Dennitah Ghati

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 May 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, very much, Hon. Speaker. From the outset, I confirm that I welcome and support the Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2021. I The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 10 May 2022 in National Assembly: thank the Committee for their effort in coming up with this Bill. Issues PWDs in this country date back a long time ago. Members of Parliament in this House have PWDs as their voters and constituents. I am happy because we are talking about persons who live in our constituencies and wards, and who vote to keep us here as Members of parliament. I support the fact that the Committee thought it wise to repeal the Persons with Disabilities Act so as to strengthen it. I am conversant with the Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) Act of 2003. As you are ... view
• 10 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this Bill is seeking to address the unemployment issue, which is the biggest challenge for PWDs in Kenya. The PWDs do not have jobs, are not trained and their lives, therefore, are not well like any other persons. I am happy because this Bill is seeking to criminalise any employer who dismisses PWDs based on disability. Article 70 says that “No person shall, on the ground of disability, deny a person with disability employment.” Of all the poor Kenyans in this country, 90 per cent are PWDs. As a country, we are trying, but we must work hard ... view
• 10 May 2022 in National Assembly: I am happy because if you look at Article 29 which talks about the civic and political rights of PWDs, most of them are denied these rights. Of all the rights in this country, the right to participate in civic and political right is a right that is denied. Article 29 says that “every person with a disability has a right to participate in political and public life, and the opportunity to enjoy them on an equal basis of others.” However, if look at the just concluded nomination results, PWDs did not participate. We, therefore, have a duty to continue ... view
• 10 May 2022 in National Assembly: people who live in our communities, our wards and in our villages, are supported. I want this House to know that PWDs are called PWDs, and not ‘persons living with disabilities.’ As I speak, I am happy that on behalf of the Kenyans living with disabilities, whom I represent, on this month of May, 2022, this august House is looking at a Bill on issues of PWDs. It has been a long document and a journey for PWDs to present themselves, and live dignified lives because we are candidates of disability. As a House, and a Member of Parliament representing ... view
• 27 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to mourn my President, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki. I remember him as the President of this country. He awarded me the Head of State Commendation (HSC) award on Jamhuri Day in 2011. That is why I use it as my title. He recognised the work that I do in my community. view
• 27 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the opportunity to mourn my President, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki. I remember him as the President of this country. He awarded me the Head of State Commendation (HSC) award on Jamhuri Day in 2011. That is why I use it as my title. He recognised the work that I do in my community. view
• 27 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: On behalf of the great people of Migori County and the persons with disabilities whom I represent in this House, I wish to send my condolences to his family and Kenyans. Persons with disabilities in Kenya are mourning the President who made their lives better in this country. The Persons with Disabilities Act was signed into law in this country during President Kibaki’s time in 2003. It is a law that makes it easier for the lives and rights of persons with disabilities in Kenya to be recognised in this country. As you may know, this country also signed the ... view
• 27 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: On behalf of the great people of Migori County and the persons with disabilities whom I represent in this House, I wish to send my condolences to his family and Kenyans. Persons with disabilities in Kenya are mourning the President who made their lives better in this country. The Persons with Disabilities Act was signed into law in this country during President Kibaki’s time in 2003. It is a law that makes it easier for the lives and rights of persons with disabilities in Kenya to be recognised in this country. As you may know, this country also signed the ... view
• 27 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: I am a life Member of Maendeleo ya Wanawake . Women of this country are proud of President Kibaki because he supported them and Maendeleo ya Wanawake. We are mourning the loss of our President. He introduced free primary education. Children who would never have gone to school had an opportunity, for the first time, to access education and see a classroom, courtesy of our third President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Mwai Kibaki. I saw a super highway, for the first time, during his time. He constructed the Thika Super Highway. We must give credit where it ... view