Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I feel privileged to stand here and second this momentous Report that was arrived at from the discussions of the NADCO. I begin by thanking my colleague Senators who graciously approved my nomination to sit in the NADCO and the team that was chosen by the Majority Side during the discussions. We would not have achieved what we did without the spirit of give and take. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must say that it was not easy at the beginning. When we arrived at the Bomas of Kenya, at the beginning there was a very ... view
• 20 Feb 2024 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 Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 20 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, advanced democracies like Australia have done eight amendments to their Constitution, but what we need to learn as Senators is that in those eight amendments, seven of them were through a bipartisan approach, like what we are doing here. A bipartisan approach is the best way to amend the Constitution. So, Kenyans should not bash us, the political class, that we are on a mission to water down the Constitution of Kenya 2010. This attempt is to strengthen and fix what is not working in the Constitution. We have borrowed from many jurisdictions in accepting some of ... view
• 20 Feb 2024 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 Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 20 Feb 2024 in Senate: Cherarkey comes. This Report has made a recommendation that this amount that is paid to the elderly people be reviewed upwards to a sum of Kshs5,000. The issue of functions has been a big problem. Those of us who were here in the last term know the problem we have had on transfer of functions to counties. This Report makes recommendation that there should be a comprehensive review of all devolved functions that have not been transferred to counties and that those functions once transferred, should be followed with resources. That is an attempt to strengthen devolution. Mr. Speaker, Sir, ... view
• 20 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. To enhance farming, we have proposed that the Government should set aside money to ensure that we incorporate water harvesting technologies in our counties. This way, we can store rainwater that can be used in agriculture as it happens in many countries. The issue of impeachment of governors has been of great concern to us all. We have made recommendations that Section 33 of the County Governments Act should go through a review so that we have a comprehensive law that deals with issues of impeachment of governors. Senators, I hope we can learn from ... view
• 20 Feb 2024 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 Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 20 Feb 2024 in Senate: On the issue of dispute resolution, as Prof. Tom Odhiambo Ojienda will tell you, we have had--- Mr. Speaker, Sir, can you protect me from loud consultations? view
• 20 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On this issue of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC, you know that the interview panel has been in place for the last six months, yet they have never completed the work they were meant to do; that is, to advertise for the position of IEBC commissioners, shortlist, interview and send names to the President. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this Committee has recommended that the time for inviting applicants, shortlisting, interviewing and forwarding names to the President should be reduced to a maximum of 90 days so that panelists do not take long to just ... view
• 20 Feb 2024 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 Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view