Erick Okong'o Mogeni

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• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you. Sen. Kajwang’, the only thing I want to amend from what you have just informed me is do not invite them, you should summon them. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: We should summon EACC to appear before us. We tell the country whether we are serious in the fight against corruption, or whether we have allowed the prophecy that was given by Prof. P.L.O. Lumumba to come to reality. If most of you can remember, the moment we created devolved units, he said, if we are not careful as a country, we will devolve corruption. Why for God's sake would EACC withdraw an officer from a watchdog body? I was the chair when I served as a member of the advisory board. One of the sources of getting information on ... view
• 24 Apr 2024 in Senate: We should summon EACC to appear before us. We tell the country whether we are serious in the fight against corruption, or whether we have allowed the prophecy that was given by Prof. P.L.O. Lumumba to come to reality. If most of you can remember, the moment we created devolved units, he said, if we are not careful as a country, we will devolve corruption. Why for God's sake would EACC withdraw an officer from a watchdog body? I was the chair when I served as a member of the advisory board. One of the sources of getting information on ... view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to also make my input to this Bill. First, I want to go on record in principle supporting this Bill. We need to give comfort to Kenyans that we are not introducing new taxation measures; we are just putting in place a mechanism to ensure that there is equity and fairness in collection of land rates from Kenyans. Madam Temporary Speaker, I join my two colleagues who this afternoon have kind of written the book of lamentations because of the corruption, wastage and stealing of public money that is happening ... view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: mechanism to ensure that this money collected will not form another stream for governors to steal, governors will start celebrating as soon as this money hits their accounts. I am speaking, having the honors of coming from a county that has been rated by Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) as the one leading in corruption in the county. It is so shameful that a county that has produced distinguished Kenyans, including retired Chief Justice of the Republic and the Controller of Budget, has that distinction of being rated as the leading county in corruption. Madam Temporary Speaker, unless we put ... view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: this money was stolen to buy properties in Karen; people are putting up maisonettes with lifts in their houses and no action has been taken. You know, EACC is chaired by my good friend, Bishop Oginde, a man I hold in high esteem and real respect. How are you going to build confidence in our governors if you rate a county as being the leading in corruption, and yet, you are taking no action to apprehend the suspects or those who are engaged in corruption? These are the people who, this afternoon, we are going to pass the National Rating ... view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: be entering that territory where we want to tax farmers such as our tea farmers and the people who own freehold land. However, I am happy that this Bill has a clause that specifically excludes any rating from farmers who have freehold land. That is commendable of the Senate Majority Leader. Madam Temporary Speaker, we do not want to overburden mkulima . The farmer is already suffering and the returns from agricultural produce are not competitive. This is a good statement of comfort to our farmers, that the people we are targeting are the ones engaged in businesses. These are ... view
• 16 Apr 2024 in Senate: being repeated. I appeal to Bishop (Dr.) Oginde, the head of EACC, to focus on these counties that have been named as being the most corrupt and do something. Senators can speak here, summon governors and make recommendations, but unless EACC takes action, we will be lamenting day after day. I support. view
• 13 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the counsel is doing well. For purposes of following his submissions easily, we would like him to refer us to the particular volume of the document he is referring to. If possible, he should refer us to the page so that we move with him. view
• 13 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, maybe just to assist the Counsel for the County Assembly, I thought his opening remarks would have given him an opportunity to summarise for us Senators, what the case for the County Assembly is, so that he sets the stage for us to make a following. In terms of the objections that he has, when the time comes for that evidence to be adduced by the Deputy Governor, maybe he could raise his objection. However, he should utilise, with tremendous respect to him, the opening remarks to summarise for us because we just want to have a ... view