Margaret Jepkoech Kamar

Sen. (Prof) Kamar Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity. I would like to first congratulate the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations for fishing out the laws that need to be amended to comply with the new Constitution. This Constitution was supposed to do practical things,...

Sen. (Prof.) Kamar Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to thank the CS for a well detailed response which has opened the other things for all of us. We know him to be a thorough person. I want to ask the CS whether there is a policy of handling...

Sen. (Prof.) Kamarus follow to the ground and ensure that this money goes to counties. This Fund should be categorised as a priority because is meant to address basic human needs and right of the people on the ground.The priority areas that the Equalization Fund is meant to address are...

Proceed, Sen. Okenyuri.

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I rise to support the Equalization Fund Appropriation Bill (Senate Bills No. 3 of 2023) . However, I am very sad that we have to come up with a Bill to support provision of basic services such as water, roads, health...

services closer to the people. We will not hear of pregnant women delivering on the road before they even get to the hospital.The challenge we are facing currently is that pregnant women are getting to hospital, but as a result of congestion in the hospital beds, most of the newborn...

Sen. (Prof.) Kamar Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to join my colleagues in supporting the Division of Revenue Bill. Although, I would like to support it with amendments to support our own internal Committee of the Senate that starts with the recommendation from the CRA....

Sen. (Prof.) KamarMr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, agriculture and heath functions are devolved. I am happy with this Bill because with the coming in of the Oversight Fund for Senators, we should have our committees going to the ground to question why some things are not happening. We need to know...

Thank you, Sen (Prof.) Kamar. Hon. Senators, I request that we give the Vice-Chair, Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, a minute or so to read these two important Papers, which are urgent and have timelines, then we continue with the debate. We are almost finalizing. (Interruption of debate on...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate, today, 12th April, 2023- REPORT ON THE EQUALIZATION FUND AND APPROPRIATION BILL 2023 (SENATE BILLS NO. 3 OF 2023) REPORT ON THE DIVISION OF REVENUE BILL (NATIONAL ASSEMBLY BILLS NO. 9...

Thank you. Sen. Okenyuri, you may have the Floor.

Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill by the good Senator of Tana River, Sen. Mungatana, MGH. This encompasses so many other aspects that are going to strengthen devolution that have for some time got me worried on whether we are actually progressing or killing...

Actualization of these rights will benefit us and several millions out there, who are looking forward to the provision of the same and being protected under the same Bill that is being proposed by Sen. Mungatana, MGH.To be brief, I want to emphasize that this is timely. It is going...

Sen (Prof.) Kamar Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the failure by the Ministry of Education to release the capitation funds to special schools since January 2023. In the Statement, the Committee should...

Sen. (Prof.) Kamar

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Education regarding the failure by the Ministry of Education to release the capitation funds to special schools since January 2023. In the Statement, the Committee should -

Sen. (Prof.) Kamar, you just need to read your Statement. Do not debate it.

Sen. (Prof.) Kamar

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I put it to rest.

Sen. Crystal Asige, do you want to comment on the Statement by Sen. (Prof.) Kamar?

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, yes, please.

Go ahead. You have two minutes. We are limiting our comments to two minutes.

Sen. (Prof.) Kamar Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for allowing me one or two minutes to add my voice to the Statement that was raised by Sen. Cystal Asige. I thank her for doing this. It is true that the data does not seem to be correct. It is...

Sen. (Prof.) Kamar Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to the concerns that have been raised in this Motion by the Sen. Wambua, who is my very good student. The issue before us surprised us as a nation, individuals and religious groups....

Sen. (Prof.) Kamar Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to join my colleagues, first, in congratulating hon. Muthama for the nomination to be in the PSC. You and I were in the 10th Parliament where he served as a Member of Parliament and we know how...

Sen. (Prof.) Kamar Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to join my colleagues in welcoming the students and the student leaders. February 22, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 6 Sen. (Prof.) KamarFirst, as we welcome them, I would like to tell them that their future is very...