Faith Wairimu Gitau

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support. view
• 16 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Report. I was among the delegation that went to CSW62 with Hon. Kioni. I must say that I was really shocked and amazed to see the kind of love he has for women, especially women in this country. He defended us well. Thank you, Hon. Member. view
• 16 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I really want to commend our Cabinet Secretary and Chief Administrative Secretary for a commendable job. They articulated the interventions the Government is undertaking to implement the agenda very well, which include policy, legal, legislative action and pragmatic interventions such as free and compulsory primary education, free education in public schools, sanitary towels initiative, huduma centres and free maternal health services, among others. I must state here that Kenya was commended highly for taking stern measures to combat gender-based violence. This was made possible by enacting various laws like the Sexual Offences Act, 2007, the Female Genital Mutilation Act, 2011, ... view
• 16 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: As a country, we must recognise that violence against women and children remains a critical issue and hence should receive priority attention. It was agreed that women should be made heads of groups and committees that oversee implementation of peace-related programmes like the Nyumba Kumi Initiative and gender-based violence working groups among others. This will increase the representation of women in decision-making at all levels. The need to acknowledge and appreciate the role played by organisations that have previously led peace programmes like the Maendeleo ya Wanawake, Mothers Union, Mothers Guild among others, was recognised. The need to have great ... view
• 16 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Parliament to prioritise the Widows Bill on protection of widow’s rights and to scale up civic education on women, peace and security at county levels. view
• 16 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support the Report. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion and congratulate the Mover, Hon. Janet Nangabo, for bringing to the attention of this House and Kenya at large, the suffering that fistula patients go through. view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Vesico-vaginal Fistula causes urine and stool to mix. It causes infections, pain and bad smell. It often triggers stigma and break down of families because of the smell that the patient produces. Some families do not work anymore. Their community life is interrupted. As the Mover has put it, more than 2 million women and girls live with obstetric fistula, most of which occur as a result of complicated deliveries. Women with obstructed labour, which can lead to fistula, need emergency obstetric care such as caesarean sections. Inadequate access to emergency obstetric care, especially for poor rural women, is a ... view
• 15 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support. view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I rise to support this Motion. I really want to thank Hon. Vincent Kemosi Mogaka for bringing this important Motion. view