Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 971 to 980 of 1784.

• 28 May 2019 in Senate: (i) the review and reform of practices, policies and legislation relating to cohesion and integration; review and reform practices, policies and legislations.‖ Generally, they aim to achieve peaceful coexistence, tolerance, understanding and acceptability of diversity. The Bill is about accepting economic and cultural differences of various communities and allowing those communities to work together. Clause 34 addresses discrimination in employment. The NCIC conducted some studies and established that certain institutions employ one or two people from the Mijikenda or Turkana to insinuate that there is diversity. Therefore, to strengthen this Bill, we should talk of equitability in terms of representation ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: protects them from being prosecuted. Clause 53 looks at the complaints and how they will be handled within that specific Act. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a lot has been said about the importance of having national cohesion and peace building. We have focused on fighting each other instead of being cohesive. The fight is more of seasonal, because it tends to come up during the electioneering period. We have to move forward with intact communities. To achieve this, we need to work on how we conduct our elections. People must feel that their choices have been appreciated. South Africa recently ... view
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also join you in welcoming the delegations. I can see Sen. Murkomen looking at me and smiling because he is happy that his delegation from Uasin Gishu County Assembly is here. We are happy that the Committee on Delegated Legislation is here. We were in Uasin Gishu County and saw the great 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
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: progress that the county has made towards devolution. The devolution dream is entrenched in the Senate and county assemblies working together. view
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: We are happy that you are here this afternoon to listen to us debating on various issues. This afternoon, we will be debating the Public Participation Bill which is critical for the success of the devolution in this country. As you know, devolution calls for the involvement, integration of communities in legislation and the work that we do. We are also debating determination of the nature of Bills. This is mainly to ensure that many of the Bills from the Senate do not get stuck in the National Assembly. We started this debate yesterday. This is important because, as you ... view
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: Later on, we will be debating the County Hall of Fame Bill, the Mental Health Bill and other Bills. We are happy as we interact with the MCAs from Uasin Gishu County. On the same line, I would also like to join you in welcoming the visitors on the 7th Senate County Legislative Attachment Programme. The young men and women are from various counties, including Kwale County. They are most welcome to this House to watch us debate various issues. As they go back to their stations, I would urge all of us to work together to enhance devolution and ... view
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I will be brief. Before that, I have a proposal to Members of the Speakers‟ Panel when it comes to responses to Statements. Riding on Statements leads to a debate, yet this is a Statement that needs to be supported. In future, we need to limit ourselves because I noticed that the Chair wanted to help us to move quickly. Maybe we should have a time limit of a minute or two, so that Members can still get a chance to contribute and at the same time ensure that it does elicit debate. I am a Member ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to second. I wish that this Bill came earlier, although wishes are just that; wishes. This Bill would have saved us a headache, as articulated by the Movers of this Bill; Sen. Sakaja and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I was a Member of the Senate Business Committee during the 11th Parliament, I used to wonder what the problem was. I did not know if the problem was administrative, such that the two Speakers could not sit together. If that was the case, what is it that would ... view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: because they were all from the same political divide? I also wondered if the challenge arose from the lack of experienced personnel who could advise them. It is sad that many Members who moved various Bills found themselves in situations--- view
• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, can I be protected? I can hardly think through my own thoughts. When Members of this House--- view