James Lomenen Ekomwa

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• 23 Nov 2022 in Senate: So, that is a point of information. view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion - THAT, AWARE THAT Turkana County continues to experience extremely dry weather conditions with the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reporting that the aggregate rainfall for the six-month period ending September 2022 represented only 21 per cent of the normal rainfall; FURTHER AWARE THAT the prevailing weather conditions have resulted in the drying up of wells, boreholes, loss of pasture, and crops, therefore rendering any form of farming impracticable; ACKNOWLEDGING THAT the residents of the County are predominantly pastoralists who keep cattle, donkeys, ... view
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. NOTING THAT the prevailing drought has resulted in the death of more than half of the livestock in the County thereby pushing eight hundred thousand residents to the brink of starvation and resulting in the highest ever rate of acute malnutrition in the County at 33 per cent; 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 resulting in children dropping out of school; CONCERNED THAT droughts have been recorded in the County since the 1960s and ... view
• 22 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
• 22 Nov 2022 in Senate: FURTHER COGNIZANT THAT Article 11 of the United Nation’s International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR) places further emphasis on the fundamental right to food and obliges the State to take progressive steps towards achieving full realization of the right to adequate food; NOW THEREFORE the Senate urges the Ministries of Agriculture and Livestock Development; Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation; Education, and the Ministry of East African Community (EAC), the ASALs and Regional Development through the National Drought Management Authority, to come up with a policy framework to address the perennial drought in the County and to come up ... view
• 15 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to support Sen. Wambua’s Motion. I have a lot to say about security. Sen. Wambua has spoken about the incidences in Kitui. I am in pain and agony because I lose people every day. Yester night, I lost three people. Every time, the people I represent lose lives and property. I am sure people are not taking the issue of insecurity in Kenya seriously. I want to put it clearly; it is a serious issue. If we do not take it seriously, we will lose people, property and ... view
• 15 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
• 15 Nov 2022 in Senate: I will justify. Nobody is supposed to lose life or property. That is the prime role of the Government. If you conduct ballistic audit or count illegal guns that are owned by Kenyans, you will find that they are more than those owned by the Government. What are these guns doing? When did they accumulate them? Where was the Government? Those are questions we are asking. The other issue is on boundaries. People are fighting over boundaries. Finally, the other issue--- view
• 15 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I know, but I have a lot to say. view
• 4 Oct 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this golden opportunity that you have given me. As my colleagues have said, it is important to understand the issue at hand. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you have made it clear. I would like to urge my colleagues that this House should be in order, so that we give direction to Kenyans because they listen to what we say as Senators. We should qualify that they made the right choices. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I support this Motion, it should be clear that I am not just supporting for the sake of it, and I ... view