Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 601 to 610 of 1925.

• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I think that this is a Motion that has come very timely, considering that one of the most important aspects of human life--- view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support that Statement because it is of great importance to this nation. Diabetes is a non-communicable disease; in other words, it is a preventable condition. It needs not to happen. We need not have the complications that arise out of diabetes. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are two types of diabetes; Type 1, where insulin from the pancreas is not being generated in a proper and right manner. This leads to the group of patients who have diabetes as a result of lack of secretion of insulin. There is Type 2 Diabetes, whose ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: drugs. Whether it is Type 1, which requires insulin, they will need a lot of drugs and it is expensive. Whether it is Type 2, depending on the type of anti-diabetic drugs you want to use – and there are variety of them, some acting at the liver level and others acting at the cell level – they are expensive. Some of them are still patented drugs and, therefore, they are not generic drugs which are expensive. An ordinary Kenyan or home cannot access these drugs and, therefore, they tend to give up and die early. Therefore, Mr. Speaker, Sir, ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, land use in Kenya has been one of the most topical issues that over a period of time have either failed miserably because of non- compliance with the rules and regulations governing land. I had an occasion of being the Ambassador of Kenya to the UN Habitat. One of my last functions was the negotiation of the new urban agenda which now falls under the Sustainable Development Programme (SDP) for this nation. If you are keen, you will notice that land parcels are shrinking particularly in very highly populated areas. Even in areas that are sparsely populated ... view
• 5 Mar 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
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: If you notice, in the kind of planning there is in Kenya today, people scramble for the first line plots because they are expected to have value. When we came up with a sustainable policy for land use in this country, it was meant to do what is called spatial planning. Particularly, in the developing urban centres, towns and cities, you need to do spatial planning. When you do spatial planning, you increase the value of land; whether it will be the first, second, or third row because that kind of spatial planning has the effect of increasing the services ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, land use in Kenya, whether for urban planning, rural agricultural, irrigational, and development purposes must be done in such a way that it is in line with sustainable land use in the United Nations (UN) New Urban Agenda. view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: This is an important Statement that we need to look at. There must be a buy-in by all county governments. There was a county government forum that participated in sustainable land use in the New Urban Agenda in the New York Conference. In fact we went to South America and I nearly died there because of the altitude and the smog that was coming through the volcanic eruptions. It is an expensive affair. view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, my recommendation at this stage is that let the Committee on Lands, Environment, and Natural Resources - with your concurrence Mr. Speaker, Sir - come up now with the latest position of Kenya on land use and escalate this to the county level. Let us see what kind of spatial planning they have developed because these days, this has the effect of attracting capital funding for development in various areas. It is money that can easily be available. Investors can come into the country and invest in activities that have been properly planned and done well. In ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Let me speak directly on the special needs of children in our schools. The Constitution clearly stipulates that every child has a right to education. When I was the Minister for Education, we developed Special Needs Policy. What requires to be done is to translate the Policy into action. Action means provision for students who are challenged in many ways. They could be physically, mentally, visually or auditory challenged. In fact, some could go to normal schools like normal children without any difficulty. However, there are those with special difficulty who require special or ... view