Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020. It is evoking a lot of issues that need to be discussed. First, the Joint Committee of the two Houses did a very good job of identifying what the issues were, articulating them, giving us their version from the public participation in terms of what the arguments were as they were presented and finally, giving direction in terms of where we should go to. However, I do not want us to lose sight of why we need to have this particular Bill, especially in ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, certain very critical amendments are going to be made in this Bill that will touch on specific issues that the country has seen over time. It is well known that there is no society that does not change its legal statutes and understanding of what they are put together. They are always reviewed. Some of the issues for Kenya are divisive elections, promoting gender equity in governance, strengthening the structure of devolution. I do not want to get into the specific amendments now, but these must not be lost as we discuss this Bill. There is increased ... view
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• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: There is also the issue of ward development fund, which is very critical. Also, there are specific schedules that have been put there which are also very important. I want to touch on a few of the amendments that have been made. There is the Controller of Budget Act No.26 of 2017, which allows money to be checked before releasing more funds to the counties. You will remember that most of them in the Senate, this has become an issue. Our oversight ability has not been able to help us capture how funds are used within the counties. We keep ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I will continue. We have the County Wards Development Bill which has been very exciting. This came at different points through different Bills. I think at one time, Sen. Kang’ata was dealing with it as well. This now entrenched. We have the Ward Development Fund that will help. On anti-corruption and economic crimes, for those who have been dealing with issues of penology and crime generally, we know that these are the areas where many people are able to escape penalties. Those who end up paying the price and being punished are those who commit social and ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: 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
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: because the counties have already debated it and now it has come to the Floor of the House. Very quickly, some of the issues that are critical include the increase of the percentage of allocation to counties from 15 to 35. There is also the issue of subjecting the Bill to a referendum and Parliament will and has participated in this process. There is also the value of input at the various stages. Madam Deputy Speaker, one of the issues that have raised a lot of contention, and this happened in the morning, is the proposed additional 70 constituencies. The ... view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, the framework for compliance of the two-thirds gender principle is key. In the Senate, we will not only have the two-thirds gender representation, but we will be at 50 per cent. In the National Assembly, arguments have been put that if the Woman Representative will not be there as a position, what will happen to the National Government–Constituency Development Fund (NG-CDF) money they had and the role it played in the development they did at various levels? view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: Another important component of the Bill is removal of vetting of Principal Secretaries (PSs). That way, they will not feel that they have to be necessarily tied up with the politics of the day. They have been left free of vetting. view
• 29 Apr 2021 in Senate: We also have the implication of the proposed amendment on Article 203, on prioritization of per capita allocation and capping. This is key in resource allocation and how that money is meant to be distributed across the board. view