Beatrice Akinyi Ogolla Oyomo

Sen. Ogola Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support two Statements by Sen. Enock Wambua and Sen. Mwenda Gataya. I will start by congratulating the great people of Homa Bay County. Last Sunday, Madaraka Day was celebrated in my county of Homa Bay. I thank our people for the show...

Sen. Beatrice, your time is up. Thank you for your contribution. Sen. Okoiti Omtatah, proceed.

We should ask ourselves in that sentence, what is approved by the National Assembly? Is it the audit report or the revenues that are approved by the National Assembly? If you go to Article 229(7) and (8), where the report is considered, sub-article May 21, 2025 SENATE DEBATES

want to go back to the fundamentals of revenue division. There are two things that I would invite the Senate to look at in the law. Of course, we agree that Article 203 of the Constitution is very clear. If you look at sub-article (1), after addressing that when sharing...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for the opportunity to address this august House. I support the Bill on the increased allocation of Kshs645 billion. I will also pick up from where the Senator has just left off on the issue of the water pan in Changara, which was fully...

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Sen. OgolaI am praying for a day when the top-skilled agricultural officers will be employed at the ward levels, where their expertise is needed to advise farmers. I am praying that the best skills can reach our people at the grassroots level because that is what devolution was meant to...

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Sen. Ogola Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to support the Statement by Sen. Shakila Abdalla. This is a Statement on the acquisition and utilisation of land for the construction of the Lamu Port-South Sudan-Ethiopia Transport Corridor (LAPSSET) Project. May 15, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 15 Sen. OgolaThe issue of...

Sen. Ogola Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I welcome the Cabinet Secretary and our senior brother once more. My question to the Cabinet Secretary is, what percentage of the funds lent, especially of the Hustler Fund, has become bad debt? Mr. CS, now that we are in a broad- based...

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Sen. Ogolacounty assembly oversees. What then happens if we have a county assembly that is illegal and non-functional?I say it is illegal because it is not clear who is running this county assembly. The county assemblies are definite. We have them referred to as the county assembly--- May 14, 2025...

Next is Sen. Mwaruma.

Please allow the Senator one minute to conclude. Sen. Ogola Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to end by talking to the Governor of Nyamira. Put your house in order and let the County Assembly of Nyamira to run. Your time will come to an end. Whether you want...

Sen. Ogola Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to mourn a gallant son of Homa Bay County. The loss of Sir Charles Ong’ondo Were as we referred to him, is not only a loss to the Kasipul Kabondo Constituency team, but also to Homa Bay County at large, Parliament, Kenya, and...

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Sen. Ogola Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My question to the Cabinet Secretary is: What is the state of basic services that the Kenyan refugees in Magatho and Dilo Towns in Ethiopia have access to? Now that we are planning for their coming back to Kenya, what are the re-integration...

Sen. Ogola Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My first supplementary questions is: Hon. CS, do you have an inventory of these former employees? If so, how many are they? You have said that they have suffered for so long. Do you know how many they are? What are the timelines...

Sen. Ogola Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you once more for granting me an opportunity to read out the Question by the Senator for Migori as instructed by himself. Before I do so, I would like to welcome the Cabinet Secretary, hon. Wycliffe Ambetsa Oparanya, who was also my Deputy Party...

Sen. Ogola Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to comment on the Statement by the Senator for Kisumu, Sen. (Prof.) Tom Ojienda, regarding ethnic exclusion and marginalization of PWDs in the county assemblies. It is not only county assemblies. We want to encourage inclusion in all sectors, whether in public service...

Sen. Ogolaof Parliament. It is unfortunate if we continue with the trend of speaking at the spur of the moment and moving away immediately after.I am glad that we are having a conversation about this Bill because the organ of it is how to give life to statutory instruments that...

Hon. Senators, we will defer Order No. 11 and pursuant to Standing Order No.45 (2) . I am reorganising the Order Paper so that we move on to Order No.19. THE COUNTY HALL OF FAME BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.18 OF 2023) THE STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS AMENDMENT BILL (SENATE BILLS NO. 10...

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Senate Majority Leader.

Sen. Ogola Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. This is a request for a statement on the poor living conditions of police officers living quarters in Ndhiwa Police Station in Homa Bay County. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National...

Sen. Ogola I thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will start by supporting the first two Statements under Standing Order No.52 (1) . As we remember J.M. Kariuki on the 50th anniversary of his death, I want it to go on record that I also want to remember, in...

Sen. Ogola Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. I especially applaud the leadership of this country, that is the two leading lights; His Excellency the President and the former Prime Minister. It is not for any reason that I indicate that I am proud of these...

Sen. Ogola Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for allowing me to comment on the Statements. I want to add my voice to the Senator for Kisumu's Statement on the transfer of core county functions by the County Government of Kisumu to the City of Kisumu. The Urban Areas and Cities...