Esther Passaris

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This Motion was brought to the House before we broke for recess and was shot down for various reasons. I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Health. COVID-19 is a health crisis. It is a pandemic. It has social and economic effects as well. Looking at the list of the Members the Mover wants to constitute the ad-hoc committee, there are hardly Members of the Departmental Committee on Health. view
• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you. I stand corrected, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: At the time we had the discussion in the House, we were of the opinion that we already had many committees of the National Assembly, and that every committee was handling whatever area relates to the Coronavirus pandemic. For us in the Departmental Committee on Health, we handle all matters pertaining to health. Looking at the proposed membership of the Committee, I realise that you cannot be discussing a pandemic as a committee and avoid involving Members of the Departmental Committee on Health. Even if they were to include the Members of the Departmental Committee on Health, then we would ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: We have Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). If we were to think about a select committee that needs to be formed, it would be one to deal with the SDGs, but why have we not had an SDGs select committee? Each Committee in the House addresses an area pertaining to whatever issues we have as a country. I feel that the proposed committee on COVID-19 response and management would be a duplication of what we are all doing in our respective committees. If it was not supposed to be a duplication, then we would be forced to decide that, maybe, in ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: I oppose the Motion on the ground that all duly elected Members of Parliament, be they in the Senate or the National Assembly, are concerned about COVID-19. We cannot say that only a few Members are more responsible or more concerned about COVID-19. In our respective committees, we deal with all these matters. There will be duplication. If there is a select committee The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 2 Jun 2020 in National Assembly: that we need, it is one to deal with the SDGs because they are currently completely challenged. We are told in our respective committees to handle matters pertaining to SDGs. With those remarks, I oppose. view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I oppose. I am sure that many of other elected leaders in Nairobi will agree with me that we have had total confusion with the way the City is being managed. As we all agree, this is the Capital City. When the Governor went and signed an agreement with the Executive to transfer some functions of the county government to the national Government, it was because he had reached a point where he accepted he could not manage Nairobi County affairs effectively. The county was bleeding and requiring leadership. He transferred various functions to the national ... view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Right now, Nairobi is at a standstill. We are not seeing leadership, but a tug of war. I believe that when the governor was transferring these functions, he had reached the point where he realised he needed help. What better place for him to go than to the Executive? The Executive said it was fine with this and took over those functions. He remained the governor, but the functions were transferred. Now, Nairobi is being held to ransom. To be honest the office is bigger than the individual. An individual cannot hold this county to ransom. He may be elected ... view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for allowing me to contribute. I definitely oppose the rejection of the two members. Having heard what the Leader of the Majority has said, it seems like we are forgetting - as Members of this House - that in due time, we will also be aged and in a position to contribute to our country given our experience, knowledge and the positions we have held. To reject somebody just because of his age when it is not in the Constitution and neither is it in the requirements of the TSC is in bad taste. ... view
• 22 Apr 2020 in National Assembly: Can I go on, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker? view