Agnes Kavindu Muthama

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Oct 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to move a Motion on the extension of the mandate of the ad hoc Committee on Compensation of Victims of the 1998 USA Embassy Bombing in Nairobi. THAT, AWARE that at the sitting of the Senate held on Thursday, 27th June, 2023, the Senate resolved to establish an ad hoc Committee to investigate the compensation to the Kenyan victims of the 1998 bombing of the United States of America Embassy in Nairobi and report back to the House within three months of its establishment; REALISING that the three-month period will lapse on ... view
• 3 Oct 2023 in Senate: Committee for a further period not exceeding forty-five (45) days of this resolution and to table its final report in the Senate on or before 10th November 2023. Thank you. view
• 3 Oct 2023 in Senate: I invite Sen. Mungatana to second. view
• 3 Oct 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to reply. I take this opportunity to thank the Members of this House who have contributed to this extension of days. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have met several stakeholders, including the victims. We also called their lawyers in the USA who came to Kenya and we met them. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 3 Oct 2023 in Senate: The victims gave the lawyers their background. I must say that this a very emotional situation. When these survivors appear before us, they cry until we all cry. Those wounds are still fresh for them. It is like the bomb blast happened yesterday. I thank this House, the Liaison Committee for the extension and the Senate Business Committee (SBC) for granting us 45 days. I assure this House that we will not leave any stone unturned until our people are compensated. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. I thank you. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to do my contribution to this good Bill. As many Senators have said, view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services,Senate. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: universal healthcare is important, especially at the primary level. Community Health Volunteers (CHVs) have been working for the last 10 years. When I came to Senate in 2021, I started fighting for them in Machakos because each was owed Kshs70,000. To date, they have not been paid. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I make noise as a Senator, the CHVs are given a month’s token of Kshs2,500. That is not enough for them to walk around, visiting people in their homes, yet they do a lot of work. They volunteer, walking house to house to check who is sick. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, please protect me from Senators. view
• 27 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Before we change the names of the CHVs to those to Community Health Promoters (CHPs), I kindly request the Mover of this Bill to make sure that CHVs are paid fully. Secondly, they should be the ones reinstated to these positions before others are picked, considering that they have been volunteering and working almost freely. What is Kshs2,500 because that is what they earn? In Machakos County and the rest of the counties, CHVs are owed a lot of money by county governments. They keep on calling me. I do not know whether other ... view