27 May 2025 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to comment on SHA. I do not know why people get offended or worked up when we say SHA is working. What else are we supposed to say? There is addiction to bad news in the country. Leaders must begin to live and know that they are dealers in hope. I celebrate because I have visited four out of six sub-county hospitals in my county. For each of those hospitals that I have visited, the one thing that I ask all the patients is, “Were you registered with SHA before being admitted?” For all ...
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27 May 2025 in Senate:
former NHIF staff are diligent Kenyans, who went about their duties, worked and served this country well. Those need to be considered. However, I am fully aware that in NHIF we had staff, who were approving the amputation of a human being four to six times, yet we know a human being has only two legs. Do you want us to take those ones to SHA as well? There must be a vetting process. I believe that process needs to be done in a way that no Kenyan ends up suffering unfairly. For that reason, I hope that when the ...
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29 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion on the establishment of the National Dialogue Committee - AWARE THAT Article 1(1) of the Constitution provides that all sovereign power belongs to the people of Kenya and shall be exercised only in accordance with the Constitution; FURTHER AWARE that Article 1(2) of the Constitution provides that the people of Kenya may exercise their sovereign power either directly or through their democratically elected representatives; CONSCIOUS that Article 10 of the Constitution espouses the national values and principles of governance, which include the rule of law, democracy and participation ...
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29 Aug 2023 in Senate:
1. THAT the two Houses of Parliament establish a National Dialogue Committee consisting of ten (10) Members to represent the Kenya Kwanza Alliance (“Kenya Kwanza”), a coalition constituting the Majority Party of the Parliament of the Republic of Kenya and Azimio La Umoja One Kenya Coalition Party (“Azimio”), a coalition forming the Minority Party of the Parliament of the Republic of Kenya; 2. THAT each Coalition shall appoint five (5) Members to the National Dialogue Committee; 3. THAT the membership of the National Dialogue Committee shall be drawn from Parliament and outside Parliament; 4. THAT the National Dialogue Committee shall ...
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29 Aug 2023 in Senate:
(1) Hon. Kimani Ichung’wah (Delegation Leader);
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29 Aug 2023 in Senate:
(2) Gov. Cecily Mbarire (Deputy Delegation Leader); (3) Sen. Aaron Cheruiyot; (4) Sen. Hassan Omar Hassan; and (5) Hon. Catherine Wambiliang’a. 5. THAT the National Dialogue Committee shall comprise the following Members to represent Azimio: (1) H. E. Stephen Kalonzo Musyoka (Delegation Leader);
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29 Aug 2023 in Senate:
(2) Hon. Opiyo Wandayi (Deputy Delegation Leader); (3) Hon. Amina Mnyazi; (4) Hon. Eugene Wamalwa; and
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29 Aug 2023 in Senate:
(5) Sen. Okong’o Mogeni. 6. THAT the mandate of the National Dialogue Committee shall be to facilitate dialogue and consensus building and recommend appropriate constitutional, legal and policy reforms on issues of concern to the people of Kenya, to be framed by the National Dialogue Committee, in line with the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Kenya and respecting the functional and institutional integrity of state organs. THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT NOTE: - 7. THAT the Technical Teams representing Kenya Kwanza and Azimio shall support the National Dialogue Committee. 8. THAT the Technical Team representing Kenya Kwanza shall ...
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29 Aug 2023 in Senate:
(2) Prof. Adams Oloo; (3) Abubakar Zein Abubakar; and (4) Lynn Ngugi. 10. THAT further the National Dialogue Committee shall be assisted by two (2) Officers designated as Communication Secretaries, one (1) of whom shall be appointed by the Leader of Majority Party and the other by the Leader of Minority Party. THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT FURTHER RESOLVE: - 11. THAT the National Dialogue Committee shall formulate and adopt a Framework Agreement to guide the bi-partisan talks. 12. THAT the National Dialogue Committee shall report to the Leadership of Kenya Kwanza and Azimio Coalitions within sixty days and after that, ...
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29 Aug 2023 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir.
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