Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1561 to 1570 of 1917.

• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: I think we are going the wrong way. I am a Senior Counsel. I have never seen any statute or any section of the Constitution that gives powers to the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the National Treasury and Planning to withhold money to counties on the basis of pending bills. If we were to enforce this Constitution, we need to summon him here to tell us who has given him these powers of becoming a prefect over the Government. Article 6 is very clear that we have two levels of governments. We have the national Government and county governments. We ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is no way one level of Government can micromanaging another level of Government. We should conduct our businesses in a decent manner. We all come from these counties. If you have pleasure from the people who have elected to provide medicine to hospitals, pay salaries to doctors or nurses, which one would you give priority? You will definitely ensure hospitals have medicine, pay salaries and then you deal with pending bills. You can even have arrangement with the people who have provided services in counties to be paid in installments. The idea of saying that ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thought you would first give me a chance to comment on the Statement sought by Sen. Cherargei. Is that in order? 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
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I request for more time I acquaint myself with that amendment, unless there is somebody else. view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support and contribute to this Bill that seeks to provide mechanisms for picking our commissioners to serve in the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). The IEBC conducts a very critical role in this country of ensuring that the people of Kenya are given an opportunity to pick their Presidents in a free and fair manner. Even us, the people’s representatives, Senators or Members of the National Assembly are elected in a process that is credible, free and builds confidence among the people of Kenya. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if you go down ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Court. In 2017, the election of H.E. President Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta was nullified. The comment from that judgment was that the IEBC Commissioners who were tasked with running that election did not conduct a credible election. We spent a lot of money and resources in trying to solve this dispute in the Supreme Court. If I am not wrong, I think the only time the United States of America had a petition in the Supreme Court was in 2002. In all other instances, the moment you have elections, Americans are able to accept that the person who has been elected ... view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: There is also the issue of the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya, who are supposed to pick two people. How do we ensure that when they are given this mandate they will have public participation and give a free chance to everybody? Should there be another panel that sits to invite applicants, and should there be a competitive process of picking representatives from these bodies? view
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: I also hope that when we talk about the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya we will take into account the various religious denominations. We have Muslims, Hindus, 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
• 20 Feb 2020 in Senate: Christians, Evangelicals and Anglicans. I hope they will all be covered by these two slots that have been given to the Inter-Religious Council of Kenya. It is important that even as we endorse the idea of having people picked by various interest groups, we should also ensure that the process of picking these people will be credible and fair. It should involve public participation and give equal opportunities to people from various sectors to participate in the selection panel. With those many remarks, I support. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, I rise to support the Bill that has been presented by Sen. M. Kajwang’, although with some comments. First, Nyamira County neighbours the Luos. We grew up knowing that other than being delicious, fish is also a source of many nutrients, including Omega-3. We were told view