Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2101 to 2110 of 2536.

• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, already Sen. Linturi was on the Floor making his submissions. I do not want to anticipate debate. However, if this matter goes to the Committee, we will not have time to make any comments. So, we need time. We watch deliberations of the House of Commons and even our neighbours in Tanzania where elected Members are given adequate time to ventilate the issues that come before the Floor. That is why all of us were elected. I want your direction whether it is really in order to limit our deliberations to five minutes while the Order Paper ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first, I appreciate Sen. (Dr.) Mbito who has raised an important issue before this House. Under Article 94 of the Constitution, we are the peoples’ representatives and we know the true position of what is happening on the ground. It is not possible for the Cabinet Secretary to achieve the so-called e-learning because the people we represent do not have phones with internet connection. Some do not even have power. If I were to be honest with him, it is like he is living on the Ozone Layer, because he does not understand the people he ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: should not lie to the people we represent. When you go to the county, people ask why we are pushing that we should have e-learning when they do not have phones, internet connection and money for buying bundles. It cannot work and will not work; that is the reality. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we need to have the Cabinet Secretary summoned by the Committee on Education, so that we agree on the way forward as leaders. It is not about imposing his views on us, as representatives of the people. I am happy that the Chairperson of the Ad Hoc ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to add my voice in congratulating Sen. (Prof) Kamar for her elevation through election to the position of 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
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: Deputy Speaker of the Senate. She joins women in the world who have smashed the glass ceiling by proving that what men can do, women can do better. She is among the three Senators who stood for election, competed against men in their counties and triumphed over them. She has proved that she is an astute politician. We can see that she has gotten the confidence of the 67 of us on her way to becoming our Deputy Speaker. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in 2006, Hon. Nancy Pelosi was elected the first woman Speaker of the House of Representatives in the ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to seek a Statement under Standing Order No.48 (1) from the Standing Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources, regarding recent demolitions carried out in the towns of Keroka and Nyamira within Nyamira County. In the Statement, the Committee should - (1) Explain whether residents affected by the demolition were given adequate notice before the demolitions were conducted. (2) Explain what informed the demolitions, especially at such a time when Kenyans are grappling with the effects of COVID-19, which have occassioned socio- economic strain across the country and globe. (3) State the plans ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the next Statement is on the issue of summary dismissal of causal tea--- view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.48(1), I rise to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, and perhaps the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, concerning summary dismissal of casual tea workers in Kerito and Kipkebe factories in Nyamira County. In the Statement, the Committee should - (1) Explain why the casual tea pickers were dismissed without any notice served on them, contrary to the Constitution and the labour laws of the Republic of Kenya, more so during this period of COVID-19 pandemic. (2) Explain the consultations the two factories held with the ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I am in a very awkward position where I want to have a contrary view on my Chairperson, Sen. (Dr.) Lang’at. Having listened to him, it is evident that the Cabinet Secretary for Education has not responded adequately to the issues of concern that were raised by Sen. Kwamboka. Sen. Kwamboka rose on a point of order expressing her dismay that the response was not shared with her in advance as is the tradition of this House. Listening to my Chair, I think there is a lot that the Cabinet Secretary for Education needs to ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: The point of order I am making is that the Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, my neighbor and very good friend, should not handle this Cabinet Secretary with gloves. The Cabinet Secretary should be summoned to appear before the House and respond to these very serious issues that touch on the welfare of our children. These are not light issues. They are very serious. We need to remind the Cabinet Secretary, Education, that we are not the House of Lords. We are people who have been elected by the people of this country. We enjoy a democratic mandate ... view