Dennitah Ghati

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Having said that, I agree that the manner in which the Bill seeks to deal with loopholes is extremely relevant because we want to ensure prudent management of resources. We are therefore going to close all the gaps that concern overdrafts, procurement and abuse of public resources three months to elections or related to elections to ensure we deal with monitoring of non-financial issues. That, indeed, will ensure we have clarity in regard to waivers and who has authority to do that. However, I am a bit concerned that as we debate, we seem to be looking much more at ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: I support the amendment Bill. When we look at the respective clauses such as Clause 38, we create functional placement to ensure that the National Assembly in its oversight role provides a clear format that enables or enhances monitoring so that when looking for information, it is presented in a manner that is helpful. I have experience from our committees that sometimes when we are looking for information from departments in the Executive, there are cases where we do not get the information in a timely manner or when we get it, we get it in a format that does ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: I support the amendment Bill. When I listened to the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning, I was pleased to hear that public participation was conducted and it spanned across and not just to the clerks of all the county assemblies but included the County Assembly Forum that brings speakers, the Council of Governors, Institute of Public Finance and the National Treasury together. However, coming close to the National Assembly where we seem to be stuck with the issue of the two-thirds gender rule, my attention was drawn to Article 27 of the Constitution. We would ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: are represented, we seem not to have brought sufficient voices of women in what they want to indicate. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: As I conclude, in terms of how we seek to address significant issues, if your voice is not in the budget or finances or in issues of financial management, there is a sense in which your voice is not present at all. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: It is my view that as we look at bodies and seek to include those that are going to participate, we are encouraged to always seek to capture a holistic perspective not just of the male or men but one that includes women and when we read Article 27 of the Constitution, we do not restrict ourselves only to the two-thirds of representation in appointment to elective posts but seek to truly get the voice of all. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, allow me to thank you and Hon. Duale. view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The two-thirds gender rule has been with us for long. I had hoped we would resolve this issue today by passing the Bill. I represent women with disabilities of this country in this House. I thank Hon. Duale even as we engage further. It is unfortunate that we are unable to pass this Bill today because of engagements. I have appeared in your office, Hon. Speaker, and before the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to present my case on the position of The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of ... view
• 28 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: women with disabilities. As we discuss increasing the numbers of women, we want to see women with disabilities featuring in the framework that we are putting in place. view