Prof. Samuel Poghisio

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Apr 2022 in Senate: NOTING THAT the late former President Mwai Kibaki had a long and illustrious career in public service, spanning over 50 years, where he served as a Member of Parliament for Donholm and Othaya constituencies for 10 parliamentary terms from 1963 to 2013, and as a Cabinet Minister in various Ministries for 28 years from 1963 to 1991; APPRECIATING the late President Mwai Kibaki’s work in setting the foundation for Kenya’s socio-economic turnaround and infrastructural development; liberalization of education, including introduction of free primary education; enhancement of Bill of Right; liberalisation of media, including promoting of media freedom, championing of women ... view
• 26 Apr 2022 in Senate: difficult moment for anybody to be the President. That was the time we had the post- election violence. At that time, I was appointed to take care of a very difficult docket. It was a difficult docket in the sense that I had to be there to receive information about what was going on in the country, which was burning at that time. I had joined the Government ranks and the rest of Rift Valley had been in the opposition ranks. It was difficult for me personally because although I was a Minister, many times it was difficult for me ... view
• 26 Apr 2022 in Senate: country. The first time was when the first President of the Republic of Kenya passed on, the second time was just about year ago and now this is the third time. I would like for Members to personally come here to the House and pay their tribute to the departed President. That is why today the SHBC decided today that instead of doing the hybrid and people trying to pay tribute over zoom. It is important for those who seriously want to pay their tributes to come personally and pay them. That is the decision of the Senate Business Committee ... view
• 26 Apr 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we have two days to do this. Those who are unable to come in today can come in tomorrow to pay their tributes. Until the body of His Excellency, President Mwai Kibaki is removed from these premises, we will continue to speak and pay our tributes. view
• 26 Apr 2022 in Senate: I quote William Shakespeare in his play Julius Caesar. He said, view
• 26 Apr 2022 in Senate: “His life was gentle; and the elements so mixed in him, that nature might stand up and say to all the world, THIS WAS A MAN!” view
• 26 Apr 2022 in Senate: The late President Mwai Kibaki was indeed a man of the people. He felt the heart of the nation of Kenya and captured her aspirations and inspirations in the policies he made which were people-centred. He captured and addressed the needs of farmers, small businesses like the bodabodas without losing sight of the big businesses, which make Kenya, the economic powerhouse of the region. view
• 26 Apr 2022 in Senate: Before President Mwai Kibaki, we never used to have many motorbikes in the country. However, once he took over and the economy grew, small business people started owning motorbikes. We have them now in business. His policies were wananchi friendly. The late President also realized the youth and women in the country were left behind and were not empowered by previous regimes. A good number of our founding fathers joined Government when they were young. The late President Mwai Kibaki was one of them. He realized the energies of that time - 1960s - could still be tapped and utilized ... view
• 26 Apr 2022 in Senate: you meet him, he would ask about the people in your constituency. He would always advise us in his Cabinet, especially when things were not going well. He would be interested in your affairs as a Cabinet Minister. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the late President Mwai Kibaki worked with passion, integrity and zeal in his career as a politician. As the President of the nation, he led the country in a way that exemplified true leadership. He gave all his energy. When he first became the President, he was in a wheelchair and he gave all his energy to serving the ... view
• 7 Apr 2022 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move- THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (b)─ (a) in the proposed definition of “mental health practitioner” by inserting the following new paragraph immediately after paragraph (a)─ view