Beatrice Elachi

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• 29 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 8 of the Bill be amended- (a) in sub-clause (1) by deleting the word “their” appearing immediately after the words “governments shall to” and substituting therefor the word “the”. (b) in sub-clause (2) by inserting the words “including school feeding programmes,” immediately after the words “implement programmes”. Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, this Clause brought issues of implementation. Therefore, as a Committee, we felt that it was important to ensure that the words “implement programmes” are put in so that when the school feeding programme is carried out, it will be ... view
• 29 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 12 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1) by – (a) deleting paragraph (b); (b) inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (g)- (ga) identify food insecure counties and develop affirmative action measures for ensuring that food security is realized in the identified counties; and (c) inserting the words “county food security committees” immediately after the words “feedback to all” in paragraph (h). The reasons for moving this amendment is that the Clause deals with the functions of the Authority. Therefore, this is the critical part of the ... view
• 29 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 14 and substituting therefor the following new clause- Board of the Authority 14.(1) The management of the Authority shall vest in a Board which shall consist of - (a) a chairperson appointed by the President with the approval of Parliament; 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
• 29 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 15 of the Bill be amended- (a) in paragraph (a) by deleting the word “masters” appearing immediately after the words “holds a”; and 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
• 29 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting Clause 17 and substituting therefor the following new clause- Remuneration 17. There shall be paid to the members of the Board. of such remuneration, fees or allowances as the Cabinet Secretary shall, in consultation with the Salaries and Remuneration Commission, determine. This is meant to ensure that we realign the remuneration of the Board but not just that of the chairperson alone as it was the case in the original Bill. view
• 29 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 23 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (2) by – (a) deleting the word “doctorate” appearing immediately after the words “holds a” in paragraph (a) and substituting therefor the word “masters”; and (b) deleting the word “security” appearing immediately after the words “the food” paragraph (b). Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, this is to ensure that the Director- General is also an ex-officio member of the management team. Therefore, this will ensure that the Director-General has no right to vote in that Board. view
• 29 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 32 of the Bill be amended- (a) in sub-clause (1) by deleting paragraphs (b) and (c) and substituting therefor the following new paragraphs – (b) the county executive committee member responsible for matters relating to agriculture who shall be the secretary to the committee; (c) the county executive committee member responsible for matters relating to livestock; (ca) the county executive committee member responsible for matters relating to social services; (cb) the county commissioner or a designated representative of the commissioner; (b) in sub-clause (2) by deleting paragraph (a) and substituting ... view
• 29 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 33 of the Bill be amended– (a) in sub-clause (1) by deleting paragraph (i) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph - (i) spearhead the formation and operationalization of food and nutrition committees at the sub-county and ward levels and in schools and health centres within the county; (b) by inserting the following new sub-clause immediately after sub-clause (1) – (1A) The county food security committee shall, in the performance of its functions under subsection (1), decentralize its services to the lowest administrative unit within the county as it shall ... view
• 29 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 35 of the Bill be amended – (a) in sub-clause (1) by inserting the words “ agriculture, livestock, meteorology” immediately after the words “disaster management”; (b) in sub-clause (3) by deleting the words “matters related to special programmes” appearing immediately after the words “responsible for” and 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
• 29 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, the Bill be amended by deleting clause 37. Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, the reasons are that this is where the powers of the President in a situation of food emergency are. This is not a function of the counties, but it is to be dealt with at the national level. The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries is responsible for that. view