Esther Passaris

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 141 to 150 of 268.

• 8 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Arabia, they looked at the number of hours Kenyans work and the remuneration, off days and leave days that they are given. I know you have also looked at the fact that we mistreat Kenyans here. Hon. Joyce, Member for Bomet, mentioned that. view
• 8 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Sorry. The Member for Bomet mentioned that 40,000 Kenyans are in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and only 2 per cent have a problem. I sat down and calculated the 2 per cent of that number and it is 800 Kenyans. If the Committee does not see that we need to push hard to make sure that we keep the 800 Kenyans safe, then I worry about my 20 or 30 people in Iraq. view
• 8 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I want us to understand that the life of every Kenyan is important. During the vetting and when we stopped recruitment, Kenyans lost a lot of jobs. We do not want to have that situation. While we want to have them employed and trained, we need the agreements. It is very commendable for the Committee to go and come up with an agreement and understanding, so that we can know who we are dealing with. We also have another problem in Kenya. We need to have a hot line. If we have many Kenyans out there working, we need to ... view
• 8 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I support the Report because I feel if I do not do so, I will have wasted State money. What they did was a step in the right direction. We need to look at the other 800 people and sensitise other countries. We also need to look at Iraq, which I will follow up. I support the Report, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I stand to support this Motion. I understand it emanated from a meeting between INTERPOL and UNODC in Vienna in 2016. view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: An international anti-corruption academy is a good idea, but at the end of the day corruption in our country is eating us. It is the reason why poverty levels are rising and we cannot implement all government projects. It is the reason why food security and housing are a challenge in the informal settlements. All the land that belonged to the Government was acquired fraudulently by past leaders. It is also the reason why our hospitals lack facilities and we have challenges in terms of investing with tenderpreneurs resulting in lack of facilities which the Government wants for its people. view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: So, by ratifying the agreement for establishment of the international academy, we can get best practices. We do not need an international academy, but a curriculum for our schools. We need to start teaching our children. It is very obvious that the religious sector, as Hon. Millie- Odhiambo said, has failed us. Religion has also been riddled with corruption and we can see this every day. So many churches are guilty of owning huge parcels of land in Nairobi that are sitting idle. If only they could return that land donated to them by the Government, which they have not ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Just like we learn science, mathematics, physics and English, let us learn about integrity, define what it means and examine our students on the same. This Parliament, through donors, sponsored us to visit academies in China and Malaysia where a group of us were taught about integrity. This is in their curriculum from primary all the way to university and is required for one to get a job. I asked myself, is it enough to just have qualification on integrity? What is it we need to change as a people? Is it the end times and Jesus is on his ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: I once heard Hon. Millie Odhiambo, who is my mentor, stand here and say that if you do not address the concerns of our citizens like burials, rent, food and poverty, you are forcing me as a leader when I go into my constituency to actually think of how I can be innovative to help my people who are hungry. You cannot get food from devolution. Your people are hungry and your resources are limited. What do you do? You find a way to be corrupt. So, it is very easy to be corrupt even when you do not want ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: This Government has to find a way to sit with elected leaders and create a fund that would deal with corruption. Majority of the leaders here, every weekend, have to go back to their constituencies to look for money to build a school. If a church leader calls me and says he wants money for a church choir, choir’s uniform, church building or church bus, I tell them: “Pray to God. He is the one who is going to give you. He is the ultimate giver. Why are you asking me? You are the ones who have God. Ask God. ... view