Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also say this because we have a situation when it comes to the issue of gender. There are instances when women have gone to report rape cases, and in most cases you hear them say, “I will never go again.” Others say that they were mishandled by the police. I ask the incoming IG of Police to look at these areas that need a lot of attention. This is because if you hear a section of society saying that they cannot report something to the police, it is because of an experience that has not ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in Senate: I encourage him to look at the other areas that have not been looked at for a long time. I am happy that most of the Members have talked about housing for police officers. Since the Government has moved away from giving them houses to giving them house allowances, maybe that is the way to go. The experience some of us have observed has been appalling. In the prisons sector, for example, the officers in Eldoret used to build mud houses, and as their children grew, they would build huts for their sons. I remember raising this issue during the ... view
• 2 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is good that we are moving away from that and we are giving police officers house allowances so that they can live amongst the people. It, therefore, brings another challenge, because we know that police officers are supposed to be armed and taking care of us day and night. The proposed IG of Police has found himself in a situation where the police are being moved out of their official houses. In my opinion, I hope that we can still have houses for those who must be on duty during emergency situations. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree that we need to look at the welfare of police officers. The IG needs to move further from where the outgoing IG did, because he has his job cut out and the challenges are laid out there. I believe that he can change the situation even further. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in Senate: We are very proud of the outgoing IG of Police. I thank Mr. Boinett very much for the diligent manner in which he ran the force during his time. He did it in a very quiet but very effective way. I believe that the new IG of Police will do exactly the same. As 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
• 2 Apr 2019 in Senate: my colleagues have said earlier, these are people who were unknown by many people. Even as they come to be interviewed, most of us had never heard about them. It looks like this is the way we can get people who have not made too much noise. We know that police are supposed to talk less and act more. view
• 2 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the appointment of the new IG and wish him all the best. view
• 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Senator. Sen. Farhiya Haji. view
• 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to support this Report from the Committee on Finance and Budget on the County Government Infrastructure Projects. I support it for the very simple reason that there is need for standards as far as our county developments are concerned. 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
• 28 Mar 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, when you look at the report, you realise that our governors and even county assemblies initiated development projects with completely varied Bills of Quantities (BQs). From the same county, we get different BQs and different dimensions of infrastructure. For instance, one has an office of 9,000 square metres while another 7,000 square metres. It is, therefore, very important that we standardise and have a prototype. That is why I support this Committee that we need to come up with a county assembly that is standardised in the whole country. This is so that the variation is only ... view