Beatrice Elachi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 43 of 2013 be now read a Second Time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a Bill that brings in a critical component within the services that we give to Kenyans. Under the Constitution of Kenya 2010, persons with disabilities are entitled to reasonable access to all places, public transport and information. Hence, the Government has the responsibility to make telecommunications and mass media available to persons with disabilities for their rehabilitation, self-development and self reliance. This Bill is sponsored by ... view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Chairman of the Committee for that response. When I raised these issues, the university was still open, but it is closed right now. Having said that, let me start with the second issue about the drop in student population. We need to verify the numbers. There is no way you can have students dropping from MMUST to go to Kibabii University Campus. Kibabii is a branch of MMUST and maybe the students went somewhere else. Let me now go to the issue that most students raised and that is the issue of ... view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I said it clearly that since they think he is a resident in South Africa, it is important for him, through his CV and national identity number of South Africa to come out and tell the university that he is still a resident of South Africa. There is no dual citizenship, but he is working in South Africa. He has an identity number card for South Africa. I did not allege that he is a South African, but I said that he should have clarified the issue of residency during his interview so that the university does ... view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Chairperson of the Committee on Education should understand that it would be very wrong for us in the Senate to respond to the issues raised by the students who would like to resume their studies in a manner in which he has. The questions were very simple. First, to ascertain if Prof. Otieno is a resident of our country where he can manage his work properly or he is running two offices. If he is running two offices, this means that he is earning two salaries; one in South Africa; and this hinders his commitment to ... view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, all I am asking is that he should be clear in his answers. He should respond so that we can hand it over to the public. We do not seek statements for our own sake. We do so, so that we can give feedback to the people who would have wished to receive a proper answer. view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also send my condolences to the former President and his family. I know the family has lost its pillar. Indeed, Mama Lucy was the pillar of her children. I hope that as they prepare to celebrate all that their mother has done for them and for this country, they will always remember the values that she instilled in them. We celebrate Mama Lucy. First of all, she was the first to chair the Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA). I remember very well that she stood very firm for the less fortunate, especially ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We know that during the Grand Coalition Government, Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) received Kshs10,000 and land was bought for them. Maybe we now need to know who these were and who received the land that was bought by the Government. We even had others who received Kshs25,000 and houses were built for them. He has to bring a comprehensive response which will explain why they received Kshs10,000, at how much was land was bought, where was the land and who the beneficiaries were. More importantly, we need details of the Kshs25,000 ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank the Mediation Committee that dealt with the Climate Change Bill. The Chair remembers that while in the Conference of Parties in France, one of the agenda was to have State parties pass legislation on climate change. We are now one of the first countries to have legislation. We shall tap on the funding that was proposed during the meeting in France. view
• 21 Apr 2016 in Senate: I also thank the Committee for ensuring that the civil society is sitting on the Council. The civil society plays a critical role on matters of climate change. One of the agencies that have helped this country to understand why we need to protect our environment is the civil society. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is important for us to ensure that we pass this Bill today. I hope that in the afternoon session, we shall pass the Bill. It has stayed for a while now and I hope we shall clear it. The National Assembly should know that on ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether I am in order to request the Senate Minority Leader; my leader, to tell us his interests since he told us that his law firm used to act for the National Bank. I am worried there can be conflict of interest because he might get the information from the law firm. view