Godana Hargura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 891 to 900 of 903.

• 11 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to seek a statement from the Chairman of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Economic Affairs on the following. First; how much money was allocated to each of the 47 counties in the last 20 years for development and provision of the following facilities and services: roads, water, health and rural electrification? Secondly, I would also like to know from him whether the level of funding provided by Article 204 of the Constitution that creates the Equalisation Fund is adequate to address the glaring disparities between counties before the Fund lapses in ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to second this Motion. I would like to appeal to Senators to support this Motion because it is very important to some parts of this country, especially the arid and semi arid areas which comprises two thirds of this country and more than a quarter of the population. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what we have is a situation where people have been left to run their lives at their own whims without any policy framework support from the Government. We know very well that before and after Independence, this country was ... view
• 9 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to second this Motion. This Motion has come at the right time to alleviate the suffering of people who occupy more than two-thirds of this country. The arid and semi-arid parts of this country cover more than two-thirds of the country while more than a quarter of the population live in those areas, but due to the climatic conditions, they practice pastoralism, that is, they keep livestock which is mainly the free range pastoralism. In recent times due to climatic change, that has become an unsustainable means of livelihood. As we know, these frequent, ... view
• 3 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I rise to support this important Motion and also thank the Mover for bringing it. Madam Temporary Speaker, insecurity in northern Kenya has been so rampant that it has reached a point where it is taken to be a normal occurrence. But the earlier we address it, the better. This Motion could be a better way of addressing it because it is a matter of how quickly the security personnel can respond to any incident. As has been said, there is a challenge of the ... view
• 2 Jul 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. I also thank Sen. (Dr.) Machage for bringing up this Motion. As you know, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are a country which has its own aspirations; we want to reach somewhere, and that is why we have Vision 2030, and, of course, that vision can only be attained if we have a productive citizenry. But what we are having across the country is not in that direction; especially our youth, who we are relying on. We know each country depends on its ... view
• 26 Jun 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. The issue of the environment is a serious issue in our country. The ecosystem in some parts of this country is very delicate as it was mentioned before. According to a study by the World Health Organization (WHO) a quarter of the diseases we are facing actually got into our systems over a long period of time. They are basically pollution related. We do not come to realize it until later in life when they have reached a level where we can do ... view
• 25 Jun 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I rise to support the Motion, taking into account the fact that the Mover of the Motion clearly indicated that what is being proposed to be transferred are actually the resources, functions and powers relating to development of infrastructure and equipping of the institutions. That does not affect the quality of education because the policies and guidelines are all still under the national Government. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support this Motion because I come from an area where illiteracy levels are still very high. I ... view
• 2 Jun 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. I also thank Sen. (Dr.) Machage for bringing up this Motion. As you know, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are a country which has its own aspirations; we want to reach somewhere, and that is why we have Vision 2030, and, of course, that vision can only be attained if we have a productive citizenry. But what we are having across the country is not in that direction; especially our youth, who we are relying on. We know each country depends on its ... view
• 7 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I come from the northern part of the country and this inequality still exists. Even though it was there during the colonial times, in our times, it still exists. This kind of a Motion will, to an extent, remedy some of that. If you look at the Northern Frontier District (NFD) which covers all the area from the Ugandan border to the coast, you will see that during the colonial times this area was closed. What we are talking about was brought about by the colonialists. They made sure that nobody had access to any education and ... view
• 25 Apr 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am Senator Harguara Godana from Marsabit County. I would like to support this Motion. My observations, as others have said, are that as we plan to oversight on the County Governments, the Committees we have should be tailored to concentrate on their functions which should appear in the way the Ministries are formed. The naming should be in line with that. The other issue is about placement of Senators in specific committees based on their preference. We have different areas of competence and this is something that we made clear to our party leaders in ... view