Petronila Were Lokorio

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 641 to 650 of 773.

• 21 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to this Bill sponsored by Sen. Sakaja and Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. The Bill is long overdue. The issue of determining whether a Bill has matters concerning counties or is a money Bill has caused the Business of Senate to stagnate for a very long time. However, with the Joint Committee and a certificate certifying that there was concurrence from both Houses before a Bill is assented to, it will bring order into the conduct of Parliamentary Business. It is also important that we continue to appreciate that Kenya ... view
• 14 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill by Sen. Ledama. I know that he had good intentions to bring some order to our election process, especially on the voting day. Issues in elections start all the way from party primaries. A Bill that will help us deal with party primaries is coming up. This Bill looks at issues on the Election Day to ensure a free, fair, credible, accurate, transparent and predictable election. It is possible that in Africa, we can have such an election. South Africa has shown that ... view
• 14 May 2019 in Senate: done away with. This is because our elections are very emotional and violent. As much as we do not want to validate or encourage hooliganism during elections, we have to consider that it is a process. It will take time before we reach where South Africa and Ghana have reached. At that time of emotions, the candidate may not be in a position to sign that declaration form. Therefore, that should not be used to deny them justice. I would also like to indicate that having candidates sign the declaration form in itself does not make the election credible; it ... view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity to react to the State of the Nation Address by His Excellency the President, Hon. Uhuru Kenyatta. I would like to start off by thanking the President for coming to the House and therefore recognising the people‟s representatives who are Members of Parliament (MPs). If there were any emotions shown by MPs that day, they actually show or reflect emotions of the people that he leads. The President told us that the economy is expected to grow at 6 per cent and at the end of 2019 it is expected to grow ... view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: therefore urge all the institutions concerned in the fight against corruption to do their work as expected. The President, in his Speech, also recognised that Kenyans are hardworking people in various disciplines. I join him in congratulating Brother Peter Tabichi who was declared the global teacher of the year and Mr. Eliud Kipchoge who is now the fastest marathoner. That shows that Kenyans are hardworking and resilient. As leaders, we should never let them down. As Members of the Senate, we are the protectors of counties and their governments and, therefore, devolution. The President said that devolution is on course ... view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: The President also told us that Vision 2030 is on course. In this mid-term of the Vision 2030 we are dealing with the Big Four Agenda which is agriculture (food security), health, manufacturing and housing. I would like to focus on the issues of agriculture and health which are devolved functions. I would urge the Executive to ensure that the funds that belong to the health and agriculture sectors, that are stuck at the parent Ministries, be released so that these functions are achieved. view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: If you want to talk about housing, you must deal with the issue of land. Where do counties come in, in the administration of land? How do we handle that? If you are talking about manufacturing and how it will create jobs, how do we involve counties in this? The Executive should encourage setting up of cottage industries to reduce rural- urban migration that has put a lot of strain on towns and cities to which people migrate. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, health is a devolved function. I would like the Executive to ensure that the Ministry of Health releases funds meant for the health sector and ensures the funds are ring-fenced. For example on the issue of immunization, right now we are facing high infant mortality and maternal mortality rates. These funds should go to counties so that functions such as immunization, child health and maternal health are handled by counties as is required. That way, when we talk about universal health coverage, we tackle the issue of maternal and child health to begin with. Once we sort ... view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, this afternoon we were talking about the issue of insecurity in our institutions of higher learning. I request that the Executive deals with this issue to make sure that police stations are set up inside or around the universities. This will ensure that our children who go to these universities feel safe both within the university and its environs. I would also encourage the administrations of these universities through the dean of students, to set up proper guidance and counselling mechanisms so that we reduce the kind of violence that we are seeing in our institutions of ... view
• 11 Apr 2019 in Senate: With those few remarks, I thank the President for adhering to his constitutional obligation of presenting the State of the Nation Address to Parliament. view