Dennitah Ghati

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• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: revenue to be allocated to the counties. At the end of the day, resources must reach the people at the grassroots. I ask myself why people oppose the BBI. We are almost reaching the allocation of 35 per cent that the BBI has been propagating all this time. We want to see governors leaving legacies in our counties. I come from Migori County and Migori County is my business in this House. We are aware that I have ably represented Migori County as their Woman representative before. I represent persons living with disabilities from Migori in this House, as a ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Looking at how the money has been allocated, I realise that money has been set aside for those issues that continue to face people on a daily basis: healthcare, early childhood education, water and agriculture. Migori County, like any other county, is agricultural. I want to see my governor and other governors giving priority to the needs of the people over themselves. view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Healthcare is devolved. It is high time the governors looked into issues of healthcare from a gender perspective. We cannot talk about healthcare when we allocate 17 per cent of funds for healthcare without addressing reproductive and maternal health issues. Healthcare in this country is a big issue. We can no longer, in this era, talk about healthcare without looking into issues of mental health. The President has talked about mental health and everybody in the world talks about mental health. Our governors must understand the issues in healthcare so that the 17 per cent that is allocated to the ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: We must also look at issues of persons with disabilities in our counties. When we talk about healthcare, every county must have rehabilitation centres. Persons with disabilities live in counties and belong to counties. Many counties have never been responsible for their persons with disabilities. They leave matters to do with persons with disabilities to Nairobi. They travel all the way from Migingo to Nairobi looking for wheelchairs. It is high time that the governors understood that persons with disabilities belong to the counties. We must be serious. My colleagues have spoken about another devolved function: Early Childhood Development Education. ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: With the 2021/2022 Budget, if governors were to be sharp and clever, they could revolutionise development in the country, but there are some governors whose work is to steal public funds and employ relatives. What business is that? This is a lot of money that can develop this country. view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: On the issue of pending bills, we have seen contractors in our counties crying because they have supplied goods and services to county governments, but they have not been paid for the last one year. Some have been divorced by their wives and some have been kicked out of their homes. For some, you cannot know that they are contractors who were given Kshs10 million worth of projects to implement. They are crying and appealing for Harambee. Pending bills, as has been described by the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Planning, have to be prioritised The electronic version ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: by the counties and be cleared before 30th June. The money must be released very fast so that counties are able to help people. view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The Senate has also brought all these issues together to be addressed. Migori County will get Kshs8 billion from the Kshs6 billion it had received in the last financial year. That is a lot of money. I throw a challenge to my governor that he has to develop places he has never developed. Some of us come from counties that are extremely cosmopolitan. Migori is one such county right from Rongo, Isebania, Sirare border to Mara and Tarime. That is my county. We want to see governors as they leave office leave legacies of equitable development. Moving forward, that should ... view
• 15 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As I eulogise the Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo, I want to say that he had not just charisma, but hindsight. Hon. Jakoyo Otada was times four solid, bold and courageous. Kenya needs not just politicians, but leaders right now. The late Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo was a clear example. As we listen not only to what is being said here, but to what has been said before, Hon. Jakoyo Midiwo spoke the truth, spoke for Kenyans, and spoke boldly right from the referendum, through to the Constitution, even on the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI). May his soul rest ... view
• 13 May 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for granting me the opportunity to support the Assisted Reproductive Technology Bill by Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo-Mabona. Hon. (Ms.) Odhiambo Mabona has passionately pushed for this Bill and the recognition of women. Issues of fertility are, funny enough, considered women isssues. In our culture and society, when a couple does not have children, it is usually a problem of the woman. Hardly does society think that men can be infertile or men cannot reproduce. Therefore, for me, this is a very genuine Bill. It is a Bill that is seeking to protect families. Hon. Temporary ... view