Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1501 to 1510 of 1917.

• 26 May 2020 in Senate: I wish to make a Statement regarding some of the Statutory Instruments referred to the Committee o delegated legislation on the 19th of May, 2020. On 19th of May, 2020, during the morning sitting of the Senate, the Senate Majority Leader tabled the following statutory instruments which were referred to the Committee on Delegated Legislation- (1) The SACCO societies (specified and non-deposit taking business) regulations, 2020 (2) The traffic driving schools (driving instructions and driving licenses) rules, 2020. (3) The public health COVID-19 restriction of movements of persons and related measures (Nairobi metropolitan area extension order, 2020). (4) The public ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: (i)The Public Health COVID-19 restriction of movement of persons and related measures in (Mandera County extension order, of 2020 were to take effect from the 20th of April, and lapse on the 13th of May, 2020. (ii)The Public Health COVID-19 Restriction of Movement of Persons and Related Measures, Nairobi Metropolitan Area Extension Order 2020 was extending the Restriction Order, published via Legal Notice No. 51 of 2020 for a further 21 days which is from the 28th April, 2020 and were meant to lapse on the 19th May, 2020. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Public Health COVID-19 Restriction of Movement of ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: It would be impossible for the Committee to indulge in the luxury of time with the evolving nature of COVID-19 Pandemic which calls upon us to act with speed whenever matters that affect the wellbeing of members of the public need our action. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Committee further observed that as at the time of submission of the Orders to the Senate on the 12th May, 2020, several Orders had lapsed or had one day remaining before the lapse. As at the time the Committee held its meeting on 20th May, 2020, the Nairobi Metropolitan Area Extension Order had ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, this issue of fair labour practices is not just a concept that we are plucking from the air. Article 23(1) of the Constitution states in mandatory language that employees have a right to fair labour practices. Even without going to the details, there is no way one can describe what the Senator of Kitui has brought to this House as fair labour practice. We cannot keep somebody in an acting position, as I have heard him read the Statement, for the last four years. We cannot keep somebody in a position of employment where we do ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Before I make this Statement, allow me to congratulate Sen. Farhiya for her election as the Deputy Whip of the Majority side. I have served with her in the last two years in the Sessional Committee of Delegated Legislation. I have known her as a very committed Senator. I wish her well in her new assignment. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to put it on record that I serve in the Senate Ad Hoc Committee on the COVID-19 Situation. I want to affirm to the House that the recommendations contained in the Report tabled before this House were after very due to wide stakeholders’ consultations. In arriving at our Report, we have had meetings with the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for National Treasury, Kenya Bankers Association and the Judiciary, to discuss issues of fast-tracking hearings and adopt technology in hearing of cases, so that we can have income for the Government, because we are living ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: Independence. The people we represent must be realistic that it will not be business as usual. The reality is that we will not meet our targets in terms of tax collection. On the other hand, as people’s representatives, we must put in place measures of cushioning Kenyans. When we had a meeting with the CS for Labour and Social Protection, we made a request that we should have another fresh campaign to register more Kenyans who are vulnerable and above 65 years old, so that they can receive the Kshs2,000 given to them every month. This is so that they ... view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: I will not mind being informed by my good friend, Sen. Farhiya. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: If you go through the HANSARD, those are concerns we raised with the CS for Labour and Social Protection, Hon. Chelegui. We were not convinced that there are some parts of this country, even if we make reference to northern Kenya, where there is no access to mobile networks. We reminded the CS that there are now mobile phones, which are as cheap as Kshs1,500. We were of the view that most Kenyans have access to these gadgets. view
• 19 May 2020 in Senate: The other concern was raised that this being Kenya, the level of illiteracy is very high. National Government administrators - the chiefs and sub chiefs - had reported cases where illiterate senior citizens were being conned by their grandchildren. When they received Kshs2,000, they were told that they had received Kshs200. The national Government was of the view that the safest way to ensure this money reaches the beneficiaries was to ensure they go physically to the bank and then receive their cash. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this ... view