Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Petition that has been brought by Sen. Khaniri. One does not chose a neighbour. That applies to land. If you have land, then you must have a neighbour. All the 47 counties in Kenya have neighbours. Most of the counties are experiencing border disputes which have not been resolved. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: As Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. said, we need a framework to work with before we get a substantive solution. We are experiencing border disputes both at county and national level because of unnecessary arguments and pieces of land that people have occupied. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: We had a border dispute between Kenya and Uganda over Migingo Island. We still have that problem to date. Land disputes are like indigenous trees which have been with us for years. It is my plea that we should have a commission to work with, in the meantime. This is because we have Bills that aim to solve land or boundary disputes that have not been passed; there is no headway because of sibling rivalry between the two Houses. Most our Bills are being collapsed in the National Assembly by being defined as “money Bills”. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: I urge this House to look for another framework that we can work with so that we sort out the problems being experienced in most of counties as a result of devolution. Disputes are increasing and we need to look for solutions. One of them could be a framework or policy before we do something on Bills that are being collapsed in the National Assembly. view
• 1 Oct 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support because three quarters of petitions are about land issues. view
• 29 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute on this Report. I would like to start by congratulating the team that worked on this Report. It is one of the giant reports that has ever been received in this House since I was sworn in. This Report clearly states the findings, undertakings and information that came out of the project. I again applaud the Committee for this effort. My fellow Senators have contributed a lot on this particular Report. A lot of time has been taken by the Committee to come up with the findings that ... view
• 29 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I withdraw, but I do not agree with the recommendations as a person. In conclusion, the county governments should know that we are struggling here under a very unfavourable atmosphere on the Floor of this House, just to get money for them. They need to up their game, especially when it comes to money that deals with services that have been devolved to county governments. I do not support this Report. I urge that next time when we have such a voluminous report, it is good for us to digest and make recommendations that are worth the ... view
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Who is the neighbour’s wife that is being dressed in this context? view
• 8 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I will add my voice to my colleagues’. It is very absurd when governors have extraordinary sittings to discuss about the Senate and the Senate in response gives only an opportunity to two Senators. I urge you to give us an opportunity to defend ourselves. This is because the matter that is affecting counties affects us too. If you are told that they are there to go and proclaim outside there that we are holding to ransom the Government of Kenya; everywhere they are saying that we are the ones holding the money, we need ... view
• 8 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to join my colleague in congratulating Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve on the new appointment. I am a proud woman and Senator who comes from the same region with her. Congratulations to her for this international appointment. As much as Sen. Sakaja is sad that she is not sitting in his Committee, I am proud she sits in the Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration, which I chair. Without Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, I always feel like there is something missing. She is qualified to serve in that position. Sen. ... view