Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Feb 2024 in Senate: In total, the proposals that are contained in this Report are very useful to this country. I echo the words of my colleague, Sen. Cheruiyot, that we should have a bipartisan approach. We should not fear the initiative to amend the Constitution. If there is anything that requires us to go to a referendum, let us do so. If these amendments can be dealt with by us, as parliamentarians on the Floor of the House, let us come together and deal with the amendments without creating unnecessary heat in the country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge our colleagues to embrace ... view
• 15 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to contribute to this Petition. A petition under Article 119 of the Constitution is one way we connect with the people. A Kenyan presenting a Petition directly to the Senate of the Republic of Kenya demonstrates the kind of faith Kenyans have in this House. When we get a Petition from diligent Kenyans like Mr. Peter Kang’waru Nyaga and his 24 colleagues, we should take it seriously. It demonstrates that these Kenyans have faith that once they Petition this House, we will do something. Once they listen to Sen. Munyi Mundigi ... view
• 15 Feb 2024 in Senate: bank, borrow money to educate their children or present security to borrow money to do business. It is a shame. Therefore, I hope the Committee that is going to inquire into this matter, should take it seriously. In fact, we should summon even the Kenya National Human Rights Commission (KNHRC), to come and tell us what they have done to ensure that the land rights of these Kenyans are respected. Honestly, what we should be discussing as a nation, 60 years after Independence, is how Kenyanss can make good use of their title deeds. We should not be having a ... view
• 15 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, I thank you for according me an opportunity to also make my contribution to the amendments that are on the Floor of the House; The Water Amendment Bill (Senate Bills No. of 2023) view
• 15 Feb 2024 in Senate: Sen. (Dr) Murango is confusing Sen. Orwoba on the Floor of the House. As Senators, our main mandate under Article 96 of the Constitution is to defend devolution. That is why the people of the Republic of Kenya created a Bicameral House so that Senators principally are supposed to be defenders of devolution. So, every time we consider a Bill as Senators, our first concern is whether that Bill is clawing back on devolution or it is strengthening devolution. Secondly, we are supposed to ensure that we do not support a law that takes away the devolved function. If we ... view
• 15 Feb 2024 in Senate: want to transfer that function to the national Government, we begin by amending the Constitution. If we do not, we will be enacting a law that is clearly unconstitutional. We should take our work seriously. Legislation is not a joke. In other jurisdictions, differences between two Houses; the House of Representatives and the Senate can lead to dissolution of the entire House. It has happened seven times in Australia. Therefore, we should not shy off as Senators from telling off our colleagues from the other House that the amendments that they are trying to push through are unconstitutional. Let us ... view
• 15 Feb 2024 in Senate: these fights of we want to have more power than the other level of government. That should not be. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to be on record that on behalf of the people of Nyamira County, I will be opposing. I stand here to oppose this proposed amendment, especially where it is clawing back on functions that have been reserved by the Constitution of Kenya 2010 for county governments. Even reading the creation of a tribunal as proposed in this Bill, there is no participation of our county governments. We are giving that power to the Judicial Service ... view
• 15 Feb 2024 in Senate: You go to Israel, they recycle water. The water that you use in a toilet in Tel Aviv is recycled. That is what we should be doing so that we move as a country. We know that Kenya is a water-scarce country. We do not have enough water as a country. Let us store more water; let us have technology that can assist us recycle water and then we build the capacity of our counties to supply water to our people and connect sewers. In Nyamira Town and the entire Nyamira County, we do not have a sewer connection. Those ... view
• 14 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, Wednesday, 14th February, 2024- Report of the National Dialogue Committee. I thank you. view
• 14 Feb 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the National Dialogue Committee (NADCO) laid on the Table of the Senate today, Wednesday, 14th February, 2024. view