Prof. Christine Mango

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Apr 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take this opportunity to thank all my colleagues who have contributed to this Motion. I would like to wind up by quoting the former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Mr. Koffi Annan who said: "Educating girls is a social development policy that works. It is a long-term investment that yields unexceptionally high results." I, therefore, call upon the Kenyan Government and this Parliament to realise that education of girls is not a waste in any form. On the contrary, it is a very high yielding economic activity. I would like to take this opportunity to ... view
• 29 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notices of the following Motions:- THAT, in view of the inequitable and unstructured distribution of loans managed by the Higher Education Loans Board for students in institutions of higher learning; aware that the funds distribution has tended to favour students from urban areas and high populated regions of this country; cognisance of the need to provide all young persons with equal opportunities to acquire knowledge and specialised skills, this House grants leave for the introduction of a Bill for an Act of Parliament to amend the Higher Education Loans Board Act, Chapter 213(a) ... view
• 22 Mar 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to the Presidential Speech. I thank the President for the Speech. However, at the same time, I would like to point out that in this country, corruption, bad governance and all the ills in this society, including ethnicity, need to be fought by all of us as Kenyans. One way we can fight these ills is through civic education. Ordinary Kenyans do not know what constitutes good governance. They need to be educated about corruption. He will then 98 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES March 22, 2007 know that ... view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Minister for Roads and Public Works the following Question by Private Notice. (a) Is the Minister aware that Nambale Bridge on Sio River linking up Butula and Nambale constituencies is submerged, thus cutting off communication between the two constituencies? (b) What urgent measure is the Minister taking to address the issue? view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I take this opportunity to thank the Assistant Minister. However, he is misleading the House by saying that the river has subsided. I was unable to drive over the bridge this morning because the water is overflowing the bridge. He has also misled the House by saying that the Sio Bridge drainage channel needs to be cleared. The problem is that the bridge is low and, therefore, the water level rises and passes over it. What has the Assistant Minister done to raise the level of the bridge so that when the water level rises, ... view
• 5 Dec 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like the Assistant Minister to stop misleading the House. The problem is that the bridge is low. The engineers from Mumias and I visited the area last week. The engineers recommended that the height of the bridge should be raised. They did not talk about the drainage system which is not the problem. Could the Assistant Minister give the House the timeframe within which that bridge will be raised? view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Motion is to the Ministry of Home Affairs that in view of the steady rise in the number of children--- view
• 29 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notices of the following Motions:- INTRODUCTION OF ORPHANS AND 4022 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 29, 2006 VULNERABLE CHILDREN FUND BILL THAT, in view of the steady rise in the number of children orphaned as a result of the HIV/AIDS scourge; aware that such children are subjected to untold suffering owing to lack of family support with most of them dropping out of schools, thus increasing their vulnerability and exposure to early pregnancies, child labour and further HIV/AIDS infection, bearing in mind that the children lack shelter, food, clothing, medical facilities and the much ... view
• 23 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. What keeps people alive is nutrition. Without proper nutrition, the nation cannot survive. Nutrition plays a very important role from conception to death. Therefore, as a nation, we need to 3938 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES November 23, 2006 have proper nutrition if we are to survivor. I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate the Mover for this very important Bill. Kenyans will now start taking stock of what they eat. It is a very well known scientific fact that when children are well-fed, they ... view
• 23 Nov 2006 in National Assembly: and kumi kumi combined with poor nutrition causes more harm to the society than otherwise. Therefore, this needs to be addressed. We need to put more money into research on nutrition and foodstuffs. Above all, we need to have food and drug regulation so that we do not just swallow anything. This is because a lot of things come to our markets. There are now a lot of biological substances that have come into the market as food additives. Many people take them without the doctor's advice. They go to the shelves and buy them. They eat the so-called "multi-vitamins" ... view