Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Dec 2020 in Senate: There is a point of order from the Senator for Murang’a County. Please go ahead. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.47 (1) to make a Statement as a way of payment of tribute to the late Joel Francis Barmasai, which occurred on the 12th November, 2020. Mr. Speaker, Sir, Joel Barmasai was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Eldoret East Constituency. He was the first founder Member when the Constituency was formed, and I was the third MP of the Constituency. Hon. Joel Barmasai did his early education in Keiyo District before proceeding to Chewoyet Secondary School in West Pokot. He was a gifted person in the sciences and ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 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 Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in 1988, he joined the Kenya Grain Growers Cooperative Union (KGGCU) as Chairman and transformed the institution through the countrywide recruitment of farmers, leading to it being called the giant KGGCU. Mr. Speaker, Sir, in 1992, he successfully contested and became the first Member of Eldoret as a Member of Parliament and served passionately. During his term as a Member of Parliament, he was honoured to serve in the national Government as an Assistant Minister for Trade and Industry in 1998 and thereafter, as an Assistant Minister for Finance from 1999 to 2002. During his service in ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Senator. Sen. Olekina, kindly, proceed. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Senator. Sen. Petronila Were, kindly proceed view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Senator. view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to this. I first thank the Chair of the Committee of Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights for giving us a very comprehensive report. They are creating room for us to do a presentation, and have assured us that there will be a presentation that will be heard and added to the BBI Report. I think that is the bottom line of this, and we are very happy about it. view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: Secondly, I agree with Members who have said that we need a strengthened Senate that does oversight in reality because our job is oversight, legislation and representation. It would be very sad that when we release 35 per cent of the revenue of this country to the counties, oversight goes down. We must bring the county executive to account and ensure that when they are given that money, we see the impact on the ground. As Senators, we must think of how we can do a proper oversight. For that, I support that the Oversight Fund must feature in the ... view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: In fact, Madam Temporary Speaker, I am surprised that we are debating about the representation of women and men in this House. That is not the issue. We need to add The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view