Milgo Alice Chepkorir

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• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: On the issue of registration of these centres, we must come up with stringent measures. There must be proper standards in terms of feeding, care for these children and 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
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: ensuring that they go to school at the right time. Clauses 22, 23 and 24 talk about issues of registration and licensing. Clause 24 is stipulating how a centre can be closed. I urge that we stipulate punitive measures in this Bill for those centres that will mistreat our children. Recently, we saw a centre where children were sleeping on the floor. We have read in newspapers how children are being trafficked quietly from those centres. We think they are in those being taken care of, but they have already been sold quietly to other countries or to those people ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: This Bill is very important.We, in the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, will come with some amendments, particularly on those clauses that talk about checking on girls and their welfare so that we punish those people who will not care for the children. I want to thank Sen. Kwamboka for this wonderful Bill that she has brought to the House.With those many remarks, I support. view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to also add my voice to Sen. Mwaura’s Statement on delayed disbursement of capitation funds for learners with special needs. Capitation funds from the Ministry are given on need basis. In any case, that funding is meant for buying resources for learners. When capitation funds for learners with special needs are delayed for one year, a whole year is wasted. That means that no learning takes place. Capitation funds are meant to buy resources for learners. In this case, we are talking about learners with special needs. It means that ... view
• 23 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to also take this opportunity to congratulate my sister Sen. Naomi Shiyonga for scooping such a prestigious award. I was there when she was being awarded. Once she was awarded, I really sang and got excited. Sen. Hillary Clinton said that women are the largest and dubbed reservoirs in the world. Therefore, given a chance, we can be shakers and movers of business, education, leadership and even in terms of touching the many people like Sen. Shiyonga has done in Kakamega County. I was willing to go through a slide, showing what she ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.47(1), I rise to make a statement on an issue of general topical concern regarding dangers posed by abandoned and disused excavated pits in road construction sites across the country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it has become common nowadays that behind every road construction, there is a disused excavation site abandoned by road constructors. The road contractors usually excavate stones and murram for construction but after they are done, they do not bother to reclaim the land or put in place safety measures to prevent exposing people and animals to danger. Last ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we shall take up the issue. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 15 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Pursuant to Standing Order 48(1), I rise to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries concerning adoption of conservation agriculture in the country. In the Statement, the Committee should– (1) State the measures put by the Government to come up with a policy on conservation agriculture. (2) State whether the policy will be ready for implementation. (3) Explain how conservation agriculture can be mainstreamed into the existing policies on agriculture ahead of policy formulation. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 9 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate, today, Wednesday, 9th October, 2019. (1) Report of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on a Petition to the Senate by residents of Kajiado County concerning delayed salaries and non- remittance of statutory deductions for employees at the Nol-Turesh Loitoktok Water and Sanitation Company Limited. (2) Report of the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on a Petition to the Senate concerning non-recruitment of locals by flower farms, institutions and other companies operating in Kaputei North Ward, Kajiado County. view