4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. I would like to also take this opportunity to welcome the students from Bungoma and Narok counties. I was in Bungoma County last week and passed through Lusaka Road. You did a commendable job and the people there are nostalgic concerning your work. I strongly support this Petition because I was a lecturer at the university. At that time, the students who were studying law were failing compared to other courses. In fact, there is no reason a student should fail a university examination as it is one of the easiest to ...
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4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I also want to welcome the students of Gititu Secondary School into the House. These visits by the students coming to the House is not in vain because after some years, some of them will find themselves seated here as Senators and leaders. Coming here is something very good. I commend their teachers and the school authority for allowing the students to come and see what exactly happens. We want you to know what leadership really entails. By seeing what we are doing and hearing what we say here, it ...
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4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
Pursuant to Standing Order No.48 (1), I rise to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Labour and Social Welfare concerning compliance to article 54 (2) of the Constitution on representation of Persons with Disabilities (PWD) to elective and appointive bodies. In the Statement, the Committee should- (i) Table a detailed report indicating how many members of the public living with disabilities have been hired, appointed and promoted in the public sector in the last three years. (ii) Explain the state of implementation of the constitutional provision that provides for progressive implementation of the principle that at least 5 ...
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4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
An observation is that quite a number of organizations are shying away from employing PWDs. Sometimes you find that PWDs may be having papers but they lack jobs. There is a way in which county governments can deliberately choose to---
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4 Jun 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir.
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30 May 2019 in Senate:
Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity. I join you in welcoming the girls from the two girls‟ school to the Senate Chambers.
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30 May 2019 in Senate:
It is a noble thing for the two schools to visit the Chambers, so that they can interact with the Senate and see for themselves that it is important and possible for women to work hard and be leaders.
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30 May 2019 in Senate:
This is a good mentorship programme. The fact they have come to the Senate and seen women engage in women national issues is a plus for this country.
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30 May 2019 in Senate:
I encourage them to work hard, so that they can have papers. Therefore, it will be a plus for the society. This is because women are the salt of the family and the fabric of community. An enlightened woman is an enlightened nation.
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30 May 2019 in Senate:
It is not a waste of time for them to come to the Senate to see how we debate. Therefore, I encourage them to be morally upright as they go through their school. I urge them to listen to teachers because they are their parents in school.
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