18 Apr 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.56(1)(b) of the Senate Standing Orders to make a Statement relating to the activities of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare for the period commencing 1st January, 2024 to date. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Senate Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare is established under Standing Order No.228(3) of the Senate Standing Orders and is mandated to consider all matters related to manpower in human resources planning, pension, gender, culture, social welfare, youth, National Youth Service (NYS), children’s welfare, national heritage, betting, lottery, sports, public entertainment, public amenities and ...
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18 Apr 2024 in Senate:
during this period as it concluded and tabled reports on all the six Petitions committed to the Committee in the Second Session. Mr. Speaker, Sir, 29 Statements were ongoing from the previous reporting period and 12 Statements were sought from the Committee during the current period. The Committee considered and concluded four of them and is currently considering the remaining ones. The Committee considered the six Statements, through physical meetings with stakeholders and the respective Senators who made the requests. While in other instances, the Committee admitted written submissions and shared responses with the respective Senators. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the ...
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18 Apr 2024 in Senate:
and the National Council of Persons with Disability (NCPD) on various issues that are its mandate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank your Office and that of the Clerk of the Senate for the continued support accorded to the Committee in undertaking its work. Lastly, I wish to thank the Members of the Committee for their commitment and diligence in contributions during the Committee’s activities. I thank you.
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17 Apr 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Hon. Cabinet Secretary, I have a simple question for you. Due to the importance and complex nature of this sector, do you think it is time this country starts a conversation of transferring the human resources of health from the county government and create a Health Service Commission (HSC), so that we can have order in this sector? I thank you.
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27 Mar 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to ask Question No.008 on behalf of the distinguished Senator for Kirinyaga, hon. (Dr.) James Murango. (a) Could the Cabinet Secretary provide a status report on the issuance of title deeds to public schools, particularly in Kirinyaga County? (b) What measures have been put in place to expedite the issuance of title deeds to public schools in Kirinyaga County that are yet to receive them?
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27 Mar 2024 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with your indulgence, I donate my chance to the Senator for Nyeri to ask the supplementary questions.
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27 Mar 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 Health concerning the expected impact of trained and experienced nurses seeking jobs abroad on nursing services in hospitals countrywide. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Disclose the number of Kenyan migrant workers who have been cleared to work as nurses in the diaspora from the year 2021 to date. (2) Outline the steps the Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC) together with the Ministry of Health is putting in place to increase the intake of students who would ...
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27 Mar 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.
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27 Mar 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Energy and Petroleum the following Question on behalf of the distinguished Senator for Kirinyaga,
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27 Mar 2024 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like the Cabinet Secretary to assure the country and this House that we have enough transformers in the country. Two, could he also confirm to this House that he has put measures in place to ensure the transformers coming in are not substandard?
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