Beatrice Elachi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 681 to 690 of 774.

• 10 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Motion knowing very well that for the whole of this week we have been talking about our country and the sadness that we see and how we have handled most of our institutions. Today, again, we are talking about the same thing. I think now it is time we asked ourselves: What action do we take because it is very sad when we come and talk about farmers who used to plant cotton and ensured that their children went to school because The electronic version of the Senate ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support the Motion knowing very well that tourism in our country is one of the sectors that gives us revenue and it is one of the sectors that the Government depends on in terms of collecting revenue. As we talk about cables, we know that we have to transform our country but we also need to know that as Kenyans, it is time to transform our entire infrastructure where we know that tourism is the key activity. Therefore, the cables will start at the airport. When tourists come, they can use the ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I would like to thank Sen. Karaba for bringing this Motion. Sometimes, we look at our country and wonder what really happened. We had a masterpiece of all this and one country called Malaysia took it and used it. Today, the country is admirable. Those are the brains of Kenyans who came up with the masterpiece. They told them how they could build a country and organise it, have good roads, clean water, sewerage systems and sanitation facilities. If you look at our country today you will see that the issue of ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: I like the way the judiciary has started mobile courts. I wish we had the mobile courts in all our busy highways. You would see how the traffic would open up. That is the only way to manage Kenyans today. They should be penalised and be made to pay Kshs3,000 on the spot for not stopping and tomorrow, if somebody sees the red light, they will stop. That is the only law we understand. It is very difficult for us to understand laws written in a dignified manner. We want to be pushed. That is what Nairobi County should start ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: hours. Therefore, the Government must understand that as much as we are evolving and God is blessing us to have cars, it is important to have a different mode of transport so that Kenyans can start using it. I know that Kenyans would prefer the train we were using to go to Kisumu. The challenge is that before we go into the bureaucracies of tendering and eating half of the tender and getting to know what somebody’s cut is--- view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I am not talking about the tender that is coming. I have said very well and you will remember that we gave this work to an institution. We told them to do the work. Up to now, instead of a railway, everything just died. Kenyans sold all the assets that belonged to the railway thinking that we would see one new railway line. So, with the new Government, we hope that, in two years time, Kenyans will see a new railway line with real locomotives that will assist them in transport. I beg to support. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also want to support the amendment, knowing very well that now that--- view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to support the Motion as amended by saying that it would be good for Kenyans to see transformation happening at the same level in every county. One of the challenges that we are going to face is that we have not been able even to harmonize the blueprint, so that in every town you can see something similar. You will feel proud and part of Kenya. If we are not careful, every county will just decide to move on their own and implement what they feel is good. But it ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in Senate: order to bring transport closer to our people, the next question will be: How do we ensure that those who have put up buildings along the roads are not disadvantaged? Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to support. view
• 8 Oct 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I also stand to support the Motion and I also want to bring in a perspective that it is not only in North Eastern region but also in Mombasa, Lamu and other counties in the coast region. These regions face the same challenges in terms of parental identification and citizenship. Therefore, it is indeed our responsibility as the Senate to look at the whole issue in broad perspective without narrowing it to North Eastern region. This will also help Kenyans to understand the issue better. We need to accept that we have faced many challenges while dealing ... view