Getrude Musuruve Inimah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I want to summarily say that the HELB should ensure that people who come from low economically endowed families benefit. Currently, they are working to ensure that students of Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions get loans. So, there is need to investigate and ensure that the loanees are protected as much as they get the support. I hope that the Committee on Education will deal with this matter because I would like to listen to the issues. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: We also met officers of the HELB in one of our committees and the issue of clearance came out. From the way they spoke, they seem to be keen to ensuring that they do not come up with harsh measures that will affect Kenyans negatively. So, there is need to investigate the authenticity of this information. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: I thank you. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to continue supporting this Bill by Sen. Mwaura on registration of persons who are intersex. I support it because of the many challenges these persons face daily. Persons who are intersex have major problems with regards to their constitutional rights. Article 28 of the Constitution provides that every person has a right to dignity. However, these persons’ right to dignity is curtailed. Article 26 of the Constitution says everyone has a right to life. However, the intersex children are killed at birth. When their parents realise they are not ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: There is need to come up with a legislative framework that will ensure that these children are not victimised and do not feel sad about their state. We need also to define who an intersex person is. The current definition of intersex states clearly that this person is neither male nor female, or can be in between. That definition does not cater for the different hormonal and social changes that go on in their lives when they mature. The definition that has been proposed by these organisations states as follows: “Intersex is a person who is conceived and born with ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is also another intervention that is surgical. This surgical intervention is way beyond a normal Kenyan. This is because a normal Kenyan may not have the money that is required to go through a surgical intervention in order to change the sex. However, a sure way for such a Kenyan is to have the registration change, so that the person has a tick of intersex. There is also need to sensitize medical practitioners. I watched an intersex person who was remorseful, feeling bad that they are not given proper medical treatment. Sometimes they are neglected. ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to move this Bill. I beg to move that The Kenyan Sign Language Bill (Senate Bills No.15 of 2019) be now read a Second Time. This is an all inclusive Bill. It is a win for the deaf community and towards implementation of gap areas in the Sector Needs Policy that was launched by His Excellency the President when we entered Parliament. It is also a win towards implementing Article 54(2) of the Constitution. Let me give a quick brief on why I came up with this Bill. Kenyans ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this Bill touches on salient issues that give effect to Articles 7(3)(b) and 54(d) of the Constitution on promotion of Kenyan Sign Language. The Constitution allows us to promote Kenyan Sign Language. In as much as the Constitution allows us to promote the Kenyan Sign Language, many people in this country are not aware of what Sign Language means. When we talk of Sign Language, it is a way of expressing concepts and ideas for the purpose of being understood. If you go to Uganda, they have their own way of expressing ideas in Sign Language, ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we talk of Kenyan Sign Language (KSL) in this country, we cannot ignore Prof. Ndurumo. He is the father of sign language in this country. He is the person behind sign language in this country. As a scholar and having attained a PhD in this country, and he is fully deaf, we cannot ignore the sentiments that he has. So, it is well thought and well participated publicly. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Apart from giving effect to Article 7 of the Constitution, it touches on specific pertinent issues that deal with disability. It also deals with education support for the deaf learners. The Bill states clearly that when it comes to education, the deaf learners should be helped to attain the dominant language that is used by the rest of the society. It is because children are in school for a while, but the rest of the time, they are always with the wider society. view