Mercy Chebeni

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• 28 Jul 2021 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
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: and conditions for the issuance of the license. To provide the licensing authority with information with respect to any change in its directorship or shareholding in accordance with Clause 16. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the applicant will also be required to pay such fees as may be prescribed and maintain and where required submit to the licensing authority such information as may be necessary for the continued licensing of the license holder. This is key because it sets out the responsibilities of the license holder. They are supposed to adhere to certain things even as they are being granted the ... view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: Business environment underpinned by certainty and predictability will definitely boost entrepreneurship. It also will create employment opportunities, reduce the cost of doing business and promote regular and reliable revenue streams for county governments. view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move and request Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve to second. view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. I thank all the Senators who have contributed to this Bill and Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve who seconded and talked of ensuring that PWDs get licenses on time. I thank Sen. Were who said that this Bill is going to be effective in ensuring we have proper guidelines and structures when it comes to licensing and Sen. Farhiya who talked about online links that will allow people to access this information on online platforms. I agree with all those proposals. As we go to the other stage, we will look at how we ... view
• 28 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I thank Sen. Farhiya and Sen. Sakaja for coming up with this Bill. It is a very timely and important Bill at that. The issue of pending bills--- view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Bill by Sen. Sakaja. It is a progressive Bill, which addresses the challenges that start-ups face especially in this country. A lot has been said about the innovativeness and creativeness of young people in this country. We need to do more. We do not need to come here and speak about it. We need to do something about it. I congratulate Sen. Sakaja for coming up with this Bill because it will ensure that we will do something about the creativeness that young people have. This Bill seeks to foster ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 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
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: Clause 25 of the Bill brings to light the issue of credit guarantee schemes. Finances are a major challenge for any start-up in the country. Capital is an issue. Many times, small start-ups look into their savings and it is not sustainable. Therefore, having a credit guarantee scheme will allow these start-ups to grow and not have financial challenges. Accessible financial support is crucial. This Bill also seeks to ensure that information on financial matters is relayed to young people who want to come up with start-ups. This is a critical aspect of this Bill. Clause 26 seeks to address ... view
• 21 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support this Bill by Sen. Ndwiga. I think this is a very important Bill in this country. For a very long time, our coffee farmers have been at a disadvantage. The sector has had issues to do with beeping of prices, financial indiscipline, and climate change among other issues but nothing has been done in this sector. This has led to reduced productivity over time, massive financial losses in the sector and decline in performance of the sector generally. This is a timely Bill because the sector needed a complete ... view