Beatrice Elachi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare regarding the transfer of health services to the county governments which has been a matter of concern to the members of the Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentist Board, the Kenya National Union of Nurses and the Kenya Health Professionals Society. In the Statement, I would wish the Chairman to: 1. Confirm whether the Ministry of Health has met the stakeholders in the health sector to discuss the contentious issues of salary, pension and compensation for years of ... view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- 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
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Sorry, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I apologise. He was consulting loudly. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the Motion knowing very well that many parents in this country take their children to school at the age of one year upwards. When we talk about the development of a child and early childhood education, we must look at, first, how does a child grow up? What are those development steps and how important are they especially when a child is in the early childhood education foundation? One of the things that children do between ages one to five years is to learn to understand themselves, adopt skills ... view
• 5 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion. THAT, pursuant to Standing Order Nos.173, 177(3) and 178, the Senate approves the following Senators nominated by the Rules and Business Committee to be members of the respective Committees as indicated below:- (i) The Rules and Business Committee - Sen. Abdirahman Ali to replace Sen. Moses Wetangula. (ii) The Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs – Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. to replace Sen. Harold Kimunge Kipchumba and Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale to replace Sen. Wetangula. (iii) The Standing Committee on National Security and Foreign Relations – Sen. ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank you for the ruling. Indeed, this is a House of wisdom and guidance. Therefore, it is important that we look at the issue, as the Senate and National Assembly, but at the same time respect the fact that we have political parties and coalitions. I would urge the Senate that we should follow the process that the Speaker has ruled on to make this thing work. If we want to start bashing each other again, it is going to be very political. So, let us manage it the ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. First of all, I would like to inform the Senator that he is the Chairman of Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs because of the party. So, he has to respect that the parties have a right to do what is right. The ruling of the Speaker guides us to go back to the political parties. The first reason for that is the Wiper Party – and we have to be open – wrote a letter in May indicating that one Member has to be from Wiper Party and the other from ODM, ... view
• 30 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support this Motion and thank the Mover of the Motion, knowing very well that water is an issue that is very passionate to women; knowing very well that water is life. Madam Temporary Speaker, I will start by the story from Nyando. When I look at Mrs. Adika, crying every day on Citizen Television such that today people have even taken advantage of her plight and they have made a ringtone; they are earning money and the poor woman has been left in poverty because of rain water. Madam Temporary Speaker, ... view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could the Chairman clarify whether indeed this is the last time the Chairman is telling us that they will switch off because this is something which has been going on for a very long time and whether the media owners are now happy or we will still have conflict with them as we switch off? view
• 29 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Bill knowing very well that for the first few months, we have seen how the counties have been managing their resources. view