Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 41 to 50 of 3022.

• 8 May 2024 in Senate: amendment to laws that will enable our people reap maximum benefits from the Protocol that opens our borders in the continent. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, the ECOSOCC-PAP Working Session was pivotal in advancing the discourse on free movement in Africa and the session achieved its objective of enhancing understanding and support for the FMP Protocol; and identifying barriers to ratification and implementation of the Protocol. The session also formulated a comprehensive action plan that recognized the collaborative efforts of parliamentarians, ECOSOCC and other stakeholders in setting a strong foundation for future endeavours in achieving the goal of free movement ... view
• 7 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. First, I would like to congratulate Sen. Ogola for a well-articulated Bill. Due to shortness of time, I would like to first touch on the objects of the Bill. I appreciate the way she has articulated them. The first object is very important for us because what this Bill has done is to unpack what is in the Constitution. It is trying to translate the rights in the Bill of Rights that are enshrined in the Constitution. It provides for the rights of the children and individual Kenyans. When you ... view
• 7 May 2024 in Senate: because this is a mother who is giving birth to a Kenyan, and we do not recognize that. This Bill recognises that. Now further, she goes on to look at the insurance that a maternal, newborn and child health care provisions are within reach. When I became a Member of Parliament of Eldoret East, we had a terrible problem because many people were delivering by the roadside. I know it is still going on in some places. Nobody cares where you deliver and it is up to you to look for your way out. Nonetheless, we know that even in ... view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I take the first opportunity--- view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, can I be heard in silence? view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank the Cabinet Secretary for the good response. I thank her for talking to the country and bringing some comfort. This is because we have all been concerned with what is going on. Could the Cabinet Secretary assure us and the country that the current negotiations will not stop again? The striking doctors as we call them, reached a point when they said it is the Government that is on strike, not them. We witnessed at some The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of ... view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: point the negotiating side of the Government walking out. As long as the unions are here, negotiations must take place. Can we get an assurance from the Cabinet Secretary that there will be no walking out until this is done? Secondly, the issue of risk allowance is something that has been on for many years. Why is it taking long and yet the Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was part of the whole-of-the-nation approach committee? Why would it not have been discussed alongside that, so that we do not have this delay? The problem is that people ... view
• 17 Apr 2024 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 21 Feb 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to join my colleagues in, first, congratulating the NADCO for very nice negotiations. I congratulate them because we are reminded of the IPPG days. The return of something similar to IPPG reminds us that Kenyans know how to negotiate and that they love peace. I congratulate the Hon. President and the former Prime Minister for choosing the route of peace. This is important to the country because we refuse to be completely divided during elections. That is why the margin between the two candidates has never increased. Not only that, ... view
• 21 Feb 2024 in Senate: 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