Kennedy Mong'are Okong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.45(2)(b) to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Land and Natural Resources regarding weather forecast issued by the Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD). In the statement, the Chairperson should state:- (1) The methodology used by the KMD to get the weather forecast and whether the methodology conforms with the established global standards. (2) Whether the KMD is well equipped and has adequate infrastructure and manpower to give reliable forecasts. (3) The credibility of the forecast issued by the institution, including the El nino forecast last year. view
• 23 Feb 2016 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 23 Feb 2016 in Senate: I have no issue, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, from the onset, let me support all the petitioners who have brought these petitions to the Senate. It shows that they have faith in this House. I concur with the sentiments of my brother, Sen. M. Kajwang on the need to urgently review our Standing Orders. The timeframe required for a committee to report to the House is too lengthy. I will be consulting with Sen. M. Kajwang so that we can come up with relevant Motions to review those orders. We also need to capacitate the county assemblies. We know that they have undergone many ... view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.45(2)(b), I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the doping menace in Kenya. In the Statement, the chairperson should explain:- (1) The steps that the Government has taken to implement the recommendations on anti-doping that were made to governments by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in South Africa. (2) Whether the Anti-Doping Agency in Kenya is operational, its composition and also the programmes it has put in place in the campaign on anti-doping. The electronic version of the ... view
• 17 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to thank the Mover of this Motion. From the many remarks from Senators, it is obvious we are moving in the right direction. This Senate must embark on looking for a way to having either a Bill or a Commission to deal with boundary disputes. We are talking about county headquarters but there are other towns which are affected whereby counties are at loggerheads with each other. These are issues that I think Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki, Sen. Obure among others should come up with a way forward ... view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues to condemn this kind of contempt meted out to this House. Hon. Senators are not in this institution fighting to become saints or priests; we are politicians. I listened to you carefully, and heard you say “be it as it may.” Those are legal terminologies. That we have messed here, but can go and deal with other issues. Let us look for the legal systems to deal with this situation and history will judge us correctly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I oppose this Bill. If we have a cold-room, we can put it there ... view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues to condemn this kind of contempt meted out to this House. Hon. Senators are not in this institution fighting to become saints or priests; we are politicians. I listened to you carefully, and heard you say “be it as it may.” Those are legal terminologies. That we have messed here, but can go and deal with other issues. Let us look for the legal systems to deal with this situation and history will judge us correctly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I oppose this Bill. If we have a cold-room, we can put it there ... view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Asante sana Bw. Spika wa Muda kwa kunipa fursa hii ili nichangie pendekezo la kurekebisha sheria ya ugonjwa wa saratani. Kwanza kabisa, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view
• 16 Feb 2016 in Senate: Asante sana Bw. Spika wa Muda kwa kunipa fursa hii ili nichangie pendekezo la kurekebisha sheria ya ugonjwa wa saratani. Kwanza kabisa, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes view