Petronila Were Lokorio

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• 17 Nov 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, the President talked about the Vision 2030 and its implementation, which is anchored on the four-point agenda. I was happy with that because for a long time, I thought this Jubilee Government had abandoned vision 2030 since 2013. He assured us in his Speech that he is implementing it using the mid-term plan. He has put the four-point agenda in the midterm plan. On the issue of international obligations, he talked about our seat in the United Nations Security Council. I want to congratulate him and the country for this seat. On the issue of East African ... view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I request you that since this matter is important, you could reduce the time from two minutes to one minute, so that a Senator can make their point in 60 seconds. It is possible because they will just be repeating themselves. view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you. Madam Deputy Speaker. I also want to join my colleagues in thanking the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights for this report. At least our voice will be heard. However, I expected that the Committee would say something about an Oversight Fund for the Senate, knowing that we are fighting to be strengthened in our oversight role. That particular idea of an Oversight Fund has not been included. view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: The Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) should have focused on strengthening the Senate, and not just the numbers. We cannot strengthen the National Assembly by making sure that Cabinet Secretaries (CSs) and deputy CSs come from the National Assembly, then remove women from the crucial role of budget making, leave the National Government Affirmative Action Fund (NGAAF) in the National Assembly, then remove the women and bring them here just to vote. view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I agree with my colleagues that if we are bringing women to this House, they should move with the NGAAF and not to just have them here for voting. Those women are also eligible for appointment to be CSs and deputy CSs. We do not want women to come here to just add on to numbers to vote. We are bigger than voting! view
• 11 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
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: We think and have very great ideas. I helped in the stalemate on the revenue sharing formula, and I am a nominated woman. Therefore, if you bring me here to just be a voter, then we are not living up to our expectations. I support this report if they make some amendments like putting in the Oversight Fund and asking that the gains made for women in the 2010 Constitution are not lost. We can only add on, we should not lose. Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. view
• 10 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support this Statement by the overworking Senator from Nairobi City County. This Statement is very important because with the recommendations or the report from the Committee, we shall avert a catastrophe. Whatever recommendations they come with, this House will be remembered as the House that saved teachers, especially secondary school teachers who put their money into this SACCO. Madam Deputy Speaker, I speak knowing that teachers - an. Hon Senator has just told me not to take these SACCOs seriously - do not attend the Annual General Meeting. The electronic version ... view
• 10 Nov 2020 in Senate: Most teachers whose money is put into Spire Bank every week, are not aware of what is going on. This House needs to protect teachers by ensuring that their savings are safe. We should put the CBK to task to explain what regulatory measures or interventions they are putting in place to ensure that this bank that is purely a teachers’ bank is living up to standard and that the deposits teachers are putting in this bank through Mwalimu SACCO do not get lost. Madam Deputy Speaker, very soon, we shall see teachers going to the streets or camping at ... view
• 10 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. When you sit there and switch to Kiswahili, it tempts us sometimes to speak Kiswahili, and then we remember that we are not as eloquent as you are. view