3 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Madam Temporary Speaker, on the point of information. The issue of women psychological abuse and harassment in politics is real. Just say that
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3 Mar 2022 in Senate:
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3 Mar 2022 in Senate:
we have not done studies in Kenya, but it is real. The instance of women being told that you are wasting your resources and you will not get an elective position is there and is real.
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3 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity. Kindly allow me to thank Sen. Halake for bringing this Statement of general concern. Indeed, it is coming at the right time when we are getting into elections and there is a lot of intimidation. For sure, research needs to be done because women are facing harassment from male opponents and sometimes they are threatened. There is a lot of bullying. Even men sometimes gather fellow women against a woman who is vying. When this report comes to the Floor of this House, it will be good to be debated. In some ...
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3 Mar 2022 in Senate:
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3 Mar 2022 in Senate:
or I do not think you can give birth.” These things are real on the ground. I thank Sen. Halake for highlighting the plight of women. There is need for the Government to see how they can support women especially during this time. Women can be very genuine with their words, but they may not have the physical muscles and the strong influence that men have. Some men can wear three or more hats. When this report comes to this House, it will be good to look at it and debate it to help the women of Africa, so that ...
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2 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I also thank you for reading the Petition concerning maltreatment of ECDE teachers in Nyamira County. What is happening in Nyamira County is happening in many other counties. It is sad that ECDE, which has a salient role to play in the life of our children, is not given preference when it comes to the allocation of resources. We cannot take education matters for granted. Education matters a lot and we have to get it right from an early stage. You cannot plant a tree and when it comes from ...
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2 Mar 2022 in Senate:
Madam Deputy Speaker, I am a Member of the Standing Committee on Education. I want to let this House know that the issue of Early Childhood Development (ECD) is one that we have addressed many times with the county governments as the Committee on Education. Governors have appeared before us and even the Council of Governors (COG) appeared before us just recently to address the issue of ECD.
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2 Mar 2022 in Senate:
The revelation we got is that County Executives are not keen about early childhood. I think it is because they feel that when they address early childhood, it does not give them political mileage. I want to say on the Floor of this House that we cannot politicise education. As the Senate, we must ensure that county executives are doing the right thing.
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2 Mar 2022 in Senate:
When it comes to even the Salaries and Remuneration Commission (SRC), it is unfortunate that the package that SRC has recommended is very wanting. It is because of the job description that came from the stakeholders. There is need to review the SRC policy on early childhood education. Madam Deputy Speaker, apart from reviewing the salaries of the ECD teachers, if county governments are not able to handle ECD, we can also transfer the function. The ECD is a function of the national Government and this implies that it should also go with the moneys.
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