Elizabeth won the Kasarani parliamentary seat in 2007, a constituency that was previously dominated by hardened male politicians. She also served as an assistant minister in the coalition government and was ODM party’s deputy Chairperson.
23 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also rise to record my sentiments on the speech given by the Senate President of Rwanda yesterday. I want to start by saying that when I came to the House yesterday, I came prepared to sit for a long time listening to a lengthy speech. But I was impressed by the short, precise, up to the point speech that was delivered by the President of the Senate. The simplicity of his entourage was even more impressive. Looking at the address, I want to agree that what was recorded in the speech was actually, ...
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22 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in view of the importance of this matter, I undertake to inform my Chairperson and we will present the response on Thursday, next week. Is it okay with you?
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22 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Minority Leader, what exactly did you mean?
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22 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Senate Minority Leader, you have a balance of 45 minutes. So, you can proceed when we next have this Motion. It is now 6.30 pm. The Senate, therefore, stands adjourned to tomorrow, Wednesday, 23rd July, 2014 at 2.30 pm. The Senate rose at 6.30 p.m. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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17 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Spekaer, Sir. I also rise to support the amendment Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I took my time to read the main Act, which I also supported. I took note of a few gaps that were not really connecting. This amendment Bill has addressed some of the very pertinent issues that I was raising in my head, even as I supported the main Act. Though not exhaustively addressed, it is a very good starting point for the three categories of people in our society who really need to be supported. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we all ...
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17 Jul 2014 in Senate:
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17 Jul 2014 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for saving me. As I was stating, we need to strengthen the capacity of these target groups, so that they can draw maximum benefits from this very good initiative. Once they get a contract, we would then see them up-scaling towards applying for bigger tenders or something like that, when their capacity is strengthened. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, fourthly, I think that we need to create incentives for those target groups which will fully exhaust and make use of this opportunity, by listing per ward, constituency and county the groups that have fully taken ...
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