Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1401 to 1410 of 2536.

• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: The Committee wishes to thank the Office of the Speaker and the Clerk of the Senate for the support extended to the Committee during the consideration of the Petition. It is now my pleasant duty pursuant to Standing Order No.232 (2) to present the report of the Standing Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights on its consideration of the Petition regarding alleged lack of support to families of the victims of the Ethiopian Air Crash Flight 302 to the Senate. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, whereas I hold tremendous respect for my colleagues, Senators, this cacophony of noise is unnecessary. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: Sen. Wetangula is my learned colleague and I do not want to derail his ambition of being a President, I withdraw so that he can have a comfortable afternoon. Sen. Wetangula, I withdraw that remark and proceed. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: I have said that I withdraw. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: I withdraw and apologise to our distinguished Presidential candidate, Sen. Wetangula. I wish my learned colleague who is an experienced lawyer had taken time to read the report and the Petition that was presented before the House. The allegation before the Committee was failure by the Government of the Republic of Kenya to process death certificates to the victims of that air crash. This is what was before my Committee. Before I took over, I believe there was some wisdom behind the decision by my predecessor, Sen. Cherargei, to take the Committee to Seattle. I will not go to that, ... view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, with tremendous respect to my colleagues, what was I to recommend? The matter was raised to the Committee before the death certificates were processed. When the Ministry appeared, they were able to prove, not even on a balance of probabilities, but beyond reasonable doubt, that that issue had been resolved. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: When the victims appeared before us, they themselves confirmed that the matter that they brought to the Senate has since been resolved. I am a very good lawyer and Sen. Wetangula knows this. What is pending is the matter of compensation for those victims, which was not within the mandate of the Committee for consideration. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: I stand to be corrected if I have committed any error in law. We gave recommendations that that is a private contractual matter between the families, the airline and the aircraft manufacturer. They can seek further assistance from Sen. Cherargei, who went all the way to Seattle, on whether he found any fault with the manufacturer. view
• 19 Oct 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
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to assure the Senators that after I had taken over, my mandate as the Chairperson of the Committee was to seek those answers--- view