Esther Passaris

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: We found that some of the fund managers that were implicated in audit queries in 2013/2014 are either still in office or have been moved to other constituencies. It is going to defeat the purpose of oversight and protection of Government funds if the same fund managers continue to be in office when there are audit queries on them about misuse of funds or abuse of office. view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: So, my appeal is that when the board looks at this Report, they should act expeditiously to remove or suspend some of the fund managers. If they fall to do that, the business continues as usual and by the time we get to the point where we are acting on the fund managers that have abused office, the State will have lost a lot more money than what they lost over the three audit years. We also found that the EACC is very slow in prosecuting some of the cases. We found that a number of cases were already with ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: So, we have to move with one voice and one direction as Parliament. We cannot be giving reports like this one after working hard only to find that there is no budget to empower and equip the EACC. They should have the manpower to do the job that is required of them of protecting State funds, bring accountability and arrest the people who misuse the funds. view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: When we looked at the Nairobi National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF), we found documentation regarding bursaries was missing. I am appealing to the Members to look at this Report and learn from it. They should ensure that fund managers keep good records. Records should be kept because we spend about Kshs25 million per constituency on bursaries and we cannot show which student or school benefited. This is a problem. The County Woman Representatives have the NGAAF. When I disbursed my first bursaries, I found it to be a conduit for corruption. Some parents presented applications for schools that do ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I believe many Members are struggling because of delayed funds and the fact that the money is not sufficient to achieve what they want to like funding schools. Here in Nairobi, we have constituencies like Dagoretti North, which do not have a single primary school. Also, Embakasi South is struggling with a shortage of secondary schools. For us to build schools, we need more money. Therefore, we should be our own enemies for having this fund yet in certain constituencies, we do not have enough schools. We also saw some classes built with sub-standard materials thus were a danger to ... view
• 16 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Motion. I support the Motion. The Report was very well done and articulated. I managed to be part of the delegation towards the second week of the conference through the County of Nairobi. This was prior to the handshake and so, there was a bit of refusal by Members from the Opposition, but I was there and I was grateful. As a country, we participate in so many conferences worldwide and there is always hue and cry from the public every time they see us ... view
• 16 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: about 2,900 rape cases. Out of the 2,900 rape cases, 50 per cent were under 18 years and out of those, 50 per cent were under 10 years. So, I am wondering, as we travel and do all these things as a country, are we actually determined to deal with poverty? Are we determined to empower our women? We have all the funds, but what is the point of having a fund? A woman gets money from the Women Enterprise Development Fund, puts up a kiosk and the next day, the Government demolishes it. So, we really have issues to ... view
• 16 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support the Motion. When I was listening to the debate, I understood that quite a number of the Bills have lapsed. I sincerely hope that they will be looked into and brought back into force. view
• 16 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: We had a case in Kamukunji, Nairobi County, recently. Somebody in the social media reported about a young boy who was on the streets without legs begging. He wanted us to help him. I sent my team to find him. When we found him, we went to her house in the slums. We met with the people who were housing him. He was being used to beg. It did not come to our attention at that time that this boy was trafficked from Tanzania. We placed him with children welfare services. The woman who housed him said that she was ... view
• 16 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I would like to comment on the weather patterns and on what Hon. Naisula said happened when we had drought in Kenya and our cattle were moved across our border with Tanzania. We need to have good relationships in the East African Community. We need to be understanding and help each other so that we can grow economically and develop the region properly. We also need to have movement of labour because there are talents we have in Kenya that may not be in Uganda or Tanzania. If we all cooperate, we can exchange ideas and ... view