Janet Ongera

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious matter. I want to plead with my senior Senator who I have a lot of respect for, if this Statement could be issued in three days’ time. Kenyans out there are crying and grieving. You saw quite a number of families that were distraught as a result of what happened. view
• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, looking at the numbers in the House, we do not have the quorum. view
• 4 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, looking at the numbers in the House, we do not have the quorum. view
• 30 Oct 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity so that I may support this important Bill. From the onset, let me also join my colleagues in congratulating and thanking Sen. Njoroge for bringing this Bill that highlights and brings to light the plight of a very important constituency of our society and this is persons with disabilities. We know that there have been many provisions of law that have come about with regard to persons with disability and yet nothing has ever been done. We have very good writings under the Constitution and the Persons with Disability ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity so that I may support this important Bill. From the onset, let me also join my colleagues in congratulating and thanking Sen. Njoroge for bringing this Bill that highlights and brings to light the plight of a very important constituency of our society and this is persons with disabilities. We know that there have been many provisions of law that have come about with regard to persons with disability and yet nothing has ever been done. We have very good writings under the Constitution and the Persons with Disability ... view
• 30 Oct 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with due respect to my boss the Minority Chief Whip, did you see him addressing Sen. Njoroge directly instead of addressing the Chair? Is that in order? view
• 30 Oct 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, with due respect to my boss the Minority Chief Whip, did you see him addressing Sen. Njoroge directly instead of addressing the Chair? Is that in order? 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
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like the Senator to elaborate on what he means that this will be like corruption or it is corruption. Is the Senator in order to allege corruption on a distinguished and honourable committee that is being constituted when we clearly know that a Committee can only be paid its dues after it has done its work? Is it in order to allege that Members are corrupt in this House? view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity so that I may also make my contributions to this Motion. From the outset, I would like to support this Motion, first of all, by thanking the Mover and the Seconder of this Motion for seeing it fit that they should look at the very issues that we have been interrogating as a Senate with regard to our relationship with the courts and they saw it fit to form an ad hoc committee. This is politics and we are here as politicians to play politics in this House. We ... view
• 28 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stand here this afternoon to second this Bill and from the outset, I would like to congratulate my colleague; the Duke of Makueni, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., for having had the foresight and thought of bringing this very important Bill. The proposed amendment under Section 21 of the Government Proceedings Act is meant or seeks to extend the application of this provision to county governments. In so doing, this Senate as the guardian angel of the county governments will be protecting the interests of county governments. view