Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 171 to 180 of 1925.

• 9 Sep 2021 in Senate: ownership of land in some of these conservancies. This is an area where we can easily look at and support the communities living around there to coexist peacefully. We cannot live with the language of impunity because it is the genesis of all these problems that we are beginning to see today. view
• 7 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, let me also add my voice to the rather sad and sudden demise of our colleague, Sen. Prengei, who was a Member of this House. He was a brilliant young man. He carried out his responsibilities with dignity and decorum. He was able to reach to many other sides of the divide of this House. He was also able to mingle and accept guidance and advice at some stage during the course of his work. I saw him as a man who had a mission to prosecute. Indeed, he represented the Ogiek Community and in fact the ... view
• 7 Sep 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, let me also add my voice to the rather sad and sudden demise of our colleague, Sen. Prengei, who was a Member of this House. He was a brilliant young man. He carried out his responsibilities with dignity and decorum. He was able to reach to many other sides of the divide of this House. He was also able to mingle and accept guidance and advice at some stage during the course of his work. I saw him as a man who had a mission to prosecute. Indeed, he represented the Ogiek Community and in fact the ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this wonderful opportunity to speak on the Start-Up Bill. Sen. Sakaja, this is a timely Bill that has come at the right time. I remember when I became the first Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Technical Training and Applied Technology in 1988, one of the things I had to contend with was intellectual property rights. That we were unable to save in any technology developed in this nation. Therefore, it became very difficult for us to even patent the very simple items like the kiondo . It became the preserve of the Japanese and yet ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 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
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: We did not have any intellectual property Bill or Act of Parliament in force. Therefore, that forced us to fast-track the Intellectual Property law which came into being as a result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Again, we were victims of the very high cost of the Anti-Retroviral (ARV) drugs that had the intellectual property rights. Therefore, Kenyans were unable to access those drugs. They were totally prohibitive and we could not get them. Those who were manufacturing the ARVs claimed that unless they patent the drugs over a period of 15 to 20 years, it was difficult to produce the ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 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
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, once you have these incubation centres, first of all, they promote innovation. Secondly, they provide entrepreneurship which is a critical factor. Third, they promote setting up of industries that grow up into conglomerates and, therefore, support this nation in one way or another. Four, they provide adequate employment for many Kenyans who are now out there looking for jobs. Five, we are able to provide the marketing strategy and entrepreneurship to the outside world beyond Kenya. This is a revolutionary Bill because it will nurture and mentor the people in this programme to exploit their potential. When ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 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
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: wealth of this nation in the human capital who can then set up the human wealth in this nation. I am happy that this Bill is coming in at the right time. When we started setting up vocational and technical training institutes in all the counties which are listed under Schedule Four, they were given to the county governments. It was meant that the county governments be agencies for development apart from just employment, so they should create innovative centers where they can invest money so that they can bring up the micro and medium scale enterprises to support the ... view