6 Aug 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, land is a sensitive issue. The Committee should therefore thoroughly investigate the issues raised and come up with a report urgently on the said land.
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6 Aug 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, land is a sensitive issue. The Committee should therefore thoroughly investigate the issues raised and come up with a report urgently on the said land.
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1 Aug 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to speak on this very important Statement by my neighbour, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. The only resource that the poor are left with is land. With the economy and all sorts of problems facing the common man, the only thing they remain with is land. Therefore, if you acquire land for whatever project the Government intends to do, they should also benefit in terms of timely compensation. They should also benefit from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR).
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1 Aug 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I have heard that the kind of destruction of the environment along that road is wanting. The Committee should look at who were awarded the contract at first and what was in the contract in terms of how the road should have been done. The Committee should also involve many of us who come from counties that are majorly affected in terms of compensation by either construction of roads or the railway.
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1 Aug 2019 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Ali for having thought of this. In this Statement, the Committee concerned should explain how the workforce, who are already earning very little, will be able to service their NHIF and mortgage loans. Many of our people do not have houses and they need to buy them through loans. Therefore, the Ministry by engaging the staff for three years will have to see what framework they will put in place to enable their workforce to service their mortgage loans. We also need to know from the Ministry whether they have ...
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30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to add my voice to this important Statement which is very timely. Besides supporting it, the Committee should move to the next level and task the Ministry of Public Service, Youth and Gender Affairs and see how much they have been dealing with this issue. It is their role to ensure that there is equality in every sector and, therefore, we would wish to know what they have been doing to help this country address these matters of ethnic imbalance in all sectors, departments and Ministries.
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30 Jul 2019 in Senate:
I support and also congratulate Sen. Malalah for coming up with this important Statement.
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25 Jul 2019 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Health regarding the sale of meat laced with dangerous chemicals in Kenyan butcheries. In the Statement the Committee should- (1) State how widespread the practice of lacing meat with dangerous chemicals is, naming the counties that are affected; (2) Explain why Government agencies such as the departments of public health in the county governments, the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KeBS) and the Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) have not made any efforts to ensure that the food, ...
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25 Jul 2019 in Senate:
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25 Jul 2019 in Senate:
(3) Explain the circumstances under which some governors have ordered the closure of butcheries without following the due process thereby rendering some traders jobless; and, (4) Explain the measures that the Government is taking to ensure that there is a coordinated approach of ensuring good quality foods, medicines and all other goods in the Kenyan market. I thank you.
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