28 May 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this Bill. I want to commend Sen. Pareno for coming up with this Bill. The Bill comes in handy at a time when we are talking about building bridges and how we can speak in oneness as Kenyans. Peace building is paramount for this county and any other especially with regard to development. There can never be development The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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28 May 2019 in Senate:
without peace in a country. I thank Sen. Pareno for coming up with this visionary kind of Bill that looks into the issue of peace and seeks to address issues of discrimination. National cohesion is important. There are so many Motions that have come to the Floor of this House at one point. A number of Senators have brought Motions and also Statements concerning insecurity in some parts of the country. I am also among some of the Senators that have talked about insecurity and the need to ensure that there is peace in all parts of the country. This ...
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23 May 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support my colleague in this Statement. The residents of Mtwapa should know very well that they have a defender in the House in Sen. Madzayo, who has come up with this Statement. I am against what the police did and we must condemn it as a House. You can even read the confusion in my mind. The residents of Mtwapa are on my mind. From the way he has put the Statement, I can tell what they are going through, their homelessness and how they desperate they are. ...
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23 May 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is need for the Government to intervene and ensure that we give protection and security to our people. The Constitution demands that the Government should give security to its people. There is need for the Government to intervene with speed and ensure justice is done. It is unfortunate that the police can be trigger-happy, where they just go shooting un-armed residents. It is very unfair and the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate.
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23 May 2019 in Senate:
Senate must condemn this. The law must ensure that the police who did these acts are brought to book. Under what circumstances did they just decide to evict the residents? Were they authorised to do what they did?
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23 May 2019 in Senate:
This Statement should be dealt with speedily and action taken, so that people know that the Government provides security, as stipulated in the Constitution.
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23 May 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.
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23 May 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to second this Motion. I commend Sen. Kwamboka for coming up with this Motion. This Motion has come at a time when we have so many street families in our towns. Some urban centres such as Eldoret and Kakamega did not have many street children. You could almost count the number of street children but they are now uncountable. At the moment, we have communities on the streets. We must make it clear to Kenyans that no one chooses their families. Therefore, we must empathise with the street children because ...
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23 May 2019 in Senate:
The Constitution states that everyone should be treated with dignity but that does not happen on the streets. The girls are vulnerable and are raped by men who pretend to be gentlemen during the day. The women on the streets also suffer because they are also vulnerable. The reputable men who rape them disappear during the day only to go back to them at night when nobody is seeing them. The mothers are then left on the streets with the children who cannot even go to school. Uneducated children are a big problem to this country. Every country must endeavour ...
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23 May 2019 in Senate:
persons living with HIV, but also people living on the streets who do not have anywhere to go. Article 43 of the Constitution clearly states that there is need for the Government to provide social security for people who cannot provide security for themselves and their dependants. We have street families who cannot provide security for themselves. Madam Temporary Speaker, as we speak, we have street families who are not able to provide security for themselves. Sometimes, when they try to do this or that to eke a living, they are bundled in vehicles by askaris . We must defend ...
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