Beatrice Elachi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2013 in Senate: You will find that they are able to manage their waste. What we are faced with is how fast the counties will manage to deal with the cartels and to sit down in one room and agree that it is time we saw some sanity in the whole industry. Kenyans should be able to dump their waste responsibly because the plastic bags can still be used for something else. We mix all the waste in one lump. If you look at where the sewage waste of Embu is deposited, it is at a very open place. We even do not ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support the Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, we have seen our Governors misusing not just our flag, but also the coat of arms. When you look at the cards that we have right now from the county governments, you will find that they have the coat of arms. The view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Thank you. I know that, that is what they should be doing, but they are not. In fact, in the “Kenyan English”, we look at “minister” as a very prestigious person. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we look at the Bill, we need to address the issue of the sirens. This is because experienced gangs or thugs will use the sirens to rob banks. People will think that maybe they are escorting a Governor to withdraw his money. This is likely to happen because there is no distinction between the sirens for the ambulances and Governors. We really need to ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am not speculating because I think that it has been so much in the newspapers that already Kenyans have--- view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have a role to play. I hope that--- view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I wanted to say is that while we look at what the Transition Authority did without a law, I think that it is important for this House now to put in place a law to guide the Governors. view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I withdraw that statement. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the other issue is the flag. Indeed, as much as I agree with the Senator for Nyeri that we have a right to fly the Kenyan flag because it also brings that pride that, indeed, we are Kenyans, it is important to also look at the institutions that can fly flags. Now that the Constitution has changed and we have a bi- cameral Parliament and the Cabinet Secretaries are not elected but appointed, I do not think that they need to fly any flags. I also do not ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Motion. I also support the sentiments expressed by the Senator for Kakamega County. Indeed, the Constitution in the Fifth Schedule has clear timelines. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we know very well that the Governors, through the Council of Governors, have been requesting for some functions to be transferred to county levels. In this House, we have always reminded the Governors that the Constitution is very clear in terms of how to unbundle the functions. Each county is view
• 7 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, during campaigns, the first target group was the youth. However, it now seems as if women will benefit more than youth who were initially earmarked to benefit from this money. view