Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 531 to 540 of 3022.

• 11 Mar 2020 in Senate: Finally, that none of these issues raised in this Petition is pending in any court of law, constitutional or any other legal body. Wherefore, your humble petitioners pray that the Senate- (i) Given the apparent non-procedural, unscrupulous and suspicious behaviour of SASRA, the Commissioner of Cooperatives and the CS, Ministry of Industry, Trade and Cooperatives, we would like to request the Senate to summon the aforementioned parties and grant us all hearing to resolve the clear failure by the former to perform their duties as state officers; (ii) To stop the auctioning of the building because it is a hurried ... view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity, first, to congratulate Sen. Farhiya for tabling this timely Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a country that is not accountable to itself and to its people cannot have a good foundation for growth. This Bill is bringing accountability to the fore of everything that we do. I really believe that this is what we require as a country. We have to account to one another just the way spouses can also account to each other and their children. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is also very important because it ... view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my village in Uasin Gishu County, where a young man arrived with a Prado from Nairobi. Everybody was asking themselves how he acquired the Prado. They really wanted to know. Of course, they did not know who to ask except to ask the same owner of the Prado on how he acquired the Prado. However, much he explained that he truthfully won a tender in Nairobi City County, nobody believed him. We know that money has been devolved. There are also very genuine cases of people who have made money. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are ... view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, sorry, I was stepping on the wrong foot. Let me proceed on other matters. view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: I would like to mention that there is a class of Kenyans that make their money within a short time. Such people include lawyers and consultants who speak for a few hours and make a lot of money. It is very easy to look at such a person and conclude that they have stolen money in the same way we looked at the young man who came to Uasin Gishu County from Nairobi driving a Prado and said that he is a consultant. We look at such individuals very suspiciously and wonder how they have made their riches. view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we have a structured way conducting lifestyle audit as is indicated in this Bill, it is meant to defuse such kind of suspicion and enable us as a country to conduct ourselves in a decent manner, respect one another, have confidentiality and know that as much as we are fighting corruption, there are people who can make genuine money within a very short time, but they should be in a position to declare. If we are object in conducting the lifestyle audit and set standards that will apply to the young as well as the ... view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: I thank Sen. Farhiya for bringing this Bill. We need a structured way of expressing ourselves in a situation where we think money is being misused by corrupt individuals. The same bodies that will do the investigation will have the right to decide when an audit is necessary or not. That way, people like the young man that came from Nairobi County to Uasin Gishu can also be schemed so that honesty can be put in the process itself. It is possible that everybody will report once we have this law. Some of the reports that will be made will ... view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill addresses the issue of how one can report a case, the responsibility that a person reporting has as well as ensure that they have facts and information. This is a very good Bill. It is the way to go because we must be accountable, not only to ourselves, but to the country at large. view
• 10 Mar 2020 in Senate: I beg to support. view
• 4 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Petition and congratulate Dr. Mugo and Mr. Wanjohi. This is a very progressive Petition they have brought forward. This country is about 80 per cent arid and semi-arid, which means that arable land is only about 20 per cent of the land mass of the country. view