Crystal Asige

Sen. Crystal Asige

Sen. Crystal Asigeschool to help a visually impaired child to learn. It takes about Kshs20 to get a child without visually disability to read a book.To have an accessible washroom, you have to cough out around Kshs189,000 to build an accessible washroom with all the gadgets needed to accommodate any...

Sen. Crystal Asige Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the Persons with Disabilities Bill (Senate Bills No.7 of 2023) be read a Second Time. History tells us a story of a poor, young and blind Kenyan man from Makueni named John Kimuyu, who in 1959, at 26 years...

Sen. Crystal Asige Thank you. I then call upon Sen. Cherarkey; if you will be so kind to second. Temporary Speaker (Sen. Veronica Maina) : Thank you, Sen. Crystal Asige. Sen. Cherarkey, you may second.

Sen. Crystal AsigeMadam Temporary Speaker, it does not mean Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) were born like that but things like accidents, which are rampant in this country, can cause disability. I hope the relevant agencies like the National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA), the Traffic Police Department and the Ministry...

Sen. Crystal Asige Yes. The Speaker (Hon. Kingi) Yes. RETESTING OF PUBLIC SERVICE AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE DRIVERS Sen. Crystal Asige Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Roads, Transportation and Housing regarding retesting of public service and...

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Sen. Crystal Asige Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that the Start-Up Bill (Senate Bills No. 14 of 2022) be read a Second Time. Mr. Speaker, Sir, technology and technological innovations are set to be the biggest contributors of economic development in the next few years. In...

Sen. Crystal Asige Other brands also include Cellulant, Twiga Foods, M-Kopa and Hisa among others. Despite all these successes, the country has no regulatory framework to guide the establishment or operations of startups. This gap has led to a number of challenges, including weaknesses in identifying startups, lack of incentivising...

Sen. Crystal Asige Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. During our comprehensive public participation exercise, it was very encouraging to see the high level of interest on this Bill. I wish to thank the public for further enriching this Bill with the following recommendations:

Sen. Crystal Asige Thank You, Madam Temporary Speaker, for the opportunity. I am extremely glad to have heard so many Senators support and say positive things about this Bill, the Start-Up Bill of 2023. As I reply, I would like to say that we, young people, are and have been...

Sen. Crystal Asige Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this Bill; The Learners with Disability Bill that has just been moved. As I make my submission, I will start with a small anecdote. There are two young fish swimming along and they happen to meet an...

Sen. Crystal Asige Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No. 53

Sen. Crystal Asige Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have been sitting here trying to find the right words because sadness and shock does not cover it. I am still feeling a bit sick to my stomach as I stand with the idea that Marya is not here. Mr. Speaker,...

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Sen. Crystal Asige Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion. When I look at the Constitution of Kenya, the Preamble says- “We, the people of Kenya- ACKNOWLEDGING the supremacy of the Almighty God of all creation”. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that Preamble does not talk about the...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to contribute to the Motion by saying that adjourning for the prayer day is apt. Even though we are not a theocracy and we must masquerade as one, it is important that those who want to pray are given an opportunity to do so....

Sen. Crystal Asige Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise pursuant to Standing Order 53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare concerning the operations of Music Copyrights Society of Kenya (MCSK) , Performer Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) , the Kenya Association...

Sen. Crystal Asige On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Crystal Asige Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Maybe my ears are not clear, but the Statement was from the Senator to the Standing Committee on Finance and Budget, is that correct when it seems like it is more due to Committee on Transport and Roads?

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Sen. Crystal Asige(Loud consultations) The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a point of clarification and not a point of order. Sen. Crystal Asige Sen. Crystal Asige--- The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) Is it a point of information? She wants to inform you. (Loud consultations) Sen....

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Sen. Crystal AsigeThank you, Sen. Crystal Asige. Kindly proceed, Sen. Lomenen. April 25, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 34 Sen. Crystal Asige transferred to the fund. Five years on, in 2015/2016, it had accrued to Kshs15.4 billion, yet only about Kshs6.4 billion was transferred to the Fund. In the current Financial Year,...

Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I strongly support this Bill. I urge and request the Finance and Budget Committee to seek funds that were allocated in the past years since 2013. I remember and have witnessed that some of these Equalization Funds were not...