Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, let me start by commending the Chair, Sen. Mwangi, for the work he does for this Committee. I have interacted with him lately because of The Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill that resides in his Committee. He is very diligent, wise and hard working. You could see that as he made his presentation on all the other Bills that are in the Committee. The Committee has a lot of work to do, and its Members are quite hardworking; trying to get all this done. view
• 11 Jul 2019 in Senate: We know from what you have said that some of the issues are important, but the land allocation crisis is a big issue, especially in areas such as the Coast, where we still have a lot of problems with land allocation. For example, somebody sells land, another person buys it and realises that they did not really buy it, and it reverts to the owners. All these issues need a lot of streamlining, and I am sure that you are working on them. view
• 11 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the issue of community land compensation is very important. You have talked about the case where land was taken by the Kenya Airports Authority (KAA). However there are also other pieces of land as well across the board, and other places where some level of compensation needs to be put in place. view
• 11 Jul 2019 in Senate: Recently, there was a WhatsApp message – I do not know whether it was a joke or something real – saying that in some country, before graduation, you must plant ten trees as part of the graduation ceremony. I thought that was something that we can 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
• 11 Jul 2019 in Senate: borrow, because the issue of forest cover is very important. That is why we do not have rains and are, consequently, not able to plant when we are meant to. The issue of climate change is becoming a reality. If we do not take care of our land and trees, we will have problems in this country. view
• 11 Jul 2019 in Senate: I do not want to go on until my time is stopped. Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 11 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker and thank you for calling all my names. Sen. Were did not know that my other name is Philomena, even though she is my neighbour right here. I will be quick so that I finish within the time remaining. There are three important points that were raised by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. It is important to have the joint services. I realized this especially in arguments where we are talking about whether or not a Bill is a money Bill. You will realize that the Members in the National Assembly have a different interpretation from ... view
• 11 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there seems to be a lot of order in this process. Three meetings were held very quickly. This process started from the National Assembly, came to the Senate, and went back to the National Assembly. They voted for this specific mediation process and came up with a mediation Report. It was also very clear through this Report that right from the onset they agreed with some of the amendments like for Clauses 4b, 5b and all the others. They were, therefore, left to deal with the contentious clauses. Some of the amendments they have made are also ... view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move: THAT, the Public Finance Management (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.3 of 2019) be read a Second Time. Madam Temporary Speaker, Article 202 of the Constitution is very clear about the resources available to counties and the national level. For a long time, we know that development, especially within counties, has been hinged on the revenue coming. We have had the debate over time when we do the Division of Revenue Bill and, indeed, division within counties. Many counties feel that the allocation they have been given within counties is insufficient for ... view
• 9 Jul 2019 in Senate: We are now getting to a point also where counties have a chance to sort of compare themselves with other counties relatively in order to evaluate themselves in terms of how well they have done. The basis of that will be on social and economic development, which is what devolution was meant to be. Devolution was meant to ensure that development trickles down from the county to wards and villages. Everybody can feel that their health, economic and other concerns are taken care of. This is critical. Madam Temporary Speaker, Article 202 specifies the two revenues for resources that are ... view