Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 502392,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/502392/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 224,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Obure",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 118,
        "legal_name": "Christopher Mogere Obure",
        "slug": "christopher-obure"
    },
    "content": "Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I must say that I have been humbled by the comments and contributions that have been made by hon. Senators who have the opportunity to contribute on this Motion. I want to thank the Seconder of the Motion, Sen. Fatuma Dullo Adan and Sen. Janet Ong’era for their very positive contributions. I want to thank my friend, Sen. Nanjira, for her contributions. Lastly, I want to thank Senator No.1, Senator for Laikipia, and our mentor in many respects. I am very grateful for the remarks he has made about me and the huge compliments. As pointed out by those who have contributed to this Motion, time has come when we must find a solution. I know that you have been a Member of Parliament in Nairobi and that you have interacted with the public. I know that you have listened to many desperate voices of people coming to seek your intervention. These are people who have, for example, been involved in accidents. You probably have come across someone who has been knocked down by a GK vehicle. This person has suffered injuries. They have probably gone to court and even received court redress. They have received court awards in their favour so that those who were responsible for causing the accident can pay them a certain amount towards compensating such claimants. Madam Temporary Speaker, where a proper court process has taken place and an award has even been given in favour of the claimant, it still becomes very difficult for a person to be paid. Retirement benefits have been talked about. It is unfortunate that the Director of Pensions, whom I had asked to come and give us a submission, did not find it necessary to come. The Public Trustee who is notorious for these kinds of cases has not found it necessary to come and make submissions. At this time, we have very many such cases in the country. We have many people out there in the counties who have been travelling to Nairobi for years in pursuit of these claims. I think what we have proposed in this Report will go a long way to provide relief to such people. I am very glad to this House and, in fact, I am deeply grateful to Hon. Sen. G.G. Kariuki. My initial Motion was merely urging the national Government to find a mechanism to find quick relief for these people. However, at that preliminary stage, Sen. G.G. Kariuki made an amendment saying that we should not urge because no action will be taken. He proposed that we form a Select Committee to come up with legislation which will be passed by this Senate. That is the process we have gone through. As you can see, we have drafted legislation that will come to this House in a short while- I hope soon. The legislation will be debated in this House. I am confident that this will provide long overdue relief to people who have found themselves in these circumstances. Damage caused by wildlife to properties belonging to farmers is not settled. I am glad that this will come under the ambit of this Bill. Wananchi can look forward to getting a quick settlement to their claims. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate."
}