Getrude Musuruve Inimah

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: sure you will fit in his shoes. Congratulations for being in this House. However, be objective since you have a reason to be here. Represent your people and represent them effectively. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to make this Statement regarding Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: I rise pursuant to Standing Order 47(1) to make a Statement on an issue of general topical concern, namely, cerebral awareness month. The month of March is globally marked as Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month. Thousands of Kenyans may not be aware of what cerebral palsy is, the symptoms and how to support children with cerebral palsy together with their caregivers. The word cerebral means having to do with the brain, whereas, palsy means weakness or problems with using muscles. Cerebral palsy is a brain disorder that can affect muscles or the brain. To create awareness of cerebral palsy, many people ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: begins to show developmental delays. Mostly children begin to show awkward movements, difficulty following objects with eyes and problems grasping things. Ataxic cerebral palsy is the least common form of cerebral palsy. Dyskinetic cerebral palsy also called Athetoid Cerebral Palsy affects muscles. Children with this type of cerebral palsy have trouble controlling muscle movement. They have twisting abrupt movements. Spastic cerebral palsy is the most common. Children with spastic cerebral palsy have stiff muscles. The stiffness may be in the upper part of the body, lower part of the body or both. In general, the most common symptoms of spastic ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Health services country-wide need to deliberately create awareness to expectant and lactating mothers on healthy lifestyles before and after giving birth and precautionary measures that need to be taken in helping children in their first years of birth develop mentally. This awareness can be incorporated in antenatal clinics. Madam Deputy Speaker, thank you. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I have talked about the three types of CP. Children with CP may experience difficulties in learning which may include a short attention span, motor planning difficulties that is organization and sequencing, perceptual and language difficulties. These can impact on literacy, numeracy and other skills. People keen on supporting children with CP can reach out to families or organizations that deal with CP to find out on various specific points of intervention. Some points of intervention revolve around therapy services, for instance, speech, physio and occupational therapy, provision in foods rich in calcium such as ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to comment on this issue. I commend the extension and support that there is need for extension of time for this report to be brought to the Senate. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in Senate: I thank Sen. Omogeni, the Co-Chair of the Joint Committee and the Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights together with his Committee for what they are doing. Public participation is a constitutional requirement and right. Therefore, there is need for this Joint Committee to analyse the information they got from the public and see what Kenyans want. We want a document that will be acceptable to all Kenyans. For the sake of the people of this country, there is need to set a precedence of having Kenyans feel that they have been represented the way ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to make a Statement of general topical concern on the celebration of International Women’s Day. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No. 47 (1), to make a Statement of general topical concern on the annual International Women’s Day (IWD), celebrated on 8th March every year. IWD is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women’s equality. IWD has occurred for well over a century, with the first IWD gathering in 1911, supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively and everywhere. IWD is not country, group or organization specific. Mr. Speaker, ... view