Getrude Musuruve Inimah

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• 15 Jun 2022 in Senate: Every year on 13th June, the International Albinism Awareness Day (IAAD) is observed in celebration of the human rights of people with albinism and to raise awareness on their health condition. Albinism happens due to lack of pigmentation (melanin) in the hair, skin and eyes, which makes a person vulnerable to the sun and bright light. The genesis of IAAD dates recently in the mid-2000s. While it had been reported that persons with albinism globally faced discrimination and stigma, information on cases of physical attacks against persons with albinism was mainly available from countries in Africa. There were reports of ... view
• 15 Jun 2022 in Senate: The UN Human Rights Council, further through its Resolution No. 26/10 of 26th June, 2014, recommended 13th June to be marked as IAAD. However, the day first became official when the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) adopted a resolution on 18th December, 2014, that proclaimed 13th June as IAAD, with the first observance taking place on 13th June, 2015. The theme of the IAAD this year is: United in Making Our Voice Heard . The theme was chosen for various reasons as follows- (a) To include voices of persons with albinism to ensure equality; (b) To encourage and celebrate unity ... view
• 15 Jun 2022 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, kindly protect me. view
• 15 Jun 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Because of this background, most children with albinism develop low self-esteem from a tender age. Apart from the low self-esteem, the lack of melanin in their eyes makes those living with albinism, particularly susceptible to skin cancer as ultraviolet radiation from the sun cannot be absorbed. Insufficient melanin in the eyes also leads to reduced vision. I take this opportunity to commend people with albinism who have defied the odds and proved to the world that they are able to live a life that is as normal as possible within their perceived disadvantages and are ... view
• 15 Jun 2022 in Senate: The efforts of Goldalyn Kakuya from Kakamega County who hit the headlines in 2017 when she emerged as the best candidate in the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) with 455 marks out of 500, cannot go unmentioned. She defied all odds to be the top student and demonstrated to the world that disability should be celebrated rather than rejected. As we commemorate this day, I wish to call upon Kenyans in all walks of life to accept PWDs and know that PWDs have the potential to make it and live a productive life as long the environment is enabling. ... view
• 15 Jun 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. Allow me to thank the Petitioners for bringing this Petition before us because it their constitutional right to do so. Anyone can petition. We are here to listen to the petitions that come from Kenyans so that we can give an empathic ear and ensure service delivery for everyone. The Petitioners are justified in coming up with the Petition. One of the issues that have come out clearly - which is also their prayer - is that of promotion. They need to be promoted. They are also praying that there be an ... view
• 15 Jun 2022 in Senate: lives. Even though they have signed it, we need to make sure that we are not also discouraging, but encourage them to perform their duties. As we adjourn sine die, I hope that some of the urgent issues like these will call for the Senate to come and sort out issues that are affecting the common man until the next Parliament. I support. view
• 15 Jun 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support this Report. I thank the Committee for coming up with this elaborate Report. I also thank Sen. (Eng.) Hargura for the lengthy update. I am happy with the way the Report has been presented. It is in four volumes and each volume gives a section of the counties that were visited. In the Report, it is very clear that they met county executives and the kind of sittings they had were not just usual sittings. They were investigatory sittings where they investigated how money had been used in ... view
• 15 Jun 2022 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the Committee also observed that various financial laws were flouted. This is very serious. Financial laws are there to guide the executives in the manner in which they use the money. I candidly tell the executives that when this Committee goes to the counties to do an investigatory search, it is not that they are after county governments. They are just helping county executives to use the money wisely and ensure service delivery in the counties. The Senate allocates money to counties but it does not have an oversight fund. This means that Senators cannot individually go ... view
• 14 Jun 2022 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me this opportunity, to join you in welcoming students from Kajiado County. This is a very opportune and good moment for an academic trip. I know there are so many students in this Republic who have never even related with the legislative arm of Government. Their coming here will be memorable. Parliament constitutes the National Assembly and the Senate. The Senate plays a major role when it comes to legislation. The Senate has a salient role in ensuring that it represents the interests of the counties. This means that even the County ... view