Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 891 to 900 of 1925.

• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I hope you take into account what has happened. This sovereign power is delegated to Parliament. It does not say the National Assembly; it is delegated to Parliament. In my understanding of the Constitution, Parliament is both the Senate and the National Assembly. The functions have been defined under the two intergovernmental settings; the National Assembly and the county governments. Under the county governments, there are those functions that are fully exercised by the county governments like agriculture, health and many other services. view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In that vein, what are we saying as Senate? We represent the counties which have the county executive and the county assemblies. The people from the county come from wards. The MCAs represent the sovereignty of the people at the ward level. The Constitution guarantees that there shall be equity in the distribution of power and resources. The Constitution also says that the resources must follow function. The major argument in this debate is we now realize that the devolved functions are majorly at the county level. This Senate has an obligation under the ... view
• 3 Jul 2019 in Senate: More than 96 per cent of the resources of the Health Sector are retained in the national Government and yet almost 94 per cent of the resources of the functions of the health sector are retained by the county governments. What business does the national Government have to delay or keep any extra resources where they do not have functions that must be accounted for through the resources allocated to them? That is all we are saying. It does not matter how much noise the National Assembly may make; the fact remains that these resources must go to the people. ... view
• 2 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The question of solid waste management in this country is in a very sad state. We are all fully aware that one of the pillars of United Nations (UN) Habitant which is the headquarters of UN is about solid management waste. This organisation has helped various towns and cities in that area. 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
• 2 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, right here in Nairobi, the amount of solid waste which is deposited in Dadora can generate enormous megawatts of energy apart from enormous tones of fertilizer to help this country move forward. In my little town of Kisii, unfortunately, waste management is in the backyard of a hospital. When you talk of health and sanitation and you find large amounts of solid waste within that region, it creates a sad story. In Wajir, it is even more interestingly. I had an occasion to work there. In the rubble of solid waste, there are expired or unexpired ... view
• 2 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sure you are fully aware that we wanted in accordance with the Standing Order No.51(b) to present a Statement from 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
• 2 Jul 2019 in Senate: the Committee on Education. I see you have called the next Order and we had submitted that Statement. view
• 2 Jul 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute the Bill before us, which I think is a most important piece of legislation. view
• 2 Jul 2019 in Senate: During my time as a professional, KEMSA was set up to rationalise and ensure that procurement of drugs and medical equipment was synchronised. It was so that we do not have this everyday language of shortages when people appeared in any health facility, be it a dispensary, health centre, district hospital or national referral hospital. This is because one of the most problematic issues at that time was the lack of drugs in all these peripheral centres. This was one of the reasons why there was tremendous motivation, during the Constitution making process, when people felt that they were excluded ... view
• 2 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when you devolve, you must be aware that you not only devolve the system, but the expertise that is inherent in that system. Why do we talk of this KEMSA Bill being amended? I thank Sen. Seneta for bringing up the amendments. It is, first of all, to leverage and maximise the efficiencies that are related to mass procurement. Through that process, we must also create the economies of scale, so that a drug which, when procured singly, becomes more expensive, can be obtained with The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information ... view