Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Sep 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I only have two points to conclude. I have talked about returnees and re-integration to the country. I forgot to mention that apart from ensuring they get passport renewal, Identification (ID) cards and Huduma Numbers, we should also allow Kenyans living abroad to access and be part of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF). We should also allow them to be part of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) so that they can save money for old age. view
• 30 Sep 2021 in Senate: We also need to do verification of their academic documents, although the Ministry of Education has been doing this. We are aware of even leaders in this country view
• 30 Sep 2021 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
• 30 Sep 2021 in Senate: who have gone abroad for one week and returned with PhDs from some funny universities. We must put systems in place to verify such qualifications. They are Kenyans and we know them by name but we do not want to name them here. They just go for one week or two months and acquire qualifications from unregistered universities. We need people who have gone to school like Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve who represents People with Disabilities (PwDs). We need such people who have read and “eaten” books. view
• 30 Sep 2021 in Senate: Some of our children and those of our colleagues are studying abroad. How do we ensure they come and update their academic documents so that they are able to apply for jobs in the country to feel re-integrated? I know the Ministry of Education is doing that but we need efficiency and effectiveness. When our children and brothers and sisters who are studying abroad come with their valid degrees, we want them to be allowed to work. If the degrees are not valid, they should also be prosecuted for forgery and fraud. view
• 30 Sep 2021 in Senate: Another issue is voluntary saving. Section 32F says: “The Cabinets Secretary shall, in consultation with the relevant Kenya mission, promote the establishment of voluntary saving schemes for Kenyans living abroad.” Yesterday we debated the Disaster Management Risk Bill. In all honesty and fairness, we should harmonise how we can let Kenyans living abroad volunteer and assist in the country. I am glad the Chairperson of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations and the Senate Majority Whip are here. I wish we could cut down on the resources we use to run our embassies or the foreign service. view
• 30 Sep 2021 in Senate: As we talk, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I dare say, our embassies are bastions of tribalism and nepotism. In some of these embassies, you will find people speaking one language because they come from one region. They have turned themselves into bastions of tribalism abroad and we use a lot of taxpayers’ money to run those embassies and consulates. Why do we not allow Kenyans who are staying abroad to volunteer and work in those embassies and give them a stipend? It is the same thing that the Public Service Commission (PSC) wanted to start in this country. view
• 30 Sep 2021 in Senate: As we continue, we must find a way to cut down on the expenses that we use for embassies and consulates that we have across the globe. However, we must reform our foreign service especially our embassies. They are bastions of tribalism and they are spending over nepotism. It is good that the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations looks into this issue. The appointment of staff for embassies is riddled with a lot of graft and nepotism. view
• 30 Sep 2021 in Senate: The last Part is 32G and I had alluded to this earlier in the beginning of my submission. There are so many Kenyans associations. I am happy most of these Kenyan associations abroad and not tribal associations that we used to have in universities. We used to have many tribal associations in universities and some of us were champions then but have now seen the light and are not very good Kenyans who appreciate others Kenyans. view
• 30 Sep 2021 in Senate: I challenge Kenyan universities to find a way of ensuring we do not have tribal associations in universities. We are global citizens and I am happy when we travel around the globe, I am happy to meet Kenyans from all tribes forming one association. They commune in one association and even praying in the same church. That is why I was talking about cutting expenses. I hope the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is watching this. view