Beatrice Elachi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this constitutional Bill of Parliament. In 2012, oil was discovered in Turkana County by Tullow Oil which is a British company. At that time, as the former Minister said, many of us we were doubting Thomases. However, our doubts were laid to rest because, indeed, we have oil deposits in Turkana County and exploration is going on in different parts of the country. Clause 77 of this Bill is about Local Content and Training. The biggest challenge we are facing is that many residents of Turkana are given menial jobs. These ... view
• 14 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this important Bill that every Kenyan has been awaiting for, for the last 50 years. I want to thank Parliament for unlocking the issue of community land. This Bill provides for a legislative framework to give effect to Article 63 of the Constitution. It also provides the recognition, protection, management and administration of community land. The Bill proposes an institutional framework through which community land shall be owned, registered, managed and administered. The definition of “community” in this Bill is interesting. I hope that as we move on as a country, we ... view
• 14 Jun 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I hope that as we move on none of us will stick to one definition under “(f).” The issue of land has always raised tension and caused conflict. Clause 7 of the Bill states that:- “(1) A community claiming an interest in or right over community land shall be registered in accordance with the provisions of this section.” (2) A community shall, by notice in at least one newspaper of nationwide circulation invite all members of the community with some communal interest to a public meeting for the purposes of electing the members of the community land ... view
• 14 Jun 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this is an Act of Parliament to amend the laws relating to land, to align them with the Constitution and give effect to Article 68(c)(1) and 67(2)(e) of the Constitution and also to provide for procedures on evictions from land and for connected purposes. We have had many challenges after the promulgation of the new Constitution. This Bill ensures that we harmonize the conflicts between the NLC and the Ministry. It will also ensure that devolved units work together. As the Deputy Majority Leader has said, it will ensure that people receive their title deeds. The Bill ... view
• 7 Jun 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I request the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Education to issue a statement I “soughted” way back… view
• 7 Jun 2016 in Senate: This is with regard to a statement I sought, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I just want to tell the Professor that I am an African and I am proud. I come from Western Kenya. I am not a mzungu, and I appreciate that you know you are a Professor. view
• 7 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree but there is a sense of being an African. That is why my brothers in Tanzania believe their Kiswahili should be Kiswahili. This statement was for Masinde Muliro University, and I remember Members raised many issues regarding this matter. From that time to date, the Chairman has not answered me. Secondly, I want to thank the Senate because due to whatever we had requested, the Vice-Chancellor has started repaying the money. However, it will be important for us to get the real answer, not just to be told that now somebody has agreed he ... view
• 2 Jun 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think it is unfortunate for the Senate because all the Bills that have been handed over to us are constitutional Bills that have a deadline of 27th August 2016, and totaling 15. Right now, we are being bashed by the media just because of the Anti-Doping Bill. The biggest challenge we face as a House is that people perceive and think that the Senate does not work. It is up to us to be proactive and use the media to help us fastrack some of our Bills, like The Food Security Bill that is ... view
• 2 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to report that the Committee of the Whole has considered the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill N0.3 of 2016) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow. view
• 2 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank the National Assembly and the Executive for bringing this Bill to this House. As I have always said, the constitutional Bills are Executive Bills, which must be passed by both Houses of Parliament. We all know that protecting intellectual property started during the industrialisation age. This was when communities and indigenous groups realised that technology was setting in and their property was being copied by others. For example, we, as country, lost our kikoi to the Japanese. Our country has a lot of traditional property that we must protect. We have many shrines and ... view