Gladys grew up in a political family. Her father the late John Nyasuna, was a councillor and chairperson of Kisumu County Council. Gladys emulated him and developed interest in politics at an early age. In 2003, when at Kenyatta University she became the first female to be elected as the Secretary General of the Student’s Union. After University she remained active in politics and engaged in ODM party politics while still working in LVCT Health. In her term of service, she seeks empowerment of women and youth and education for the girl child. In parliament, Gladys spearheaded the formation of the Information and Public Communication committee.
1 Sep 2016 in National Assembly:
Three minutes.
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1 Sep 2016 in National Assembly:
Three minutes.
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1 Sep 2016 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady.
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1 Sep 2016 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady.
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1 Sep 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I request that you repeat Clause 5. There were a lot of consultations and we were unable to follow. Please, repeat Clause 5. Meanwhile, the mood of the House is that we will not accept any amendments to these Bills. I would like to request the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to kindly drop his amendments in the spirit we had since the Election Offences Bill so that we dispense of this business.
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1 Sep 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I request that you repeat Clause 5. There were a lot of consultations and we were unable to follow. Please, repeat Clause 5. Meanwhile, the mood of the House is that we will not accept any amendments to these Bills. I would like to request the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs to kindly drop his amendments in the spirit we had since the Election Offences Bill so that we dispense of this business.
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1 Sep 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I agree with the cleaning up of our names and so on, but it is not the right time, place and point. We will do this at a later date. There are no amendments on this one.
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1 Sep 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I agree with the cleaning up of our names and so on, but it is not the right time, place and point. We will do this at a later date. There are no amendments on this one.
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31 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. I would like to support the Election Laws (Amendment) Bill. I thank our leadership and the Joint Parliamentary Select Committee that worked hard to build consensus and bring a Bill that is nearly acceptable. I thank the leaders of the two coalitions in this country for agreeing to work together to move this country forward as far as electoral reforms are concerned. Some of the people who agitated for electoral reforms lost their lives during the street protests that took place in this country. I honour them for putting their lives ...
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31 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
I am disappointed that a course that was meant to be bigger than all of us has been hijacked by some later-day Pharisees to achieve their own selfish ends. I am a bit sad that we are going to stand here trying to help a few people to meet a few selfish ends of building one big basket party, and yet Kenya is a multiparty state. Having made those remarks, I would like to say that the fact that we are going to have one voter register is very important because we have had a green book, a yellow book ...
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