Beatrice Elachi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will be brief. First, I want to support this Bill and thank the Committee for ensuring that for the first time, we did not go through a mediation process. The Chairman of the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA) said that the tax exemption of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) is one of the reasons we are not collecting enough revenue. It is important that we look at all the components of SGR. We have locomotives, scanners and facilities that are supposed to be imported. It is also important to look at their prices. While the ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support this Bill. I thank the Senate Majority Leader and his deputy for ensuring that the Bill is brought before this House. This is a Bill to provide for the implementation of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation Convention against Doping in Sports. We thank God for the young talented sportsmen in this country. However, there is an emergence of coaches from Europe who are in a competing spree. They are using different supplements to ensure boosting in sporting activities. Therefore, we have experienced challenges on the use of these substances. The athletes ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in Senate: 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
• 20 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I stand pursuant to Standing Order No.33 to move:- THAT the Senate resolves to extend its sitting time until the conclusion of business in Order Nos. 13 and 15 on today’s Supplementary Order Paper. view
• 20 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also support the Report of the Mediation Committee and thank the team. We know that it has been a learning process for the past three years. I believe that the National Assembly understands why the drafters of the Constitution felt that mediation would be part of our process where you bond and learn from each other. In the mediation team, you will realise that everyone reasons the same. You will wonder why conflicts arise when we are in our respective Houses. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, having said that, I also thank hon. Kajuju, Sen. Murungi, ... view
• 20 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I meant that we should do what the drafters of the Constitution appreciated, that the legislative arm of Government will legislate without implementation as an executive role. I think they clearly defined what we are supposed to do. It is only that we have refused to go by that because we are the ones who amend and prepare laws. All I am saying is, when you look at how Members have just debated the Fund, you feel that it is time, as a legislative arm, to come out and eal with our legislative agenda. I support. view
• 19 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to congratulate the lady who has been appointed because she is a woman of substance from a minority community which has been marginalized for the last 50 years. Very few women have been beneficiaries of such appointments in the past from that community. We all know that the Jubilee Government is serious on the issue of affirmative action. Therefore, it is so unfair for us to bring 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
• 19 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House had a clear recommendation that after the Report was tabled we would relook at the issues that were raised in three months. We debated this issue and even condemned some of the Committee’s recommendations. It would be proper if we finalize so that the House keeps its word. People will appreciate if we finalize the Report of the County of Murang’a. view
• 19 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is very important to understand the expenditures. We need to interrogate office rent, for instance. In 2013/2014 they spent Kshs41 million. What happened in 2014/2015? They went overboard to spend a whooping Kshs134 million. They spent this on office rent in Nairobi yet we passed a Motion the other day that we have county governments that do not have offices in their counties. We are looking for money to build those offices. This is double expenditure considering that they also have offices in Nairobi. We need to curb this. In addition, there is expenditure on ... view
• 13 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I heard the Chairman say that very soon, a serious housing project will come up. I would like him to clarify to the residents of Nairobi whether this is the same programme we know is about to start. He should also inform us where the people who will be affected will be taken to. Will they be taken to safe places where they will wait for these houses to be built or we will just move people and then in the end, since it is a PPP programme, they will never come back to those houses and ... view