Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1761 to 1770 of 1784.

• 25 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in addition to the Statement that Sen. Sonko has sought, I would like to seek further clarifications on the same issue. view
• 25 Jul 2013 in Senate: Much obliged, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do understand and stand guided. view
• 24 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I want to start by commending Sen. Lesuuda for bringing up this very important sector again for discussion. Unfortunately, going by the figures that have been given in the Motion, and I agree with Sen. (Dr.) Machage that livestock is found everywhere in the country, but if we go by Sen. Lesuuda’s figures, they show that for pastoralist areas, a little bit of more effort needs to be put in. This has been a neglected sector especially among pastoralists. It could be something that is historical ... view
• 16 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This country has had a tragedy of dealing with the youth, for which it has not planned in terms of activities and what is expected of them. It is a large group of people, 15 to 35 years old, who are so troubled by various factors. Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the things that are troubling the youth right now, really stems from the family, which is the primary unit that raises any youngster in this country. Many youth come from broken families and are exposed to drunkenness, drug abuse and lack of ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think there are times when you are trying to form Select Committees and depending on the circumstances under which that is being done, maybe you have penned a Motion and you just want to make sure that you have a composition for a Select Committee. For example, even when a Motion was moved in this House and you want to form a Select Committee and you are looking for Members in the House, you sometimes reach out to those who you are easily able to access so that you can actually even go through ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. The issue of harambee contribution is a personal decision. So, you will find that there are those who are going to make contributions at a small-scale level and you cannot really coerce somebody to give more. If it is somebody who has given birth and you are taking a present to her, you cannot be coerced. This Motion is focusing on a more formalised process of harambee and collecting money at a public level. Therefore, it is very important and very critical. Unfortunately, over time, the notion of harambee has been ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also stand to support the amendment. In Kenya, many people have also had a negative view of harambees because of lack of accountability. There are many people who would like to contribute, considering the usefulness of the contributions, especially in harambees. If they knew that systems of accountability would be put in place, I am sure that they would contribute even more than what they are contributing currently. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I think that the levels of apathy amongst various contributors has come because there is no sense of having any sort of control ... view
• 3 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. I think it is the basis or really where we go wrong in terms of all the other pillars we think about. Our Vision 2030 is not going to be a reality in terms of the social, economic and the political pillar when we have youth, for example, who cannot go to school and stay in school and when we have people who cannot work and gainfully be employed because most of them are drunkards. Certain organizations have tried to come up with policies so ... view
• 3 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, after contributing, I realized it should be amended. view
• 3 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also stand to support this very important Motion. I would like to start by saying that there are various State and Government agencies that are in charge of paying out benefits, and they usually have a particular structure and process that is put into place. Unfortunately, most of the time, that process and structure is not transparent; it exists probably only in their websites. Most of the time, you will find that the structures for collecting the benefits tend to be more integrated than the ones for giving out the benefits, ... view