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Sen. Omogeni The amendment proposes to amend the Health Act 2025, by inserting a new Section 7A to address a number of issues affecting those who are not able to pay medical bills that are incurred in our public hospitals and in some cases, private hospitals. I am sure that...

Sen. OmogeniMarch, 17, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 53 March, 17, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 52 The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Wakili Sigei) Fair enough. Proceed, Sen. Cherarkey.

Thank you for that information. As the crisis happens, I hope services will also improve because it is one of the premium hospitals in the country. I hope the PSC will also do due diligence because the last time I went there, services were not good. I hope they will...

Sen. Omogeni Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to also make my contributions to The Public Audit (Amendment) Bill (National Assembly Bills No.4 of 2024) , that has been forwarded to us from the National Assembly. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let me begin by stating...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am following the submissions by the Senate Majority Leader keenly. I am also disappointed that I witnessed the signing of some two Bills yesterday. One of them is the National Infrastructure Fund Bill, 2026. I thought that that Bill concerns counties and we...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Senate Majority Leader used to be a commissioner. I have gone through the records and seen the bad habits of the commissioners of yesteryears. They are the ones who used to be up every now and then. I remember we christened them “sky...

Sen. Omogeni Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was waiting for Sen. Oketch to tell us whether he is a fish farmer or a sugarcane farmer, so that we benefit from his experience as a farmer. I heard that he is the Chairperson of the Committee on Roads and...

Sen. Omogeni: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know that there are things that can be said in a very slight way, but they can easily throw aspersions. The fact is, number one, it will be important for my neighbours in Kisii to understand that Sen. Onyonka is not in those...

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Sen. Omogeni Is it a point of information? I need to give you permission. Is it a point of order? March 4, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 29 Sen. Omogeni with my elder brother, Kimaiga. We took four-legged cows, five of them, all the way to Luo Nyanza with a bull. Then...

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Sen. Omogeni Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. My dear good friend, the Senate Majority Leader, whom I have grown to respect because he believes in culture, but if you ask him today what culture is, he does not understand because daily, he walks with one foot in the modern culture...

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker. My dear good friend, the Senate Majority Leader, whom I have grown to respect because he believes in culture, but if you ask him today what culture is, he does not understand because daily, he walks with one foot in the modern culture and one...

disagree with the sponsor of the Bill, the Majority Leader of the National Assembly, because of centralising too much control and power, giving all that power to the Cabinet Secretary and leaving out the elders.Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is imperative that we define what culture is. A simple definition...

marginalise communities? Let us recognise the power of Maasai elders in determining what is right for the Maasai.I was arrested in the last Parliament and taken to court because I said that Maasai issues can better be articulated by Maasais themselves and not anyone else and I still stand by...

We can also learn from other countries. If you lived in the states, you will realise there is a nation within a nation. For the native Americans, it is almost like a country.When you go to Arizona, it is like you are in a native American country and they recognise...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join my colleague Senators in condemning police brutality. We enacted a new Constitution in 2010 and the aspirations and spirit of Kenyans were to create a free and democratic society. That Constitution enshrines fundamental rights, including the protection of our youth from inhuman treatment....

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to welcome our newest Senator for Baringo to the House. He is taking the seat that was occupied by a man we really respected and counted on, our senior in the profession, the late Sen. Cheptumo. You know Baringo is a...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to join my colleagues in passing my message of condolence on the passing of Dr. Philip Buchere, who was a very dedicated officer within the Parliamentary Service Commission and in the CPST. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this has been a very difficult month...

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Sen. Omogeni Sen. Abass, your time is up. However, you should take note of the point of order that was raised. Fortunately, you have clarified that it is your opinion and you are entitled to it and the mandate rests with Kenyans. They are the ones who will decide on...

Sen. OmogeniTell me a country that has gone to First World status, yet they cannot even fix their pot holes. I was driving from Kemera Ward through a national Government road, Nyambaria road, which is full of pot holes. So, before we do these super highways, why can we not...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. My point of clarification is on the course of debate. Since the Senate Majority Leader moved the Motion, I have noted that most of those who have contributed are from the Majority Side. Only one of us from the Minority Side has been able...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Motion that has been sponsored by Senator for Taita Taveta, Sen. Mwaruma. The importance of this Motion is that we want to actualise the benefits that motivated many of us to vote for this new Constitution in 2010. There was...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, do we have a medical school in Meru? I want to thank Sen. Eddy and with your input, Mr. Deputy Speaker, then this Motion should not read the way it is reading. We are still operating as if the old Constitution is the one...

Sen. Omogeni Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to make a comment on the statement brought by Sen. Mwenda Gataya Mo Fire. It is sad that over 50 years after independence, we are still debating the detention of newly born children in hospitals. When we got independence, we were...

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Sen. Omogeni Senator for Nairobi City County, you will have your opportunity to speak. (Sen. Oketch Gicheru stood up in his place) Sen. Eddy, take your seat, please. Now, hon. Senators, we need not degenerate to this kind of chaotic exchanges. The point of order that has been raised by...

Sen. Omogeni(Loud consultations)

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Sen. OmogeniConclude your remarks. The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) You may proceed, Senator.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am reading Section 2 of the Act. Let me read it to him. The Social Health Insurance Act – I am reading Part 2 and I read the definition of universal health care. They say- “Universal health coverage means that all individuals and communities receive the...

Sen. Omogeni Order, Hon. Senators, kindly allow the Senator for Nyamira to conclude his remarks. (Loud consultations) Order, Senator for Nandi. Senator, please conclude. Sen. Omogeni Sen. Cheruiyot, wait for people to die in Kericho and celebrate. (Loud consultations)

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Sen. Omogenithat there is no help that SHA is giving to the common mwananchi. I also have a grandmother, whom I usually try to pay SHA for, just for outpatient only. There are no services for out-patient under SHA yet in NHIF, there were outpatient services. However, in SHA there...