Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to discuss the President’s State of the Nation Address. I congratulate His Excellency the President for giving a very Solomonic Address. When he recognized the critical effort that the two Houses do, we felt that we were part and parcel of this The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Government. We do a lot of things in driving and especially facilitating the agenda of this country, in realization of various agenda put forth by the Government. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: The President’s Address did not elaborate very well on the fight against corruption that we are witnessing in Kenya. Of late, we have seen the Government of Kenya wanting to get to know where the funds that are given to Government projects go. Recently we had the KEMSA issue. We found that a lot of money had been given for the fight against COVID-19, but it has become a very big scam. There is a lot that is supposed to be done by this Government. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: In the next State of the Nation Address that he will give in this Parliament, for those who will be still living to see him come back again, we hope that he will speak on corruption, just the same way he talked in his first State of the Nation Address in his term. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I praise the President on the issues of COVID-19. COVID-19 has interfered a lot with the running of our activities. The President has assured us that he will do all he can to collaborate with all the stakeholders, to make sure that the Government of Kenya remains steadfast in adhering to the protocols that have been put forward. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Of late, we have lost many important brains. Our healthcare workers have lost their lives. In fact, yesterday, we buried a doctor. They are dying not because we want it, but because of the situation we have found ourselves in. On the issue of COVID-19, he said we need to make sure that we adhere to the protocols as a nation. The President also reminded us of a very important issue that citizens of Kenya have been talking about, the Huduma Namba . Many have been spreading propaganda that it was probably a scam, or that the Government wanted to ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the President alluded to the issue of oversight of Government, especially by Parliament. Oversight is not by eyes, but by funds. We expect the Government to allocate adequate funds to Senate for the oversight role. A lot of funds are being lost at the county level. This includes grants that are being given to counties. However, we, as Senators, do not have any funds for oversight. I hope that this Government will allocate money to us for oversight of projects and other programmes in counties. The President said 1,203 Kenyans have died because of COVID-19 and asked ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: People in the Government must bear the responsibilities of their action. Economically we need to gain from what we have invested. Madam Temporary Speaker, I am proud that tomorrow we shall launch the signatures to change what we are talking about here. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir for giving me this opportunity to join you in sending my condolences to the family of our late brother, who was the Member for Matungu Constituency. I stand here with a heavy heart to send my condolences to my brother, whom we interacted with just the other day. The late hon. Justus Makhokha Murunga died on 14th November, 2020, and we received the news with shock. He is somebody we have interacted with at the county level. His parents and the rest of Kakamega County will miss hon. Murunga a lot. He has been resilient. ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view