Cleophas Wakhungu Malalah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: I am not used to withdrawing, but I will withdraw today. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I withdraw and apologize to my good friend. In my Literature class, we were taught about similes, metaphors and other expressions. So, when I stand here and apply those techniques, let him appreciate my prowess in Literature. Otherwise, I want to welcome the good Members of Vihiga County Assembly to this good House. May the good Lord bless you. Thank you. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support this brilliant idea and this Bill; The Care and Protection of Child Parent Bill 2019 by my good Deputy Minority Whip, Sen. Kwamboka. I support this Bill and I think it is timely. Two weeks ago, I came across statistics that affect my county Kakamega and I was very shocked. I realized that last year, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: Kakamega County had 20,000 teenage pregnancies that translate to around 56 girls getting pregnant every day. As a leader in Kakamega County, I was prompted to quickly look into ways we can partner with Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) to ensure that we have a dialogue about teenage pregnancy. Through my office, I was able to engage with the African Medical and Research Foundation (AMREF) Health Africa who funded a two day convention in Kakamega Golf Hotel to talk about teenage pregnancy. We invited all stakeholders that is, the County Commissioner, Police departments, the county governments, the boda boda riders and everybody ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: accept whether she should have a medical test or not. We are not addressing this issue from a serious angle. We need to revert to the previous cultures. I was brought up in a society whereby a child belonged to the community and when a child committed an offense in public, then any person who is above 18 year of age had got a right to discipline that child. However, nowadays, our society has been corrupted in the sense that you can see a child committing a mistake and you do not have a right to correct that child instantly ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: We need to look into the way this law is applied. The law should be applied not to protect the offenders. It should be applied to discourage teenage pregnancies. I propose that any person who gets pregnant below the age of 18 should be jailed for a term not exceeding three years. That way, we will discourage teenage pregnancy. If at all we are again making laws to encourage and say that she has a right to go back to school and be given care, we are not advancing this narrative well. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we realise that we have challenges in fighting teenage pregnancy. One of them was the alternative dispute resolution performed by the administrators in the villages like the chiefs, assistant chiefs and likurus . These people would form some kangaroo courts in their villages to try and negotiate with the perpetrators of teenage pregnancy. Some of the people are told to bring two goats and chicken, and they are forgiven. We need to emphasize on the issue of not allowing the chiefs and assistant chiefs to engage in alternative dispute resolutions when it comes to matters teenage ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: reported to have defiled a girl, the matter is brought to court and the prosecution is not ready to proceed. We have many challenges when it comes to the movement of cases in the corridors of the Judiciary. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, sometimes if you give that child too much time before she comes to confess in court, she will be influenced by the community, people will approach her to step down or to withdraw the case. Technically, the case will not receive the justice it deserves. Therefore, it is important for us to look and priorities especially those girls ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: It is a high time we came up with a policy to be implemented by all these organizations. As it stands right now, county governments have got no policies to implement. Everybody is just trying to do advocacy on their own. We do not have measurable indicators to see whether the things they are trying to do to curb teenage pregnancies are fruitful or not. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, in conclusion, I thank Sen. Kwamboka for this noble idea. I would like to encourage her when this Bill goes to the Third Reading to ensure that she defines the role ... view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First of all, you will forgive me because I am not a lawyer. Therefore, I might lack the correct jargon to communicate in a polite way. So, you will forgive me in case I do not please your ears. view