James Lomenen Ekomwa

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• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: 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. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: FURTHER NOTING that residents have been forced into migration with their livestock in search of pasture and water which has exposed them to raids by bandits and resulted in children dropping out of school; CONCERNED that droughts have been recorded in the County since the 1960s and that the frequency of their occurrences has progressively increased with drought in the County becoming a yearly phenomenon; COGNIZANT that Article 43 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, stipulates the rights of every person to be free from hunger, to have adequate food of acceptable quality, and to have clean and safe water ... view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: 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. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: We always respect donkeys, unlike the people who have been using donkeys without respecting them. I think that is a violation of the rights of donkeys. People are now waiting for the rain. Up to now, there has not been even one drop of rainfall in Turkana county. This means the people there, especially women are suffering and losing their lives. Women will travel long distances in search of water. When they travel those long distances, they are accompanied by young females who are not married. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, these ladies also travel long distances in search of water ... view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: 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. view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: and are now staying next to rivers. They should be given the opportunity to farm because they are more experienced. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in addition, the national Government in collaboration with the county government should harvest rain water. Rain water is important. We experience floods during rainy season. If this water is harvested, it can be used during drought season. That will be important instead of crying about drought every year. We should be aware of the early warning signs of drought every year. The county government of Turkana should set aside drought funds to take care of emergency ... view
• 30 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I call upon Sen. Cheptumo to second this Motion. I thank you. view
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support the Statement by the Deputy Speaker. I would like to inform the relevant Committee in charge of sports that in the county where I come from, warriors have excellent talents. We have persuaded them to go to church. They have reformed from killing people, raiding livestock and killing women on the highway. Instead of them running fast with cattle and camels, we urge the Government through the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage to include these people in athletics. They will be swift runners in 100 metres. We will thus have many gold medals in ... view
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: An example is Erupe. Instead of being called Erupe, he is called Cheruiyot. How do you indulge in such issues? It is not a point of order but rather a point of information to know that we must have specific talents in specific areas in the talents we are tapping. This is so that we do not commit a fallacy of generalization. In Kenya, it is said that anybody who knows how to run comes from Nandi County or Elgeiyo Marakwet County. Not everybody who runs comes from Elgeiyo Marakwet County. They could also come from Garissa or Nyandarua counties. view
• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: 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. view