Beatrice Elachi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, indeed, they are part of the movement and I am sure that the Vice Chair will follow up after we finish debating, so that we can ensure that even the ‘lower House’ agrees with us. I thank every Kenyan who participated and ensured that we have a new Constitution. I also thank the late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo (senior) - may his soul rest in peace - because he stood with us. Even at the National Assembly, he stood steady to ensure that 50 seats are given to women. He later joined the Eleventh Parliament and gave ... view
• 19 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Committee, I would request the Senator to give us two weeks to bring both statements. view
• 19 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was not holding brief since they are here. Let me remind the House that last year in this Senate we passed a Motion urging the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade to ensure they put up an institution in every Embassy; an institution to deal with issues like what is happening in South Sudan. At that time, we had a lot of hue and cry on the issue of domestic violence against workers in Saudi Arabia. I do not know what happened. I urge the chairpersons, as they answer this question, to go back and look ... view
• 14 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, while I appreciate the Chair and the good work they have done, I am worried that we are going to end up with a different product. The Bill will change completely. Why would we delete Clauses 30 to 44 when we are facing so many challenges at the moment with regard to nurses and doctors? We have the example of Busia where the county assembly has told the governor that he has to deal with the children that became disabled. I thought that this institution would have come and harmonized some of these things. I am ... view
• 14 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, we are dealing with issues of our children and health matters. I saw an amendment where we have decided that vaccination can be done. We have brought great confusion in the whole process. As a mother, I think that the county governments should not decide when my child, for example, will be vaccinated. If we allow that we will be killing our children and encouraging other complications. The Senate should be serious about health matters. We, Members, have insurance cover and that is why we run to Nairobi Hospital and other hospitals. At the grassroots level, ... view
• 14 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, the problem is not how we do things but why we refuse to realise that in the implementation of all this, the national Government gets its ego with the money and the county government does the same. At that time, they forget that we are dealing with human beings and it becomes a conflict of resources between the two. My Senator and the Chairperson of the Committee on Health are both in the Committee of Finance, Commerce and Budget. They know very well that when it comes to allocation of funds, you will see how governors ... view
• 14 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I appreciate what my colleagues have said, but I gave my opinion as a woman of this country. I was not doing it on behalf of the Government. I imagined myself as a doctor working in a county. If my husband asks that I get a transfer to another county, what procedure will I use to be released from that county? I was looking at this amendment from a gender perspective, because mostly women are the ones who move from one county to another. view
• 13 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I just want to ride on that Statement that as the Chairman looks at the issues raised, we also need to understand why the police are dealing with young people in that sort of manner. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view
• 12 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. It comes at a time when we are just about to have the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) which deals with trade. It comes at a time when the Chamber of Commerce is about to do their elections which deals with issues of small enterprises and trade. Therefore, I thank the Senator for Kiambu for coming up with this amendment, which is critical because, first; this is a key sector that has employed thousands of Kenyans and secondly, it is a sector that has contributed so much ... view
• 6 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with the Vice Chair that the statement provided is unfortunate. They do not dispute or agree with the penalty of Kshs200,000. We need to get to the bottom of this matter because it is serious. It is unfortunate how the Ag. County Secretary has answered this question. What is it, Sen. (Dr.) Machage? view