Gideon Kimutai Koske

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: THAT, Clause 156 of the Bill be amended by deleting the word “Director” wherever it appears and substituting therefor the word “Secretary”. It is on the same note - to align with nomenclature changes - because the Directorate of Children Services is now headed by a Secretary of Children Services. view
• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: I beg to move: THAT, Clause 158 of the Bill be amended by deleting the word “Director” wherever it appears and substituting therefor the word “Secretary”. It also is on the same issue - to align with nomenclature changes. The Directorate of Children Services is now headed by a Secretary of Children Services. view
• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: I beg to move: THAT Clause 172 of the Bill be amended by deleting the word “Director” wherever it appears and substituting therefor the word “Secretary”. This is to align the Bill with the nomenclature changes as the Directorate of Children Services will now be headed by the Secretary of Children Services. view
• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT Clause 174 of the Bill be amended by– (a) deleting the word “Director” wherever it appears and substituting therefor the word “Secretary”; (b) deleting sub clause (2); (c) deleting sub clause (7). This is to align the Bill with the nomenclature changes as the Directorate of Children Services will now be headed by the Secretary of Children Services. It is also to delete two sub- clause (2) because foster care refers to placement of children under the care of an individual or spouses and not under an institution. Sub-clause (7) is ... view
• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT Clause 175 of the Bill be amended– (a) by deleting the word “Director” wherever it appears and substituting therefor the word “Secretary”; (b) by deleting sub clause (2) and substituting therefor the following new sub clause– (2) On receipt of the application referred to in subsection (1), the Secretary shall conduct due diligence, including ascertaining the criminal liability of the prospective foster parent, and prepare a report containing information relating to the matters specified in Rules made under this Act. (c) in sub-clause (4) by inserting the words “for a period ... view
• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: As per what Hon. Millie has said, the OCS should be notified. I agree with that position. So, I withdraw the amendment to sub-clause (5). We are now in agreement that the OCS should notify the Secretary of Children Services within 24 hours as per the law. view
• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: That is a new sub-clause (5) (a). view
• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: Yes, we are retaining the first three amendments and withdrawing the amendment to sub-clause (5) while introducing a new sub-clause requiring the OCS to notify the Secretary of Children Services within 24 hours. view
• 17 May 2022 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move: THAT Clause 176 of the Bill be amended by inserting the following new sub- clauses immediately after sub clause (2)– “(2A) A person who is convicted by a Court of competent jurisdiction for any of the offences in the Fourth Schedule or similar offences shall not be appointed to be a foster parent.” “(2B) Subsection (2) shall not apply to a person who applies be to a foster parent to an intersex child.” This is to provide for the rights of intersex children to receive foster care and not embed the gender ... view