Getrude Musuruve Inimah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: It is Gertrude. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker Sir for giving me this opportunity to move this motion. I beg to move - THAT, AWARE THAT sport has the unique ability to transcend linguistic, cultural and social barriers, making it an excellent platform for inclusion and adaptation of different groups; FURTHER AWARE THAT the universal popularity of sport and its physical, social and economic development benefits makes it an ideal tool for fostering the inclusion and well-being of persons with disabilities; COGNIZANT of the fact that persons with disabilities often face societal barriers and disability evokes negative perceptions and discrimination in many societies ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: 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
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: 1. Create a Para Sports Association in each of the 47 counties, affiliated to the National Paralympic Committee, and responsible for the development and promotion of Para Sports within the counties. 2. Submit an annual report to the Senate on the activities of the Para Sports associations, including the amounts of money spent on disability sports, and the number of paralympic games, teams and players sponsored by the county during the year. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The reason I came up with this Motion is because it is an issue of great concern. Persons with disabilities (PWDs) have sports that have not been promoted. When we talk of Paralympic sports, we refer to sports that are played by persons with physical disabilities. There are some people who have disabilities that can be seen. For instance, there are those who do not have one hand. Some do not have two hands, some have one leg, some miss both legs and some are even blind. However, most of these people are talented, ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: When we go out there we find that we have PWDs who are talented in sports, but they do not have support from the counties. This is a very sad affair. For example, I will give an example of a county that I visited in 2017. I was invited to oversee the national Paralympic games in Bungoma County. When I went there, I found that the county executive members were not present to watch or even coordinate the games. This was a national event, it was a sorry state because the athletes who were there were not provided with breakfast, ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: It is important for--- view
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for your intervention. It is important for us to have a county and even national conversation concerning PWDs. Many times PWDs are discriminated in national conversations. I represent PWDs in this House and all the 47 counties. If there is discrimination out there and we are not heard, I view
• 27 Nov 2019 in Senate: 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