Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: The amendment Bill also gives various definitional updates or amendments that have been made. These are meant to highlight and make the responsibility areas very clear, for example, „contracting officer‟ and what it means. There is also „transaction advisor‟ and what it means. As far as PPPs are concerned, everybody starts with goodwill. But the more private and singular it is kept, this Bill tries to address the problem of issues that come as a result of singularity, rather than when a broad spectrum of people getting involved and not having the specific rules put into place to ensure that ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also extend a welcome to the students from Kalamazoo Collage in Michigan, USA. These are students who are currently attached to the University of Nairobi under the Department of Sociology and 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
• 13 Nov 2018 in Senate: Social work. They are also taking other different courses from the University, for example, in Kiswahili and the intention is to have a Kenyan experience. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is an exchange programme that has run for more than 53 years from 1965, when we had the first group of students coming to interact with fellow students. This program is to help to build up on cultures and share social, religious and political experiences so as to make the world a better place. Though theses exchanges, they are able to know what it feels like to be Kenyan. Most of ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is something that needs to be encouraged because it is what builds a spirit of multiculturalism. It also enables the young people from different parts of the world to understand each other‘s cultures. That way, we end up having more political, cultural and social stability. view
• 13 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, apart from the students who come from Kalamazoo College to the University of Nairobi, there are other students. So far, up to 22 students from the University of Nairobi have been sponsored to also go and have the experience in the USA. While there, they attend research courses, interact, integrate and learn very many things. It is through these sorts of experiences that publications and researches are built on. view
• 13 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, these students are very excited to be in the Senate this afternoon. As we know, the Senate of Kenya is what entrenches devolution because we are the guardian angels of the counties. In a bicameral system, we ensure that the interests of counties are taken care of and that we are looking at the social, political and cultural issues from particular counties. All these are discussed within the Senate. The Senate consists of 68 Members and, all together representing various counties, it tries to drive the agenda to ensure that through devolution, the governance that has been ... view
• 13 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as they came this afternoon, we have had a chance to go round to the various offices. We have talked about the various Committees and the work that we do. We hope that through this interchange, the interest they are beginning to have in the Senate is something that they can take back to Kalamazoo College and share it with the other students who have not come with them. They will tell them what we do in Kenya and look for ways of collaborating further. view
• 13 Nov 2018 in Senate: We, therefore, welcome them to Kenya, the Senate and to be with us this afternoon and experience how we work in the Senate of Kenya. view
• 13 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 13 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support this Bill, which was moved, seconded and discussed. It is an important Bill, which, basically, is aimed at ensuring that the Marrakesh Treaty is actually put into place. It seeks to ensure that when somebody comes up with a product, that the product is recognized as that person‘s product and cannot be taken up or abused by somebody else. Indeed, we know overtime of very many products that have been produced in Kenya, which are very authentic to Kenya. For example, we have the “kiondo” and songs from various communities, such ... view