Francis Chachu Ganya

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 981 to 990 of 1798.

• 17 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I stand guided by my brother. When we were in Naivasha, this is one issue that we negotiated as hon. Members of Parliament. Eventually, unlike the draft we had which basically stated that at the time of divorce we should share whatever we have half-half, we said whatever you had owned before that marriage is yours. This Bill goes with the spirit and letter of the Constitution. It even goes further to ensure that even in polygamous marriages; if a man decides to have two or three wives, the right of the first wife is well ... view
• 17 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: This Bill ensures that our daughters have the right to inherit whatever their family owns. In our culture, we have always discriminated our daughters in favour of our sons. It is wrong and immoral. With our Bill of rights, it ensures that our daughters and sons are equal in every aspect. This is a very important Bill and I think it is really good that it has gone this far. view
• 17 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: This Bill ensures that we become responsible parents or families. In the past, it has been easy to have come-we-stay kind of marriages; courtships and unnecessary divorces; and polygamous marriages when it is unnecessary just because the man feels so. But this time round, this Bill ensures that there are responsibilities which go with it. Because of that, we will be more responsible as families knowing that there will be responsibilities that somebody has to undertake if he decides to divorce or even wants to be polygamous in his marriage. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, in that sense it gives incentives ... view
• 17 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to support the Bill. view
• 25 Sep 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker. Is the Chair of the Committee in order to mislead this House that because of the procedural issues raised by the Speaker, we were not given the chance to debate this when actually a committee of the House sat? It is the Committee which came up with that recommendation and refused those amendments proposed by their members. The Committee is a unit of this House. It is the Committee that has denied the poor the resources that they require through taxation and has ensured that the rich of the rich gain and ... view
• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: Yes, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I just want your guidance as to whether hon. Simba Arati has adhered to the dress code of this House. 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
• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I really want to oppose this amendment. First, most of these institutions of higher education are charging very exorbitant fees for tuition. We should not exempt them unless they will pass those exemptions to our students. But they will not because most of them are commercial. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I do not see any value in this amendment and, therefore, I oppose. view
• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I strongly oppose that amendment. When you look at service delivery both in population and land mass, while some constituencies are so small like Mvita or Kibra, some are so vast like North Horr Constituency which I represent. It is over 38,000 square kilometers. It is bigger than four provinces of Kenya – the whole of Western, Nyanza, Central and seven Nairobis put together. Those constituents have to travel over 80 kilometres to go to the next Government hospital within that county. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified ... view
• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, if we are going to look at the needs of Kenyans and all Kenyans in this country, whether they are in Nairobi, at the Coast or wherever, the land mass must be a factor. It should be a factor. view
• 6 Aug 2013 in National Assembly: I strongly oppose this amendment. view