Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 17 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Petitioner has a lot of trust in the Senate and is requesting the Senate to resolve something they have tried to resolve through various mechanisms such as the NLC. They have appealed to the Ndung’u Report through Sen. Orengo’s Ministerial Order. It is not unusual now when one goes around various places that they see schools demarcated. They have put walls. The nursery schools have A, B, C, D, balls and skipping ropes, just to show that it is a school. It is as if it is a coded message to say: “please, do ... view
• 17 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the solution lies in the digitalization of land titles, which is a process that should be run as expeditiously as possible across the country. This is an issue affecting land ownership and titles at the schools level. However, even at individual levels, many Kenyans have the same problem. I hope that the problem will be solved soon. I also hope that the relevant Committee will handle this issue satisfactorily. view
• 17 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to reply. I start by thanking Senators for appreciating and getting the gist of the Bill. Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri who has spoken last, Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo, Sen (Dr.) Musuruve, Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki Kithure, have brought out the meaningfulness of growing our primary societies, especially at the community level. The community level is entrenched within the counties. As long as we do not find a way to spur them into growth; give them the good strategies on how to proceed, protect them from vulnerabilities; allow them to better manage societies; enable ... view
• 17 Feb 2021 in Senate: The correlation has been made. It was Sen. (Prof.) Kindiki Kithure who said that there is a direct correlation between how effective and how good societies are and outcomes in terms of health, food, nutrition and anything else. The 1997 Act was formulated before the 2010 Constitution. The framers of the Constitution 2010 understood the capacity and the need to grow this at the county level. As much as we have a commissioner at the national level, this amendment Bill seeks to empower the County Executive Committee Members (CECMs) to do certain things. Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. (Prof.) Kamar talked ... view
• 17 Feb 2021 in Senate: Sen. Chebeni also talked of the need to ensure the audit and tribunal processes are put in place in such a way that we can move in a particular way. I am happy as a House, we have been able to see the dynamics of the problems that have come about because of not having amendments to the Cooperative Societies Act, 1997. Through Sen. (Prof.) Kamar’s Petition, this came out very clearly. The whole process of liquidation, for example, raised so many questions. However, these questions were only sent to the Commissioner to answer and this put it out and ... view
• 17 Feb 2021 in Senate: direction all the time. He emphasized how timely it is that we need to look at the problems and solutions and be able to bring them on board. Lastly, Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri said this Bill is a game changer. Let this Bill be a game changer for our communities and societies. I beg to reply and request pursuant to Standing Order No.61(3), that putting of the question be deferred to a later date. view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I was at the point of introducing the aspect of value addition to Sen. Wambua. This is key in one way or the other. Nowadays, you will find that, for example, certain products in the market--- In the Committee on Education, we have been talking about feeding programmes, especially for Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) children in schools. A simple meal like porridge can be enhanced by ndengu or the mung beans, so that the children can have a healthier diet. People are becoming more creative and innovative. For example, nowadays, you will find ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Promoting productivity and introduction of modern mung bean farming technology is important. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, another very important aspect is the responsibilities that are being given to the national and county governments. Most of the Bills that are coming to this House are moving into the direction of giving allocation of certain duties to the national Government and counties as per the Constitution, 2010. That is done very well in the second part of this Bill, which moves on to give specific responsibilities in Clause 4 to the national Governments, including measures to improve the overall production, national standards ... view
• 11 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that the Co- operative Societies (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 11 of 2020) be read a Second Time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in one way or another, we have associated ourselves and have benefited from co-operative societies. We are members, have borrowed money, and been part of the management process for co-operative societies. Savings and Credit Co-operative Societies (SACCOS) have come under increasing public scrutiny of late, mostly on charges of loss of members. That creates a sense of wanting to find out what might be happening therein, so that they ... view