Mary Njoki G Mbugua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Aug 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to have two clarifications from Linda Gakii Kiome. You served as an advisor to the Governor for one year. I would like you to tell this House how the communication from the Governor and your response was done, so that we can interrogate this matter. Secondly, during this one year that you served the Governor, the issue of appointment of the boards was a live matter. Did the Governor ever seek an advisory from you on how to deal with it and how did you respond? view
• 30 Jul 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding approval of building plans by the County Government of Mombasa. In the statement, the committee should- (1) Explain the current delays in issuance of approvals for building plans by the County Government of Mombasa, stating the number of building plans approved from 1st August, 2022 to 30th June, 2024, also indicating the average time for approval upon application. (2) Outline the fees payable to the County Government of Mombasa for approval of the building plans. (3) ... view
• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want the Prime Cabinet Secretary to tell this House how far the operationalisation of the Migrant Welfare Fund has reached. Thank you. view
• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Under the Forest Conservation and Management Act, community forest associations are granted permission to participate in forest conservation, including harvesting and grazing. Recently, the Ministry made a pronouncement that they are banning grazing of animals in the forest. It was not clear whether it is all forests. Could the Cabinet Secretary tell the country and this House the correct position so that we can know what is happening in our counties? view
• 9 Jul 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of Sen. Mohamed Chute, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations regarding the attacks on residents of Anona, Waigoda and Abo villages in Marsabit County by Ethiopian government forces. Mr. Speaker, Sir, for decades, the Ethiopian Government has carried out military operations across the border with Kenya, where they end up harassing and attacking residents of Marsabit County. The most recent attack occurred two weeks ago, during which the aforementioned villages were attacked, several houses burnt and motorbikes ... view
• 9 Jul 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. Allow me to appreciate your office, the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader for giving us this opportunity so that we can speak on the status of our country. Allow me to also send my condolence to the families of both the Gen Zs, the police and the general public who perished during this time of skirmishes. The events surrounding the debate, the passing and the withdrawal of the Finance Bill were unprecedented. We have never seen our young people coming out in the ... view
• 9 Jul 2024 in Senate: What the young people are telling us is that these things must change. Gen Z has said it clearly that they do not want many stories. They want action. As such, I will attempt to bring three action points, which I think would help alleviate the problems of young people. Articles 54 and 55 of the Constitution address the issues of young people and the Persons with Disabilities (PwDs) of this country. In an attempt to actualise these Articles, Parliament, in its wisdom, enacted the Access to Government Procurement Act of 2015. As a law, it was decided that 30 ... view
• 9 Jul 2024 in Senate: parents spent everything including selling land to educate them. We have been told in this country since we were young that usome utapata kazi nzuri na utaishi maisha mazuri. These young people went to school in the hope of getting jobs and helping their parents, but they are faced with helplessness. Article 55 of our Constitution, as read together with the Persons with Disabilities Act of 2013, reserved five per cent of employment in all Government Ministries and Parastatals to PwDs. I can read for you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir One section said that this was to be actualised progressively. ... view
• 9 Jul 2024 in Senate: Mahatma Gandhi once said that the true measure of any society can be found in how it treats its most vulnerable members, and these are the children, the elderly and the persons with disabilities. As the National Assembly attempts to amend the Finance Bill, we would be requesting that they do not touch the cash transfers, which help these vulnerable people in our society. On the issue of public debt, the Executive, through the President, has attempted to audit what Kenya owes other countries. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that issue put Parliament in a very awkward position because to an ... view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on Trade, Industrialization, and Tourism regarding the status of the tourism sector in the country. In the statement, the committee should- (1) Provide data on the tourist facilities that have closed over the past three years and state the reasons for the closure. view