Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1411 to 1420 of 1784.

• 13 Jul 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir. We are trying to move away from this sort of patriarchal tendency. The writers of the Bible were men and they made the assumption that God must be a man. We are moving towards removing gendered titles. As more approaches and discussions are made, we need always to look for gender neutral terminology. We cannot say that God is called “He”. Why was He so called? It was because the Bible was written by men who did not want to imagine that God might be woman. We do not know what ... view
• 13 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to report progress that the Committee has considered The Forest Conservation and Management Bill (National Assembly Bill No.49 of 2015) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow. view
• 16 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 28 (3), the Senate do adjourn until Tuesday, 28th June, 2016. This is part of our calendar of events. I think the schedule has been shared and Senators are aware that we should be adjourning today and come back on 28th June, 2016. It gives us a bit of time to get more engaged with work in the committees, refresh and energise ourselves in readiness for debate when we resume. I beg to move and request Sen. Ong’era to second. view
• 16 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, pursuant to Standing Order 28 (3), the Senate do adjourn until Tuesday, 28th June, 2016. This is part of our calendar of events. I think the schedule has been shared and Senators are aware that we should be adjourning today and come back on 28th June, 2016. It gives us a bit of time to get more engaged with work in the committees, refresh and energise ourselves in readiness for debate when we resume. I beg to move and request Sen. Ong’era to second. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the promise of devolution and especially the way it is being implemented has become a big disappointment for many people, especially the misappropriation of funds. In the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget, more and more petitions are coming about the same. I think it raises a fundamental question where even when we begin the debate about the Constitution and the sort of dialogue and changes that we want to engage in, to begin to think about the nature of how governors should get into office. I know of countries like Sweden who have resorted to appointing ... view
• 9 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me start by observing that this is a very important Bill. In a very innovative and systematic way, it brings across the various sectors and tries to create order by mainly creating various regulatory bodies. For example, starting with a commission that has quite a bit of power to ensure that there is order in the sector. It looks at issues like licences and, indeed, also co-opts the role of county governments to ensure that it is done in a proper way. This Energy Bill is critical because I think it will bring order. Therefore, ... view
• 9 Jun 2016 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I like it when you are chairing since you call out all my names. The freedoms that this Constitution has given us cannot be taken away even as the Government in office wishes to do so. When people have a right to picket, this is their right. Preliminary to the right to picket, various engagements were made. Our Coalition, the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) was very clear about seeking dialogue. This is part of information sharing that we are talking about. view
• 9 Jun 2016 in Senate: It is the Coalition that the Senate Leader of Majority represents that refused dialogue for a very long time. When you try to engage in a process--- view
• 9 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I like when Sen. Sang is annoyed because he also promotes my credentials by giving me tiles such as Professor that I do not have although I am hopeful that he is praying for that, as he acknowledges the potential that I have. It is interesting when we are talking about the Constitution. Every time we have a debate in this country we need to take it to the next progressive level. We cannot stay at one particular point given the fact, Sen. Sang, that there are other decisions that have been made against the same ... view
• 8 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to step in. Yesterday, the Chairperson of the Committee on Education, Sen. Karaba was here. He had most of these statements. He was ready to issue them but Members were not present. Today, he would have been ready because he was yesterday but he had to be away. view