Mercy Chebeni

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 91 to 100 of 134.

• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: The Bill requires the holder of a licence to provide the service or carry out the business specified in the licence. You cannot, therefore, have a licence and provide a different kind of service or good from what you applied for. The Bill also requires the licence holder to comply with all applicable laws and the conditions for issuance of the licence and provide the licensing authority with information with respect to any change in its directorship or shareholding in accordance with Section 16. This speaks to the fact that sometimes directors in a business are changed. Therefore, it is ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this Bill also speaks to cross-subsidisation, where fees collected for providing a category of goods or services covers the cost incurred in providing goods in another category in accordance with existing legislation. It also speaks to adherence to existing policy on the charging and collection of fees and avoidance of multiple licencing in a specific sector. Consequently, the Bill seeks to create a uniform framework, which shall form the basis of licensing processes in the counties. A uniform framework for licensing will guarantee certainty and predictability for business owners trading within counties and is vital to the ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move and request Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve to second. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, Pursuant to Standing Order No.15 and Article 107(1) (c) of the Constitution, the Senate elects Sen. Sakaja, MP, to preside over the sitting of the Senate for the remainder of the day, in addition to other Members of the Speakers’ Panel present, in the absence of the Speaker and the Deputy Speaker. I beg to move and request Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve to second. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance. I want to say that I support this Bill with a very heavy heart. It is disheartening that we keep repeating the same things over and over again. I would like to draw the attention of the House to the grants that are set out in the Third Schedule on conditional allocations as loans and grants from development partners amounting to Kshs39 billion. I think we need to have an audit on the grants just as Sen. M. Kajwang‘ had mentioned. We also need to have monitoring and evaluation. ... view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to this Motion. I thank Sen. Kwamboka for coming up with this Motion. The issue of street families is real but their plight always seems to fall on deaf ears. view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Street families face so many challenges such as poor health, lack of education, sexual harassment, abuse, harsh and unhealthy living conditions, diseases, child abuse and child labour. Due to these challenges, street families do not enjoy the rights and privileges as citizens of this country such as; the right to health, shelter, adequate standards of living, among other rights. view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there are young people who have only known street life. They end up engaging in criminal activities and drug abuse. These are energetic and creative individuals who would have participated in building this nation had we engaged them in programmes that empowered them and allowed them to gain skills to seek employment to attain their basic needs. view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: There are rehabilitation centres in existence but they have inadequate infrastructure. Although the rehabilitation centres are designed to give street families another chance at life, they always feel more like detention camps. The centers are not as friendly as they ought to be. view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Sen. Seneta has alluded to the fact that we need data collected on street families. We lack comprehensive and reliable data on numbers and trends of the street families which results to poor planning on how best to help the street families. Proper data has to be collected to cater for their needs. I support that a census should be conducted for the street families. The Government of Kenya should take serious consideration about the predicament of street families in Kenya and come up with sustainable solutions in order for them to enjoy full benefits of being ... view