Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 231 to 240 of 1925.

• 13 Jul 2021 in Senate: The second point why I want to support this move is that I became the Chairman of Kenya Athletics Association (KAA) from 1976 when we went to Montreal Games. We came back because we could not participate. The product of Nyayo Stadium is because of the performance of our athletes when we requested President Moi to give us the resources to build that stadium. Why was it so? It was because our athletes when you look at the Olympics, the quartet of Charles Asati, Nyamau, Ouko and Julius Sang’. When they came with that gold, it was a cry. Mr. ... view
• 13 Jul 2021 in Senate: If there is one element that has contributed to the foreign exchange flow, it is the hoisting of the Kenyan flag at games, whether at the local or international level. When you see the security forces handling our flag, they are committed to it because that is what gives them the level of patriotism and belonging to defend this nation. That is why they have gone in all ways to be able to defend this nation. view
• 13 Jul 2021 in Senate: The words of our National Anthem have a collective prayer. In fact, the first stanza recognizes God as the creator of all things. Every time I sing that National Anthem, I remember Genesis 1. That in the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth and everything in it. In the first six days, you can get the generation of what He did. I am so proud that Kenya recognizes the deity, the Almighty God, as the only provider and defender of our existence and sustenance in this world. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am happy that that in itself, ... view
• 13 Jul 2021 in Senate: impetus and ability to move forward. We are able to be motivated to work hard to achieve the highest standards required in our society. This National Anthem is a tool of reconciliation. We are going though many problems. We have fought one another, but at the end of it, when we sing this National Anthem, it brings us together. Anything that binds us together is something that we must accept. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I acknowledge Mzee Galami from the Pokomo Community. I saw him during the Moi era when he was brought to State House to lunch with the ... view
• 13 Jul 2021 in Senate: Therefore, when our children sing the national anthem they see real life in it. They see their potential and their growth through that National Anthem. I would also like to acknowledge Hyslop who was the director of music at that time and translated it. Then of course, Senoga Zake whom I saw when I was the Minister of Technical Training and Applied Technology and the later Minister of Local Government, Minister for Health, Minister for Education and Minister for Foreign Affairs. We interacted with Kaluma and Peter Kibukosya from Kakamega and Washington Omondi. These are the people who contributed towards ... view
• 13 Jul 2021 in Senate: I fully support these sentiments because what we are doing here today is being able to protect our heritage. If we do not protect that heritage, it will become disastrous for us. We will become a banana nation because you must have something that people rally to, that they support, that they feel part and parcel of. Even when we differ, reconciliation is part and parcel of our society. The church functions we have here are a recognition that God is keeping this nation safe and, therefore, we cannot be able to do it on our own. I fully support ... view
• 6 Jul 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I have the pleasure in seconding this Bill. One of the most important aspects of this Bill is decentralization of health facilities to the village level. Therefore, no wonder in the preamble of this Bill, there is the element of villages as the County Executive may from time to determine depending upon the nature and the requirement of the health facilities required at that village level. view
• 6 Jul 2021 in Senate: Hitherto, there has been a lot of difficulties in accessing the health facilities at the community level. Even if the Level One hospitals are within a given locality, the distances between that facility and the villages dotted around that level one facility may be the limiting factor in the delivery of health services. As a medical professional, I know it is impossible to put trained doctors in every village. Therefore, you need an army of health workers who are properly trained, skilled and motivated to be able to perform certain tasks that are important to deliver the health package to ... view
• 6 Jul 2021 in Senate: Therefore, this is the most cardinal point. Even from Independence, one of the things we fought for and strive to achieve is the level of education, social development and health within our communities. Therefore, this Community Health Bill is not misplaced. It is fulfilling those tenets and aspirations captured in our Constitution – access to goods and services, with health being one of them – that must be accessed at the community level. view
• 6 Jul 2021 in Senate: I am happy that these elements of community health services do not only take into account the county government. They also in collaboration with the national Government because of the over-arching policies that touch one county to another and are coordinated at the national level. Therefore, later in the structure of this Community Health Bill, there view