Beatrice Elachi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Mar 2016 in Senate: I would plead with the Senate - where we have elected Senators in every county to represent the interest of that county, if we will start discrediting each other because of capacity, then we are going to make this issue political. Let us handle it in party meetings, but not on the Floor of this Senate. view
• 1 Mar 2016 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Report and thank Members of the Finance, Budget and Commerce Committee for the work they have done since last week. I want to also thank all the chairpersons of the various committees that presented their recommendations to this Committee. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when you look at the Budget Policy Paper we have six key pillars that the national Government is trying to address. The key pillar among all these is the pillar on sustained sectoral spending for employment creation. This is a pillar that deals with agricultural transformation ... view
• 25 Feb 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Bill because the amendment is timely. Article 54(1) of the Constitution is clear on how our sisters and brothers with special needs are supposed to be incorporated in all sectors and spheres of life in our county. To date, persons with disabilities struggle hard to move round their institutions because of lack of facilities for them. We passed an affirmative action agenda of reserving 30 per cent of Government tenders for them. However, if you look at statistics today, you will be shocked to learn that very few people living with disabilities have successfully ... view
• 25 Feb 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to second The National Cereals and Produce Board (Amendment) Bill, 2015. I thank this House for passing The Food The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 23 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Kenya National Examinations Council (Amendment) (No.2) Bill (Senate Bill No. 14 of 2015). I recall that students from Maranda High School suffered because of examination cheating. This happened in the computer examination. We need to interrogate whether the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) at that time had mechanisms of understanding that exams done by computer can bring other issues. How do you then verify that the students cheated knowing that it is not done on paper where a student writes his or her own examination but this is a computer? Therefore, ... view
• 23 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am not questioning. I am just giving examples. The challenges that Sen. Obure has come across in Kisii are some of the things that we need to look at. When the KNEC decides that 122 students have to repeat a whole year in school because of cheating, we need to interrogate the teachers and the preparations that were done. This does not apply on the example that I gave earlier but in most cases, I believe the teachers are also culpable. How do you handle the case of students from the same school having identical ... view
• 18 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, pursuant to Article 5 of the Protocol to the Treaty establishing the East Africa Economic Community relating to the Pan- African Parliament, the Senate approves the nomination of Sen. Billow Kerrow as a Member of the Pan-African Parliament to replace Sen. Kipchumba Murkomen. ADOPTION OF MEDIATION COMMITTEE REPORT ON THE NATIONAL DROUGHT MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY BILL view
• 18 Feb 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Hon. Senators, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Orders No.45, this is to present the Senate business for the coming week. On Tuesday 23rd February, 2016, the Rules and Business Committee (RBC) will meet at 12:30 p.m. to schedule business for the Senate for the week. Subject to further directions by the RBC, the Senate will continue with business that will not be concluded in today’s Order Paper focusing on debates on Bills at the Second Reading stage and Committee of the Whole. Further, the following Bills, among others, will be scheduled for voting at ... view
• 18 Feb 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I request you to use your powers under Standing Order No. 39(4) to allow me to move a procedural Motion on the appointment of Sen. Billow as a member of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). view
• 18 Feb 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the House and the Members of the PAP. As we bring in Sen. Billow to replace Sen. Murkomen who has now has taken over from--- view