Gathoni Wamuchomba

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Women are victims of what I call infantalisation. They are always graded like children or infants. We hear so often women being referred to as infants in the way we categorise them. For example, when you talk about special groups, they are women and children. Why do we not say men and children? Women are grouped with children even when we have political activities like food rationing in villages. They are grouped with children and that is called infantalisation. I am privy to this kind of information because in as much as people do not think politicians are scholars, I ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Women are victims of what I call objectivation. Women are given value on the basis of how many cows were paid for their dowry or how many goats are going to be paid for their dowry in future. When they get into the homesteads of their husbands, they are viewed as objects based on the price that was paid. Therefore, their space even in politics is viewed through the same lenses. Their space for political activations is limited. As I support this Bill, I want to urge the House, especially when it comes to the Third Reading, to allow the ... view
• 16 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: we say that women are part of special interest groups, as a scholar, I want to say something which is a bit controversial, but is the truth. Women are the majority when it comes to the Kenyan population, but it is not convincing enough that even with the huge population, women do not occupy many political leadership slots. That is a problem without a name. Historically, we had a feminist called Betty Friedan who wrote a very popular book known as: The Problem That Has No Name . This was during the women’s suffrage movement in the United Kingdom (UK) ... view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Indeed, I have come running because I was not in the House. When I realised that this Treaty is being discussed this afternoon, I made every effort to be here, first, because I belong to the Information, Communication and Innovation Committee, which has been handling this matter. Secondly, because I am an artiste having practised in the media for the last 23 years… Therefore, I felt I needed to make my contribution on this Treaty. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: This Treaty could not have come at a better time than now, when we are heavily burdened with fund raisings geared towards supporting some old artists who were once swimming in glory, but today are languishing in poverty. I happen to have personal friends who were composers of music, dancers and singers and I have listened to their stories about the early 1980s. They actually share their stories with us. I want to quote some parts of their narrations because it is important to give facts in this House. I happen to have personal relationships with a few musicians like ... view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Joseph Kamaru. The three artists always narrate to us how they swam in money when the copyright issues in this country were respected. In fact, I remember the late Joseph Kamaru at one time told me how he could afford to hire a helicopter from Nairobi to Mombasa for a performance. Unfortunately, today, I do not think our Kenyan musicians can afford such kind of lifestyle because their work has been copyrighted and pirated. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Just the other day, we had a young boy who was featured in every social media platform in Kenya called Mathwiti . I am sure you probably got to experience the kind of flamboyance the boy was swimming in. Unfortunately, I visited his home a few days ago and was saddened to realise that this boy requires a pair of shoes to go to school in. Yet, his voice has been used in almost every new song produced in Kenya. This is why we need such treaties, not only put on paper, but also implemented. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: I was once a radio presenter and the kind of radio presentation involved my own intellect knowledge and practice. I would do a radio show for four hours. At one time, I was driving from Nairobi to Nakuru and was shocked to find someone selling my work which I had presented in that morning around 1.00 p.m. in the streets of Nakuru. It was my voice and content and somebody was listening to me on radio in the morning and by 1.00p.m., this content was on the streets. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: Unfortunately, I was not in a position to follow-up because I did not know what to do. I imagine there are many other artists who have issues with their copyrights going through what some of us have gone through in the past. Now that we are privileged to be in this House, the onus is on us. We should ensure that such treaties are implemented and followed-up to ensure that people who have been victims of these kinds of scams are protected and given a dignified life. view
• 17 Sep 2019 in National Assembly: With that, this afternoon, I support this treaty. view