Beatrice Elachi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, since we now have a new Cabinet Secretary, I would want to see what will happen. I do not want to judge him now because he has just been appointed to the Ministry. Let us wait and see, maybe he will work differently. Perhaps, the other one was overloaded because environment and water are two huge sectors that cannot be dealt with together. I beg to support. view
• 28 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, are we in order to discuss this matter now when we know very well that in 2013 we had the diaspora in Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda voting? Indeed, during that time the gerrymandering was done by none other than the former Prime Minister, promising Kenyans in the United States and United Kingdom that they will vote through the consulate. What has changed today for us to start thinking about the law? What law did we use at that time to identify those consulates? view
• 28 May 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I understand the debate and I know he was the Minister for Foreign Affairs at one point. Is he in order to tell the country that when we did the elections in 2013, we never followed the law? We wanted Kenyans in diaspora vote, but they could not because we did not have enough resources. view
• 27 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget regarding the Status and performance of the leather industry, which the Government in 2013 identified as a priority for development. In the Statement, the Chairperson should:- 1. Explain why the country still imports over 90 per cent of its footwear requirements at a great cost in terms of foreign and employment creation. State whether the policy in place to control dumping of footwear in the country kills local production. 2. Explain the specific measures the Government has put in ... view
• 27 May 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to thank the House for giving us the opportunity to be in that team. However, it is time that we also reflected and asked ourselves what clear recommendations we, as a House, would wish to have as we move forward. It would be important for the Senate to be involved in the consultation stages of amending or drafting the Bill, so that we do not have such a scenario in the future. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also thank the Members of the Committee from the National Assembly, particularly the Member for Ruaraka ... view
• 30 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, we had the numbers at the start of this Sitting. However, after debating for two hours, we are short of numbers. I can see six Members coming in. It is also important to note that our Muslim brothers feel a bit offended by the Alcohol Drinks Control (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.5 of 2014). They have told me so. view
• 30 Apr 2015 in Senate: seconded. view
• 29 Apr 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. We also need clarity on Order No. 9(ii) and (iii). What happens to these items since the Movers are different? view
• 28 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the National Assembly was debating the Bill, one of the questions that they asked their leaders was whether the Senate had indicated where the Kshs7.7 billion would come from. When we were debating in the Senate we realigned the Budget and agreed where the amount would come from. I remember Kshs2.5 billion came from the national irrigation. Therefore, when we sent our Message to the National Assembly, the leadership of the National Assembly edited our report. They did not table the exact report that we sent them. This is because I remember most Members of the ... view
• 9 Apr 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the Report and to also thank the Committee for I know they have done very extensive work. I also want to thank all the stakeholders who attended the public hearings. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is time we gave a very clear recommendation to the CRA, that it will be prudent if every December we receive their recommendations on this Bill because that is what the Constitution says. We are hoping that this year we shall start on a new slate and ensure that within Article 216 of this ... view