8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
As an activist for environmental protection, she was recognized and won many awards, including the Edinburgh Medal, Better World Society Award and the Conservation Scientist Award among others.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
She was the first woman in East and Central Africa to earn a PhD in 1971 and was also a presidential candidate in the 1997 general elections on a Liberal Party of Kenya ticket.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Dr. Grace Onyango known by her friends as Nyar Bungu, was the first Kenyan woman mayor, when she was elected in Kisumu in 1965. She used this position to fight for women’s place in leadership and politics.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Hon. Charity Ngilu, christened as Mama Ngilu, in 1997 scratched at the highest and hardest of glass ceilings by becoming Kenya’s first female presidential candidate. She came in fourth, leaving an indelible mark on the political landscape. Most important, she always finds ways of re-inventing herself, hence sending a message to her female kind never to give up in seeking for opportunities. She is currently on the frontline of
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Sen. (Dr.) Mwaura has brought an important Statement to the Floor of the House. It touches on the real life issues affecting PwDs. In Nairobi City County, I have witnessed many times PwDs lacking parking space. Sometimes cars parked in slots reserved for PwDs do not belong to PwDs. You do
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
not even see a PwD sticker. You will find big cars like Mercedes and Prados in parking slots meant for PwDs.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
This is unfair because Kenya is a signatory to State parties that signed the Convention on PwDs Rights. The rights of PwDs are enshrined in the Constitution under accessibility for PwDs. Parking lots for PwDs in Nairobi City County are unavailable and it is a nightmare.
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8 Mar 2022 in Senate:
As you rule on which Committee will deal with the Statement, Nairobi City County Government should be summoned to explain why they have not adhered to the constitutional right on the accessibility for PwDs. I remember one of my encounters with the city askaris here in Nairobi City County. I wanted to park my vehicle, but I did not have a place to park. On the other hand, there was a car without a disability sticker that had been parked on the disability slot. I caused a lot of drama until the owner of the vehicle was brought to free ...
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