23 Jul 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second.
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21 Jul 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution. I support petitions by Sen. Mwangi and Sen. (Dr.) Mbito because they are revolving around people. The Senate motto revolves around the society and people. We must represent people effectively. Concerning the Petition by Sen. Mwangi, it is true that when one is branded as an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) it sends some negative feelings to him. There is need for us to ensure that IDPs are compensated. There should not be some IDPs who are getting less than others because they were all affected. It ...
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21 Jul 2020 in Senate:
The Petition by Sen. (Dr.) Mbito is very noble. These are members of staff of who have already retired. They worked for Kenya Railways when they were energetic and gave all their best. However, they have been swindled by some unscrupulous people. All of us give our best in our youthful years. We do a lot of work. We save a lot of our money through these schemes hoping that we will enjoy our retirement. It is unfortunate that some cunning people is hoping that you will give your best so that they benefit from your sweat.
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21 Jul 2020 in Senate:
There is need for this Petition to be concluded as fast as possible. I remember in 2013, it was before the court, but it was not fully dealt with. We know justice delayed, is justice denied.
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21 Jul 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to support the Statement made by Sen. Khaniri. This Statement has really come at an opportune time when cases of the COVID-19 are escalating. When we flash back, we see that from the time of the partial reopening, the cases have really escalated. Since there is a lot of talk concerning COVID-19; that it is here to stay, then we have to know which direction we will take as a country in order to ensure that we flatten the curve. A lot has to be done as Sen. Khaniri mentioned, ...
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21 Jul 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion. Allow me a second. I know that the Statements Hour is over, but there is an issue that was raised that needs to go on record concerning Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs).
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21 Jul 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you raised a Statement about
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21 Jul 2020 in Senate:
Initiative, where youths were supposed to be given jobs in the 47 counties. There was a statement by the Principal Secretary (PS) of the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government, Mr. Kibicho, who tweeted that people can apply as long as they are able-bodied. This is very discriminatory. This kind of statement was from a State officer, and it should not happen. There is need to investigate how many PLWDs have been given these jobs. Also, there is the issue of PLWDs training. Many PLWDs are not given an opportunity to train even in the Public Service and ...
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21 Jul 2020 in Senate:
continue raising awareness and sensitizing among the citizenry. The world should not come to a stop because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I commend this Committee for amending the Standing Orders. It is important because Standing Orders are there to ensure that there are orderly proceedings. In as much as we are carrying out our mandate, there has to be order. I am happy and commend the leadership of the Senate for the many amendments they have come up with. I remember, at one point, 28 Senators were supposed to be in the House and others in ...
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21 Jul 2020 in Senate:
There is something to learn from South Africa---
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