Getrude Musuruve Inimah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 May 2019 in Senate: I commend Sen. Kasanga for coming up with this Bill. Worldwide, all countries are talking about Sustainable Development Goals ( SDGs ) and this Bill is addressing SDG No.3; the well-being of people. We cannot talk about looking at the wellbeing of our people if we are not keen about the mental health of the very people. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Before I say much concerning this Bill, there is the issue of a label. Many times people have been labeled and it is painful. Sometimes when someone has a disability, psychological problem or going through some stressful moments and it is concurrent, instead of that issue being addressed, people will call him or her ―that lunatic‖ or ―that mad person‖. At times, families are labeled as ‗the family of so and so‘ or ‗the lady who talks to herself and is not mentally stable.‘ A label is terrible because when one is labeled, he loses his human dignity and becomes ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: what is the cause and how can it be treated? From the Bill, mental disorders are not permanent. They are curable and someone can go back to society and be productive. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as we talk of recoverability, there is need to sensitise the public and communities, so that when somebody has been cured from a mental disorder, he should not be seen as an outcast. The person should be allowed to be part of the society and go on with his life. Sometimes you cannot even blame the society because many people may not know how to ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: (b) resigns from office by notice in writing addressed to the Cabinet Secretary; (c) is adjudged bankrupt or enters into a composition scheme or arrangement with the person‘s creditors; (d) is convicted of a criminal offence and sentenced to imprisonment for a term exceeding six months; or (e) is removed from office under any of the circumstances specified in Section 4B.‖ Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a gap that was not addressed in the principal Act. Therefore, this particular amendment comes to address this gap. For example, when a board member has gross misconduct, it is possible for that ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Some parents do not even want them to go for half term. They do not go for them. However, the special needs teachers are the most poorly paid. You will find those who have graduated with degrees and masters teaching in primary schools. Most of them are not promoted and their salaries are not increased, and the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) does not care. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is need for us, as a nation, to empathize with children with disabilities and people with mental illness. If we do not do that, it will be so sad. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, kindly add me two minutes. As we speak, the Competency Based Curriculum (CBC) was rolled out. However, I can assure you that books have not been procured. I am a Person with Disability (PWD) and have been making a lot of noise, but who cares? If nobody can listen to me yet I am a legislator with disability, who will listen to the common man with a disability? view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: This is something that must be addressed. The Ministry of Education and the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) must address this. This should reach the President because when it comes to presidential acknowledgements, PWDs are not acknowledged, yet they do so much for this country. I hope one day God will allow me to sit with the President. I will tell him what is happening because sometimes his advisors do not advise him correctly. The PWDs also need accolades and state recognition. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Prof. Ndurumo is the father of sign language in this country, but who cares? He has a lot of knowledge to offer Kenyans, but nobody has recognised him. There is need to recognise PWDs and people who take care of mental health patients because they add value to this country. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I hope that what I have said will not just pass like that. I hope one day I will be called to tell them what I am saying, so that we talk and see how PWDs can be given state recognition. view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: I thank you. view