Janet Ongera

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2016 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity so that I may support this Motion. I welcome the nomination of Sen. Billow to be a Member of the Pan African Parliament (PAP) representing the Senate. Sen. Billow is a distinguished Senator who has not only vast experience but is also widely knowledgeable in the diaspora particularly in international affairs which we mostly deal with in the PAP. As a Member of the PAP, I also want to thank Sen. Murkomen who has been our leader of delegation, and I hope that the reports we have written can be ... view
• 18 Feb 2016 in Senate: On a point of order Madam Chairperson, it is not that I am opposing this but I do not know how this Clause shall be, considering that this is an Act of Parliament because under the Constitution, the CEC Members are provided expressively under the Constitution. If we now raise them to the rank of executive committee, how will that be in tandem with the Constitution because this is just an Act of Parliament? Madam Chairperson, does it mean that when a governor is appointing an attorney, he must include in his executive committee an attorney so that he can ... view
• 18 Feb 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I just wanted to support the New Clause 2A that is being introduced. We know that the Mover of this Bill has been very passionate on this issue. I think the intention is to make it extremely impossible for teachers to withhold certificates; that they must immediately release them. That is the idea of New Clause 2A. In other words, if you do not release certificates, it means that you will have to pay the Kshs200,000 fine or face imprisonment for six months, or both. I think it is a necessary provision. I thank you. view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support Sen. Wetangula’s assertions. We cannot work in an ad hoc manner because this is a House of rules. We cannot have a situation where one Speaker wakes up one morning and decides that he made a mistake and, therefore, he needs to correct it. We must abide by the rules and by what is on record. The Constitution is very clear. Before any Bill is considered the two Speakers must meet and agree on whether the Bill affects counties or not. We cannot have a situation where to date, the National Assembly has ... view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support Sen. Wetangula’s assertions. We cannot work in an ad hoc manner because this is a House of rules. We cannot have a situation where one Speaker wakes up one morning and decides that he made a mistake and, therefore, he needs to correct it. We must abide by the rules and by what is on record. The Constitution is very clear. Before any Bill is considered the two Speakers must meet and agree on whether the Bill affects counties or not. We cannot have a situation where to date, the National Assembly has ... view
• 11 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. Sen. Sang is distinguished, eloquent and hardworking. Most of the time he stays in this House up to the rise of the House at 6.30 p.m. Therefore, I believe, given this opportunity to preside over the proceedings of the House, I am very sure he is equal and competent to the task that he will be given. view
• 11 Feb 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. While I do not doubt what the distinguished Senator for Murang’a said and referred to what a hustler is, I also have another definition of a hustler from Wikipedia; the free encyclopaedia. Under the urban dictionary, it says:- “A hustler is someone who knows how to get money from others, selling drugs, rolling dice, pimping and hustling.” It goes further to say that a hustler is also a monthly pornographic magazine published in the United States. view
• 11 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support this Motion. I do not want to lift the veil of Jubilee and know the reason why Sen. Murkomen has taken over from Sen. Keter, but I think Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo has valid reasons in what he is expressing. Be it as it is, I do not want to lift that veil because that is a matter for the Jubilee Coalition. However, Sen. Murkomen is a distinguished Senator in this House and has served as the Chairman of the Committee on Devolution and he has served us very well. He has also ... view
• 11 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to add my voice in supporting this Motion. In our wisdom as the Senate, we set up Sessional Committees to ensure that it gave us an opportunity to review what we do as the Senate. These are important Committees because Committees like CPAIC, the Committee on Devolved The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 10 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to ride on that very important request for a statement. Now that for the last five years we have been using currencies with people’s portraits, which is illegal, what action is being taken particularly on financial transactions which are being carried out and currency has been exchanged? What effect will that have especially on international transactions, particularly the Eurobond? view