Elachi Beatrice

Hon. Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to thank the Chair and to appreciate this Sessional Paper which is very critical in terms of our population but more importantly how we develop the country. This Sessional Paper now picks the census that we...

Hon. Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North, ODM) Thank you, Hon Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support the Report and to appreciate Hon. Wanjiku. I believe events have overtaken some of the things in that Report. Having said that, I appreciate that there are issues in it that are key. If...

Hon. Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise as a Member of the Committee to appreciate the Chair and the Leaders of Majority and Minority Parties for giving us the opportunity to go round the country and listen to Kenyans. Wherever we go, Kenyans...

Hon. Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I remember when Hon. Millie, who is currently out of the country moved this Bill. Wherever she is, I thank her for thinking and making this happen for many women, our fathers and male colleagues who have gone through...

Hon. Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North, ODM) I am talking about the consent of parties and the issues we have gone through whenever one agrees to assist. A bond develops with the child after giving birth. Many conflicts emerge. This Bill will cure that. The Bill also provides for regulating the...

Hon. Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support it. I think it is time for us to look at our country and to look at the land chapter. I hope that the Committee will now tell us why is it that since...

Hon. Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also want to support this amendment and thank the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, especially the Chair. He has been very consistent in every agenda that he brings to the House. More importantly, we have Kenyans...

Hon. Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North, ODM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I agree and disagree on certain aspects. Different people bring in different ideas on the board. The Bill proposes that all members of the board be pharmacists. What about trends in the country? What about having an information and technology (IT)...

Hon. Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support, especially after looking at how Members of Parliament have been treated in other appointments. The provision that a Member of Parliament cannot be a commissioner until after they have finished five years has really affected many of...

Hon. Beatrice Elachi (Dagoretti North, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also want to thank my senior who has really taught us a lesson that you must be very persistent in what you push. I thank God for the grace she has always had when dealing with this matter....