Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 621 to 630 of 1925.

• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir. This is a very important Motion. It is talking about the functions of a county government. The issue here is whether there was an agreement, and if there was one, whether it was in accordance with the Constitution. I dare say that, yes, it was in accordance to Article 187 of the Constitution. In fact, in Section 1 of the preamble, it says by agreement between the two governments; the national Government and the county government. The second issue that we must determine is whether the governor is a Chief Executive to sign on ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: appoints the County Executive Committee members (CECs) to act on his behalf. It was, therefore, right for the Governor of Nairobi, hon. Mike Sonko, to append his signature on this agreement. The next question is: what happens? Is there any legislative framework that has been violated? The answer is no. Looking at the Constitution--- view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to disabuse the feeling that is developing here. Let us not get into micromanagement of the legal process because that is where we go wrong. This is a political decision and so, we must give our views in accordance with the political climate prevailing within a given situation, in this case, the situation in Nairobi City County. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: My argument is that Article 187 was voted for by Kenyans in the Constitution. The Article was not put there for fun. If there is a lacuna in law, which seems to have appeared, the people who should have brought about legislation to fill up that lacuna is the Senate. However, we have failed to fill the lacuna and should not foul any decision that had been made. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I heard some arguments being developed here as to why the revenue department should not be transferred to the national Government. All that is provided for in Article 187(2) (a) of the Constitution as follows:- ‘If a function or power is transferred from a government at one level to a government at the other level— (a) arrangements shall be put in place to ensure that the resources necessary for the performance of the function or exercise of the power are transferred; and’--- There is nothing wrong in this agreement reflecting the transfer of resources to be ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: I take the consolation that performance of the functions or exercise of the power shall remain with the Government, which it is assigned by the Fourth Schedule. We are arguing over something that had been overtaken by events. I have been in Government before and know the position of Nairobi City County in the region. I negotiated for Nairobi to host the United Nations agency. Nairobi hosts one of the established centres of the United Nations Headquarters among the four that are in the world. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this City controls 60 per cent of Kenya’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). That point is sometimes overlooked. That GDP can only come about if we have an orderly system running the Government. I, therefore, support the transfer of functions to the national Government--- view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to pass my condolences, on behalf of Kisii County, to the people of Vihiga County for the loss of life that we have witnessed. The senseless loss of lives brings to our notice some form of trend which is worrisome for the security of this country. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have witnessed some insecurity in Kisii County, as well. There is a pattern which is developing on how to terrorize people from area to area, homestead to homestead and from county to county. Is there something beyond that which ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I plead with you that one of the things that we need to do, is to ask the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government to give us further information on what is going on in the country. Are we witnessing some form of rebellion? We are entitled to know this, as the people who want to run for office, because this is a worrying moment. view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: Secondly on the issue of the UHC, it is a pity that this country has not achieved the UHC system, as was proposed by the Maputo Declaration. I was serving as the Minister for Health during the Maputo Declaration. During the Abuja Declaration, I was serving as the Minister for Education. The percentages stated in the declaration were carefully thought about so that by 2020, this country should have attained a minimum universal healthcare delivery system. Some of the bottlenecks have been a clarity in the policy framework that would be put online on how the universal healthcare system should ... view