Beatrice Elachi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 774.

• 22 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, aware that Section 7(2) of the Transition to Devolved Government Act requires the Transition Authority to carry out an audit of the existing human resource of the Government and local authorities and advise on deployment to either level of Government; further aware that Section 57 of the Urban Areas and Cities Act provides that every person who, immediately before the commencement of the Act was an officer, agent or member of staff appointed, seconded or otherwise employed by a local authority shall, on the commencement of the Act be seconded or ... view
• 22 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I also want to support the amendments on this Motion and say that it is time the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare takes over and looks at the welfare of every employee who is at the county level. As we move on, we, as the Senate, need to start embracing the spirit of unity in purpose. The other day we celebrated Mashujaa Day and it was like we are starting and rejuvenating our country. We believe in this new Constitutional dispensation and must see a new Kenya coming up. This can only start if, indeed, ... view
• 17 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to also support the Motion and thank the Chair of the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare. Madam Temporary Speaker, looking at page 13 of their Report, they have very serious recommendations in terms of the way forward. One of the issues is land and I think that it should be taken to the relevant Committee that deals with land. According to the Report, the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital has been unable to receive money because they have been having disputes on the land that it is built. Today we have a woman ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.123, the Senate resolves that the publication period for the County Government Public Finance Transition (Amendment) Bill, 2013, be reduced from 14 days to 11 days. Mr. Speaker, Sir, at the moment, the Act that the county governments have been using has been repealed and lapsed on 30th September. This means that the issues of finances in the county governments and the guidance that they should get through the Finance Management Act cannot be dealt with. I wish to beg this House to move with ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support and second the Motion knowing very well that, indeed, as Sen. Sang has said, these are similar challenges that we are facing, especially when you look at the reports of both Mombasa and Kilifi counties. Knowing very well that we have different committees that have gone around the country, and I am really hoping that they will also table their reports so that we are able now to bring up one major report of our six months since we started as the Senate and since devolution started within the country. ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: provision of 5 per cent and probably increase it to ten per cent so that when they are borrowing, they are within limits. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is one more thing that is very worrying which we noticed as we went round the counties, especially in Kilifi and Mombasa. We realized that in Mombasa, the governor is doing so well. He is able to get private investors who are willing to assist in security matters and so on. But it is important also that we, as the Senate, ensure that the country moves forward in unity; that there is also ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: ; where did they go at that time? It is the same thing we need to ask ourselves very critically; if I am a police officer and the working conditions are poor--- If I am given incentives to work well, at the end of the day, where does my allegiance lie? This is something over which the Senate has to help the country. This is a framework. When we have metropolitan police now moving all over - we do not go for a system like Canada, where each person has their own police, but we should have a system which ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: which is the Constitution. Therefore, we come up with policies forgetting that there are some that will discriminate and some that will be okay. This is something that we have to now urge the national Government, as the Senate, that within this report, in terms of capacity building, one of the things they need to give the county governors are drafters to assist them in terms of legislation, so that the laws that they bring are best to guide them in the counties, but also ensure that they are in line with the policies and the Constitution that we have. ... view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, first of all, I want to thank the Senators and even the clerks who helped us to compile the Report. This is a journey where all of us should not look at our parties, but how better we are going to serve Kenyans. In the spirit of devolution, even within Article 174, I believe that this House stands with that principle. view
• 16 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there are seven committees that need to present their reports to this House so that we can debate them and give feedback to those whom we visited. I think they will be very happy to receive some recommendations from the Senate. view