Prof. Sam Ongeri

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 971 to 980 of 1925.

• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take this pleasant moment to welcome the students from Homa Bay and Nyamira Counties, where my colleague and neighbour, Sen. Omogeni, comes from; the students from Starehe Boys Centre as well as our colleagues from Laikipia County. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is always a pleasure for me to see students coming to Parliament to see what the future pertains for them. Having been a Minister for Education and realising the impetus and the desire that the young people have in ensuring that their future is secure, I hope that they will take the earliest ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am a bit concerned, and I need your guidance. There are some Statements and concerns that have been raised on the Floor of the House particularly, the issue of the organic manure that is required for use by our farmers. The relevant Ministry has issued rather disturbing caveats on the use of organic manure. I would seek your indulgence; that, if we were to at least dilate and give our concerns on this matter before the relevant Committee looks at it. This is because this is an issue that is ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Anything organic is the way to go and any other decision is a board room decision. If you call it academic, then I do not belong to that group of academicians because it is wrong for the Ministry to put aside the organic use of the manure. From my professional angle, as a doctor, we know that the non-communicable diseases like cancer that we are seeing today are a product of the chemicals and the denatured type of soils and the foods that we eat. Therefore, when the debate will be on the Floor of ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: People do not know when to wake up, when to sleep and how to behave and manage themselves. We, therefore, need to look at their welfare and be able to deal with this situation squarely. I do thank Sen. (Dr.) Milgo for bringing up this issue. view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to also contribute on the Presidential Address. I commend the President for reaffirming to us, as Members of Parliament, that the nation is strong, that he will continue pressing on with the challenges and that he will not avoid them whatsoever. I also commend him for using the terminology, “no turning back” – no turning back on devolution, corruption, development and on anything that has the prescription of bringing this nation down. So, on that score I thank him for giving us the reassurance that all is well. ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: scheme in Tana River and other areas where we have seen money for major dams squandered away? I sometimes wonder when people make noise. On one hand, you are asking the President to reign in on corrupt people, while in the next move you create obstacles for the President to make a move that will restore the confidence of Kenyans in the fight against corruption. I expected the President to be more forceful on the issue of corruption. However, I take refuge, cover and hope that under the banner, he will deal with the people once they appear before court, ... view
• 9 Apr 2019 in Senate: I will not stop without talking about the Building Bridges Initiative. This is a God-sent initiative. This country was going to the dogs; there was animosity, chaos, misunderstanding and political order was nowhere. Therefore, the handshake between President Uhuru Kenyatta and Rt. Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga was God sent. However, I have seen busy bodies poking their noses on this good initiative. They should keep their hands away from this because Kenyans are tired of fighting one another. Kenyans want peace, tranquility and to operate in an environment which is acceptable, sustainable and welcoming. It is too early in the ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as a Member of the Committee on Education and having also held the docket of the Minister for Education, I feel extremely delighted to see both the students and teachers from Mpeketoni Boys High School, Lamu County as well as those from St. Peter's Minor Seminary, Mukumu. As I said earlier in our Policy Statement, the only way we can be able to rationalize and bring normalcy and equality in education is to be able to define the elements that keep those inequalities in our country. I am quite sure that one of the policies that we ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. It is a dangerous situation when we are carelessly using any herbicides, whether in the agricultural farm inputs or in the households. This is particularly so when these chemicals are at the whims of the sales people of the respective companies. Indeed, if you have looked at the records and health statistics, it is quite clear that cancer is on the rise; whether we are talking of cancer of the throat, colon, Gastro-Intestinal Tract (GIT), liver or pancreas. Many of our people are succumbing to these cancers and, obviously, it is as a result ... view
• 3 Apr 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view