Dennitah Ghati

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• 15 Nov 2016 in National Assembly: fact that the county I represent in this House is cosmopolitan and divergent. With this Bill looking at issues of diversity, I am very sure even members of minority communities who constitute a county are going to be considered. Hon. Speaker, I have an issue with the provision on a degree. We need to look at the composition and say that it has to be a diploma and above so that MCAs who do not have degrees can form the CASB at the county level. Clause 9(c) discriminates against young people. There is no way you can say that a ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to contribute. I wish to support the Motion about deploying chaplains to learning institutions. Personally, I grew up in a very strict Catholic environment both at home and school. I happened to be in a boarding school from Standard Three. We had good character instilled in us from a very early age. This is a very timely Motion because you can see what is happening in our country. Our young people and more so students in schools are becoming unruly. Good character should be instilled in them. As parents, ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: being burnt right, left and centre. Our children need such people who can talk to them, advise them and inspire them. Right now, children are going into exams, but they are afraid of exams. What happened to guidance and counselling sessions? We used to have guidance and counselling sessions when we were growing up. They are no longer there or they are not being taken seriously. We need to re-introduce serious guidance and counselling sessions in our curriculum. This was there during our time in school. We used to have sessions with elderly teachers who would give us guidance. As ... view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to support the PIC Report on the fraud at the YEDF. We have known for a long time that the intention of the YEDF, just like the Women Enterprise Development Fund (WEDF), the Uwezo Fund and others, has been to take care of the best interests of the youth of this country. I feel very pained when I read that over Kshs180 million from the YEDF cannot be accounted for. Who speaks for young people in this country? We have a lot of idiots in this country who purport ... view
• 23 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The youth can use money from the YEDF to create jobs for themselves. We need to look for ways of empowering the youth. There are more opportunities that exist for women than there are for young people. Has this country really recognized young people? There are opportunities for women in terms of special seats in the county assemblies, but how many opportunities do we have for the youth? We only have two slots for them: a male youth and a female youth. The other slots in the county assemblies are reserved for women. Young people in this country do not ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for considering gender in terms of discussion around the military and the KDF. At the outset, I want to say that I am a member of the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations. What the Chair has presented is the truth. I thank KDF because they took us through a lot of understanding of the Act. This is exactly what we are talking about here. The provision I am very happy with in this Bill is that the KDF is looking at the issue of the health of their officers very ... view
• 28 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I want the Chair to listen because we want to ensure that recruitment centres are devolved to the constituency level, and that positions that are meant for women are basically filled by local women. We have had cases where people recruit in my constituency and if they do not get women, the slots are filled at certain levels. These slots should be given to women and they should be filled in various constituencies. I will support amendments that ensure that the military is feminised. The military is highly masculine. We should have women in our KDF. view
• 21 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. At the outset, I want to oppose the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (Amendment) Bill. As the Migori Women County Representative, I feel that the introduction of this Bill at this point is not in good taste. We already have the Joint Select Committee that is looking at this issue, and it will be good if we leave it to bring us their recommendations, we discuss them and move the country forward. It is not the right time to bring it because we have gone through many electoral reforms in this ... view
• 21 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: I oppose this Bill. view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill. I would like to support the Bill as I echo President Obama’s words. We all know he supports women in the entire globe. He is the one who said that any country that does not invest in its women and does not carry along its women, is doomed for failure. That is a wise President talking. Even Hillary Clinton, the presidential aspirant of the US now, once mentioned that investing in women is smart economics. Women of this country are not looking for favours, ... view