Hon Martha Wangari

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6121 to 6130 of 6328.

• 13 Oct 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will repeat again that the Committee on Health needs to interrogate these issues. As you can see, the frequency of the negligence of doctors is coming here every day every time. On the Statement, this specific mother left a few hours old baby. It was a very unfortunate case. I want to follow up on the question that was asked by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, that day when the Statement was sought. He asked clearly what the qualifications of the person who carried out the caesarean section, the anesthetist and everyone who was used as ... view
• 1 Oct 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is actually an honour for the Speaker to sit and give me a chance. So, I feel greatly honoured. I want to agree with Sen. Ong’era in terms of the application of Standing Order 25(2), but even in 25(1), it only gives a “may” option. “May” is either you can or you may choose not to. I support Sen. Ong’era. Again Standing Order 25(1), gives the Chair a leeway to choose and I know he always prefers to consult. This is a good practice. The word “may” indicates that it is not a must ... view
• 1 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on 17th September, 2015, I requested for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Health on the deteriorating medical care standards with specific reference to quack doctors, as listed in Appendix (g). I was promised that the Statement will be delivered today. view
• 1 Oct 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is quite unfortunate that the Senator is actually answering in a very casual manner. This Statement has been pending for two weeks. I got an SMS today from the Clerk’s Office informing me that this Statement is ready. I still do not know why it was sent to me, because that is not normally the procedure. But most important, that request for the Statement had very urgent issues. It had the issue of the children who had died in Elgeyo-Marakwet out of a measles jab and they have already been ... view
• 1 Oct 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was hoping that the Statement would be issued today, but I want to also excuse myself because I will not be in next week. I request that you direct that the Statement be brought to the Floor on Tuesday of the following week. view
• 29 Sep 2015 in Senate: On a point of Order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Knowing that we are a House of rules and procedures, did you see the way Sen. Emma Mbura crossed the Floor to the other side disregarding all the rules of this House? view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the suspicion is wrong. I am not a Member of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries. view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also join my colleagues in congratulating the Murkomen Committee for a job well done. Let me remind us of where we began as the Senate when we were sworn into office. This is one issue that we really coalesced around and were ready to go. We only had a problem when we had cracks emanating from political standings and parties. That is how that collapse came about. Now that we have revived it, we must cement the foundation on which we began and that cannot be achieved if we think of ourselves and move as Members ... view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had put my request earlier regarding Sen. Kanainza’s attire. I think you did not see it in time. It appeared to me like Scottish attire; it did not look like school uniform but you have already ruled on it. view
• 23 Sep 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also join you and Sen. Hassan in wishing our Muslim brothers and sisters a happy Idd ul Hajj. That said, I rise to support the Bill that has been brought by Sen. Sang. It is very progressive. We should have enacted it one or two years ago. The role of the Senate and especially our mandate that is explicit in Article 96 is to make sure that we help institutionalize and operationalize the counties. Being the first Senate and the first county governments under this Constitution, it is very important that we lay a good ... view