Dr. Eve Akinyi Obara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: This Bill has come at the right time. Particularly, because of modernisation, the dynamics in society have changed. There is the issue of migration from rural areas to urban areas, as has been mentioned. The family unit has become smaller and support within the family unit has dwindled. At the same time, we are living at a time when being old is viewed negatively by the young generation. You see comments flying around about being aged and you wonder whether people know that as long as you are born, there will be a time when you will also get old. view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Therefore, I support all my colleagues who said that this Bill is not actually for old people. It is not for the distant future; it is something that will affect us. As we sit in the 12th The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Parliament, this is one area many years to come we will probably sit back happy to have been part and parcel of the Parliament that contributed towards this Bill. view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: I have read the Bill, and I am happy that it has set out structures on how the home-based programme is going to run. I am happy that the Bill provides for periodic evaluation, and reports will be submitted to authorities on matters relating to the manner in which the homes will be run. The role of managers in the management of the homes and the services that are offered are also in line with the guidelines as provided for. The Bill also provides for appointment of inspectors to ensure that they are run in conformity with the set guidelines. ... view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: I have my reservation as to this going to the counties, like the rest, because to speak the truth, in most of our counties there are areas that are devolved, like basic education, where you hardly see anything that has been done at that level. I am one of those who support the idea that it should be left at the national level, and probably at a later time managed through the National Government Constituencies Development Fund (NG-CDF). If you go to constituencies today, you will see clearly that there are projects by the NG-CDF because it has a proper ... view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Let me not take all my time and that of the House because I know a few Members are here and we have half an hour to go. view
• 12 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: I support the Bill. view
• 20 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to support this Bill. In general, this is a progressive Bill taking into account the importance of the tea subsector in Kenya. The Bill will cure the problems caused by previous legislations on agriculture by providing a clear and specific legislation in respect to the tea subsector. It is instructive to note that the general legislation on agriculture also created problems in other subsectors, for instance, the sugar-cane subsector. The removal of the sugar levy and other related matters have continued to pose problems up to this ... view
• 3 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to speak on this Motion. I too stand to support. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in National Assembly: Some people here are distracting me. Can I be protected? view