Petronila Were Lokorio

All parliamentary appearances

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• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Tourism, Trade and Industrialization over the failure by M/S Trident Insurance Company Limited to settle claims. In the Statement, the Committee should - (1)Elucidate the reasons why Trident Insurance Company Limited issues postdated cheques that go as far as April 2021 for settlement of approved claims. (2)The Committee should explain why the company is collecting premiums from clients yet they are not settling claims. (3)The Committee should clarify whether the company is financially solvent to operate as an insurer and state the measures ... view
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I am glad that Sen. Sakaja is still here. Months ago, I requested a Statement on two issues given to his Committee on 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
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: the frustrations pensioners go through in the Pensions Department, and the emergency fund within trade unions. I have not received a response. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in Senate: Yes. I want to make a clarification. A response was given on the Statement on the emergency fund within trade unions months ago. It was unsatisfactory and I communicated this. Sen. Sakaja said that since he is also the Chair of the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, it would be redirected to his Committee and he would deal with it. However, I have not received a response. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to send a message of condolences to the family of hon. Justus Murunga, who was a Member of the ANC. I met the late hon. Murunga in 2012, when he vied on my then party, United Democratic Forum (UDF). He was the UDF candidate for the same seat in Matungu, but he lost. Even after he lost that seat on a United Democratic Forum (UDF) Party ticket, he remained loyal to the party and continued to serve in it. When UDF was dissolved and we moved to Amani National Congress ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 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
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: We had five candidates from ANC Party for the Matungu Constituency parliamentary primary seat, and there was a fight during the primaries. However, he remained loyal and fought within the party until he got the ticket. Recently when he seemed to be paying attention to somebody else, he did not lose respect to the party and the party leader. Unlike other Members we have seen, who throw insults, he did not throw insults to the party that sponsored him to Parliament. I send my message of condolences to his family and the ANC Party because we have lost a Member. view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 48(1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget on the efficacy of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) and its application in the disbursement of funds to counties. In the Statement, the Committee should- (1) Provide information on the service provider that set up IFMIS and details of the tender award. (2) Provide further information on the operation and management of IFMIS and its linkages, if any, with the county governments’ financial management and information systems. (3) State the backup controls in ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I also want to join my colleagues in making comments on the presidential speech to the joint sitting of Parliament. Madam Deputy Speaker, I also want to start by making a comment on the issues the President talked about at length on COVID-19. My focus is on the way we are treating our frontline health workers. They prefer to be called martyrs because we are sacrificing them in this fight against COVID-19. I wished the President would have told us more on the way they are improving the working environment of doctors and nurses. If ... view
• 17 Nov 2020 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