Eng. Ephraim Mwangi Maina

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• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I wish to contribute to this Bill. This is a very important Bill especially this time in Kenya when our people are going through economic hardship; life is difficult. The so-called hawkers are actually traders who have just come with ingenious ways of creating employment because some of them work and finally end up with some business. The manner in which we have been treating these people and how the county view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: and security agencies have been treating the hawkers, denotes a state where there is no recognition of human effort to better the lives of the people in this country. I support the Bill because it recognizes that a hawker is not an unlawful person who is living through unlawful means, rather he is somebody doing his job. Let us cast our eyes all over the world even in the developed nations. There is no single city that there are no hawkers. There is not a single one where there is free enterprise. If you go to Washington, London, Tokyo or ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: . It is sad to see ordinary mamas with their babies being chased by county askaris while holding to their wares. The main reason why they are doing this is because of corruption. Most of these hawkers have to pay dearly to survive. Even the kiosk owners on the roadside have to pay dearly to survive. They do not only pay for the license, they also pay dearly to the systems that we have put in place. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: I sometimes feel ashamed when we talk of the county governments and the large sums of money that we are pumping into them. So far, we have pumped over Kshs1.8 trillion to the counties. If you go around this country, you should be able to see a project in every county serving the people either an ultra-modern hospital or school. What do you witness when you go around the country? You witness big cars moving around and there is no money to pay for small things in the counties. There are no drugs in the dispensaries. Therefore, I want to ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: I fully support this Bill to ensure that hawkers are protected from harassment by county council askaris. These askaris should be subjected to the law whenever they harass hawkers. It is not enough to say that we recognize hawkers and then we do not put a provision in the Bill reprimanding the askaris who are harassing them. This law should also have a provision of compensating hawkers for destruction of their wares by county view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: . This will enable them to register their complaints with the authorities and seek compensation from the county government. In this country, we have many youths who are jobless. Today the youth are about 60 per cent of the population, and most of them are jobless. If you go to any town in the country, you will find young women and men standing at every bus stop doing nothing. I think this Bill should expound and make sure that there are designated areas in every town where young people with proper funding from the county governments can do some businesses ... view
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think anybody doubting the effectiveness of the policies that were set in this country--- Sen. Kibiru quoted the late Tom Mboya, who actually set the economic basis of this country. From what we have seen, I do not 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
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: think it is a fair comment. Sen. Kibiru should be allowed to proceed and expound on the policies he is talking about. view
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 2 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish that my friend, Sen. Wetangula, could either withdraw or place evidence to show that the late hon. (Dr.) Kiano gave businesses to a certain community for purposes of marginalizing anybody. These kinds of remarks are unfortunate. Hawkers and business people are trying to live and help this country to raise taxes and create employment. It is not right for Sen. Wetangula to say that the late hon. (Dr.) Kiano, who was one of the pioneers of this country, gave business to a certain community, without placing any evidence. That shows dishonesty and non-patriotism. view