Naomi Jilo Waqo

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• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this. I am a Member of this Committee. Sen. Wetangula said that I am the only Member of the Committee who is not a lawyer but with the experience that I have gained, I can now look for a certificate. view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: I am glad to be in that Committee not only as a member but as a Vice- Chairperson. I am proud of what the Committee has done under the guidance of our able Chairperson. This Committee has given this issue a lot of attention. The matter attracted the attention of the opinion leaders and the local people who participated in our deliberations. Extra-judicial killings and enforced disappearances in Kenya have been of great concern for quite a while. We have lost a lot of young people as a result of extra-judicial killings in places like Marsabit, Isiolo, Eastleigh in Nairobi ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, Article 49 sets out the rights of an arrested person and grants to every person the right to a fair hearing, including the right to be presumed innocent until the contrary is proved. Many times, Kenyans who are victims are not even given this opportunity. That is why as I support this report, I also support the proposal by view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Sen. Wetangula that a Committee on Implementation should be put in place so that all our recommendations can be considered. A Committee can do a follow up, so that one day Kenyans can know for sure that what we have done as a Committee can be given proper attention. Madam Deputy Speaker when we looked at the challenges faced in reducing impunity in the fight against extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearance, that is where the real issues have been brought out. Number one is while there are many actors handling matters relating to complaints against law enforcement officers there is ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: and mistreating Kenyans. Enhancing training and capacity building for them will help them to handle these Kenyans like any other human being who is a respected person. Even if they apply the law, they will know that they are human beings like them. Madam Deputy Speaker, the fifth recommendation is that the victim protection board can only compensate families of victims of extrajudicial killings and enforced disappearance based on the actual conviction of an accused person in a criminal case. It is important to enhance the capacity of both the Independent Policing Oversight Authority (IPOA) and the Office of the ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this important Statement by Sen. Iman. I congratulate her for coming up with the Statement on our behalf. The killings in Marasabit County are getting out of hand and we are losing many people. Last night an old man was killed in front of his house and others were injured, which means that our security agencies are not in control. This is not the first time that a Statement on insecurity in Marsabit County or insecurity in Northern Kenya has been brought to this House. Statements have ... view
• 4 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for allowing me to add my voice to this very important Statement. I also congratulate Sen. Olekina for coming up with this relevant and timely Statement. I join hon. Senators, because it is matter of concern to each one of us. Sacking 900 members of staff at this particular time when Kenyans are facing a lot of difficulties and challenges is not good. We all know very well that our economy has not been doing well and many people are really struggling because of the impact of COVID-19, which is still with us. I have ... view
• 7 Oct 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank you for giving me this opportunity to support this because of the sufferings that many Kenyans are going through. As we know, we are not doing well economically and many families are facing a lot of financial challenges because of the hardship that they are going through. In Marsabit County, as leaders, almost every day, we are involved in fundraising because of health matters. People have sold their animals and the drought is wiping them too. They have a lot of problems and they cannot support their health needs. Therefore, I fully support ... view
• 7 Oct 2021 in Senate: 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
• 5 Oct 2021 in Senate: Ni sawa, lakini sitaendelea kwa lugha ya Kiswahili. view