Judith Ramaita Pareno

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2961 to 2970 of 3415.

• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, in Article 37, it is a fundamental right for a citizen to present a petition. So, you can imagine all these provisions—more than five provisions— of the Constitution emphasizing on how we must allow people to communicate with us and participate in decision making, and one of them is by way of petitions. view
• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, when a petition is presented like we do here in the Senate; it is processed and then there is a way these people are summoned, they are heard, a decision is made and it is communicated to them. If we did not have a link between us and the people, how would they communicate to us? How will they relate to us? How will we even know their problems? view
• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: For us to be able to speak on their behalf, for the county assemblies to be able— because we are providing for the county assemblies—to speak to the people and have that link, then this particular Bill is one such tool that will allow for the link and proper The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: communication by the people to the county assemblies. They will be able to pick up the grievances and even direct how they will be dealt with. It, therefore, provides a direct link for purposes of communication. Madam Temporary Speaker, apart from this Bill providing for the procedures, it will also make us relevant, as the Senate. This Senate is here to protect county assemblies and the interest of the people who live in those counties. If we were to receive as many petitions as we are receiving now, how many relevant questions have we raised, because they arise from the ... view
• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: receive these petition; there is a register for them. So, there is no discrimination and haphazard way of handling them. There is a register and they are addressed to the clerk and county assembly. When a petition is addressed we will be able track; that it was received, processed and we are waiting a particular number of days, and thereafter, we will get a feedback. When we get that feedback, we will go down to it and check what the recommendation is. If that recommendation has not been met, it will be easier to track and check that it is ... view
• 11 Oct 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to congratulate my sister, Sen. Kwamboka as well as Sen. Were, who did very well. We have not done this realignment because of any issues that touch on her performance, but rather for fairness and fair distribution of positions within the Coalition. I assure the House that we have no issue with our sister, Sen. Were. She is agreeable to what we have done. We have sat with her and agreed. I assure the House that it was all in good faith. We believe that we will serve this House better while ... view
• 4 Oct 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support Sen. Kang’ata on this. It seems that we have a problem with natural resources in this country. Water is a natural resource that does not belong to anybody, but we must manage it in a way that ensures it helps our communities. Kajiado has a similar problem like Murang’a. Ever since I was born, I have seen water flow from Mt. Kilimanjaro through our parcels of land and it goes all the way to Makueni. This is not to say that Makueni should not have water; neither are we saying that ... view
• 4 Oct 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you could protect us. view
• 4 Oct 2018 in Senate: The Nol-Turesh Water Company has a problem. Over 400 workers have been sacked. I am aware of the fact that they are telling people that they cannot provide any services. They are on a go slow and nobody is helping them. There has been The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 4 Oct 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for allowing me to contribute to this Bill. I thank Sen. Cheruiyot for coming up with this important Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am happy that, finally, we are seeing the results of passing the Constitution 2010. This Bill comes to actually implement Article 57 of the Constitution which reads as follows- “57. The State shall take measures to ensure the rights of older persons- (a) to fully participate in the affairs of society; (b) to pursue their personal development; (c) to live in dignity and respect and be free from abuse; and (d) to ... view