Martha Wangari Wanjira

Sen. Wangari

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Sen. Wangari Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Bill right from the beginning. I want to assure Sen. Murkomen that even when the Chair of this Committee is not there, he is ably represented. These are issues that we have canvassed in the Committee and we will...

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Sen. Wangari On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Did you see the way Sen. Murkomen crossed the Floor of the House to the other side? Can he do it the right way?

Sen. WangariHe crossed behind you.

Sen. Wangari Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to apologize on behalf of my Committee for not tabling that response on time but we have also been having various engagements with various stakeholders on the same issue. The Ministry was not able to give us a satisfactory answer but we are...

Sen. Wangari Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to undertake on behalf of my Committee and my Chairman, that we should be having that response in two weeks, that means 26th March,2015.

Sen. Wangari Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to join Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o in honouring Prof. Mugo. I should be allowed to localize her to the women constituency. I want to note that it is not easy to breastfeed in a prison or in a police detention. The...

Sen. Wangari Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I thank the Chairman for bringing that response and giving it to me early enough. So, I was able to go through it. I only have two clarifications to seek from him. The first one is on the operationalization of the Wildlife...

Sen. Wangari Yes, I am on a point of order. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know Sen. Kivuti is talking about a sentimental issue but on a more substantial issue, it is not just about baboons harassing women. We know that 95 per cent of farmers even around Lake Nakuru and...

Sen. Wangari Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Zani for bringing this Motion. I know that it is with good intent. I want to note that from the word go, I do not see any devolution of education from the substance of the Motion, that was...

Sen. Wangari Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would want us to examine the whole system of education. Why was it called the 8-4-4 and it had some exit levels? Of course, they did that because they were training their workers for different kind of works. Today, we still...

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Sen. Wangari Proceed, Sen. Karaba. March 10, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Wangari Order, Sen. Karaba! Sen. Wetangula, if you wish to intervene, please, put it as an intervention. Otherwise, I thought you were seeking the Floor to debate. Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o, is it a debate or an intervention? (Sen. (Prof.)...

Sen. WangariMr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, can the Chairperson of the Committee tell us why we are having an avalanche of contradictory policy statements from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on matters of education in the country? Why have they banned, even without seeking public participation, ranking of schools...

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Order, Sen. Karaba! Sen. Wetangula, if you wish to intervene, please, put it as an intervention. Otherwise, I thought you were seeking the Floor to debate. Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o, is it a debate or an intervention? (Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o spoke off record)

Proceed,

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, can the Chairperson of the Committee tell us why we are having an avalanche of contradictory policy statements from the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology on matters of education in the country? Why have they banned, even without seeking public participation, ranking of schools and...

March 10, 2015 SENATE DEBATES

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I only have two questions. One is on the disbursement of primary schools funds, and so on and so forth. The Chairperson has extensively elaborated how that is given and I understand from the schools I have looked at that the headmaster is both a headmaster...

Sen. Wangari Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving this opportunity to also add my voice to this Bill. I will start by appreciating the Committee. I am a Member of this Committee that is chaired by Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o and deputized by Sen. Joy Gwendo. It has taken sometime...

Sen. Wangari Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion right from the beginning, especially coming from the Senator for Makueni. I can attest that he has been through a very interesting period in terms of issues of boundaries. As a Member of the Committee on Lands and Natural...

Sen. Wangari On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I do not want to be seen to be casting aspersions on the Committee. But if public funds were used to take the Committee to Eldoret, exactly where the Office of the Governor is domiciled, what reason did he have...

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Sen. Wangari When I get it, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.