Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1381450,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1381450/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 244,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Mungantana, MGH",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": null,
    "content": "When you look at some of us, I am of mixed ethnicity. My mother is a Taita and my father is a Pokomo. However, we lean towards the paternal side and that is why we were brought up speaking the language of our father. When we get married to other mixed communities, these children carry quarter-quarter bloodlines. What do we call them? I am telling governors, employers at the CPSBs and the Public Service Commission (PSC) at the national level that all these are Kenyans and we should treat our people fairly. Let us treat people with disability, as is required in this Bill and give them opportunities and a chance to make a useful contribution to the communities that we live in. I was in the Buxton Estate this week when the Deputy President was in Mombasa and was addressing all the six leaders from the six counties on the question of drug abuse and illicit alcohol. Afterwards, we went to the affordable housing estate in the Buxton area. One of the persons who served us is a person living with disability. I found it profound that in that set-up, they were able to be sensitive to that. However, that is not happening in our CPSBs. You will find that the percentages, the gender and age realities are not adhered to. There is discrimination. Even ethnic balancing is not observed. I rise to wholly support this Bill and urge the Senators who will speak to this Bill to support it 100 per cent. We need these returns so that if PSC has been unfair to Tana River in its ethnic composition, then we will know and can punish the people who are responsible for those actions that are against the principles of public service, as espoused within Article 232 of the Constitution. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to bring this country to a higher level and we will not tire to speak on the Floor of this House. It is the only way we are going to change this nation to be a better nation. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those remarks, I beg to second. I thank you."
}