Hon Martha Wangari

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5971 to 5980 of 6328.

• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to get a clarification, noting that this is a road I use almost every weekend. It is not once that we have had to spend the night on the road due to the congestion. It is not limited to Naivasha, but even at the weigh bridge. You can spend the whole night there when there is crazy traffic jam. There was a Presidential decree on the opening up of the road or the extension of the Green Park Road through Eburu-Suguroi-Mastoo-Munanda-Kiptangwany to join the Elementaita-Mau Narok Road that would ease traffic and congestion ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I hear the Chairperson on the additional details, especially on the timelines and expansion of Green Park Road, which would ease congestion. However, he has not given a commitment as to when that information should come to this House. Could it then come from the Chair? view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will not overemphasize the need for expansion of this road. However, on the timelines, the issues to be clarified are quite few. I request that you direct that he gives the additional information in one week. We do not want to interrogate a new Statement and determine whether we require the CS to come to the House to answer this issue. view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I congratulate the Senate Majority Leader who is the Mover of the Bill for introducing it to the House. The fertility rate in Kenya and in the world has been an interesting topic. First, culturally it was not meant to be discussed. In the African culture, normally, when a woman could not bear a child it was seen as a taboo. It was even worse for a man. In fact, few men would go for checkup because infertility was seen to be the fault of the woman. However, the dynamics have changed because there is more ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, you will pardon us because we have just come from a long recess. These things are happening a lot today. First of all, the cost of IVF is exorbitant in hospitals. It is not affordable to many women. In fact, the lady was telling me she had taken a loan of Kshs450,000 to get an IVF, but it was not enough. She needed an additional Kshs150,000. She told me if she does not conceive this year, her chance of carrying a pregnancy to a full term would actually be minimal. Those are the realities that we ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I want to start by congratulating my colleague, Sen. Adan, for introducing this crucial Bill and amendment. Throughout this term, we have suffered from ego and not an issue of the letter of the constitution or the spirit. That is what has necessitated this amendment because we have view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the Self Help Associations Bill (Senate Bill No. 2 of 2015) be read a Second Time. This Bill is quite critical for one reason. In our country, we have made an impact on groups and organisations; be it Community Based Organisations (CBOs), Self-Help Associations, women groups, youth groups et cetera . Most of the monies that come from the Government use that channel to be channeled to the communities. We have had a problem. When you register a company, it is done under the Companies Act; when you register a society, ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to start by appreciating the Seconder of the Bill, Sen. Karaba, and Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo for his wisdom. The canvassing of the role of the county governments has actually been an ongoing process. In fact, this Bill was listed on the Order Paper but on request of different stakeholders including the Ministry and the CoG, I stepped it down so that we could engage in a more constructive discussion. We have had submissions of memoranda from the CoG. I totally feel and agree with what Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo has spoken about because this movement ... view
• 4 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg that you defer the putting of the question to tomorrow, pursuant to Standing Order No. 54 (3). view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also note that in our rules of procedure for this hearing; No.9, we have the leeway. “The Senate may at the request of a county assembly or the governor, invite or summon any person to appear and give evidence before the Senate.” My thinking from what Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has raised is that some of these issues were raised at the opening statement. The basis of inviting, say, the Controller of Budget was raised by the counsel as they made their opening statement. I think this application is quite in order. Of course ... view