a measuring implementation. The biggest problem that we have in many of the laws that we have ratified as a country is the fact that we ratify and keep them safely in drawers and implementation becomes ... view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for cutting it short. I was worried that they might take longer. They should have been in the House at the beginning, so that they are given a chance to make their apologies to one another. When Sen. Mumma was making her presentation, she emphasized the need of having a measure of implementation because sometimes most of the ratified laws or agreements that are international in nature get lost. I am happy that she has picked that and pointed out the relevant Ministry that should work with the Council of Governors (CoG). This is ... view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also need protection from colleagues who are interfering with you. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: 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 important that the Government looks at how we can implement them. It is also important for the Senate because of the Oversight Fund. We need to ask ourselves questions. Now that we have the Oversight Fund, what exactly are we going to do and what will we oversight? The electronic ... view