Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the issue that the Senator for Makueni has raised with regards to his county and the response that my colleague, the Vice Chairman of the Committee on Lands and Natural Resources has given, gives us an opportunity to raise very fundamental issues on the environment. If you look at the Fourth Schedule, you will find that looking after the environment is a shared function between the national Government and the county governments, water is entirely in the hands of the county governments. I do not know how the environmental protection agency NEMA will function, given these ... view
• 25 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me be specific because I can give many examples. My question is, could the Committee come out with a response to this House, which will address this issue comprehensively? I am quite sure that almost every county will come up with a similar concern as the Senator for Makueni. Since by Article 96, this House has a responsibility of protecting the interests of the counties and since environment and water are the responsibilities of the counties, could we ask the Committee to spread its net a little wider and come to this House with a ... view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank my colleague, Sen. Kagwe, for bringing this matter to the Floor of the House so that we can pay proper attention to it and look for remedies which can help. I enjoin my voice by saying that we interrogated the Cabinet Secretary and pointed out areas which need attention so that the project does not become a white elephant. Those were my words. In English, there is something called “skepticism.” Skepticism does not mean that you are opposed but means that you want to be more enlightened. In public policy, skeptics are useful because they ... view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Khaniri, the Senator for Vihiga County, is my neighbour. Kisumu and Vihiga counties are good neighbours. This issue of the boundary is extremely urgent. We must realize that it is not just Vihiga and Kisumu counties which are faced with this malady; it is all over the Republic. I would like to caution this House that ever since Independence, boundary matters have been very explosive. However, if we manage them well, as we have to, they do not have to be. I would like to plead with the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government ... view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the reality is that very few people in Government read the HANSARD. If they read it, it is a historical document. They do not read it on a day to day basis. I was a Minister in the Government and I do not think that I ever read the HANSARD on a day to day basis. view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairperson, I notice that the second schedule is also proposed for amendment; that the Bill be amended by deleting the Second Schedule and substituting therefor the following new Schedule. I thought that should also be read a Second Time. view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I think Sen. Ndiema and Sen. Orengo are right but could I explain further to what the Chairman has said? This is leasing of services. In other words, the equipment is given to the counties, not for them to own but to get the services of the equipment under lease. They do not pay for the services from the county funds. It is given as a conditional grant. It is a conditional grant, in terms of accounting, the counties must show that they used these services and it was worth so much but it was paid ... view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: seconded. view
• 24 Jun 2015 in Senate: seconded. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 16 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this petition. I will be very brief. It is commendable that the petitioners have seen the importance of having radiotherapy machines or what we call linear accelerators in the treatment of cancer. My submission here, from my experience in the health sector, is that equipment is the second order of things. The first order of things is human resources. We need oncologists, doctors, nurses, medical physicists, cancer nurses and so on. This is because if you have equipment but no people trained to use it, you will ... view