Erick Okong'o Mogeni

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Oct 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, my statement, which you can confirm from the HANSARD, is that the formula that was applied by CRA has view
• 18 Oct 2023 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
• 18 Oct 2023 in Senate: erroneously benefitted 34 counties some of which are undeserving. I am entitled to that opinion; you do not need to agree with it. That is why we are Senators. We are here to debate. We do not need to be boxed into one line of thought. view
• 18 Oct 2023 in Senate: I have mentioned that if you look at the poverty index, counties like Kericho and Bomet are very undeserving. In fact, let me inform my friend here from Narok County, if you go to Canada, the formula that is applied has been there since 1957. The best way to do it is to pay the devolved units; the county governments. view
• 18 Oct 2023 in Senate: I am contributing, but you do not need to agree with it. That is the essence of debate. My point is if you go to a country like Canada, they take into account the physical capacity of a Government. If you go to Narok County which is benefitting from this Equalisation Fund, the revenue that they collect from the expansive Masai Mara National Reserve is about 20 times what Nyamira County collects. So, when we are raising these issues--- view
• 18 Oct 2023 in Senate: Where I come from in Nyamira County, do you know how many people live per square kilometre? They are 675 people. If you go to Narok County, that is land for one person. So, when I stand here to defend my people of Nyamira County, I have a constitutional right to do so. We live like we are in an urban centre. My people in Nyamira County barely survive because they are hard working. So, when we find a formula like this that picks our neighbouring counties like Kericho and Bomet--- If you drive through Kericho County, you will see ... view
• 18 Oct 2023 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
• 18 Oct 2023 in Senate: none. Look at the rivers flowing through the County of Kericho then go to Mandera County and see how many streams are there. You cannot compare. The point we are making is the intention of enacting Article 204 of the Constitution was to uplift counties that were left behind by the bad policies of the successive governments. I have given an example of what happens in Canada. They do not address wards because that is skewed. You deal with county governments. As I finalise, I hope that when we look at this issue next, we will bear in mind that ... view
• 18 Oct 2023 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, out of 28 million Kenyans who live in water stress counties, the majority are in those 14 marginalised counties. For now, there is very little we can do. We are just passing this Bill so that money can be disbursed. However, the point I am making is that when we consider this formula next, we should bear in mind the intention and the spirit of Article 204 of the Constitution. view
• 18 Oct 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion - AWARE THAT, the National Dialogue Committee was established by Parliament through a Resolution passed by the National Assembly and Senate on 16th August 2023 and 29th August 2023 respectively; FURTHER AWARE, that the Resolution outlines the mandate of the Committee which includes to facilitate dialogue, and consensus building and recommend appropriate constitutional, legal, and policy reforms on issues of concern to the people of Kenya; ACKNOWLEDGING THAT since its establishment, the Committee has made tremendous progress in the exercise of its mandate and has achieved the following ... view