Michael Maling'a Mbito

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: make it less strenuous to counties. We also want to avoid the issue of this Bill being declared a money Bill. We want to ensure that this Bill sails through at the end of the day. We have done our work. We are finished with the amendment and we will be tabling our amendments at the Committee Stage. I am very sure that the amendments will enrich this Bill. Mine is to congratulate my sister Sen. (Dr.) Zani. This Bill was timely and it coincided with issues that the Committee also has been looking into. We will work together to ... view
• 29 Sep 2020 in Senate: I apologize, Madam Deputy Speaker. view
• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, Thursday 24th September, 2020 - Report of the Standing Committee on Health on its inquiry into the death of a patient at the M.P. Shah Hospital, allegedly due to negligence. view
• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion: THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Standing Committee on Health on its inquiry into the death of a patient at the M.P. Shah Hospital allegedly due to negligence, laid on the Table of the Senate on Thursday, 24th September, 2020. view
• 24 Sep 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Will I be in order to ask the Mover be now called to reply? view
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to issue a Statement on an issue of general topic of concern on boosting of domestic tourism in Kenya. 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
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: I rise pursuant to standing order 47(1) to make a statement on an issue of general topical concern, namely; boosting domestic tourism in Kenya. An encouraging sign of things to come is reports of local tourists flocking to the Maasai Mara to enjoy the annual wildebeest migration spectacle. This is a welcomed development in an industry greatly hit by the COVID-19 pandemic with magnificent facilities such as hotels and lodges laying idle. view
• 23 Sep 2020 in Senate: Tourism is not just a major source of revenue for the investors in this industry and tax to the Government. It is also a big employer to our people, particularly the youth. However, the trouble with the tourism industry is that it is mainly externally driven. All the beautiful tourism attractions are largely meant only for the enjoyment of foreigners. A domestic tourism campaign to get Kenyans to travel and know their country better has made little progress so far. However, the clampdown on international travel due to COVID-19 pandemic has shut out foreigners. The COVID-19 adversity should turn out ... view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a petition to the Senate concerning the plight of seed farmers in Trans-Nzoia County and lack of support by the Government resulting to psychological torture due to deficits and losses the farmers incur every other time. We, the undersigned citizens of the Republic of Kenya and residents of Trans- Nzoia County representing 200 seed farmers, draw the attention of the Senate to the following- (a) That Kenya Seed Company Limited is the main seed producer in East and Central Africa. (b) That 99 percent of the seeds are planted by 200 seed farmers who then ... view
• 21 Jul 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to present a Petition to the Senate concerning the psychological torture that pensioners of the Kenya Railways Retirement Benefits Scheme have been subjected to over the years and the looming collapse of the scheme due to mismanagement and illegal practices against regulations. view