Adelina Mwau

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of information, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to inform the hon. Member that the difference between male and female circumcision is that female circumcision denies women the pleasure to enjoy sex. It controls their sexuality! view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: What is incest? view
• 29 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would like to, first of all, take this opportunity to inform the hon. Member who has just finished speaking that the women of this country will no longer be used to elect men to speak for them. We want women to speak for themselves. Moreover, gender is not about men. It is about the equal opportunities that men and women should access. I stand to support the Motion and congratulate the President for his excellent Speech. view
• 29 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: March 29, 2006 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 203 view
• 29 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the President touched on very key issues that are affecting this country. In particular, he touched on the issue of drought and famine. He also talked of what the Government is doing to feed the over 5 million starving Kenyans. The Government has put a lot of effort by increasing the rations that people are getting. However, there is still need for more relief food. There is need for relief food in all primary and secondary schools because parents have very little to feed their children with. This drought has affected Kenyans than ever before. The ... view
• 29 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: . I come from the hills of Kilungu where we have never seen wells dry up but now they are drying up. Women are taking hours to look for water. They leave at 8.00 a.m. in the morning and come back at 8.00 p.m. in the evening because there is no water. Of course, the Government has tried to sink boreholes. They come up with water pans--- view
• 29 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before I was interrupted, I was saying that there is need for long term strategies to deal with the issue of drought. On the arid and semi arid (ASAL) areas, we are tired of getting relief food year in, year out. There is need to put in mechanisms to get water for irrigation. We need to do more on rain harvesting. All the big rivers; Athi and Tana Rivers, pass through Ukambani and there is, therefore, no reason why it should not be the buttress of this country. We are hard working and it is important ... view
• 29 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 Mar 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am an hon. Member of Parliament! Could the hon. Member table the letter he is talking about or withdraw his remarks? view