Agnes Kavindu Muthama

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to read the two statements. view
• 18 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will repeat- (2) State the reasons for the non-disclosure- (a) of the control charges of 2.5 per cent on members' contributions, claims on health facilities of five per cent, and track and trace solutions at a rate of 1.5 per cent for a period of 10 years with projected revenue to the consortium of Kshs111 billion, and highlight why the contract signed between the Government and the consortium bars the government or any other person from employing alternative systems. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ... view
• 18 Mar 2025 in Senate: (b) of the details of the signatories of the account in the contract agreement, explaining why there is the transfer of funds to the escrow account on a daily, weekly basis. (c) in the contract agreement of the Kshs7 billion set aside for training, support and customer education; the number of health workers to be trained on the system and mode of training that led to arriving at the said cost. (3) Explain why the contract signed requires that disputes arising be resolved by arbitration under the rules of the London Court of International Arbitration, contrary to the provisions of ... view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee of Labour and Social Welfare regarding the transfer of the gender desk from police station to a public hospital. In the Statement, the committee should provide- (1) A status update on implementation of the presidential directive issued on 20th November, 2024 regarding the transfer of gender desks from police stations to public hospitals to ensure that victims of Gender-Based Violence (GBV), receive immediate medical attention and police support at the same time. On behalf of Sen. Miraj Abdullahi, MP, nominated ... view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Committee of National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the status of repatriation of Kenyans caught in human trafficking situations. In the statement, the committee should- (1) Provide the Senate with a report detailing the current statistics on the number of Kenyan human trafficking victims repatriated over the last three years, including the countries they were held. (2) State the specific legal frameworks and protocol governing repatriation of human trafficking victims, including a clear action plan and timelines for the repatriation process, and indicate ... view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: (4) Specify the measures in place to ensure the safety and security of victims during and after repatriation and state the support provided to the repatriated victims. view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my question to the hon. Cabinet Secretary is about Athi River which takes water all the way to Thwake Dam. It has a lot of dirt. I would like to know what the hon. Cabinet Secretary is doing about it. Secondly, how far is the construction of Maruba Dam in Machakos County because it has stalled for so long? The same applies to Mwania and Yatta dams because they have all stalled. view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I want to comment on Sen. Mumma’s Statement. I do not agree with this Statement because KESSHA members are having difficulties in running their schools. Parents also have many difficulties because the cost of living in Kenya has gone up and everyone is feeling it. If we increase school fees for secondary schools, what will we be doing to parents and where are they going to get money? What Sen. Mumma should have done is to bring The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version ... view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: a Statement requesting for the capitation to be transferred to schools in time, so that teachers can continue doing their work properly without any struggles. We should not add an extra burden to the parents. Therefore, I do not support the Statement. I would also like to comment on Sen. Cherarkey’s Statement on Kenya Power. All counties must be compelled to pay their bills. However, we have been seeing Kenya Power increasing their rates in a way that nobody understands. For the common view
• 5 Mar 2025 in Senate: , those rates are so high that some people have preferred to do without electricity. Many people have turned to solar power because they can no longer afford electricity due to the rates. That should also be checked. Even as we ask the counties to pay, the bills should be checked. They should agree on the mode of payment because as I speak, in Machakos Town, there are streets without lights because electricity bills have not been paid. That is the situation all over the country and not just in Sen. Cherarkey’s area. The counties and Kenya Power should sit ... view