Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Mar 2025 in Senate: Finally, on the money for the Road Maintenance Levy Fund (RMLF), how I wish we could ring fence it to do tarmac roads in our counties. If we are giving this money to our counties to go and do murram roads, we are just giving them money to eat. Sen. Sigei, in Bomet, you send this money to your governor, tomorrow you will see him wearing a suit worth Kshs200,000 from the money you have sent him. They will tarmac a road that was already tarmacked by the Member of Parliament (MP). view
• 27 Mar 2025 in Senate: So, if we need to transform our counties, let us ring-fence and condition this money. Even if you do two kilometres, it is okay. Let us even do five kilometres in a financial year. In five years, we will have done 25 kilometres. That will be transformative. I thank the Chairperson for the good work done. However, the job is also cut out for us, as Senators, in our oversight role. We must follow this money down to the grassroots and ensure that we get a detailed report on how it is being spent, who the recipients and beneficiaries are. ... view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to comment on the Statement by Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda on the proposed 10 per cent land rate policy. At a time when Kenyans are already crying because of heavy taxation, our governors are increasing rates. If you have not received rates for your properties in Nairobi this year, the Governor of Nairobi City County has increased them. Where do we run to? The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate. view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Where do we go? We need to pump some sense to our governors. You cannot overtax Kenyans. In Nairobi, we have retirees in Kilimani who used to pay rates of Kshs7,000. Now, the demand note for this year is over Kshs50,000. Where do these Kenyans go? The unfortunate thing is that you are taxing Kenyans without provision of services. If you ask the retirees, they have never known anything called garbage collection by the Nairobi City County Government. They buy bottled water to drink. There are no train services from where they live to town. Go to Gikomba Market and ... view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, just one minute. view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I plead that the committee relook into this matter and take it seriously. Even if it means us looking for legislative intervention. We must do something to intervene. Over taxation can create a revolution. If you tax Kenyans beyond what they have in their pockets, you will be courting a revolution. Let us be sensitive on issues dealing with taxation. Let us not overtax Kenyans. Let us be fair, sensitive and considerate on our taxation. Mr. Speaker, Sir, my President, William Ruto, should know that the buck will stop with him. The cry of Kenyans will be ... view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to also contribute to this Motion that supports full implementation of the NADCO Report. While contributing, once again, I want to thank my colleagues who gave me the privilege to serve as a Member of the NADCO team. I was sent a video from Nyamira showing that I visited the State House today in the company of the former Vice President, Hon. Kalonzo Musyoka. However, that is a video that was captured when we presented the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) Report to His Excellency the President, sometimes last year. So, I would ... view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, secondly, if you permit me, I would like to inform my good friend Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale that the comment he has made, that there are Clauses in our Constitution that cannot be amended, is not true. The basic structure principle in the Constitution was developed in 1973 by the Supreme Court of India. When the Supreme Court made a finding to the effect that in view of the provisions of Article 368 of the Indian Constitution, there are clauses in the Indian Constitution that cannot be amended by Parliament because they form the basic structure of ... view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is the only occasion where the Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale can benefit from my advice without me sending him a fee note. view
• 12 Mar 2025 in Senate: What else? There are two ways that amendments can be made to our 2010 Constitution. If you move any amendment that touches on the protected Clauses in Article 255, then you must have a referendum for the people of Kenya to affirm or reject that amendment. So, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you permit me, I can read- “A proposed amendment to this Constitution shall be enacted in accordance with Articles 256 or 257 and approved in accordance with Clause 2 by a referendum. If the amendment relates to any of the following matters:- a) the supremacy of this Constitution; ... view