Florence Mwikali Mutua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Ichung’wah has spoken about the lawyer who has disappeared and it is a big concern. A human being cannot just disappear for two or three days without his family knowing where he is. That has been a big concern. Now that he has talked about his life, it is more worrying. We immediately need to have Hon. Ichung’wah’s security beefed up so that he can be secure. His constituents do not have the power to protect him. So, it is important that the Cabinet Secretary (CS), Maj.-Gen. (Rtd.) Nkaissery, looks into that matter and protects Hon. Ichung’wah. It is ... view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I want to support Hon. Abdullswamad’s amendment. It is good to understand the Constitution. Some of these roles are no longer in the Constitution. Why are we making mistakes? view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, maybe Hon. Otuoma wanted to speak to me. I said Hon. Abdullswamad. We should tell Kenyans the truth that the roles on this amendment no longer exist. We should look for agencies to identify people who will be in these committees. We do not need the Deputy County Commissioners and these other people proposed to be in the committee. Under (h)(ii), “a chairperson shall be appointed at the first sitting of the committee from the persons appointed under paragraphs (e), (f), (g) and (h).” A Member of Parliament is involved in appointment. This is political. Where ... view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I stand to support the amendments on the Bill, I urge Kenyans, as we move towards 2017, to promote the conduct of free and fair elections and a climate of tolerance in which political parties’ activities may take place without coercion, intimidation or reprisals. view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: My colleague has talked about the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). Without belabouring the issue of IEBC, we have raised the issue of a referee not being a player. We have raised how the IEBC can be impartial on some issues. It is out in the public domain. As we move towards 2017, many Kenyans have come out and they are not necessarily members of the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD). This is not a CORD issue. This is an issue for Kenyans. We need all stakeholders to have a round table discussion on how IEBC can be ... view
• 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