Getrude Musuruve Inimah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, as we talk about the ―handshake‖ the women are also trying to see how they can be part of the Building Bridges Initiative. That is why they are starting the Women Brigade to ensure that we help in bringing peace and unity. This is to ensure that the love of Kenyans transcends ethnicity, tribe, political parties and everything else. We must look at ourselves as Kenyans before anything else. We need to see ourselves as one nation. With unity we can achieve so much. However, when we are divided in terms of political affiliations, ethnicity and ... view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: I support the ―handshake‖ between the former Prime Minister, Rt. Hon. Raila Amollo Odinga and the President. As I speak, the Building Bridges Initiative Committee is visiting all counties to collect the views of Kenyans on what can be done to unite the country and move forward. This is what we need as a nation. We want unity and oneness. As leaders, we must go beyond ethnicity and political parties. view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: This is a gift we can give to our children. The President said that he will not turn back in ensuring that he gives a gift to the children of this nation, which will be a better Kenya than we inherited. When we speak of giving a gift to our children, it means that we will make sure that they pick the right baton from us. That will ensure unity as we forge forward as a country. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the ... view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: In his Speech the President also said that Kshs1.7 trillion has been remitted to counties. This is well-meaning. However, there is need for accountability because that is a lot of money. Disbursing money to counties is not enough; we must have deliverables. The counties must say: ―This is the money we received, these are the projects we did and these are the indicators.‖ view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, indicators are very important because if they are not there, then there is no need of disbursing money to counties. I remember the President in his State of the Nation Address last year saying that devolution was not a baby. Therefore, counties should deliver services to citizens of Kenya. Counties and governors must ensure they report to the Senate what they did with the money that was allocated to them. This will show that they are delivering services to wananchi, because devolution is about that. view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: We need to have deliverables and should not relent especially when it comes to our oversight role. However, as the Senate, we are clearly a limping duck when it comes to issues of oversight. This is because we are supposed to oversight, yet we do not have the teeth. There is no way we can do so if we have not even been facilitated. view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Our biggest role is to represent the counties and their interests. It is not possible to do that without money. There is, therefore, need for a reasonable budget to be set aside for the purpose of ensuring that Senators are able to legislate as Article 96 of the Constitution demands. We are not able to do that and there is need for that to be taken into account. view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was also happy about the President‘s Speech when he said that reforms in Kenya will be farmer-centric. If they will be so, let the sugarcane farmers be paid up to the last cent. We have a duty as a nation to encourage farmers wherever they are. Most of the time they are discouraged and some of them stop engaging in farming. Who do we want to protect and encourage our farmers if we cannot? For instance, if maize and sugar are imported from elsewhere, how do we expect the Kenyan farmers to be encouraged to ... view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: We have to live and walk our talk. If we say that we are farmer-centred, we have to ensure that all their needs are factored and they are happy. I am happy that there is a task force to look into the sugarcane issue. However, that taskforce should report here that all the sugarcane farmers have been paid. Three weeks ago, there was a meeting in Kisumu where farmers were complaining that all of them had not been paid. view
• 10 Apr 2019 in Senate: As a House, we must support our farmers because we are here to defend the counties and their interests. If we cannot defend the farmers, then we have no business being here in the Senate or even standing before Kenyans. What are we telling Kenyans if farmers have not been paid and they decide not to farm anymore? Where do we expect them to go? view