Daisy Nyongesa Kanainza

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 101 to 110 of 208.

• 30 Apr 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wanted to add my voice on Sen. (Eng.) Muriuki’s request on parastatal appointments by His Excellency the President. I request the Vice Chairperson to tell us the number of women and youth whom I represent in this Senate – how many were appointed. view
• 19 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, is the Chairman of the Committee on Education confirming our fears that the national Government has failed in doing its function of building schools in our counties? If that is the case, they should relinquish that function and give it to the county governments. view
• 18 Mar 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to also add my voice to this Bill. I will start by appreciating what Sen. (Dr.) Zani and the team has done, to ensure that we have the Natural Resources (Benefit Sharing) Bill, (Senate Bill No. 34 of 2014). I am aware that they did a good job because they are my friends. Last year, they visited different sites. They also went to Australia so that they could have some knowledge on this. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have to appreciate that Kenya is endowed with very many types ... view
• 10 Mar 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving this opportunity to also add my voice to this Bill. I will start by appreciating the Committee. I am a Member of this Committee that is chaired by Prof. Anyang’-Nyong’o and deputized by Sen. Joy Gwendo. It has taken sometime for us to come up with this Bill which is in the Second Reading. Harambees have been very useful in this country. Many people have been educated even overseas through harambees. Also through harambees we have helped our communities whenever they face challenges, especially with regard to paying hospital bills and meeting ... view
• 19 Nov 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I stand to mourn the sudden death of Sen. Otieno Kajwang on behalf of my family and that of the Kenyan youth. This was a charismatic leader, a fearless fighter and a soldier that we will miss in this country. I shared an office with Sen. Kajwang at our Parliament offices. He has been a friend and a neighbor, and I am sad that this happened. Yesterday, as I was walking out of the Senate, I had a chat with him. He explained why he missed my function last week on Friday. He told ... view
• 19 Nov 2014 in Senate: and Facebook, you will see that young people are mourning his death. We do not know why it had to happen this soon. Since we are not God, we cannot judge. However, we have lost a treasure. We have lost a Senator who was very committed to our cause The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to join my colleagues in eulogizing Prof. Ali Mazrui. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as a young person, there are a lot of things that we learn through our mentors and role models. This is one of the people that young people are proud of. We celebrate his life. We, as the Senate, should think of coming up with a Bill to recognize other heroes at the county level. This is because the national Government is not able to recognize all the heroes that we have in this country. It ... view
• 2 Sep 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to raise the same issue; we have 47 women who are elected to represent the counties. view
• 15 Aug 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to speak as the youngest Member of Parliament in Kenya if not in the world. I was a Member of this Committee though I have not done law, but I know that this is a special day that has been gazetted and the Committee was given ten days to conclude our duty. I remember last week on Thursday we stayed late so that we could ensure that we finish business. We agreed and you gave direction that today, 15th August, the Senate will be holding a Special Sitting. Now that ... view
• 15 Aug 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to speak as the youngest Member of Parliament in Kenya if not in the world. I was a Member of this Committee though I have not done law, but I know that this is a special day that has been gazetted and the Committee was given ten days to conclude our duty. I remember last week on Thursday we stayed late so that we could ensure that we finish business. We agreed and you gave direction that today, 15th August, the Senate will be holding a Special Sitting. Now that ... view