Milgo Alice Chepkorir

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, these street vendors normally sell food in areas that look very unhygienic. With regulation, we will be able to ensure that food is sold in hygienic conditions. Part III of this Bill actually speaks to this issue, where there will be demarcation of various zones, where these vendors will be allowed to sell their wares. In other words, this will reduce conflict. We have had a lot of conflicts because of the fact that there is no legal framework to ensure that demarcation is put in place.Once we have demarcation, these people will sell in fairly good ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, PartII of this Bill seeks to put in place regulation in terms of the amount of fees and registration of the number of vendors in the various counties. This is also very important in terms of knowing the number of street vendors we have in this country. Yesterday, we had a Kamkunji where we were told that we are in the age of having open governance. We should, therefore, know what is going on in various counties.We should know the number of street vendors, where they are located and how much revenue we collect from them. Therefore, ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, under the same Bill, we also have the Cabinet Secretary playing an important role in regulating street vending. However, when it comes to this, we need to caution on issues of control. There are many cases where we have the national Government wanting to control many of the activities in the counties. Street vending normally takes place in the counties. Much of the control should be delegated to the counties, so that the revenue collected can assist them. However, we also ask for accountability and transparency, so that the money collected can be put to good use. view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: Clause 4 of this Bill talks about licensing. This will assist vendors to know charges and the timeframe within which they can be licensed. It will help if we have a licensing department in all our counties, so that small traders get their licences right at their doorsteps rather than coming all the way to Nairobi. This will save them time and money. This department in county will help street vendors with licensing and avoid unnecessary delays. Recently, we had cases of street vendors complaining about foreigners who have already taken over their jobs. It is sad that some Chinese ... view
• 3 Oct 2019 in Senate: counties. As I said, this is an important Bill and I thank Sen. Kibiru for bringing it to the Senate. With those many remarks, I support. view
• 12 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Statement from Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve. Indeed, it is a very important Statement, particularly during this Deafness Awareness Month. She has brought to the fore very many issues that affect people affected with deafness. I am sure that from today, we shall be informed of some of the causes that lead to deafness. We will then be able to champion for the prevention as well as to advocate for identification of the people affected by deafness. This is because I have realised that they vary in terms of deafness and, for ... view
• 12 Sep 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, as you may be aware, many foreign nationals living in South Africa including Kenyans living and doing business in South Africa lost their lives and properties in the recent xenophobic attacks. Most businesses that were targeted by the xenophobic mobs were owned by migrants from Nigeria, Ethiopia, Zambia and Kenya. Most of the Nigerian nationals have been evacuated from South Africa. The xenophobic attacks were first witnessed in 2008. They also occurred in 2015 and this year. This means that the foreign nationals are not safe at all living there because these keep coming up. My concern ... view
• 12 Sep 2019 in Senate: (2) What measures have been taken to ascertain the number of Kenyans who are affected in South Africa? (3) Are there any measures taken to evacuate Kenyans living in South Africa? I thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 12 Sep 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I withdraw the statement that I have just read so I can read out the correct version. Pursuant to Standing Order No. 47(1), I rise to make a statement on an issue of Regional concern; namely, xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals including Kenyans living and doing business in South Africa. Madam Temporary Speaker, many foreign nationals living in South Africa have borne the brunt of renewed xenophobic attacks. Many of them have been maimed and others lost their lives and properties in the recent xenophobic attacks. Madam Temporary Speaker, most businesses that were targeted by the xenophobic ... view
• 12 Sep 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for protecting me from the loud consultations by Sen. Cherargei. Madam Temporary Speaker, these xenophobic attacks have been sporadic from the year 2008 and the trend seems to continue. It is unfortunate that lives of foreign nationals in South Africa are not safe in light of the attacks. The efforts by the Government of South Africa to contain the xenophobic attacks are commendable. The President of South Africa has denounced the attacks and called for action against perpetrators of the violence. Arrests have been made, and it is our hope that more will be ... view