Mary Njoki G Mbugua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 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
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate. view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: (2) Elucidate the performance of the sector over the last three years, highlighting investments into the sector and any measures put in place to promote recovery of the sector post the COVID-19 pandemic. (3) Outline any strategies put in place to promote investments in and diversification of tourist products, as well as to support medium, small, and micro enterprises operating in the sector. (4) State any measures put in place to enhance sustainability of the tourism in light of the emerging and extensive threats to tourism, such as climate change, terrorism, and human-wildlife conflicts, among others. view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. My question is related to the one by Sen. Mungatana on livestock. I would like to refer the Cabinet Secretary to the Session Paper No.3 of 2020 on production of livestock fodder. I would like you to tell this House how successful that is and if you have taken advantage of the long rains, so that there is enough fodder for our animals, especially in the northern region. I thank you. view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. My question to the Cabinet Secretary is on the lucrative meat market in the Middle East. Can he tell this House the measures the Government has put in place so that the small-scale livestock farmers benefit from that market? view
• 16 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labor and Social Welfare regarding the various programmes carried out by the Ministry of Youth Affairs, Creative Economy, and Sports. In the statement, the Committee should- (1) Table a report on the status of completion of both new and old sports stadia that have undergone renovation in the country from 2019 to date; (2) Outline the counties that have benefited from the Talanta Hela Programme, detailing the amount spent per programme; (3) Explain the criteria used by the Sports, ... view