Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Feb 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as they watch us debate this afternoon, I wish to inform the girls that their ambitions should be building up; their thirst to grow and lead should be building up. All will be well with them if they work hard. view
• 19 Feb 2019 in Senate: I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 14 Feb 2019 in Senate: seconded. view
• 12 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir and Happy New Year to all our colleagues. I appreciate the communication that you have made which was direct. I think it sets the pace in terms of our legislative agenda about what we should be looking at. I think the first phase of devolution has been set and issues have been articulated. However, I think the time for action, implementation and going back to find out what has gone wrong and addressing it, is paramount for this Senate. There is a raft of some of these issues that I want to go through. If ... view
• 12 Feb 2019 in Senate: We know that counties have development plans, but they have sometimes not had very clear operationalization indicators and results. We must have a result-oriented framework in terms of what goes out. We must deal with the issue of bank overdrafts that many counties are taking and how they handle them. That also brings in the issue of bloated wage bills. We must deal with human resource management, bloated wage bill, financial resource mobilization and accountability at all levels. view
• 12 Feb 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Procedural Motion, especially going by the face that Sen. Murkomen is giving to me. But it is also good to acknowledge that, that Committee has most of the Members who form the leadership within this House, including the other Members who are also very competent Senators. That Committee is actually very critical in setting the pace for the Senate. Therefore, the shape that this Senate will take in this Session will be determined by the work that is going to be done by this Committee. It is, therefore, very critical ... view
• 5 Dec 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Let me congratulate you for sitting on that Chair. I was meant to do so yesterday, but I realized that I would not get a chance to contribute to this very important Bill. I am happy that I have got a chance. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Bill. I want to start with some areas that, probably, have typographical errors. Clause 23(4) says; “The administrator that distribute to the credit of the members.” That sentence is incomplete. I think some words are missing and they may change the meaning of everything. That needs to ... view
• 5 Dec 2018 in Senate: credit of members‟ retirement savings. That is Clause 24(3) and from the HANSARD, they can pick on the particular correction that needs to be done. Again, at Clause 26(1), there is another typographical error. It says that a member shall, so long as they remain in the employment of a Sponsor. This does not make sense. A member shall, for as long as they are, remain in the employment of sponsor. Those two typographical errors need to be addressed. It is an important Bill that addresses conflict in the sector, with the LAPFUND and the LAPTRUST. I have listened to ... view
• 5 Dec 2018 in Senate: “Where there is a conflict between the provisions of this Act and the provision of the Retirements Benefits Act, the provision of the Retirements Benefit Act shall prevail.” I find that strange in a Bill. This Bill has been brought to the Senate and it will go to the National Assembly. It says that in case there is conflict between this Bill and another Bill, let the other Bill takes precedence. It will be important to identify what areas of conflict might exist. I will try to address them, so that there is no need for sort of reference because ... view
• 5 Dec 2018 in Senate: The provision also provides for the distribution and the payment. It has been very clearly done in various clauses. In terms of the percentages that are expected to be contributed by the employee and employer is shown. For example, the employee may contribute 7.5 per cent and the employer‟s percentage contribution is also indicated in the Bill. I have heard Sen. Wetangula say and even for other pension bodies in this country that have been there, the time members are meant to reap from these benefits, there is usually a problem. I recommend this Bill because it also brings in ... view