Janet Ongera

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• 4 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: objectives of the Pan-African Parliament are: one, to facilitate effective implementation of the policies and objectives of the African Union (AU) ultimately. The second one is to promote the principles of human rights and democracy in Africa, encourage good governance, transparency and accountability in member states among others. The Pan-African Parliament is drawn up of 250 members from the 50 AU countries that have ratified the Pan-African Parliament Protocol. Each country is represented by a delegation of five members of the national parliaments. The Parliament is run under the following organs: the plenary and the bureau which comprises of the ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I also join my colleagues in congratulating the PSC for appointing Serah Kioko The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: as the Senior Deputy Clerk. I know she is a capable woman and is a very trustworthy officer. She served us very well when I sat in the other lower House, the Senate. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I am very happy that Serah has been brought to this House. She is a woman who puts all her energy to the work she does. Having been chosen as a senior officer, I want to congratulate her and we know she is equal to the task. We ask her to be fair to all Members in this House in the dispensation of her work view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity so that I may also contribute to this very important Motion. Let me, at the outset; congratulate the Senate for coming up with this Bill. It is long overdue. We should have passed it in the 10th Parliament. This is a very important Bill. I support this amendment because I have noted that there is a clear definition on what is now a market, municipality, town and what needs to be delineated. This is very important. I am the MP for Kisii County. We have had great wars between ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: amendments have now an enhanced professionalism. It further explains how the ad hoc committees will be appointed to manage the respective areas and also the various professional associations that shall be included in the number of bodies. For example, I am very happy that the Institute of Surveyors of Kenya and the Kenya Institute of Planners have been included in the amendments. The delineation of boundaries of urban areas, which I mentioned earlier on, creates very prudent management of those urban areas. The distribution of resources will now be very clear. In terms of resource allocation, there will be proper ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: all over the place. There is no proper arrangement of buildings and plan as to who should carry out what businesses and where. We want the small businesses to be conducted because they promote economic growth in the counties. But if they are not properly planned in terms of where they should be situated, then there will be chaos. The amendment also gives a clear leadership composition. It addresses the issue of appointment and roles of each of the leaders. That is very important. If this Bill is passed by this honorable House, it means that the Sustainable Development Goals ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is Hon. Ong’era. Thank you for giving me this opportunity. There is a big difference between Ong’era and Ongera. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand guided. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute. I rise to support this Motion. At the outset, I want to congratulate the Mover and the Seconder of this Motion. view