Petronila Were Lokorio

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 571 to 580 of 773.

• 17 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, complaints about maladministration are threatening the success of devolution. Kenyans, therefore, need an office or an outlet where they can ventilate and have their issues resolved. Having said that, I will move into the content of the Bill. view
• 17 Jul 2019 in Senate: This Bill is a brief one which seeks to do the following: One, it seeks to establish offices in each county, make the process of final vacancies clearer, make necessary amendments to align the Act to the Constitution and also make the Commission on administrative Justice a continuous office without the need to amalgamate. view
• 17 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of establishing offices in each county, the Act currently states that offices may be established at any place. I believe that it is on the basis of this that the Commission has offices in only four counties; Nairobi, Kisumu, Mombasa, Isiolo and recently, Uasin Gishu. view
• 17 Jul 2019 in Senate: The proposal of the Bill, therefore, is to make it mandatory for offices to be established in each county but have the headquarters in Nairobi. The benefits of having these offices at the county level are numerous. The Government currently is focused towards the Huduma Mashinani initiative. view
• 17 Jul 2019 in Senate: As earlier indicated, services rendered by the office of the Ombudsman are critical to every citizen as they have a link to provision of public service to every person. Having offices thinly spread out across the Republic, makes it difficult to access these services as travel and other incidental costs may not be affordable to many Kenyans and especially those who seek public service yet the services of the office of Ombudsman are offered for free. Decentralization of these offices will also lead to decongestion of the existing offices, therefore, resulting in better service delivery in terms of monitoring delivery ... view
• 17 Jul 2019 in Senate: In as much as some Senators were concerned about the budgetary implications of setting up these offices, it is obvious that the benefits of having these offices cannot be underestimated. view
• 17 Jul 2019 in Senate: The Bill also proposes to make amendments to delete the reference made to the office of the Prime Minister to align the Act with the Constitution and the current structure of governance. view
• 17 Jul 2019 in Senate: On the matter of filing of vacancies within the Commission, the Act currently makes reference to appointment of commissioners after commencement of the Act. This Bill, therefore, proposes to insert a provision to make the procedure used during the 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 Jul 2019 in Senate: inaugural appointment applicable to vacancies that may arise at the Commission at any other time to ensure that the process is time bound. Finally, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, currently, the Act has a sunset Clause that the Commission on Administrative Justice should be amalgamated with the Kenya National Human Rights and Equality Commission (KNHREC). On the other hand, the said KNHREC also has a similar sunset clause. Therefore, this Bill seeks to amend this Section so that the office of the Ombudsman and KNHREC have a life line to continue to operate. It is also worth noting that the recent ... view
• 17 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to thank all the Senators who have contributed to this Bill. Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve and Sen. Halake have talked about the Office of the Ombudsman providing an alternative dispute resolution mechanism. This will reduce court cases and, therefore, give justice to Kenyans who are seeking proper service delivery. Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve also talked about performance contracting as a way of encouraging proper administrative justice. Sen. Cheruiyot talked at length about the Office of the Ombudsman operating like inspectors, who can go to a public institution and find out how services are ... view