Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1481 to 1490 of 1784.

• 10 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir, this issue was debated for a long time and the issue of whether it should come as a referendum was brought up. However, realizing the path that will be taken following the path of a referendum and what it would mean and imply in terms of not complying specifically with Articles 27(8) and making sure it happens is what drove the whole process. Instead of moving and bringing it up as a referendum, we bring it up as something that would amend specific provisions of the law. Those provisions are already there. The provision in Article ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. My point of order is exactly in line with what Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale spoke about. With your permission, if I may clarify, it is not that the same women need to be nominated twice. In fact, on the contrary, no woman should go beyond two terms and she has to go through the nomination process, which will be changed. Article 100--- view
• 10 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I understand that, that is the issue. However, I just want to correct that notion because it is already out and presented, even though it was not meant to be debated. I wanted to clarify that because I thought it is important to do so. view
• 10 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I think that it is not a question of the language but of the social construct. view
• 10 Feb 2016 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. For a long time, the whole world of adoption has been sort of mysterious and not well encouraged, especially in Kenya. It was felt that it is so natural for everybody to be able to give birth, every woman will give birth and that every man will be able to get a child. The reality is changing and many factors are creating this change. Part of that change is coming about because people are staying longer before they get married. In the 1960s and 1970s, the marriage age was about 20. It has now ... view
• 10 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am in order. In fact, Sen. Madzayo is putting words in my mouth. I consider that as his opinion and I am entitled to mine too. That is the problem with men in this country. When it comes to maternal issues they become protective and defensive. We should be brave enough to speak about this reality. We should not criticize, but change it for the future. It is true that some fathers and mothers have not played their roles effectively when it comes to issues of drug abuse. Therefore, we need to focus and ensure ... view
• 9 Feb 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I start by congratulating you for steering this Senate which is the second one since 1963. We have really been instrumental in setting the structures. The next set of Senators who will come will really have an easier job because the structures have been well laid out. We have set precedence in many key areas. One of the areas that I wish we would continue to set precedent in is social audit. We should make it very essential in our various committees to be able to exercise more oversight, but a very specific sort of oversight. We ... view
• 3 Dec 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I want to thank the Chairperson of this Committee, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o. I have never seen the level of dedication and commitment that I have seen from many who chair committees. He was always there on time. This Committee did a lot of investigations and went out of its way to call a number of people from the various sectors and went through the paperwork. Therefore, this Report is very comprehensive and a good effort that we have put together as Members of that Committee. We are addressing an issue that ... view
• 3 Dec 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I want to thank the Chairperson of this Committee, Sen. (Prof.) Anyang’-Nyong’o. I have never seen the level of dedication and commitment that I have seen from many who chair committees. He was always there on time. This Committee did a lot of investigations and went out of its way to call a number of people from the various sectors and went through the paperwork. Therefore, this Report is very comprehensive and a good effort that we have put together as Members of that Committee. We are addressing an issue that ... view
• 2 Dec 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, from the outset, I support this Motion. It is a sad moment because if Jacinta and Dedan, especially the sister of Dedan, did not have access to social media, the whole incident would not have come out. The way the report has been handled – in terms of how the information has been given – it is in such a way that when you look at the documentation, there seems to be a very well planned or orchestrated motive by the health officers who gave this report in terms of explaining what happened. I am looking ... view