Dennitah Ghati

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I want to thank the Hon. Member for enabling us, as legislators, to keep an eye on how we will ensure that services, structures and the manner in which we will make decisions and provide those services is one that is above all. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: At the outset, I support the Bill because it is clear in the manner in which the Constitution addresses concerns of inequality and areas that are disadvantaged. This is what the Bill seeks to do. I am drawn to the understanding and definition of ‘marginalization’. It is clear that, as we look at this Bill, we are working on very clear demarcations and surveys that were done by the Commission on Revenue Allocation (CRA). From that, it is clear that it was seen that marginalization is a consequence of a number of skewed processes in the distribution of scarce resources. ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I want to draw our attention to an important concern. Today, we have clarity or a clear indication of the areas that are deemed to be marginalised based on the very grounds that are very well spelt out not only in the Constitution, but also in the Survey Report of the CRA. I want to draw our attention to the important need to continue to debate and understand a little bit that we might need to revise what we see and deem as the marginalised areas. I support that we must ensure that those areas that are disadvantaged on national ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: We need to also recognise that there are areas in this country that still fall and qualify for the affirmative action and should be given the Equalization Fund. I am thinking of Migori County. I must say that I do not come from there. I come from Siaya County. However, I am aware that when I look at the kind of conditions and indicators that are presented in the Survey Report and the basis that determine a marginalised area, there are communities that are, for a number of reasons, not integrated in the social and economic life of Kenya as ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I support the Bill because it is clear that it is the only mechanism that will enable us to improve and ensure that we embrace and ensure that those areas that were left behind can catch- up and that the catch-up can be substantive. It would not only be in terms of making statements, but it would also be linked into very clear organizational framework that would provide necessary resources that would then affect the livelihoods and the kinds of experience that those people have. My only request is that, as we do that, then it is important for us ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I thank the Mover of the Bill. As he presented, he recognised that the Constitution talks about areas and we have identified counties. I further want to request that we look beyond even The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: those areas that we have tended to traditionally see as marginalised. We should use the very grounds that are specified in the Constitution. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: I conclude by drawing an analogy with hardship. As somebody whose background is in teaching, when I deal with teaching experience and the manner in which teachers operate, I classify broadly some areas as hardship and others as non-hardship. I take the example of Kiambu County. Most people access very good infrastructure there. However, if we look keenly for the indicators that we talk about, we might find that with regards to education in the very same county, there is some manifestation of hardship. It is for that reason that I support this Bill. I continue to ask that we ... view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support the Bill. view
• 13 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I can see Hon. (Dr.) Chris Wamalwa is teaching me some lessons which I will not take. view