Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Jul 2024 in Senate: in this time because of the contributions they made. I really felt happy that, at least, we are holding the bull by the horns as they call it. This Senate has made all of us proud by the contributions that they have made. I will not, therefore, repeat some of the things that have been said; I will just capture a few areas. I am a Member of the Standing Committee on Education. Therefore, I will touch on education and the issues that were highlighted by our youth. Before I say that, I condole with the families that lost their ... view
• 11 Jul 2024 in Senate: bursary through which they are trying to bring free education. Our youth are telling us that even that bursary is released in a very discriminative manner. Not everybody who is needy is given that money. During our days, bursaries belonged to people who were not able and anybody able was not given. Today, nobody knows who gives the bursaries. More still, especially when it comes to this House, the bursaries have moved from being a national agenda to the counties. How did the governors decide to give bursaries? Today, in the Education Committee, we went through the analysis from the ... view
• 11 Jul 2024 in Senate: inequity in development and resources. The Members of Parliamen at that time, which I was not at that time, but in a committee that was discussing development, were fed up with moving from one Ministry to the other. You would go beg for one hospital in one place, then to another Ministry to beg for one road, then beg the Minister for Water for money to dig a borehole. All those are supposed to be things of the past with the new Constitution. It was very clear that we were doing two things; devolving power and devolving resources. Have we ... view
• 11 Jul 2024 in Senate: I do not want to take more time because many things have been raised by our colleagues. I would like to end by saying, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support you, and I am very proud of this Senate. view
• 28 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand to support the amendment that has been introduced by Sen. Dullo. The one reason that in democratic Parliaments there should be allowance for people to make decisions and moves of their own choice. It becomes difficult when we lock the system through our own Standing Orders and forbid Members who may wish not to be aligned with any political coalition. I, therefore, support that it is good for us within the House to know that once we are in the House, for democracy to prevail we allow Members to exercise their duty and ... view
• 28 May 2024 in Senate: flexibility and it allows for this democratic movement, so that coalitions can be brought in or out in a democratic manner. For that, I support the amendment. view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to welcome the girls from Eldoret. I am an old girl of Moi Girls’ High School Eldoret. I was in Moi Girls’ High School in 1977 to 1978, probably before their mothers were born. I want to encourage them that the sky is not the limit when it comes to education. I first congratulate them for getting the opportunity to go to that wonderful school. I have also interacted with their teachers and I know that these students are set for higher grounds. Moi Girls, like the highlands which ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to support the Nuts and Oils Crops Development Bill (Senate Bills No. 47 of 2023). As I support it, I would like to congratulate Sen. Hamida for coming up with a very good Bill that looks at how we can produce quality nuts and oils. The Bill that provides for the production, processing, marketing and distribution of oil nuts is very important. We are very fortunate to have different climatic zones across the country. Right from the coast to the northern parts of this country that are dry, we can produce ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: how to add value, so that we do not sell raw things. If we add value 100 per cent for the farmers, they will get much better than what we are getting right now. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, increasing production is one of the things that this Bill is promoting. Processing is the other one. If we can add value to any product that we produce, we can export and more earn foreign exchange for our country. Whether it is COMESA or the market that we have in the East African Community (EAC), we need to add value to ensure ... view
• 21 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to say a few words as we prepare to celebrate the Internatinoal Tea Day. Tea has not only been a moneymaker for this country, but also a beverage that every Kenyan loves. We have our own way of making tea. Even when we are out of this country, people talk of Kenyan tea and the way Kenyans mix their tea. This is something worth celebrating. As we prepare to celebrate, we know that there are areas in this country with no cash crops. We encourage tea growing zones to ... view