Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Jul 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, we were able to put across various views. What was even better is that we were all looking for options. These options ought to help us in the counties to ensure that as we go on with the revenue allocation in the counties, it is done fairly. Article 96 of the Constitution gives this Senate a clear mandate; which is to represent counties and their interests. The interests are for all the counties and not just one county. Various Articles have been quoted. I just want to cite Article 203 on the importance of ensuring that through ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I wish to second the adoption of the 7th Progress Report, in the amended form, and the 8th Progress Report of the Ad hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Situation in Kenya. Sen. Sakaja has said it on the Floor of this House that this particular Committee has been our shining star in the Senate. It has allowed us to engage at a very high level. I am happy that this Committee has not just come up with a Bill, which is very important, but we have been able to continue with continuous oversight over ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: Human resources for health, drugs and supplies in counties are issues that have continually come up. I hope the Community Health Services Bill will be coming up because it also deals specifically with community health at the level of the basic community and that specific engagement. All these, time and again, especially with the specific new changes that have come up, point to the specific questions that we need to look at. We can then give specific oversight about those. view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: I would also like to enhance and may be comment or give ideas about the role of social audits. For example, one of these that has been mentioned before is the issue of 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
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: cash transfers and figures have been given. We would also want to delve more into that and have social audits for each of these specific processes. view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: I am sure you have also engaged on the issue of, for example, pricing and how it can be handled well. When the prices have fallen, is this social audit across all counties? What exactly is coming out from the guts is key. view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: I remember when we were thinking about doing oversight within counties, most of these issues came up. I wish the Committee could consider roping in Senators to directly have some responsibility across oversight within counties. I know and I heard Sen. Sakaja talk about these issues. As I look through this Seventh Report, specific counties have been visited within the context of them having asked specific questions and statements to this particular Committee. Those have been very comprehensively answered. However, I think we could develop an indicator of social audit across the various levels where we can actually--- view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to continue. view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I think if we find ourselves in a situation where we are able to get some sort of specific variables or indicators that will allow us to go to those counties, Sen. Sakaja, through the Chair, we might be able to do this level of oversight. Of course, the economic and financial issues are key. We have seen the macro-economic effects and the impact on business across the board. The issues of trade facilitation for the people on the ground and also measuring and cushioning borrowers and financial institutions are also key mandates for ... view
• 7 Jul 2020 in Senate: We also have the issue of social public order and human rights, including the protection of vulnerable persons. We have spent a good part of the afternoon discussing women, the right to protection for girls, domestic abuses and pregnancies that might have been happening because of the sort of conditions that this pandemic has created. view