Mercy Chebeni

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 May 2020 in Senate: I support this Motion. view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order 47 (1), I rise to make a Statement on the shortage of blood in the blood banks in the county. Kenya is a signatory to the World Health Assembly Resolution –WHA 2872 of 1975– which requires each member state to develop a comprehensive well coordinated blood transfusion service based on voluntary non-remunerated blood donation. Kenya is also a signatory to the regional Commonwealth Ministers of Health Resolution of 1989 requiring that each member country makes the provision of safe blood to the people a national priority. The Kenya National Blood Transfusion ... view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: have far-reaching consequences, not only for the recipients themselves, but for the families, communities and the wider society. Ensuring effective and dependable supply of safe blood and blood products is an important public heath responsibility of every government, yet the Government support for blood transfusion services in the country is inadequate. There is clearly an increased demand for a safe supply and blood transfusion service in this country. As a result, I urge the Government to improve and strengthen the procurement, supply, processing, distribution and surveillance systems for blood transfusion, in order to save many lives that are lost due ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise pursuant to Standing Order 51(1)(b) to make a statement on the activities of the Standing Committee on National Cohesion, Equal Opportunity and Regional Integration for the period commencing 1st July to 30th September, 2019. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: During the period under review, our Committee held a total of 12 sittings. The Committee is currently considering two Statements by Sen. Malalah on ethnic and regional distribution of high cadre jobs in all Government institutions and agencies; and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., on the plight of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and recent conflicts, as witnessed in some parts of the country. With regard to Petitions, the Committee considered one Petition concerning Kibra IDPs, which was committed to the Committee on 19th November, 2018. The Committee met the petitioners, considered the matter, and it shall meet the CS in charge ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: (3) Ensuring that the National Action Plan for Disaster Risk Reduction (2019- 2022) is validated. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: (4) Hold a meeting with relevant Committees of the Pan-African Parliament (PAP) and the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) to deliberate on issues of regional integration and conflict resolution. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.141(1), I beg to move that The County Licensing (Uniform Procedure) Bill (Senate Bills No.17 of 2019) be now read a Second Time. The principal objective of this Bill is to put in place uniform procedures for licensing of various activities by counties. One of the ways in which county governments generate revenue is through the issuance of licenses for activities related to the functions of county governments under Part 2 of the Fourth Schedule of the Constitution. One of the aspirations that informed the establishment of devolved units of Government was to ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: impact on the ease of doing business in the counties. We have issues to do with timelines, public participation on whether the stakeholders are involved and issues which results to uncertainty and unpredictability of the environment. Madam Temporary Speaker, therefore, this Bill seeks to establish uniform procedures for licensing to ensure certainty in the process and ultimately encourage private sector players to do business in the counties. Allow me now to highlight some of the salient provisions of the Bill. At the outset, the Bill proposes to set out general duties for licensing authorities which include; providing for mechanisms for ... view