Member of National Assembly Edith Nyenze

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• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: In a way, this can dilute information. That is why we need library services to give guidance, especially to scholars, on the kind of available information. A research was done sometimes back and it showed that most of those who leave Form Four do not get employed. They become housewives and shamba boys. The research showed that with time, they become illiterate although they went through education. Therefore, a reading culture is very important. This Bill is very important as it will provide room for innovation. Initially, people would just go to the physical libraries, sit there and read and ... view
• 18 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: In a way, this can dilute information. That is why we need library services to give guidance, especially to scholars, on the kind of available information. A research was done sometimes back and it showed that most of those who leave Form Four do not get employed. They become housewives and shamba boys. The research showed that with time, they become illiterate although they went through education. Therefore, a reading culture is very important. This Bill is very important as it will provide room for innovation. Initially, people would just go to the physical libraries, sit there and read and ... view
• 16 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me take this opportunity to say that I support this policy paper on Kenyan Wildlife. I know that the overall mandate of the Kenya Wildlife Services is to conserve and manage wildlife, sustainably conserve and enhance Kenya’s wildlife, its habitats and provide a wide a range of public uses in collaboration with other stakeholders for posterity. There are many challenges that are facing wildlife and biodiversity in Kenya, which include climate change, habitat degradation, loss of forests and human-wildlife conflict. Faced with all these challenges, it is very important to conserve wildlife because ... view
• 16 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Conserving wildlife goes hand-in-hand with increasing the green cover - that is vegetation - so that we can maintain the wildlife in our country. If I remember very well, when I was young – and I come from a constituency where we do not have wildlife per se - I could see dik-diks, hares and other small animals, which we could hunt for food. So, as we keep on removing the green cover, if we do not conserve our vegetation due to this challenge of human-wildlife conflict, tourism will continue to get degraded and, eventually, our country will be a ... view
• 16 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we should also encourage local tourists through awareness. As I have said, in my constituency, we do not have wildlife per se. The other time a lion escaped from Tsavo National Park, it came to my constituency and people were very excited to see it. Some people even tried to touch it because they had not seen a lion before. So, it is very important to make Kenyans aware of the animals that are within our country. I know the Ministry has tried to expose our people for local tourism through opening the parks so that ... view
• 16 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: I thank you. I support. view
• 1 Dec 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairman. While I support the first amendment in terms of deleting where the Executive Director appears and replacing with Director-General, I want to oppose the second one. I want to know what the Mwongozo says about parastatals. That is because even in the other commissions, we are giving the Director-Generals a six-year non-renewable term. Why do you want to have a Director-General for 10 years in an institution? On a serious note, it does not make sense. We would rather talk about a 3-year or 4-year renewable term. Five years plus another five years is 10 years! ... view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the Motion on the President’s Speech. At the outset, let me say that it is a very good Speech. According to me, he gave hope to the nation and Kenyans especially during this time. I say so because he started by reminding us about our solemn pledge to God and to one another through our national anthem, where he actually reminded us about our national anthem which says; Oh God of all creation, bless this our land and nation, justice be our shield and defender, may ... view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: I thought by starting with these words of hope, through our national anthem, it would inspire us as Kenyans, to serve faithfully, so that we can have plentiful within our boarders. It actually reminds us to also be thankful for what we have and to also embrace one another in peace and liberty. view
• 19 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: As he addressed the nation as per Article 132 of the Constitution, I felt he also gave hope to the youths especially the boda boda riders, when he said that they are going to have a school for the boda boda riders that will offer licences. This is aimed at empowering the the boda boda riders so that they can have capital and savings to invest in things like petrol stations, boda boda assembly factories and other investments that would transform their lives. That was a good Speech but I would say that with boda boda riders and youth in ... view