Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: What is very important and key, even as you look at that, other scholars came and said that you could have very high GDP, but you must look at the levels of various indexes which are important in ascertaining these inequalities and these begins to be used as a basis. One of these is a human development index which now looks at the value of the human beings; economic, social, education and health. This is very important, so that GDP does not become the main driving index. Again, we have disparities here. We have an index that is 0:1 human ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: and that fund is probably being phased out. I remember in one argument where people were asking how much from the Equalization Fund they were going to get from their counties and you are told that it is not a good thing to want funds from the Equalization Fund. view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: You should be moving towards a place where you do not need monies from the Equalization Fund at all but clearly, there is such disparity, that probably the mechanisms for monitoring, evaluation and processing it all will not be the same across the various counties. Madam Temporary Speaker, to add to this, I would maybe also infuse another important angle. We need to have a strong advisory, oversight committee within these various counties that can go and pick out the specifics. For example, when you go to Turkana County with an HDI of 0.33 per cent and compare it with ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: The best place to start would be the health sector and the crisis that we have just experienced and identify why nurses reported in some counties and not others. How come some counties are a little bit ahead with the implementation of universal healthcare than others? Madam Temporary Speaker, another important aspect is to talk about the database. This is where we have the base line survey that the Mover of this Bill talked about. Where does that the database begin? Who is where? Where are the pensioners? What is the general level of what the status quo might be? ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: The mechanisms are straight forward. The Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) that is established under Section 3 of the Kenyan National Commission is the main body to do this. The Mover of this Bill needs to engage with this Commission which probably, has quite a lot to handle. She should talk to them and let them know that this is coming so that it can apportion various segmentations and deal with the specifics that come with it. view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: The general objectives and purposes of the Bill are very clear. We have talked about the preservation and establishment of mechanisms which are in place. view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: Part II deals with economic and social rights. Clause 5 (1) states that:- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: “Pursuant to Article 43 (1) and 53 (1) (c) of the Constitution, every person has a right to the highest attainable standards of economic and social rights”. Unfortunately, this right is on paper and not in actuality. In terms of sensitization, people feel that it is a prayer and a blessing from the State when this right is given to them. If that was not the position, we would have more people demanding for this right and coming out to say this is their right. We might not have the best public health system but we can have something which ... view
• 26 Feb 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I support. view
• 19 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to welcome the girls who are in the Public Gallery this afternoon and wish them well. This is the Senate of Kenya that looks after counties and takes care of their matters and interests. As they watch the proceedings, I hope that they will take up leadership in their rightful place as young women because Kenya needs them to do exactly that. view