Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 821 to 830 of 1925.

• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. If there is debate that the people in my county would like to listen to, it is the one on the Division of Revenue Bill. It will be disastrous if the comments of the representative of the people are not heard on the Floor of this House. We elected a Mediation Committee, which has put a report before this House. Therefore, it is only fair to appeal to you that you also listen to the other contrary views so that maybe before we vote, those views would have been registered in the ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Senate Majority leader rang me asking for support on this Bill. I mentioned to him that I have not seen it and neither do I know the content of the Bill. However, I will make further comments after looking at it. That is the true position as of last night. I have looked at it and I am in support of the delay for the simple reason. Although the argument is that, it has been in publication for eight months, it does not really come out strongly. First of all, I am at a loss whether ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: Before we rush into the debate of the body of the Bill, I will plead with the Senate Majority Leader that we are open and look at the pros and cons of this. As the Senator for Kisii County, I need to make reference to the people who elected me back home on anything to do with the delimitations or discussions of boundaries. I do not want to scuttle the views of the majority at the county level because it involves the wards. As I said, there is need to go back and look at it afresh. We should look ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity to also contribute to this very important Bill, which has been brought to the Floor. The County Hall of Fame Bill is a belated Bill. This Bill should have come at the time when there was struggle for Independence. Unfortunately, the people who were recognized to get the Order of the Burning Spear from the Imperial British Government were those who were recommended by the chiefs, District Officers and the District Commissioners. Those were colonial DCs and DOs and, therefore, did not have a wider perspective other than owing allegiance ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me the opportunity to also contribute to this very important Bill, which has been brought to the Floor. The County Hall of Fame Bill is a belated Bill. This Bill should have come at the time when there was struggle for Independence. Unfortunately, the people who were recognized to get the Order of the Burning Spear from the Imperial British Government were those who were recommended by the chiefs, District Officers and the District Commissioners. Those were colonial DCs and DOs and, therefore, did not have a wider perspective other than owing allegiance ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: We do not have to hustle about it, but think about posthumous recognition and create a hall of fame for past performers. view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: We do not have to hustle about it, but think about posthumous recognition and create a hall of fame for past performers. view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: Let us have an example of my own uncle called Nyandika Maiyoro. He went running in Vancouver without shoes. When he was told that the six miles race had started, he asked where other runners were. He was told that was his race, but he did not understand English. He took off and recorded one of the best timings. He won bronze during the Commonwealth games. We buried him the other day, and the only recognition he had was a house at Kisii Stadium that a colonial District Commissioner (DC) gave him. He used to live there but with no ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: Let us have an example of my own uncle called Nyandika Maiyoro. He went running in Vancouver without shoes. When he was told that the six miles race had started, he asked where other runners were. He was told that was his race, but he did not understand English. He took off and recorded one of the best timings. He won bronze during the Commonwealth games. We buried him the other day, and the only recognition he had was a house at Kisii Stadium that a colonial District Commissioner (DC) gave him. He used to live there but with no ... view
• 6 Aug 2019 in Senate: Naftali Temu is another person who brought glory to this country in Mexico in 1968. Europeans said that Africans run like monkeys, but that did not bother him. The other person is Ben Kogo. Those are the people who brought fame to this country. Naftali Temu won 10,000m in a record time. Henry Rono broke a spate of records. I was then the Chairman of Kenya Amateur Athletics Association. Up to today, most people do not know that that gentleman comes from Nakuru, and nobody has ever mentioned him in the annals of history in this country. These are people ... view