Janet Ongera

Sen. Ong’era Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make my contribution to the County Allocation of Revenue Bill, 2015, which I support. Even as I support this Bill, I am very saddened to see the manner in which the counties are spending these resources....

Sen. Ong’era Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to the Standing Orders No. 54 (3) . Looking at the House, we have insufficient delegations. I, therefore, request you to kindly consider putting of the Question on the County Allocation of Revenue Bill (Senate Bill No. 5 of 2015) to...

Sen. Ong’era Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to also make my contribution to this Bill. From the outset, let me state that I would like to congratulate my sister, Sen. Sijeny, for being very brave to bring this Bill to the House. I know...

Sen. Ong’era Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for coming to my aid. I request the distinguished Senator for Nandi County, whom I have high esteem for, to listen to what I am saying.

Sen. Ong’era Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill, appreciates the need to help couples who cannot have their own children, due to medical reasons for one reason or the other, to utilize the available assisted reproductive technologies to bear children. As a lawyer, I can tell you that it is...

Sen. Ong’era Pole! Pole! May 6, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Ong’era neglected to implement any of the several proposals made by stakeholders and the donor community.

Pole! Pole!

Vice-Chairperson, Committee on Land and Natural Resources.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, although the Statement is directed to my Committee, there are so many aspects of the Statement that the hon. Senator has sought that do not fall under my Committee. There are issues of garbage disposal and collection and health that fall under different Committees. I do not...

May 6, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

“Explain the steps, if any, that the county government is taking to ensure the safety of citizens, particularly those in the Prisons Department in Langata and Highrise estates, when the dam rivers are flooded, to avoid losses of lives as has happened severally. The latest death was that of my...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I stand guided. Since there are some aspects that we may require to get information from other departments, I will ask for three weeks.

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Sen. Ong’era Do you expect Sen. Murungi to answer the last question, in fairness to him? (Laughter)

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Sen. Ong’era Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, regarding the issue raised by Sen. Wetangula, we are seeking a Statement as a House from the Attorney-General in his official capacity. However, at the level of the Committee,we will make recommendations. Part of those recommendations will be to recommend the prosecution and sacking...

Order, Sen. Wetangula! You are seeking a clarification; are you not? The Senate Minority Leader (

Sen. Ong’era Madam Temporary Speaker, I take this opportunity to join my colleagues in condoling with the families and friends of those who have passed on after the painful attack in Garissa. The nation is pained and traumatised by what is happening in Garissa. However, as we speak, Turkana County...

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Sen. Ong’era

Sen. Ong’era Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. First of all, I would like to congratulate my sister, Sen. Mbura, particularly on her staunch April 1, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Ong’erafight on the rights of the many domestic workers in Saudi Arabia. I am seeking...

Sen. Ong’era On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Ong’era On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I just want to help you out by referring you to the Presidential Address for last year and the Report that was laid on the Table. How did we debate it with the annexes that were attached? I think...

Sen. Ong’era Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to further note and support what Sen. Orengo has said. In fact, that is a really derogatory term to use. Our brothers in USA who are black like us are called African-Americans.

Sen. Ong’era On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Did you hear the distinguished Senator who is the Majority Whip, refer to a book which we do not know?

Sen. Ong’era On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Sen. Elachi is quite right in stating that the amount has been increased. The KP used to get donor funding from the World Bank and were, therefore, able to subsidize the rates and electricity charges were being given at...

Sen. Ong’era On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Are the distinguished Senators from the honourable side in order to ask such questions when we know that the distinguished Senator for Kakamega, who is in the public domain as a distinguished bull-fighter, was merely expressing his opinion on...

Sen. Ong’era Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, further, I would also like the Chairperson to explain why this kind of poor admission was done particularly in Kisii County where you find that many pupils who were admitted to, for example, Kisii High School, Kereri Secondary School and Nyanchwa Secondary were brought...

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Sen. Ong’era Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Please calm down, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. We must give the Committee time to investigate and give us an answer. We can discuss whether they are slow or not, but let us wait for the answer, then we will be able to discuss...

Sen. Ongera Sen. Elachi, there is an intervention, Please take your seat.

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Sen. Ong’era

Sen. Ong’era Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, saying that the issue before us is not sub judice, is not true, because for our colleagues to convince us to pass this Motion as it is, they will have to table facts and law here so as to convince us to pass this...

Order, Senators. I have seen a familiar face on the other side. (Laughter) Sen. Ong’era My point of order is that the record may bear the Whip of the Majority witness as saying that state officers cannot represent litigants in court. It is the judiciary itself which has in a...

Sen. Ong’era Who are they? December 30, 2014 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Ong’era Sen. Lesuuda, if your point has been made, you do not have to continue in that line. Sen. Ong’era Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, saying that the issue before us is not sub judice, is not true, because for...

Sen. On’gerasections. The seventh section is the miscellaneous provisions. I will go through them very quickly, then highlight the specific aspects of the Bill that we need to consider even as we begin to debate it. In the beginning, we have the short Title and the preliminaries. Then we have...

Ladies and gentlemen, before I call for the next order, I would like to bring to your notice the following information. We have run out of time and we have an adjournment Motion. If we do not move and second the two Bills, they will die but if you will...

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