Kennedy Mong'are Okong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.(45)(2)(b) to seek a statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the doping menace amongst Kenyan athletes. In the statement, the Chairperson should:- (a) Explain 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. (b) Explain whether the Anti-Doping Agency of Kenya is operational, its composition, roles and the programmes that it has put in place in the campaign on anti- doping. (c) Explain the ... view
• 12 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 12 Nov 2015 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, as per the requirements of the Order Paper, the Senate must be given the business of the House for the proceeding days. Is it in order to proceed without us having the Senate Majority Leader issue a statement on the business of the Senate for the coming week? view
• 12 Nov 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to also contribute to this very important Motion. From the outset, let me congratulate you for coming up with this Motion. You are among many women leaders in this country who have tested the waters. You have been elected in a very turbulent constituency and also undergone a lot because of party politics and how people consider women in this country. When we speak about the issue of marginalization, the concept of marginalization is skewed in this country. For instance, some counties have been allocated a lot of money in ... view
• 6 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you recall, the General Elections of 2007, the late Electoral Commission of Kenya (ECK) Chairman, Mr. Kivuitu alluded to the fact that transmissions of votes from far-flung places were taking time to reach his office and, probably, some people were messing up with them. Therefore, going by our history, these issues are very serious. When you consider we have two Members of the Senate Select Committee present in the House and the rest are elsewhere, my concern is whether the same report which was adopted will be the same report which will be brought to this ... view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to commend the Kenya Union of Nurses, Uasin Gishu branch, for seeking answers from this honourable House. Some of them have been running from one hospital to another. Doctors have been fighting for their rights for a long time in this country. We have raised issues to do with 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
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I would like to commend Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o for bringing this Motion to commend a hero of not only this nation, but the world. There is a saying that when one door closes, God opens bigger doors. This is what happened to Sen. Harold Kipchumba who has had a passion for human rights activism for a long time. He has not only fought for people living with disabilities, but for the second liberation of this country. Many people know that Sen. Harold Kipchumba wanted change when he stood up against successive governments during ... view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 5 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to inform Sen. Elachi that scientific research shows that bats’ faeces and urine have some components which can cause Ebola and many other diseases. The bats fly to Migori at night to look for food and come back to Kisii County during the day. That is the danger I wanted to inform the Senator about. I do not know whether that officer works with the county government or the national Government. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view