Dennitah Ghati

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• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity to support this Motion. Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. I celebrate the resilience of persons with disabilities in this country. This Motion on the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance that has been fronted by the Departmental Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations is coming at a time when we will be celebrating the International Day of Human Rights on 10th December. It is quite timely that we are discussing and debating it in this House. This Charter seeks to address the challenges and ... view
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as we always know, Kenya has no shortage of laws. It is my hope that Kenya will sign the African Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance. It is one thing to sign a protocol and another thing to ratify it. Signature does not ensure that you have ratified it. Kenya has to sign and ratify the Protocol by making sure that we domesticate some of these concerns that we are a signatory to. view
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: As we enjoy the day for persons with disabilities, allow me to take this opportunity to thank and celebrate them in this country. view
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: I support the Motion. view
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the opportunity. At the outset, I want to say that I support this Motion. As we look at the Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance in particular, I support on account of key and central issues of transparency, accountability and good governance. As we look at issues, especially on governance, Kenya and the rest of Africa are looking at the idea of exercising vested authority that is transparent and accountable. It is an opportunity for those who are in Kenya and Africa as a whole to be charged with the responsibility of contributing ... view
• 3 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Bridges Initiative. We are not just talking about good governance, but we would also want to ensure that governance itself is seen to address issues of inequality. We are talking about governance that is contextualised in the history and concerns that have been there, and not making general statements or settling at the point of conceptualisation without application. On promotion of gender and equality, the key reason for accession to the Charter on Democracy, Elections and Governance is that when we talk about good governance, we are talking about everyone. We not only look at it from dimensions of those ... view
• 5 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker for the opportunity to support the appointment of Immaculate Kassait as Data Commissioner. She is well known to me. I have worked with her in a women’s movement before when she was working for the IED. I was with the League of Kenyan Women Voters. I would recommend Madam Immaculate Kassait for the position. For me, it is a very good opportunity. For the first time, there is a woman occupying a new office. That tells you that the President has a lot of confidence in this woman. I am sure she will perform. ... view
• 5 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: recommendations that came on board in her support, basically they came from reputable human rights organizations in this country. When you look at Federation of Women Lawyers Kenya, it is no mean organization in this country and it is very keen on issues of gender, empowerment and human rights. Therefore, when an appointment gets support of such a huge and well-known organization like FIDA, really there is no doubt that is the best candidate for the job. Allow me to really support her and wish her all the best as she performs her task. I support, Hon. Speaker, and thank ... view
• 5 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. At the outset, I would like to thank the Committee and indeed appreciate that in this Report, there is a very clear demonstration that leadership and responsibility is gender neutral. I am extremely happy that I get an opportunity to speak on this a day after we looked at the gender and development policy that was being reviewed after 20 years. My very own Member of Parliament, Hon. Atandi, was getting a bit concerned by the manner of engagement. As I support the appointment of Immaculate, I want ... view
• 5 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: suitable based on criteria set out by the Public Appointments (Parliamentary Approval) Act. The Report clearly demonstrates that even when there were indications or questions that were raised, she was able to respond. So, as I support this nominee, I do it with a lot of pride and gratitude that a lot of the issues that eluded Kenyans for years are now addressed, that is, the whole idea of why we need a gender policy and the distinction that the gender policy draws so that when we are dealing with a nominee, we do not seek to find whether she ... view