Janet Ongera

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Aug 2016 in Senate: On a point of order Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. That is the same point I wanted to raise that Sen. Khaniri has raised; that we are not so sure that we have the threshold because the bell has not been rung. We do not know whether there are others Senators waiting in the lounge. This is a very important amendment. As you know, this amendment affects the constitutional requirement of having one-third of either gender in the Houses. So, let us treat it with the importance that it deserves. I plead with you. view
• 18 Aug 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir. I also want to support what my colleagues have said. First, some good work has been done this afternoon despite the fact that some Members took off. Maybe in future we should close the Bar completely, so that we finish the work whether or not we are in the Committee of the Whole. I know it may require amending our Standing Orders, but that is what we may need to do in future for us to transact business. view
• 21 Jul 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. May I also join you in congratulating the delegation from Spain. I notice that these are young people who have come to our country to study our political democracy. I want to assure you that the democracy in Kenya is extremely vibrant. We have two major political parties namely the Jubilee Party and the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) that are very strong coalitions. The political parties are very vibrant which is clearly seen in the exchanges in this House. In the Senate, being the “Upper House”, we take a bipartisan stand on issues ... view
• 21 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, further to that very important question raised by the distinguished Senator for Kericho County, I would like to know how much money has been disbursed to Kisii County, how many groups of women were beneficiaries, were there any defaulters and what were the reasons. view
• 21 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand corrected. I am sorry I did not hear that it was per county. If that is the case then that is in order. view
• 21 Jul 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a very serious matter. We are talking about the health of women. As we know, quite a number of women in these hospitals share beds. This is a serious matter and I feel that this Committee is not taking it seriously. I request you to rule on this matter, because it is not the first time that we are requesting for this Statement. Sen. Sijeny requested for it but no answer came. In fact, at that time, if you recall, there was not even one Member of that Committee in ... view
• 20 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to this Bill. Let me join my colleagues from the outset in congratulating Sen. Wangari for bringing up this very important and fairly straightforward Bill. This Bill aims at entrenching devolution right into the counties. As we know, health services have been devolved to the counties. Therefore, amending Section 4, which I fully support so that we get a member from the Council of Governors (CoG) sitting in the board, is a very acceptable and straightforward matter. However, I feel that time has come when even ... view
• 20 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I rise to support this Bill. It is within the mandate of our role as the Senate, of representation and law making, on issues that concern the county under Article 96 of the Constitution. I also support it because I have a lot of respect for the Mover of this Bill, the distinguished Senator for Kirinyaga County, Sen. Karaba. The Senator has exercised due diligence on this Bill. He has ensured that there is proper participation and that the people are moving with ... view
• 14 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I also rise to support the Committee’s proposals and amendments. We should not lose the gains that we have made in devolution. We have come a long way, particularly to devolve health services, so that we bring them closer to the people. I know that my sister, Sen. Elachi, is very passionate on the rights of mothers and young ones, but I want to plead with her to look at this amendment from a holistic perspective. Under the Constitution, as our able Senate Minority Leader has stated, we are the guardians of devolution. We should not ... view
• 14 Jul 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity so that I may also contribute to this Bill. Let me start from the outset by saying that I rise to oppose this Bill. I want to oppose it very strongly on the basis that I feel that the timing of this Bill is ill conceived and very mischievous at this time, particularly when we know that there are a number of distinguished honourable Senators in this House who would like to be governors. Has this Bill been brought so that these Senators may create jobs so that they can ... view