Getrude Musuruve Inimah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. This Statement by Sen. Omogeni is very important because we are in the COVID-19 period, where we want people to be home by 7.00 p.m. However, in a situation where people have no homes to go to, it is not the right time for even county governments to demolish houses. I am sure there is quite number of issues and activities that most county governments have put on the shelf until the COVID-19 pandemic is over. When families become homeless because their houses have been demolished, they are exposed to ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to give my comments on this Statement. I would like to thank the Senator for Nyamira for coming up with the Statement. A Statement of this nature came to the Floor of this House where workers were just The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: dismissed and no compensation was done. An example was in Kakamega County where workers were dismissed by Mumias Sugar Company but they were not compensated. As a Senate, we have to see how to protect workers in this country. At a time like this during the COVID-19 pandemic, it is unreasonable to just dismiss workers and fail to compensate or cushion them during this hard time. Workers also have basic needs just like anybody else. They have families with school fees to pay and require medication. It was unthinkable for tea pickers to be dismissed just like that. When we ... view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I am in the same Committee. I respect my Chair but even the Senator chairing the Ad-Hoc Committee on COVID-19 situation in Kenya, Sen. Sakaja, said clearly on the Floor of this House that there is much that needs to be done by the Ministry of Education. There is need to come up with elaborate responses to these concerns that have been raised about education because learning, as Sen. Sakaja said, is wanting and not taking place the way it should. view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: There is need for the Cabinet Secretary (CS) to also come here so that we engage with him. view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity once more to second this Bill. This Bill comes in handy to effect some important issues in our Constitution. It effects Article 53 on the rights of children, Article 14 on right to citizenship and Article 43 on tenable standards of health. view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: It also effects the Abuja Declaration that Kenya signed and stated that 15 per cent of the national revenue needs to go to health to improve it. This Bill needs to be taken seriously to ensure that these Articles and what Kenya signed to during the Abuja Declaration are effected. view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: The Bill will also ensure access to family planning services. According to this Bill, everyone has a right to get information about family planning. When it comes to issues of family planning, people need to be told about the various methods of family planning. They need to be told about the pros and cons, so that from that information, they make an informed decision on whether or not they are going to take family planning. view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, apart from family planning, the Bill comes in to give a right to assisted reproduction. There are families where couples are barren. When this Bill takes effect, no family will say that they do not have children. That will be on their own accord because this Bill gives people a right to be assisted to have children. view
• 2 Jun 2020 in Senate: It also brings in the issue of gametes donation or sponsoring. Whoever is going to donate the gamete is told in advance the pros and cons. The gamete donor also needs to be told the right she has when it comes to a baby born out of gamete donation. The gamete sponsor has no right at all. Also, according to this Bill, there is an age limit for gamete sponsors. There is an age limit for commissioning parents, so a gamete sponsor should be someone who is mature. Apart from the person being mature, according to this Bill, the gametes ... view