Getrude Musuruve Inimah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to air my views concerning this very important Motion. I commend Sen. Kibiru for coming up with such a timely Motion because all nations of the world are talking about their vision for the future. Kenya is not an exceptional. Kenya is looking at Vision 2030, and when you are talking of Vision 2030, you are looking at a situation where at the end of the day we want Kenya to become an industrialized nation, and improve the middle-income economy. This would translate to a higher per capita income for citizens. Madam ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Article 43 (2) talks about issues of emergency in terms of medical treatment. As we speak now, there are some people who find themselves in emergencies but do not receive medical treatment. This is uncalled for and not constitutionally right. There are instances where one hears that mothers have given birth by the roadside and have been helped and patients die when waiting for medical attention. This is unconstitutional and should never arise. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: The Constitution also speaks about social security for persons who are not able to defend themselves. In this Senate, quite a number of Senators have talked about insecurity. Insecurity should not be condoned. If we are going to walk the talk about defending Article 43(2) of our Constitution, we must ensure that everyone has security. This includes the vulnerable and helpless. It is a constitutional requirement that if they are not able to provide security for themselves and their dependants, the State should come in. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: There are some counties where one finds that in some villages there are no police posts. If someone is attacked, thugs will even take their time cooking and laughing in that house and search everywhere to see whether they will get any valuables. In some situations they even pack all the belongings in a lorry and go. This should never occur in a country that seeks to defend the Constitution; that says that even people who are vulnerable should be given protection by the State. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: There should never be incomplete projects. This is because in every county there is need for an assessment to know what the needs of the county are. If security is an issue, then it should be in the budget so that a police post is erected and security measures are even taken for the purpose of mwananchi. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, when we are talking of the Big Four Agenda, they are what I am articulating about now because it is enshrined in Article 43 of our Constitution. When it comes to counties, the development agenda should be aligned to the Big Four Agenda and the Constitution. A county should not just come up and decided they are going to do this and that. There is need for a needs assessment to find out what the needs of the county are. Even after doing the needs assessment, there is need for public participation for people to say what ... view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, there is need for indicators of development in every county because each county is given a budget for development. There is need for indicators of development in every county. If you go to any of the 47 counties, there is need to see a physical indicator of development. It should not just be paper work where many people say that what they spent in a certain year, for example, Kshs800 million or Kshs100 million. What are these things that are being done? There is need for the Senate to oversight and that is our work. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: We need to be facilitated so that we are able to go to the counties and confirm with the paperwork and the physical development that money has been used in such a way that the mwananchi will benefit from devolution. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: There is need even for development projects to be measurable. Every year I believe that a county has projects that are intended to be completed. Those projects must be measureable so that they are completed within that financial year. If not, someone must be held accountable. view
• 20 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, in some counties one will find a road or hospital was being constructed and was not completed yet the contractors have already been paid. I want to suggest on the Floor of this House that contractors’ payment should be staggered. There is no reason of paying a contractor before we see deliverables. In some counties, contractors are paid money even before the project starts. Therefore, by the time the project starts you find some contractors will end up using the money for unintended purposes. That should not arise because we are talking of public funds and money ... view