Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2511 to 2520 of 2536.

• 6 Jun 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I agree with the statement that was issued by the Vice Chair. Clearly there seems to be some mischief and bad faith from our brothers in the National Assembly. The amendment that was done to the Statutory Instruments Act clearly is intended to water down any role that the Senate should play on any consideration on regulations that ordinarily affect the functions of county government. It is really meant to reduce the constitutional mandate of the Senate. I join the concerns that were raised by the Majority Leader. If the Senate does not ... view
• 5 Jun 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to join my colleagues in, first and foremost, registering my own condolences to the families of about 50 Kenyans who passed away during the Solai Dam Tragedy. For the surviving members of those families, I want to register my sympathy with them. I hope that they will live long enough to see that justice is done to them. Secondly, I also want to join my colleagues in passing my congratulations to the Mover of this Motion, Sen. Kihika, who has come out passionately in support of the people of Nakuru County ... view
• 17 May 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also want to go on record in support of the report of the Senate delegation that went to the Women Political Leaders Annual Global Summit that was held in Iceland from 28th to 30th November, last year. When I was a young attorney in the 1990s, we would represent members of an organisation called the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) and Coalition on Violence Against Women (COVAW), as volunteer attorney. We did so many pro bono cases fighting for the rights of the most marginalized and disadvantaged women in this country. I have a long ... view
• 17 May 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to begin my contributions on this very important Motion by urging caution. We all live in this country and we are aware of the debate that is ongoing regarding the use of the tax we collect in terms of what we allocate for development and what goes to support the public wage bill. Already this country is suffering because of a ballooning wage bill which economists are telling us that it poses a great risk to our aspirations for developments in this country. I have read the Motion which is before the House and ... view
• 17 May 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. We need to take stock. Creating an office of Ombudsman in a county government requires resources. When you allocate resources to running an office of the Ombudsman in a county government, you will be taking away money that could have been used for development in that county. We were here in the morning and I was moved when I heard the report by the CEO of the CRA, that there are places in this country, including Isiolo, where you can get a teacher who has never had access to a mobile handset which we ... view
• 17 May 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am sorry; it is just that issues of human rights are very passionate to me. However, I respect the advice of the Chair. With those observations and my proposed amendments to my good friend, Sen. Were, I beg to support the Motion. view
• 16 May 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was not in the House when you unanimously elected my classmate, Sen. Judith Pareno, to the Speaker’s Panel. So, I will begin by giving her my hearty congratulations on the successive elevation to the Speaker’s Panel. I wish her success in her tenure. view
• 16 May 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am privileged to have been in school with Sen. Judith Pareno. She was in my neighbouring school, Kipsigis Girls in Kericho and we both ended up in the Faculty of Law at the University of Nairobi. So, she was my classmate in the University of Nairobi, Faculty of Law. view
• 16 May 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to congratulate the Committee which has done a tremendous job in preparing the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bills 2018 No.11 of 2018). Looking at the money that we are sending to our counties, you get the impression that it is meant to touch lives and impact on our people at the county level. However, it is a bit fortunate that four years down the line, ever since we started implementing some of the monies we are sending to specific projects in the counties, we are yet to see impact. If I begin ... view
• 8 May 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank the Almighty God who took care of us as we traversed our counties during the vacation. I am happy to see that our Senators are back healthy and ready to work. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me begin by commending the people of West Pokot County,who are enjoying the fruits of the new Constitution of Kenya 2010. I hope that residents from other counties across the country will know the benefits that this Constitution accords to the people of Kenya. I know people who served in the 1970s to early 1990s never had an ... view