Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

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• 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
• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: 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
• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: that if you eat fish, you may not have a risk of suffering from high blood pressure. For some of us who schooled with Luos, we were told that if you get fish, go for the head. This is because that way your Intelligence Quotient (IQ) would likely be higher than that of others from other communities. Fish is a very important source of some nutrients in this country. However, sadly, we have been reading in the newspapers in the past few days that there is a serious threat of contaminating Lake Victoria, and, therefore, supplying us with fish that ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: 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
• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: I think that the best practice that I am seeing, including the CEO of the Ethics and Anti- Corruption Commission (EACC), is to serve for a period of six years. I, therefore, urge my friend, Sen. M. Kajwang’, to reconsider that proposal of a renewable term of four years. Eight years is a very long time. If you have been given a renewable term of three years, that is enough opportunity for you to make contribution to the growth of a parastatal. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I beg to support. view