Janet Ongera

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Jan 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, thank you for giving me that opportunity. I oppose without thinking. view
• 22 Dec 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I rise to support and I would like to request our Hon. Members of this House to listen to what I have to say, because I believe I am one of the most sober Members in Kieleweke . I want to speak from experience. I have run political parties for ten years in my previous life. One of the reasons that was most challenging was the fact that we never had provisions for coalition political parties, where you would have corporate membership. When I look ... view
• 11 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I support this Report. However, there are a few glaring issues that I would like to highlight. We know that one of the core environmental functions is to supply resources so that we have good air and water in terms of renewable energy. The other one is to deal with the issues of waste management. We know that if you are assimilating waste in terms of any economic activity that you undertake, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this ... view
• 11 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: particularly if they are factories, the waste that is generated should either be absorbed in the environment in a natural way or in an unnatural way. As a Member of the Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, I am aware we had made recommendations. One of them was that London Distillers Limited must come up with a plan to manage its waste. There is no reason to make us compromise on issues that deal with clean air particularly now when we are advocating for renewable energy. We need clean air for our people to breath. Nairobi is a city. ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I rise to support it and from the outset, let me thank the Committee for coming up with a very balanced list. In terms of what my colleagues have said, I also support regional balancing and gender considerations. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 10 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: In addition, I want to say we have the Competition Act which repealed the Restrictive Trade Practices Act. I am very glad we now have an authority in place. So, they can set the practice of ensuring that competition in trade and businesses does not kill this country. Also, there will be balance between the merchants; the so called very rich and very poor. I hope that once these Commissioners set themselves in office, they will look at trade practice issues. I have in mind the airports, for example, after having been an executive director of the airports for some ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Is Hon. Kaluma right to mislead us that the National Gender and Equality Commission only deals with issues of women when it is very clear that it is mandated, under Section 8 of the National Gender and Equality Commission Act, to focus on special interest groups including women, youth, persons with disabilities, children and older members of the society and minority groups? Is he right in saying that the gender commission specifically deals with only women and that is why they would like to merge it to include the youth and persons with disabilities? The gender ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I oppose this Bill in the strongest terms possible. The National Gender and Equality Commission Act was specifically enacted so that the rights of affirmative action interest groups could be considered and highlighted because of the manner in which they were disadvantaged in society. It was formed to help women, youth and persons with disabilities so that they can be raised up in society. It really saddens me to now hear the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman of the Committee telling us that we need to merge those two commissions ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in National Assembly: youths and persons living with disabilities, will now be merged with the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights, it behoves me to wonder where we are going when we, as legislators, should be at the forefront in trying to empower and raise the status of women in the country. First of all, I want to raise some issues I heard some of my colleagues mention. They said that the National Gender and Equality Commission does not cater for issues of youths and persons with disabilities. Looking at that Act, the reason as to why the National Gender and Equality Commission ... view
• 17 Aug 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.42A(5) to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Public Service and Gender the following Question: (i) What steps is the Ministry taking to end gender-based violence cases, which have significantly increased during the period of the COVID-19 Pandemic, despite a presidential directive to stem the vice? (ii) What steps is the Ministry taking to ensure that victims of gender-based violence are protected and that they have access to counselling and other support services, particularly during the period of the COVID-19 Pandemic? (iii) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide details of the gender-based violence protection ... view