Nominated Senator Sylvia Kasanga is currently the Vice-Chair of the Ad hoc Committee on the Covid-19 situation in Kenya and has previously served as a member in the Ad hoc Committee that investigated the Solai Dam tragedy.
21 Apr 2020 in Senate:
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21 Apr 2020 in Senate:
of key concern to a lot of Kenyans. There has been a lot of misconception, but when you read the Bill, you will understand where we are coming from. Issues of the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) that were brought up by a lot of members of public have been canvassed. We are also looking forward to your engagement on them. On the third thematic area, which was the social and public order of human rights, a lot of views came out on this part. For vulnerable persons and groups, we engaged the Cabinet Secretary for Labour, Social Security and Services ...
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21 Apr 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to encourage Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve that she is welcome to join the Committee. We have shared our engagement matrix and she can join us when we are meeting specific stakeholders. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know some of those issues were canvassed. Gaps were identified and she can bring the issue to the Committee. If it is a specific issue, she can join us the next time we are meeting and engaging these stakeholders. She is absolutely welcome. Today, Sen. Boy joined us in the meeting. As the Chair said, you just express your ...
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21 Apr 2020 in Senate:
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21 Apr 2020 in Senate:
We shall be looking at restriction of movement. Sen. Sakaja mentioned from the Statement that was brought today by Sen. Wambua that these are areas that have been raised by members of the public. We intend to canvass them when we meet the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government. Also there is the issue of access to justice. There is a lot of outcry like we heard today from one of the Senators who commented on how the youths are treated when it comes to breaking the curfew rules. I have seen today on 411 that the ...
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21 Apr 2020 in Senate:
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21 Apr 2020 in Senate:
Some of the other things are like the supply chains of essential commodities and consumer protection, to make sure that where there is food, it is available. The Government has made good strides on that. We know that essential services such as food are still flowing within the counties. Therefore, we need mapping of food donations and distribution of relief food, so that we do not have cases of crowding; where people are rushing off and end up hurting each. There is a lot in that section. Mr. Speaker, Sir, one important area is sustaining the sanitation services. That one ...
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14 Apr 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. As I rise to second my Chair on the two Reports that we have tabled today, first is to profusely thank you for both the Secretariat and the Clerk to the Secretariat that you gave us. They have been absolutely wonderful, putting their best foot forward. We have received a lot of help, commitment and research towards this Report. Without belaboring since I do not want to repeat most of what the Chair has said, I want to draw to the attention of the Senators to the matrix that you ...
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14 Apr 2020 in Senate:
appreciate this because we may not be fully conversant with some of the areas and we are happy to be guided by the public. I want to let you know that in each of the five thematic areas, the Secretariat and ourselves, were able to further segment those areas. Therefore, there is need that you, as Senators, to be seized of each one of them. For example, under the health thematic area, we have information and data, universal access, issues of community health and testing, which has been a very big issue that we need a lot of clarity on. ...
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