Florence Mwikali Mutua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: I am also happy about the amendments in this Bill especially on the issue of political party nominations. These party nominations will have some activity for the people who are going to be nominated. The candidates who will take part in elective activities will garner votes, especially women candidates. It is these women candidates who will be gazetted for nomination. So, people will get out of the belief that women are given seats. The second runners up should be given the nomination slots. That will bring sanity to nominations. We all know what happened in 2013. It was a big ... view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: Another amendment I am happy about is the one on special seats under Clause 1 (c)(a) which shall be determined after the full declaration of the office holders in the next General Election. This will give a chance to political parties to assess how women performed and what numbers are required for top up. As we sit today, we have very many able women who lost their seats and if this law was in place at that time, they would be in the National Assembly or county assemblies representing Kenyans. The few that come to mind are like Hon. Charity ... view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: So, I support this Bill that we should do nominations after elections. Once the dust has settled, we see which women vied and are strong, know their capability and then they are given nomination slots. view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: We have talked about education. We are always talking about governance. If we do not have degrees, we cannot oversee people who have degrees. We need to have this discussion as Kenyans seriously. This is because if we are to oversee the budget, we need to understand what that budget is all about. However, we also need to look at the other side of the coin as Kenyans and agree that leadership does exist because of books. We have so many people in this country who have gone to school and yet they cannot even make positive arguments. view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: We have Hon. Leshoomo who is one of our best legislators in this National Assembly from Samburu. So, we need to consider so many aspects when we are considering this Bill when it comes to education. We have people in this country who can lead us and they do not have that level of education. So, we need to have some sort of balance where we need to ensure that we do not leave out good leaders because they do not have some level of education. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support this Bill and urge Members as we move ... view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: to sit together as Kenyans and avoid chest thumbing so that we can come up with good laws and bring everybody on board. Thank you. view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand to support this Bill as a Member of the Departmental Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Co- operatives. There were amendments that Hon. Millie and Hon. Kimei talked about, on where the Plant Genetic Resources Research Centre should be placed. We will look at those amendments. I hope the Members will support us. It is very clear that when farmers plant the right seeds, they get a bumper harvest. So, it is very critical to have the right seeds for all farmers. view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: In normal circumstances, people in the villages do not know how important the right seeds are. That is why they always recycle the crop that they have harvested from the farms. People in the villages plant the same seeds and they end up not having bumper harvests. It is very important to ensure that our farmers become aware of the seeds that they need to plant. The proposed Plant Genetic Resources Research Centre will ensure that the seeds that we will produce will be friendly to the various soils that are in every area of the country. We need to ... view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: We can see the trend that is in the country on cancer and obesity, which are causing so many deaths. It is because of the unhealthy food which people eat nowadays. It is important that we embrace our organic indigenous seeds so that we can continue to have healthy livelihoods. We need to move on with research and ensure that we have the right seeds all the time. I believe that the Plant Genetic Resources Research Centre is one of the institutions that will be doing continuous research. This is important so that we have the right seeds all the ... view
• 27 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: When we go back in time, we never used to be sick the way we are seeing so many diseases nowadays. When you became sick, your grandmother or whoever you were staying with would make a concoction of herbal medicine and give it to you to drink, and you would be well The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view