Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 121 to 130 of 3022.

• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: That could form a major part of the agenda because we can look at the various sectors and have our committees get to serious business. They should go to the ground and establish how we can move our people out of poverty. Poverty has been with us for far too long. We should not be having anyone below the poverty line in this country. That is something that should have been solved in the 50 years since our Independence, but we are still faced with that. The country now has an opportunity because we have devolved funds. We have the ... view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: At that time, the focus on poverty eradication was very high. It looks like we have gone back and we are not ensuring there is food for the needy corners of this country. We have the producing counties and we have counties that have the ability to produce more. It is worse now with climate change. So, the distribution of food should eliminate this thing called poverty, hunger in particular, in this country. We have people who live in slums. What programmes do our counties have? What do our governors have? They have the money that we have voted, so ... view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Food is a right in the Bill of Rights in the Constitution, to the extent that a child has a right not only to good, but also nutritious food. How are we taking care of that? Children who are in school in nomadic areas are also suffering, which is why we are having a lot of hunger. We have hunger because nobody is paying attention to them. Earlier in the morning, we discussed about Cabinet Secretaries not coming. One of the key areas that we had wanted, and a Question has come to this House twice on, is how children ... view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: This is a very important Motion and I support it. We must have a way of measuring. I think it has landed in the right place. The Senate should also have its own programme that will enable Senators to go out and measure progress as far as implementation is concerned. Most of these are issues that have been devolved. We must start thinking about how we can reduce and completely eliminate hunger. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are talking about the elimination of hunger. If we do not start measuring where we are now and where we should be in the ... view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: I think this is for us and I thank Sen. Mumma for giving us. This is an opportunity for Senators to be able to implement what we should have implemented. More so, when we come to deal with the oversight fund, let us use it very carefully to ensure that everybody in the country benefits from the Senators as far implementation of Section 4 is concerned. I really look forward to Senators working with implementing agencies to come up with that roadmap. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Sometimes we give people an assignment and they take one year that you can develop in a shorter time. We hope that, for the purposes of implementing this Motion, she will be able to work with the relevant Ministry and the Council of Governors (CoG), which is within our own docket as the Senate to make sure that we implement it. Its implementation will ensure that our people benefit from no poverty, zero hunger, proper health and ensuring healthy lives in this country, quality education and all those others, including one that I really treasure, at No.10, which is reducing ... view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Without reducing inequality, we will still be in the streets fighting ourselves. We must reduce that; it is the trigger. We, however, thank the Government this time because The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: it has said it wants to do a “bottom-up” approach. Therefore, if it is bottom-up, these are the issues to address and implement. As the Government addresses this, we should be able to get rid of this poverty within the shortest time possible. view
• 26 Jul 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support. view
• 20 Jul 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to support the Bill that was brought forward by Sen. Crystal Asige. This is an important Bill as far as the Constitution of Kenya is concerned. The Persons with Disabilities Bill is unpacking Article 54 of the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. I support this Bill because it is very important as far as our Bills of Rights are concerned and the rights of every Kenyan. This Bill is looking at the rights of people with disabilities with a view to realizing the Articles in the Constitution, both in the Bill of Rights ... view