Cherarkey K Samson

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: (1) Explain the justification for the proposal, which will amount to violation by the HELB of the right to privacy of individuals as enshrined in Article 31 of the Constitution of Kenya. (2) Explain how publishing names and photographs of defaulters will help in the loan recovery process. (3) State what the Government has done in line with Article 55 of the Constitution to ensure youth employment and development before taking the proposed action. (4) Explain the measures the HELB has put in place to develop a well structured formula of engagement with the defaulters on the loan repayment processes. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it has to be noted that the Committee on Education should come up with proper guidelines and tell this House if publishing the names in leading dailies will assist in the loan recovery process. I have seen young people on social media proposing that they have very good photos that can be used. Some of them are excited that they want to appear in the national newspapers for the first time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, does the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) have any other better method of recovering loans, because the right to education is ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. He has mentioned the party leader and the deputy party leader to mean that the loans were 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
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: waived for coffee and other agricultural sector products in the Rift Valley only. He has to be reminded that it happened in the entire country. It was not only in Rift Valley. I just wanted to inform my learned senior to be seized of the matter, so that it does not appear that the party leader and the deputy party leader are marginalizing other Kenyans. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to confirm that I am paying my HELB loan. So, to insinuate that some intervention should be done so that I can pay is unfair. I want to agree with him that this issue of HELB must be handled in a way--- In fact— view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: I am not confirming. I am saying that I have been paying. So, it should not go into the record of the House that some interventions need to be made for me to pay the HELB loan. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you are the pioneer of the National Employment Authority (NEA). You did not want to go to court because that is one of the vehicles that you should use to create employment. If you come to our offices, they have become employment bureaus. We have more application letters than NEA. I thank you. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to take this opportunity to join you in welcoming the students from Strathmore University and wish 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
• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: them well. We all know that it is not easy to be young right now because Higher Education Loans Board (HELB) wants to publish the names of its defaulters in the national newspapers yet these young people have joined the Kenya tarmacking network. I challenge them to be innovative. I know that Strathmore University is one of the best institutions in the country. We wish them well and they should learn what they can while here. They should not allow anybody to tell them that their day will be tomorrow. They should know that this is their day. They are ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.51 (1) (b) to make a Statement on the activities of the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights for the period commencing 1st July to 30th September, 2019. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, before I report on the activities of my Committee for this period, allow me to take this opportunity to thank the Fourth Estate for the incredible coverage that they have given to my Committee. Through this publicity and commitment by Members, our activities have made great impact in institutional processes and mechanisms and ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: (iii) The Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 13 of 2018); (iv) The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 16 of 2019); (v) The Elections (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 18 of 2019); (vi) The Alternative Dispute Resolution Bill (Senate Bills No. 19 of 2019); and, (vii) The Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No. 35 of 2019). Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, our Committee held a series of meetings to the review of the Constitution of Kenya with a view to strengthening the framework of devolution, including the role ... view