Beatrice Akinyi Ogolla

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I supported this Petition right from the word go. It is important that, as Kenyans, we note that all this public land that we have in this country was acquired from the people of Kenya. At the acquisition and adjudication level, these lands were being set aside...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just needed to inform the Senior Counsel that you do not need to worry about the mention of ODM and any related stake of ODM because that is the order of the day. That party and the party leader are names that must be part...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this critical Bill by our senior brother, Sen. Abass. I would like to begin by congratulating His Excellency the President for nominations to Cabinet positions, which he has just done. In my home county, that is...

I thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for granting me the opportunity to contribute to the Local Content Bill (Senate Bills No.50 of 2023) . I must appreciate Sen. Wamatinga for this Bill. This is a Bill that speaks to my heart. In my earlier life, I served as a...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to the Street Vendors (Protection of Livelihoods) Bill (Senate Bill No.41 of 2023) as presented by my sister, Sen. Okenyuri. Street vending is a source of livelihood for a majority of our people all over...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I thank the Prime Cabinet Secretary for finding time to come to answer our questions, and probably to guide fellow Cabinet Secretaries that the questions we ask here are on behalf of the Kenyans that they are appointed to lead. My question to the Prime...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I ask Question No.045 by the Senator for Siaya County, Sen. (Dr.) Oburu Oginga, MGH, MP. The Question is-

on our roads after the massive floods that just ended? That is a general question and not specific to Siaya County. It points to the inadequate finances you were talking about, and yet all over the country we have broken roads after the floods.Thank you. on our roads after the...

walked the journey with the demonstrators. Probably, if they were not there, they would have been many casualties. I also thank members of the LSK and the journalists for standing up for Kenyans and for keeping to their professions.Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, killing young people is killing the future of...

The issue of austerity measures has come here. However, even if the different departments of the different Arms of Government went into the austerity measures initiatives we are talking about. However, if we do not as a country address the issue of wastage, we will still be coming back at...

In deciding which functions the counties were going to perform, Kenyans were very clear that they wanted key functions like health, water, lands and agriculture devolved. However, to perform some of these functions to the expectations of our people requires resources.The other day this country had serious issues with health...

So, the mandate of IEBC is such a priority to Kenyans in general. It talks about boundaries and boundaries in this country are also a top priority. With those boundaries, be they wards, constituencies, or counties, they are so dear to the people of Kenya.Boundaries not only define leaders that...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a request on the implementation of the digital literacy programme by the Ministry of Education. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Information, Communication and Technology regarding the implementation of the digital literacy...

Hon. Senators, a supplementary question must be related to the primary question and the reason is to enable the Cabinet Secretary to adequately respond to your questions. If you ask a question that is not related to this primary question, the predicament then will be, first, the Cabinet Secretary may...

Cabinet Secretary, although you stated that it is largely under the private sector, of course with your guidance as a Ministry, I am interested in knowing who have accessed this funding in Homa Bay County, in particular and the nature of the work.Secondly, I call upon the Cabinet Secretary because...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to start by commenting on the Petition. The Constitution of Kenya 2010 talks about a deputy governor as a principal assistant. There is no time the Constitution has been ambiguous that there shall be a governor, or take it the other way, there...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I only emphasize the fact that the Constitution talks about a principal assistant. An assistant comes in when the principal is aside. So, as a House, we must also preserve order in management. Governors and their deputies, just as they began, begin by making choices, and choices...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. From the onset, I sincerely thank the Speaker of the Senate for giving me the opportunity to move this Bill. I thank the Clerk of the Senate, the head of the secretariat, for the guidance and facilitation of the preparation and presentation...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On behalf of Sen. Catherine Mumma, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the plans by the Nairobi City County Government and the Ministry of Education to facilitate equitable access to public vocational...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Information, Communication, and Technology regarding the loss of signal on the Free-To-Air (FTA) channels for licensed broadcast signal distributors (BSDs) namely Pan African Network Group (PANG) and Signet...

EQUAL ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN IN INFORMAL SETTLEMENTS Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a second statement by Sen. Mumma. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the efforts of both the national Government and the Nairobi City...

The “Ayes” have it. Therefore, Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I support that the Chief Government Valuer must have 15 years’ experience for the good of this country and the profession.The Temporary Chairperson (