Erick Okong'o Mogeni

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• 7 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the Committee considered four Bills during the period under review, as follows – view
• 7 Jul 2021 in Senate: i. The Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020. That is the BBI Bill. The Report was concluded and tabled before this House on Wednesday, 28th April, 2021. view
• 7 Jul 2021 in Senate: Secondly, the Committee considered the Parliamentary Powers and Privileges (Amendment) Bill, Senate Bills No. 33 of 2020. The report has been adopted by the Committee and is due for tabling before the House. We also considered the Political Parties Primaries Bill, Senate Bills No.35 of 2020 and the consideration of this particular Bill was deferred. We also considered the Law of Succession (Amendment) Bill, Senate Bills No. 15 of 2021 and the Committee wants to report that consideration of this Bill is still ongoing before the Committee. On the BBI Bill, the Committee undertook extensive public participation including three full ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in Senate: The Committee will in due course consider these Bills and make a report to the House. The third business that has been transacted by the Committee is Statements. The Committee considered a total of four Statements that were sought by the Senators during the period under review. The first one is the Statement that was sought by Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. on the delays on the appointment of 41 Judges of the High Court and the Court of Appeal. The Committee held extensive engagements on this matter with the office of the Attorney- General and the Judiciary to have this ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in Senate: I want to report to the House that as we speak, a total of 34 judges have since been appointed and sworn into office. However, the Committee is saddened that His Excellency the President excluded the appointment six other Judges and this Committee continues to robustly pursue the appointment and swearing-in of the said remaining six Judges as provided for in the Constitution and the Judicial Service Act. This Committee will be making a comprehensive report on this particular issue to the House next week but we have taken great exception that these six individuals remain condemned unheard. We also ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in Senate: instance, it took six invitations before the CS for Lands was able to appear before the Committee. I wish to report to the House that the Committee is pursuing this matter and a comprehensive report will be tabled before the House in conclusion. Madam Temporary Speaker, the third Statement is the one that was sought by Sen. Mary Seneta on the roadmap of activities leading to the 2022 General Elections. The Committee has held extensive engagements with stakeholders on this matter including the IEBC and civil society organizations under the umbrella of elections observers. Some of the key observations that ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in Senate: On a positive note, we were informed by the IEBC that in the next elections, they are going to implement fully the Elections Financing Act and Section 22 of the Elections Act that requires Members seeking elective posts for the position of MCA, Member of Parliament and Senator to have a minimum qualification of a university degree. Madam Temporary Speaker, the IEBC informed us that they may not be in a position to undertake delimitation of constituency and ward boundaries until the year 2023 which is the earliest period they expect to conclude such an exercise. The impact of this ... view
• 7 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we also considered a Statement sought by Sen. Cherargei on the operationalization of the proposed legal aid fund provided in the Legal Aid Act (2016). I want to report to the House that this particular exercise is ongoing. view
• 7 Jul 2021 in Senate: On Petitions, this Committee received and concluded considerations on four Petitions that were pending before the Committee. They include- (1) A Petition regarding alleged corruption and mismanagement in the Nyamira County Government. (2) Petition regarding mass examination failure at the Kenya School of Law (KSL). 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
• 7 Jul 2021 in Senate: (3) Petition on the arbitrary cancellation of Kimwarer Dam and scaling down of Arror Dam in Elgeyo-Marakwet County. (4) Petition concerning lack of support to families of victims of the Ethiopian Airlines crash. Madam Temporary Speaker, the Committee proceeded to consider the following two other Petitions- (1) Petition regarding historical injustices against the Kipsigis Community by the colonial government (2) Petition on access of justice under the COVID-19 pandemic and the appointment court reporters This business is still pending before the Committee. On inquiries, the Committee resumed and has concluded consideration of two inquiries which the Committee was undertaking. It ... view