Dr. Agnes Zani

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it is very encouraging to know that in this Conference, we had the Speaker, Madam Kadaga of Uganda, who is one of the leaders who are well recognized, especially within the African context. She is recognized in terms of being a Speaker of a Parliament in an African country, and who is doing very well in the role she plays. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Some of the issues that were discussed are probably issues that were not only relevant at that Conference, but are also relevant in our parliaments today. I am happy that this Report has come to the Senate, because it allows us to debate and begin to look at our systems and experiences. It then allows us to ask ourselves whether some of these issue that have been prosecuted there continue to be prosecuted even here. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: In one of the Sessions – I think in Session Three – they dealt with training, induction and capacity building for female legislators. This was to ensure that the Members of Parliament (MPs) are ready for the roles that they are going to play, especially in leadership. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Another issue that is very key was investing continuously and strategically and focusing on mentoring women legislators, as I mentioned. It was specifically also bringing out the issue legal empowerment of women and women with disabilities. We have our champions in this Senate, who are Members representing PwDs, who have done extremely good work. These are Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve – who is currently here – and Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura. They have talked about the issues of disability and represented the various groups very aptly. These are issues that came up at this Conference, and are very The electronic version of ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: relevant. We know that when it comes to contributions, everybody should be given a chance to make contributions. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Another key point was also to empower women as effective legislators, including those from minority groups; and ensure that political environments are free from gender- based discrimination for democratic governance. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we have just finished the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) here in Nairobi, and these matters were, once again, prosecuted. For example, rights for the various categories, looking at minorities, looking at girls and women and ensuring that they can go through an educational cycle, and ensuring that they can maximize their contribution. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: When it comes to the issue of development, we begin to look at the whole correlation between gender inequality and development. Everybody says that it is so critical that you cannot have only half of the team playing, and expect to maximally even score for yourselves. I am happy that this issue was thoroughly discussed. Madam Temporary Speaker, I know that even in the Kenyan Parliament, a lot of effort has been done to ensure that these minority groups also get represented. A few minutes ago, Sen. Seneta was talking on behalf of the Maasai, on a very important issue ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: These women are meant to be leaders who can articulate various issues for their community. Therefore, they need to be well empowered so that they can articulate the issues that they come across as they make their presentations. view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, as I come to the end of my presentation, in this particular conference, there were different groups, workshops and various key issues. Coming on to the fore was the issue of climate change and the need to have it mainstreamed in all Ministry plans with Parliament requiring a certificate of compliance before budgets are approved. There was also the issue of the role of parliamentarians in ensuring cohesive law-making and budgetary oversight on climate related policies. When the issue of climate change came up some years back, it seemed like a far of issue. However, more people ... view