Mogeni Erick Okongo

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, just on a point of information? Sen. Omogeni Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I can be informed. It is okay. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Mungatana, MGH) Yes, Sen. Olekina, you have the Floor.

Sen. Omogeni No, let us have facts clear. I said that under SHA, benefits that are supposed to be enjoyed by people are not properly defined. I have stated here that there are instances where patients have gone to hospitals suffering from the disease we are discussing this afternoon, that...

Sen. Omogeni

Sen. Omogeni Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I think that is a very useful contribution. I am glad that Sen. Olekina seems to have taken a very keen interest on how we shall implement these amendments. If we are all in agreement, this legislation can lead to another amendment...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not right for my good friend, the Senate Majority Leader, to misquote me. I have never stated that nobody has gone to hospital and SHA---

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to speak on the statement that has been brought to the House by my friend, Sen. Mwenda Gataya. For once, I am doubting whether the contents of this statement are true. If indeed they are, then we have no country. If...

Sen. Omogenithe County Assembly (MCA) of Nandi County representing Ol’lessos Ward on proposed amendments to the County Governments Act (CAP. 265), laid on the Table of the Senate on Wednesday, 11th March, 2026.(Motion deferred) March 18, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 50 Sen. Omogeni Olekina, if you go to Singapore, no establishment...

Sen. Omogeni Sen. Omogeni: Sen. Omogeni: Majority Leader. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri)Sorry, sorry, Mr. Deputy Sen. Omogeni: I am here to manage the House. You cannot be the Majority Leader and the Chair. An. Hon. Senator: That is what he is doing. Even from the bottom of your heart,...

Sen. Omogeni: Sen. Omogeni: But guidance, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir--- I have been challenged and I am tabling a document. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) How are you tabling the document? Sen. Omogeni: I want to forward it to the clerks here. I have done it before; there is precedent....

Sen. Omogeni

Sen. Omogeniis a levy that we collect between Kshs70 billion to Kshs80 billion every year. With the devolved roads and the requirements of Schedule 4 of the Constitution, the courts gave directions to make good the fact that devolution resources follow devolved functions.Therefore, the Bill is before this House to...

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, just on a point of information? Sen. Omogeni Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I can be informed. It is okay. The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Mungatana, MGH) Yes, Sen. Olekina, you have the Floor.

Sen. Omogeni No, let us have facts clear. I said that under SHA, benefits that are supposed to be enjoyed by people are not properly defined. I have stated here that there are instances where patients have gone to hospitals suffering from the disease we are discussing this afternoon, that...

Sen. Omogeni

Sen. Omogeni Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I think that is a very useful contribution. I am glad that Sen. Olekina seems to have taken a very keen interest on how we shall implement these amendments. If we are all in agreement, this legislation can lead to another amendment...

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not right for my good friend, the Senate Majority Leader, to misquote me. I have never stated that nobody has gone to hospital and SHA---

Sen. Omogeni Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to speak on the statement that has been brought to the House by my friend, Sen. Mwenda Gataya. For once, I am doubting whether the contents of this statement are true. If indeed they are, then we have no country. If...

Sen. Omogenithe County Assembly (MCA) of Nandi County representing Ol’lessos Ward on proposed amendments to the County Governments Act (CAP. 265), laid on the Table of the Senate on Wednesday, 11th March, 2026.(Motion deferred) March 18, 2026 SENATE DEBATES 50 Sen. Omogeni Olekina, if you go to Singapore, no establishment...

Sen. Omogeni Sen. Omogeni: Sen. Omogeni: Majority Leader. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri)Sorry, sorry, Mr. Deputy Sen. Omogeni: I am here to manage the House. You cannot be the Majority Leader and the Chair. An. Hon. Senator: That is what he is doing. Even from the bottom of your heart,...

Sen. Omogeni: Sen. Omogeni: But guidance, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir--- I have been challenged and I am tabling a document. The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) How are you tabling the document? Sen. Omogeni: I want to forward it to the clerks here. I have done it before; there is precedent....

Sen. Omogeni

Sen. Omogeniis a levy that we collect between Kshs70 billion to Kshs80 billion every year. With the devolved roads and the requirements of Schedule 4 of the Constitution, the courts gave directions to make good the fact that devolution resources follow devolved functions.Therefore, the Bill is before this House to...

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 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 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. 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 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, 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...

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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...

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 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, 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

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Sen. Omogeni

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...

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...

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...

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

Sen. Omogeni