Chrisantus Wamalwa Wakhungu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: You cannot just wake and demand that you want to have this. This has also resulted in many problems in marriage. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: There is the issue of protection centres. It is a wonderful idea to have these centres. However, it can also open another Pandora’s Box. Many domestic violence cases arise when there are conflicts or economic hardships. If we encourage these protection centres without proper vetting, we are likely to have many victims, especially when we have economic hardships like in January when we are paying school fees. That is the time when we experience domestic violence. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: As we encourage these protective centres, it is important that there is proper vetting because we have some parents who do not want to play the critical role. When time for them to play their responsibility comes, they want to run away or they look for an excuse to take off. So, it is indeed, important as we encourage this that proper vetting is done. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, from my small research, there is a positive correlation between the behavior of children and the behavior of their parents. In many cases, when you meet a lady who is very violent or you have a boyfriend who is very violent, chances are that the family that, that particular person has been brought up in is violent. So, it is important that we must embrace family values. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I have looked at this Bill and I have not seen a clause where you can have civic education or embrace family teachings maybe in the school syllabus. Hon. Chepkong’a is listening--- view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I have concern when I look at this Bill in terms of the meaning of “domestic relationship”. For instance, you say that people who are living in the same household --- My question, hon. Chepkong’a is, what about the housegirl? Is she coming in as a household? I believe that this must be amended because it does not necessarily mean that when you live in the same household, there is domestic relationship. Again, when you say “previously married to other persons”, is that domestic? Maybe you separated or you divorced. So, we need clarity on that ... view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Okay. I appreciate that, hon. Speaker. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. On the issue of counselling, in the African society counselling has been there. A word of caution is that it would be nice to suggest a counsellor who is registered with the Counselling Society. I am aware that this society exists. We have so many quacks who are not counsellors and they have been going around looking for quick money where we have domestic violence. So, it would be nice at a later stage, if the Chair is listening, so that we have a proposed amendment in terms of what qualifies a counsellor because this is ... view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is important when marriage matters are resolved before they reach the court level. I am aware sometime back the Chief Justice had mentioned that the view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: or other elders can resolve some minor cases and the elders have been doing pretty well. So, it would be nice in this Bill to encourage these issues to be sorted out at the customary level. view