Milgo Alice Chepkorir

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 May 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, I also want to add my voice in welcoming the Members of Bungoma County Assembly Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. I thank them for finding time to come and benchmark with the Senate Committee on Labour and Social Welfare. As my colleague has said, these are very vibrant members and we were able to learn a number of issues from them. From our interaction, I realized that there are so many things that are not taking place in the counties. We encouraged ... view
• 17 May 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Senate Delegation to the Women Political Leaders Annual Global Summit held in Reyjavik, Iceland from 28th -30th `November, 2017, laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, 14th February, 2018. view
• 17 May 2018 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the women political leaders believe that progress happens by convening women who have the drive and interest to create positive change. This Summit brings together different communities among them women in Parliament, women European leaders, women Government leaders and women mayors internationally. The Summit attracted over 400 women from countries across the globe. The Summit took the form of plenary and policy sessions. There was a lot to learn from this Summit. Notable among these--- view
• 17 May 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I am advised. I hope I will find where I had stopped. However, I was saying that there was a lot to learn. Notable among these was the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Goals in particular Goal No.5: Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women and Girls. I wish to state here that despite parts of the world achieving progress in gender parity, women and girls continue to suffer sexual violence and discrimination. In Kenya, for example, we have forms of violence including discrimination and child marriages which are on the decline, but still present. We ... view
• 17 May 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank all the contributors to this Motion, specifically two great men, our Senators. Thank you for supporting the women. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, one serious problem is legislation. We realise that the Constitution of Kenya, 2010 gave us what we have achieved so far. As Sen. Omogeni said, I was taking stock of what the leadership in this country has done. We are only saying that it should be a continuous process so that we can achieve the gender parity that we are talking about and particularly the two-thirds gender Bill. I am ... view
• 9 May 2018 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. I had an opportunity yesterday to comment on the President’s Address. I was making a comment on the food security and I mentioned that issues of food security in the country are important. For our country to be food secure, more stringent measures should be undertaken to ensure that those concerned are advised on where, when and how different types of foods can be grown. It is sad that there is a lot of rain that is causing havoc and we are told that the dams are empty and that there is nothing being undertaken ... view
• 8 May 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this Motion. The President’s Speech was well researched and thought out. First of all, he started by reminding all the legislators that they are representatives of the people in this House. Therefore, we have a role to play. Secondly, one very special thing that the President mentioned was the fact that devolution is succeeding. In the just concluded Devolution Conference in Kakamega, there were people who were still doubting that devolution has succeeded, but the funding that has gone to the counties is a ... view
• 28 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to also contribute. First of all, I congratulate my great President, Uhuru Muigai Kenyatta and the Rt. hon. Raila Amollo Odinga for showing leadership. They have actually demonstrated that even when you have different opinions, we can agree to disagree. The animosity that had bedeviled the country was so much that in certain quarters, some items were resisted despite the fact that those institutions were actually offering employment to our people. Recently, I was in a country with a population of only 1.2 million. Tourists who visit that country ... view
• 28 Mar 2018 in Senate: Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion because tea, as it has been stated, is a major cash crop that adds to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Kenya. It is unfortunate that there are many challenges that are bedeviling the tea sector. Since the Eighth or Ninth Parliament, many legislations have been put in place and at this point, we would wish to know what has been happening with those legislations that have been put up yet they have never seen the light of day. There are many pieces of legislations and I want to ... view
• 27 Mar 2018 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view