Beatrice was brought up in an unstable cross-cultural family when her parents separated, she had to drop out of Nazarene University to handle issues at home. In 2005 she joined the Banana Team ahead of the Constitutional referendum and instantly developed interest in politics. She later became the outreach manager for the Kibaki Tena campaigns in 2007. In 2013, she joined Alliance Party of Kenya (APK) and was nominated to the Senate as she was heads higher than any other member. Elachi is not just political but also philanthropic and presently supports seven children orphaned by ethnic clashes in Tana River.
Nominated Senator Beatrice Elachi is the Government Chief Whip;
Wanjiku’s Best Representative – Food, 2014
21 Jul 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sorry. I thank Sen. Halima for the work she did. She understands challenges facing Moi University. As you bring these amendments, I believe that it is one of those recommendations---
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21 Jul 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, he was a professor at Moi University; let him inform me.
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21 Jul 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not. What I am talking about is not what happened the other day. I am referring to the serious crisis the Senator and her colleagues of the Committee on Education faced when they went there to try to reconcile them.
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21 Jul 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the most important thing is that we will have a legal framework in which the universities will liaise with the counties, and more importantly, to understand their roles in the counties. I would like to give an example of Garissa County.
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21 Jul 2015 in Senate:
Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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21 Jul 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that should be the last information of misleading Kenyans from the professor. Moi University is in Eldoret. I am not talking about any university in Eldoret; I am talking about Moi University. Again, I want to thank Sen. Halima and her Committee for visiting Moi University.
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21 Jul 2015 in Senate:
Eldoret ni gani na Moi ni gani ?
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21 Jul 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have understood.
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21 Jul 2015 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, they are right. I have made that correction. We need to be very careful because while we build up these institutions, we must also look at the different challenges that every county has. There are counties which do not have a university because of lack of students, for example, Garissa University. After what we saw in Garrisa, many parents might fear to send their children very far away. We have to ensure that while we deal with the issue of land, we always protect our institutions of higher learning. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few ...
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16 Jul 2015 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to give notice of the following Motion. 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.
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