Beth Mugo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir. I just want to inform the Senator and the Chair of a very important Committee of IPU that I also presided over - the big Committee of four nations - for four years. I was elected a second time, that time we were elected by the whole world. I was the second woman to hold that position since its formation. The first one was Helga of Finland in 1956. Also the late Hon. (Dr.) Godana Bonaya held a position in the three major committees, but as a subcommittee which is also important. Kenya has ... view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to also contribute to the ongoing Motion. From the onset, let me say that I support. I will give my reasons for supporting. I agree with the cry in the House and in the country that things are difficult at the moment. I also want to agree that quite a lot of the projects which have been build in the country have been overpriced because of the corruption that we all know has existed in the country. However, at the same time, the Government has taken action on corruption ... view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: After the Second World War, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt built most of the infrastructure in the United States of America (USA). The masses complained because there was a lot of poverty at that time. Those who have watched the film on President Roosevelt know that people walked on the railway because they could not afford to pay for transport. He built Hoover Dam. There were a lot of complications and complains yet it is the one that opened up the central states of the United States of America. The infrastructure projects that he did are the ones that propelled America ... view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 5 Nov 2019 in Senate: take money that was meant for development, but we cannot say that development was bad just because some people stole. We should support the request being made by the National Treasury because we cannot let our country come to a standstill. The Acting Cabinet Secretary has said that we need this to move forward or to use it to pay the expensive loans and borrow cheaper loans and that does make sense. What is the alternative? Those who are objecting should give us the alternative. It is true that people are suffering, we do not have enough jobs, but the ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute and say a few words about this timely Bill which I fully support. I congratulate the author for it. This Bill seeks to regulate street vending and provide for the right to informal trading licensing, designation and use of public space. For too long, street vendors, hawkers and others in that trade have been viewed as people who do not have any rights. It is as if their operations are a mistake and that is why they are harassed, evicted or battled any time. This Bill is trying ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: and other people who are involved in regulating this sector. They do not regulate, but they harass street vendors. Madam Temporary Speaker, a lot has been said about this Bill. I do not wish to repeat what has been said. However, I would like to put more emphasis on creating the necessary environment for vendors to do their business. I support Part II of the Bill which many Senators have issues with. It establishes a street vending outfit within the Ministry with collaborations with county governments. Clause 4(2) states that:- “The functions of the Unit shall be to- (a) maintain, ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: This is meant for the national Government to control what is happening in the counties. This is an issue of development. Kenya is still a unitary State which has a Ministry of Devolution that is supposed to work with counties. We have to plan for the whole country and not just for a particular county. A county can develop using its own ways. There are issues, for example, of microeconomics and so forth, which touch on every county and the national Government. I really do not look at clause as if it is made in order to control; it is ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I feel strongly that we also need to establish funds to support this sector. We have the Women Enterprise Fund and Youth Enterprise Development Fund. The county could also have such funds to support mama mbogas who are the ones who feed this country, especially very many households. They also feed and provide finance to their own families. However, it is very difficult for them to access even little money to start their businesses. Madam Temporary Speaker, I remember when I used to represent Dagoretti Constituency, the street vendors and mama mboga’s, they would queue outside the ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: Note that they can be removed at any time by the askaris in Nairobi. If they have to be removed, they should then be given adequate notice. That is something on which I feel that when you do the regulations, we give our vending communities their human rights. What lacks is for them to have rights, like any other trader. I think this is because of corruption. I do not think it is policy – that askaris can just ask for any amount of money from these poor women. Sometimes they toil for the whole day and get very little ... view