5 Mar 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I cannot ask the question if I cannot set up the preamble. So, I rest.
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4 Mar 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1) to seek a Statement from the Committee on Lands, Environment, and Natural Resources regarding the ongoing land dispute involving Mrs. Agnes Kemuma Bichanga, a resident of Chirichiro Sublocation, Ibeno Location, Keumbu Sub-county, Kisii County, who has been subjected to an unjust eviction order from her late husband's parcel number Nyaribari Chache Nyanturago 894. Mrs. Bichanga is 80 years old and a widow. She has resided on the said parcel of land for over 55 years since her marriage to the late Mr. Bichanga Nyaosi. However, following ...
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4 Mar 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the transfer of the principal of Kisii National Polytechnic amid allegations of financial mismanagement. The Kisii National Polytechnic is one of the country’s leading technical institutions, playing a vital role in equipping young Kenyans with technical and vocational skills. The institution has about 18,000 students. However, recent reports have raised concerns about financial mismanagement within the institution, where coincidentally the principal whom these allegations have been levelled against has just been transferred to another institution. I am sure ...
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26 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, after those wonderful remarks that my Secretary General and yourself about Daystar University, I felt that I should mention that I also happen to be a beneficiary. One of my younger sisters who went to Daystar University when it started ended up being the Manager of Total Energies in East Africa. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate.
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26 Feb 2025 in Senate:
The university is a good institution. I hope you will continue to make sure that Kenya becomes a better country. I wish you all the best in your education.
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26 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion- THAT, AWARE THAT Article 43(1)(a) of the Constitution of Kenya provides that every person has the right to the highest attainable standard of health, including reproductive health care; NOTING THAT in Kenya, we have five National Teaching and Referral Hospitals with Kenyatta University Research and Teaching Hospital (KUTRRH) in Kiambu County and Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital (MTRH) in Eldoret, Uasin Gishu County being the only ones outside Nairobi County; CONCERNED THAT the bed capacity, medical equipment and human capital in these National Teaching and Referral hospitals ...
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26 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the delayed payments to supervisors, invigilators, and examiners of the 2024 Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education (KCSE) examinations in Kisii County and in the Republic of Kenya. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Provide reasons for the delay by the Kenya National Examination Council (KNEC) to pay these supervisors, invigilators, and examiners who are engaged in the administering and marking of the 2024 KCSE examination, and particularly specifying the actions being taken to resolve ...
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26 Feb 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my second Statement. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 53(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare regarding the status of pension schemes of former employees of the Kenya Pyrethrum Board (KPB), the Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI), the Technical University of Kenya (TUK), Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) and other state departments and corporations. It is imperative that the government fulfills its obligations to retirees of our country who have dedicated their service to this nation. Delayed pension payments and the mismanagement of these retirees' funds has significantly affected their ...
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26 Feb 2025 in Senate:
(1) Clarify the pension management framework of former employees of all state departments and corporations, including some of the defunct corporations, indicating whether these schemes are now fully funded or not and addressing any ongoing disputes that may be taking place right now. (2) I would want the committee to have a remitted pension contribution schedule for these delayed payments of our workers. (3) Outline any measures the government is taking to ensure that all eligible former employees of our government and state corporations are actually receiving their pensions and benefits without any further delays. (4) Provide details of any ...
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