27 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to support.
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26 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. Let me also join you in welcoming the students from Ghanima El-Marzuq Girls High School, Kajiado County into this Senate. I am sure they will learn a lot with regard to how women are active in leadership. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I truly support Sen. Loitiptip for coming up with this Petition. A Petition of this nature has been brought on the Floor of this House before. At one point, I remember Sen. Mwaruma talking about it. I do not know the action which has been taken since that time. I am happy ...
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26 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is need for compensation. We, as a country, cannot run away from it. Human life is precious and it cannot be compared to that of wildlife. Why should we continue to protect animals at the expense of our people? There is need for us to fence off forests, where these animals are. Yes, it true that these animals attract tourists to come our country, and we earn foreign exchange. However, if the disadvantages of tourism overrides its advantages, then we need to think about the whole issue of tourism. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge the Committee ...
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26 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to add my voice to the statement by Sen. Halake. It is a sorry state that women and girls need to declare their virginity publicly before they are married. There are many ways in which girls can lose virginity. Some of the ways include sporting, accident, rape and many other ways. We cannot blame someone for rape. No one chooses to be raped. Rape victims should not be hindered from getting married. This clause is discriminatory. I urge the Senate to interrogate it because we do not want our ...
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26 Feb 2020 in Senate:
There is danger in people feigning virginity by undergoing reconstructive surgery. By the time---
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26 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, Sen. Halake is a Muslim woman and has clearly described the virginity.
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26 Feb 2020 in Senate:
I am of the opinion that men should also declare their virginity. Men should declare publicly that they are virgins and that they have never tasted anyone.
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26 Feb 2020 in Senate:
This clause is discriminatory and it should not be accepted anyone in this Republic. The marginalized community are marginalizing the women further
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26 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I had mentioned earlier, testing has an inferential and not just the connotative meaning. This clause needs to be rethought. We must work with speed to ensure that this clause is either removed or inserted another clause to state that men should also declare their virginity publicly.
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25 Feb 2020 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I want to start by congratulating Sen. Khaniri for coming up with the Statement on the issue of insecurity in Vihiga. 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.
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