Beatrice Elachi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yes. I beg to give Notice of the following Motion:- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No. 28(4), the Senate resolves to alter its calendar in respect of the first part of the Fourth Session for the recess to commence on Friday, 1st April, 2016 and sittings to resume on Tuesday 12th April, 2016. view
• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion which seeks to adjust our calendar. We have just had a meeting with the Intergovernmental Committee and what we discussed there was sad. If this Senate does not live up to Kenyans’ expectations, it will be judged harshly by the future generations. The Council of Governors (CoG) wants to weaken the Committee which replaced the Transition Authority (TA). We are in a dilemma trying to decide whether they should take over the functions of the TA or not. The Senate must make sure that county governments operate within the ambit ... view
• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Yes, we are, Mr. Temporary Speaker. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 24 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me finalise. As we point fingers; let us remember that the four fingers are pointing at us. For example, you have a lawyer who is in court and is supposed to ensure that monies to the tune of billions of a county are taken to the county, but the same lawyer is active as a commissioner of the JSC. How will that judgement be? First of all, when he goes to court, he is the employee of the JSC. So, the judge looks at him as a lawyer and wonders what he or she will ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. When I started contributing to debate on this Bill, I raised key fundamental issues and I wish to continue. Indeed, I know the Homa Bay Senator clarified some issues but when you go beyond reading the Bill, we will have created two new funds. One of the funds will be for the management of the fisheries and the other one will be for the new authority of food. It is important for the Government to also help us understand this whole process. When you say you are reducing authorities and yet within new Bills, ... view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Food Authority that has been created completely contradicts the Food Security Bill and the structures we had. With those few remarks, I beg to support the Bill with the amendments that will come. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to thank the Deputy Majority Leader and the Senator for Kakamega who was the originator of the Bill. As we step down this Bill in a political process, the National Assembly should understand that while we bring Bills in the National Assembly or the Senate, it is always important to appreciate the originator of the Bill and the amount of work they have put in and resources they have used to do research or draft those Bills. One of the things that the Constitution did not envisage is how to deal with such a ... view
• 22 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill. This sector contributes to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of our country. The National Economic Survey, 2006 indicates that the fisheries sector was contributing approximately 4.1 per cent, roughly Kshs5 billion, to the GDP of this country. Today, we have gone beyond because the fisheries sector has transformed. We have more people who do fish farming at home through fish ponds. The Kibaki Government introduced an elaborate programme where young people were engaging in the fishing industry. To date, we have many people engaging in fish farming. Therefore, as I ... view
• 22 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when you read the objects of the Bill, it is confusing. If we were discussing two Bills dealing with food, I would understand. We have the Fisheries Management and Development Bill (National Assembly Bill No.18 of 2014) and an amendment--- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 22 Mar 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I can now understand that we are repealing the Act which was passed in 2013. This is what we want to amend. We, as Senate, must come with clear amendments that will not confuse Kenyans. As much as we amend the Act of 2013, we seek to create a new authority to deal with the management of fisheries. This is a Bill that focuses on the counties. Therefore, we need to ensure that the amendments that have come from the national Government, we will have a clear structure to allow the counties to fully participate because ... view