Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Secondly, the way this Report has been laid is so clear and systematic. We are, therefore, very clear about the process that took place and the specific clauses that were indicated in terms of being adjusted and addressed. These include the Schedule, but specifically right from Clause 2, 3 and 6, which were the contentious clauses for mediation. We also have Clauses 8, 9, 14, 16, 20, 17, 25, 34 and the Schedule itself. One of the key outputs of this mediation process, putting into consideration the view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: or guidelines that have been put in place by Committee; because I think the initial Committee that had been suggested was very large. However, the provision that a Committee should not be larger than nine Members, but be composed of between seven and nine Members, is a good one. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of irrigation within the county context is key. Therefore, it was important, for example, to ensure that this Bill does not die. As we know, according to the Standing Orders and the Constitution, if the Members of the Mediation Committee are not able to come up with a version of the Bill that is acceptable to both the Senate and the National Assembly, then that Bill is lost. I am, therefore, happy that they were able to arbitrate and come up with a version of the Bill that is acceptable to both Houses. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I said earlier on, the Report is very clear, clause by clause. Of course, getting into the clear indication of which clause and what is said might not be helpful for me as I contribute, from my perspective, because this has been clearly outlined in the Report. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Finally, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I congratulate this team because we now have a mediated version that will become an Act. view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. 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
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I wish to support this Motion and congratulate Sen. Kasanga for bringing it. I do not want to go into the virtues of research and development because Sen. Wambua has eloquently done that in his presentation. The whole field of innovation is so critical. Most of the countries are coming up with these innovations and taking it through to the next level so that the innovation can bring out something that is functional. Madam Temporary Speaker, if you remember, M-PESA was an invention that came from a young man. It has now become something critical. ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: handle diseases like Sickle Cell Anemia and HIV/AIDs that have been there for a long time. This needs to be addressed. Providing subsidies and frameworks for partnerships between public and private institutions is important because it addresses the shortfall of research and innovation. I know that funding follows innovations. Where funders are interested in a particular innovation, they present the necessary funds that are required. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Motion. The possibilities of bringing a Bill and amending a particular existing legislation will be key, so that this becomes something that is entrenched in legislation and can be ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, AWARE THAT the Senate represents the counties, and serves to protect the interests of the Counties and their governments; FURTHER AWARE THAT, the launch of the Capacity Assessment and Rationalization of the Public Service (CARPS) Programme was launched by the Inter-Governmental Steering Committee (IGSC) on 14th July, 2014, with the objective of transforming the Public Service for efficient and effective service delivery at both levels of Government; NOTING THAT, the implementation timelines for the CARPS programme of two years specifically with regard to the capacity The electronic version of ... view
• 4 Jul 2019 in Senate: assessment, workload analysis and staff redeployment and transfers, are of paramount importance in the counties as the terms of all second term County Governors come to a close in 2022; CONCERNED THAT, county governments are still engaged in uncontrolled hiring of staff in total violation of applicable laws, exposing a glaring imbalance between money spent on recurrent expenditure, versus budgets for development projects which are the essence of devolution; CONCERNED FURTHER THAT, contrary to Section 15(2)(b) of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act, in counties such as Nairobi, Machakos, Garissa, Kisumu, Wajir, Baringo, Narok, Nakuru and Nyamira, staff salaries consumed ... view