Erick Okong'o Mogeni

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• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to second this very important Bill that is trying to strengthen the way we deal with those people who want to manipulate elections. When we sat at the NADCO, it was very clear that the intention of the people of Kenya is that we should have free and fair elections that are not manipulated either by the candidates or by members of staff of IEBC. Kenyans also want those who are tasked with the running of our elections to take full responsibility for any manipulation or any interference in either the counting or ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: tallying of votes that are received by candidates. That is the only way we can ensure that elections truly reflect the free will of the people. There are many jurisdictions where elections are closed and the results are known almost at the close of the hour. In 2021, I was privileged to be invited by the Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Ms. Patricia Scotland, to be an observer on behalf of Kenya in the Bahamas. The elections in the Bahamas closed at 6.00 p.m. By the time we were going back to our respective hotels at 9.00 p.m., the new ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: with another candidate in Form B. When the officials come to court, they will say that it was an unintentional mistake and not deliberate. You cannot joke with somebody's votes. If I have garnered 400 votes at the polling station, I expect the same votes to be protected and preserved to the tallying centre, be it for an MP or a Senatorial candidate. This offence is going to make it punitive for any official working with IEBC to make any alteration. The results that you announce in Form A, must be reflected in Form B and C. It will no ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: got powers to move that polling station, for example, to Tinga Market. It must be at that polling station. Whether we are pastoralists or farmers, there needs to be certainty as to where a vote will be cast. If you have observers, you must know where they are going to be stationed and observe the elections. You have the officials who are delivering electoral materials. They must know with certainty where they will deliver those materials. Some are dropped from choppers. This again is making it clear that our polling stations must be known, there must be certainty and there ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I Second the Motion by the Senate Majority Leader and Senator of Kericho, my neighbour. I agree that the matter is weighty and the Senate is in the spotlight. This is the time we need to demonstrate to the country that we are fair. We can discharge our functions impartially, without fear and favour. I second the Motion. view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to second the reports on the 147th Assembly of the IPU meeting and related matters that was held in Rwanda, Angola, that has been tabled by Sen. Catherine Mumma. We live in a community of nations and this initiative is very important among parliaments. It does a very good work, because we cannot live in an island. We need to measure what we are doing with what our brothers are doing in the neighbouring countries.We hope that as we send our Members of Parliament to these committees, we can deal with some ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: I watched a debate on a TV station this morning and the Senator for Kisii was disclosing that there are governors who have bought eight flats in a country in Europe called Spain. He was appealing to the EACC to ensure that issues dealing with corruption are dealt with decisively and the money that is sent to our counties is used for the benefit of the people who reside in counties. On issues dealing with climate change, you can see the kind of floods that we are seeing in the United States of America. We need to be conscious that ... view
• 1 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support the Statement that was raised by Sen. Onyonka on allegations that there are people who want to grab ADC farms. I do not know for how long we will have Kenyans who remain extremely primitive; who does not understand that there is no government in the whole world that does not value food security. view
• 1 Oct 2024 in Senate: Even countries that have made a lot of strides in becoming first-world countries or countries that have attained industrial status, still value food security. If you go to Australia, they still value beef farming. The famous Angus beef comes from Australia. In 2020, COVID-19 taught us that you do not know about tomorrow. We need to be a country that prides itself, that we can provide enough food for our people. Having gotten our new Constitution that protects public land, I urge all Government agencies to be proactive in protecting public land. Land that is owned by ADC does not ... view
• 1 Oct 2024 in Senate: If we reach a situation where we want to have a country of blocks everywhere, that is being very unwise. I plead with those in Government including the National Land Commission (NLC) who have been given the task of protecting public land to ensure that, we do not lose our ADC farms to these very greedy Kenyans who want to own all the land. Even if you have mansions, you have houses and you have no food, you will finally die. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can ... view