Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, in the case of Nairobi County, if a person travelled to this country from Europe and he or she drives through the County Government of Nairobi, he or she will see by the face of that building that they are driving by the county headquarters of the County Government of Nairobi County. That is not the case in Nyamira County. In fact, it is sad that in Nyamira County, you will not notice where the county government is housed. This is because the face that a person sees is that of the national Government. They are the ... view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I was in Kericho County three weeks ago where I saw a fantastic building that has been put up by the County Government of Kericho. When you enter into the building and the office of the governor, you get the impression that you have entered the office of the president of that county government. That is the image that we want to see. view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: More importantly, the Committee made the resolution that counties under Category A be supported. Therefore, we need to know whether this money was put into good use. What is the status of the headquarters that were to be supported? Has any construction taken place? We should not just give money to our counties and not follow the expenditure. We need to ensure that this money is put into good use. I would like to hear from the Senators who represent Isiolo, Lamu, Nyandarua, Tana River and Tharaka Nithi counties and know whether the money that was allocated to them was ... view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: This Motion, therefore, seeks to enhance accountability and also bring the Senate to speed. We need to know whether the money was not enough and a report tabled before 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
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: the Senate, so that we make a determination whether we need to extend further support to our counties. Madam Temporary Speaker, we also need to be alive to the fact that the people of Kenya designed county headquarters to be areas which were district headquarters by the year 1992. There were some counties that were unfortunate and marginalized. For example, in Nyamira County, for a long time, we operated from Kisii. It was our headquarters for the larger Kisii community. They had better infrastructure. Kisii County does not need to build new headquarters for the governor. This is because, what ... view
• 15 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. In reply to the Motion, I start by thanking the Senators who have contributed. I specifically thank the Senators who are in the House. I thank the Chairperson of the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, Sen. Nderitu Kinyua, for his contribution and assurance that his Committee will take up this matter. He also indicated that as a good supporter of devolution, he is willing to engage with Senators who come from these respective counties, including having a meeting with us over a cup of tea in Nairobi. I also wish to thank Sen. Seneta ... view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to comment on the Address that was delivered by His Excellency the President on 4th April, 2019. 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
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: I sincerely pay my heartfelt congratulations to the President for emphasizing the unity of all Kenyans. I am sure that if this Address was being made in the year 2018, perhaps we could not be standing here to give our comments on it. That goes a long way to score the importance of the “handshake” that took place between His Excellency the President and the Rt. (Hon.) Former Prime Minister, Raila Amollo Odinga. view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, as the President truly said, let us not forget where we have come from. We all know what this country went through in the year 2007. The President cautioned us that we should not take the easier options which will be to divide this country or put us into this idea of us versus them. This will not help us in building a cohesive Kenya that we and the future generations will be proud of. view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: I urge all of us, politicians, to exercise caution in the kind of language we use when addressing our supporters. Often one watches people speaking in rallies and finds that somebody this country has appointed to be our representative in the African Union (AU) on matters of infrastructure is called names. At times, I hear people referring to him as: “ Yule mganga au mtu wa vitendawili .” That does not help this country. view