Beatrice Akinyi Ogolla

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support the report that has been brought by the Mediation Committee. The Mediation Committee was established as an alternative dispute resolution method. It came in to bring in the interest of the Senate, which is primarily to protect the interests of our...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Just before we broke for lunch, I was on the Floor as you have stated. I indicated that I support the Report of the Mediation Committee. In that Report, there were two key factors that were considered. One of them was the funding needs and...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I second the report of the Mediation Committee on the Bill that has been presented by none other than the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, I want to remind all of us that agriculture is key to this Republic. Through agriculture, we...

principal's office for more than three days. No school would take Raila's children in. They were chased away from all schools, and it is only the Consolata School that admitted Rosemary Odinga and Junior Odinga. We must celebrate them because they came out as a school that practised inclusivity; that...

representative of the former Deputy President to bring evidence to this House that he was unwell?We are paid by Kenyans to sit here. We do not sit here for free. We earn a living from the taxpayers. Even the Kshs50 million that we are expected to use to pay the...

Hon. Speaker, what I am saying is that Kenyans cannot be taxed twice to pay for a criminal who ran away from Parliament. As Senators, we were seated here listening to him. We are paid for that work. Then the same Kenyans money will be used to pay him the...

issues of transparency, competitiveness and doing due diligence according to the procurement laws.I second this report as I also indicate that EPRA seems to have a very huge mandate in this country. Therefore, we must also find a way of enhancing EPRA which should also enhance itself by broadening its...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) THE STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.10 OF 2024)

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to comment on the statement on reversal of monies from Safaricom. I want the committee to also look at the possibility of recommending that the procedure be made easy for monies in the phones of the deceased persons to be available to...

Thank you, Sen. Tabitha, for those moving remarks. Sen. Ogola, please proceed. They have lost opportunities. They leave their families behind. There are other things those teachers could do. We must consider better in terms of the welfare of teachers in this Republic, if we want all the benefits that...

Sen. Ogola, when the House resumes you will have a balance of 14 minutes to conclude your debate. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the same note, you talked about your association with Sen. Consolata. You need to tell this House that you have known each other from a past. Hon....

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I carry it on from where my sister, Sen. Tabitha, has left. From the word go, I would like to say that governors remain the CEOs of county governments. As we call on the chief officers, CECMS and COs of the hospitals, this committee must...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I second. (Question proposed) (Question put and agreed to) THE STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS (AMENDMENT) BILL (SENATE BILLS NO.10 OF 2024)

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to comment on the statement on reversal of monies from Safaricom. I want the committee to also look at the possibility of recommending that the procedure be made easy for monies in the phones of the deceased persons to be available to...

Thank you, Sen. Tabitha, for those moving remarks. Sen. Ogola, please proceed. They have lost opportunities. They leave their families behind. There are other things those teachers could do. We must consider better in terms of the welfare of teachers in this Republic, if we want all the benefits that...

Sen. Ogola, when the House resumes you will have a balance of 14 minutes to conclude your debate. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the same note, you talked about your association with Sen. Consolata. You need to tell this House that you have known each other from a past. Hon....

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I carry it on from where my sister, Sen. Tabitha, has left. From the word go, I would like to say that governors remain the CEOs of county governments. As we call on the chief officers, CECMS and COs of the hospitals, this committee must...

I thank you, honourable Deputy Speaker, especially for being fair to both genders. You referred to Sen. Mandago as an elder and you are cognizant of the fact that there are also women elders. I am one of them in my community. I want to re- emphasise what Sen. Asige...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to the discussion on the Equalisation Fund Appropriation Bill (National Assembly Bills No.21 of 2025) . This was a wise idea to address issues of equity and marginalisation in this country. However, as we...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for granting me the opportunity. I would like to start by supporting the Statement by the Senator for Kajiado on the issue of the SGR. When you travel in this country, you see the strain on our roads. You see heavy trucks moving on...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity. I feel for the people of Kitui and condole with our brother, Sen. Enock Wambua. We do not need to lose any life. It is unimaginable to say that eight people have been killed by bandits. Who are these...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday, 28th April, 2026: - Report of the Mediation Committee on the Food and Feed Safety Control Co- ordination Bill (National Assembly Bills No.21 of 2023) . (Sen. Ogola laid the document on...

pursuant to Article 113(2) of the Constitution and Standing Order No.167(3) of the Senate, approves the mediated version of the Bill. pursuant to Article 113(2) of the Constitution and Standing Order No.167(3) of the Senate, approves the mediated version of the Bill.

Sen. Ali Roba.

While in the villages, we are often confronted by extremely pathetic cases of patients who walk into hospitals but after that, they are told that there are no drugs. Therefore, they are given a sheet and told to walk to the nearest chemist.That is not the dream Kenyans had when...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I would like to comment on the great statement by the Senator of Nairobi City. As I do so, I want to ask the county governments why they have to punish our mothers for giving birth to humanity. This is...

Thank you, hon. Speaker. I join my colleagues to comment on the statement by Sen. Hamida. It is a very unfortunate situation that this country has gone to campaign mood very early. Every day you see people running around, politicians talking about dirty things and inciting the public. Now that...

Thank you Madam Temporary Speaker for granting me the opportunity. I support the statement by the Senator for Embu on the issue of minerals. However, it is important to notice that there are serious challenges to this industry. For example, the issue of royalties continues to remain unsolved by the...