Beatrice Elachi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Mar 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also stand to support this Motion, knowing that for the last ten to 15 years my main job, when I was in the civil society, was civic education. It was within this job that we were able to go down to the rural and remote areas of Ijara, Pokot and Turkana. In some places, we slept in manyattas. In places like Ijara where you cannot train men and women together, we were forced to train women in the afternoon and men in the morning or vice versa . Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this ... view
• 6 Mar 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As much as we would like to go that route, we would also like to understand that if the Chair and the vice-chair of the Committee are outside the country and the hon. Senator says he does not know about it, does it mean they approve themselves without going through the Committee on any trip? As much as we would like to go back to it, we would also like to understand that if the Chair and the Vice Chair of the Committee are outside the country, does it mean that we ... view
• 5 Mar 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, I also rise to support this Motion and to thank Ms. Lupita--- view
• 5 Mar 2014 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, from the outset, I want to thank the father and mother of Ms. Lupita. Indeed, if they did not take courage and let the girl follow her dreams, then she would not be the Lupita we are talking about. I also want to thank her for the Oscar award that she got which started way back in 1927. Indeed, we are proud to be Kenyans and Africans. When I look at my history I remember the Road to Timbuktu where we cried as Africans when our brothers and sisters were being carried away to become slaves. We ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank the Mover of the Motion, knowing that for many years, Kenya has gone through a lot of challenges in terms of addressing the human rights injustices that have cut across this country. In the Constitution, Article 23 is very clear about the authority of courts to uphold and enforce the Bill of Rights. Within that, they should ensure that the injustices that were done are compensated. When I look at the Mover’s Motion, I hope that my fellow Senators will bring in an amendment so that we deal with the issue holistically. ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: I believe so. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it would also be important for us – as much as we are saying that we have put aside the TJRC Report – to look at the TJRC Report because there were recommendations and some of them will guide us as we move forward in terms of dealing with some of these issues. When you look at what happened in 1982, you will find that there were ten ex-military officers who were compensated each being awarded Kshs5.5 million. This means that in terms of jurisdiction, they felt that these officers were there to ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is on authority of Sen. Mugo because she had already contributed. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. As I had said, I had proposed an amendment, by deleting the words “and against those suspected of complicity in the coup attempt of August 1982,” appearing between the word “trial” in the seventh line and a semi-colon in the eight line. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I propose this amendment based on the debate that we have just had. We have gone beyond the coup and are looking at issues that are dealing with Kenneth Matiba, Charles Rubia and many others, some of whom are still alive. Therefore, if we are talking about the ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Sen. Bule will support the amendment. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. While I appreciate the Mover replying, I wish to seek your guidance. When you look at the amended Motion it is in conflict with the last paragraph where we are saying, “the Senate calls on the 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