Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 711 to 720 of 1925.

• 26 Nov 2019 in Senate: status of the people who have been left behind. Those people did not have anything to eat for many hours and there was no service reaching them. There were no blankets and nothing to shield them from harsh climatic conditions because we know it is very chilly. You and I have protected ourselves with heavy gearing so that we are safe from pneumonia and other diseases that might develop because it has been raining today. My recommendation is that as a nation, we should be prepared to take over the emergencies at the county level because counties may be unable. ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is a sad story to hear a Statement coming from the Senator of Nairobi City County concerning the governance structure of Nairobi City County. This is not unique to Nairobi as a county. Indeed, when it was Nairobi City Council, I had the privilege of one time dissolving it and I appointed a commission to look at the raft of measures that ranged from political, social and economic factors. I agree that the bulk of more than 45per cent of our GDP is generated within Nairobi City County. When you look at the haphazard ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I must wade in this topic because at some stage, when Sen. Wetangula was the Minister for Foreign Affairs, yours truly, Senior Counsel, Sen. James Orengo, and many others sat many endless hours to do the normal beacons for not only Migingo Island, but also for the territorial boundaries that downed the Kenyan territory. The exercise we did was to ensure that when the new 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
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Constitution was promulgated in 2010, it would clearly have all the nautical values and latitudes that were necessary to locate where our territories lie and within which boundaries. The exercise was done with the full knowledge of the historical background that included the colonial and post-colonial era. It is important to note that the Migingo Island occupies 2,000 square meters. It is the third largest island in the world in terms of population. It has a population density of more than 65,500 people per square kilometre. It occupies a very important commercial centre for our people. If it was just ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was in Form One in 1952. I know that Sen. Sakaja was not born at that time. The point I am making is that it took us a whole night and half of the afternoon to go by steamship between Kisumu and Port Bell, while it takes only 30 minutes from Kisumu to Migingo. We used to cross by ferry from Kendu Bay to Kisumu within 25 to 30 minutes to catch the same ship. It takes 30 minutes to cross over from the Homa Bay Pier to Migingo Island. It takes 30 minutes to ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: With those few remarks, I beg to support this Statement and call for Plenary, so that we can enlarge on what we know about Migingo Island. We are not just about to surrender. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I request the Committee, while answering this unfortunate situation where innocent people from Nyando were murdered when they had gone to attend a funeral---. If you watch carefully, these days during the prime news, there is hardly any by- line in the news without mention of murder here and there. That, in itself, is a reflection of a downward trend in our social fabric, and how the public is responding to certain stresses and strains in the society. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when the Committee will be looking at this singular case, they should carry out a social audit to find out why there are rampant murders throughout the Republic of Kenya. These murders do not even spare the young children, the middle aged or the old people; it cuts across the divide of the age groups. There is something that the security organs should lay their hands on, because it is becoming very common to see murders left, right and centre, sometimes even without a reasonable cause. view
• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Statement is timely. Maybe we should take that opportunity, through the Chair of the Committee of National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations or the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, to give us an update of what is happening in this nation. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to make comments on this very important Bill. The ADR is important because it touches on the social aspects of people. When people are living together and when families are staying together at a family, community, regional, county level and beyond the county level; there are bound to be some disputes of some nature in one way or the other. There are various ways of resolving these disputes through the process of courts. I am glad to say that one of the biggest political disputes that ever arose was the Post-Election ... view