David Aoko Were

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare on the Vetting of Nominees to the National Gender and Equality Commission laid on the Table of the House on Wednesday, February 26 2014, and pursuant to provisions of Section 11(7) of the National Gender and Equality Commission Act 2011, approves the appointment of Florence Nyokabi Wachira as member of the National Gender and Equality Commission; and, 1. rejects the appointment of Abdillahi Alawy as member of the National Gender and Equality Commission. Hon. Speaker, on ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Well, I did not see the new Secretary-General coming in, but if he is in then we also congratulate him. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. As I was saying, on 11th February you read a Statement from His Excellency the President in which he sought to nominate Dr. Florence Nyokabi Wachira and Dr. Abdillahi Alawy as members of the National Gender and Equality Commission. According to the Standing Orders, this was finally--- view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I think Members are excited; I think they also understand why they are excited. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: As I was saying, this was finally committed to my Committee as required by the Standing Orders. Hon. Speaker, as per the requirements of the Constitution, public participation was sought and it was put in the newspapers but at the close of the deadline we received no communication from any member of the public on the persons who were nominated for appointment and approval by this House. Hon. Speaker, following that the two nominees by the President were invited to appear before the Committee and they both appeared on 20th February as directed by you. The two were Dr. Florence ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: the fact that she has a vast experience gained from the PSC to handle diverse communities in the country. This lady has worked in the PSC the whole of her life. Actually she has worked there since she left college. So, she is very well versed with public institutions. We also realised that she meets constitutional and requisite statutory requirements pertaining to the job she is nominated for. Hon. Speaker, Nyokabi is turning 60 years of age this year. So, there was a concern by Members that she was too old for the position, but having discussed with her we ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, we also learnt that he has not conducted any pro bono, charity work, or advanced donations to any charity; but he is working with Friends of Wasini Island to develop a framework for the establishment of a maternity hospital on the island. He also informed us that right now he has a divorce case going on at the Family Court in the USA. This is his second marriage. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: We are just informing you what we got from him. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, all the information I have given is not a problem; so I am only indicating the information that we got from him; when I said he has a PhD, no one said it is not a problem. I am only indicating what we got from him. Finally, he has never been adversely mentioned in an investigatory report of Parliament or any other commission of inquiry. I have indicated that Dr. Alawy has a dual citizenship as he became a citizen of the USA in 2005. As we know, during that time dual citizenship was not recognized here or ... view