Janet Ongera

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for that “Solomonic” ruling. It is a shame that the Jubilee Government continues to perpetuate acts of impunity without regard to this distinguished House. It is no wonder that we have a myriad of problems in The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 21 Jul 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to make contribution to this Bill. From the outset, like my fellow Senators, I would like to thank Sen. Halima for bringing this timely and important Bill that tries to devolve higher learning education to the counties. We are aware that under the Fourth Schedule, education is one of the areas that were not to the county governments. Therefore, there has been a disconnection in how to improve education facilities in the counties. As we know now, the world has advanced and we are in the new age. Because of ... view
• 16 Jul 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Did you hear Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. refer to distinguished honourable Senators who are nominated as “persons who are nominated?” view
• 16 Jul 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for the distinguished Senator for West Pokot, who is a Member of the Rules and Business The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 14 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I sought a statement in May on the effluence in Nairobi Dam. Up to now, I have not received a response. When it came to this House, you directed that it should be issued in 14 days’ time. Now, it is over three weeks since you issued that direction. view
• 14 Jul 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity so that I also contribute to this Bill. Like other Senators who have spoken before me, I would like to congratulate the Mover for bringing a very timely Bill into this House which is about honouring our heroes who struggled for freedom and justice to our land. Madam Temporary Speaker, in the preamble to the Constitution, the second and third paragraphs of the preamble, if I may quote, says that:- “HONOURING those who heroically struggled to bring freedom and justice to our land: PROUD of our ethnic, cultural and religious ... view
• 9 Jul 2015 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, thank you for giving me this opportunity so that I may also make my contribution to this important Motion. From the outset, I would also like to join my colleagues in congratulating the distinguished Senator for Samburu, Sen. Leshore, my father and senior whom I have a lot of respect for right from the days when we were working together in the Government. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a very timely and important Motion as many Senators have said. I feel very sad that it has taken over a year before it could come to this House ... view
• 8 Jul 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to also support this important Bill. From the outset, I would like to congratulate the Mover and seconder of this Bill for having brought, perhaps, the most important Bill that this House has ever discussed. It is only unfortunate that many distinguished Senators are not present in this House to make their contributions. That notwithstanding, this Bill meets the relevant and requisite provisions with regard to the Retirement Benefits Scheme. I note that the Bill provides for the establishment of a board of trustees which is going to manage ... view
• 7 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to second the Motion. First of all, I want to commend the Mover of this Motion, the distinguished Senator for Meru and the king of Meru. As you are aware, a healthy body, mind and stomach equals to a balanced human being. Therefore, I support that we create a catering and health club committee so that it can ensure that all Members of Parliament are balanced human beings. I want to support the outsourcing of these services so that we can get quality and nutritious food that is commensurate ... view
• 7 Jul 2015 in Senate: and carrots when we know that we can have rice with chicken, ugali with meat and other nutritious foods that can make us become balanced human beings. I want to support that we must consider dividing the services so that we establish several restaurants. We do not want to have a restaurant where we are sitting 500 people, squeezing on the chairs where some of us are forced to sit on the grass outside. The The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view