Gladys Wanga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we speak with a lot of bitterness because as I speak, 60 per cent of fish processing factories in Homa Bay, a county that I represent have closed down. There is no more fish processing. Those jobs are gone. Where will our people turn to? Where are they expected to go and to which Government? Is this Jubilee Government listening or we are too Opposition to be listened to? Those are questions that must be answered. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. With those many remarks, let me not dilute it any further. Let me give this opportunity to others to also contribute. Thank you. view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I want to support Hon. Mishi’s amendment. She is proposing to delete clause 45, which is repealing Section 18 in the NLC Act. Firstly, the argument that we already deleted the definition of “board” does not hold water because we even opposed the deletion of that definition. Secondly, the big problem that the Committee says those boards have is the approval by the county assemblies. If the approval of the county assemblies is the problem, we should introduce an amendment to deal with that specific problem, instead of deleting the boards completely. Section 18 of NLC ... view
• 5 May 2016 in National Assembly: This is precisely what Hon. Mbadi was saying: You are taking away the function of NLC and giving it to the CS. You then say “we are now asking the CS to consult with the NLC.” The wording that had been proposed by Hon. Mbadi, which is to propose policy, upon receipt of the recommendation of the NLC, is proper. That is so that the NLC has its place. The CS will then operate upon that recommendation. Taking this role and giving it to the CS, hence letting him be in control and tell them to consult, is not possible. ... view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. As explained by the Departmental Committee Chair, this amendment begins to take care of what Hon. Mishi was raising. We are very keen to operate under the regime of the Matrimonial Property Act as passed by this House. That brings in a bit of comfort. There is just the question that Hon. Mishi asked, which Hon. Serut was very keen to answer. It is the difference between “tenants in common” and “joint tenants”. So, can we just get that explanation in the process? However, this is a step in the right direction. view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, if we delete the definition of the word “board” as provided how do we redefine it? The Departmental Committee Chair has explained about the boards, but it is being disputed that the NLC has its boards. view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, the deletion I am referring to is that proposed by Hon. Mishi. We are deleting the definition but we are not providing a new definition. When you delete a definition and you do not provide a new definition, what are we dealing with? What it means is that you are killing any board that is on the ground. The Departmental Committee Chair said that the NLC should have its own structure but can that be defined as a board? view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, my understanding is that Hon. Mishi wanted us to delete Clause 42. What I was contributing on is what Clause 42, if left in place, will be doing. Clause 42 is deleting the definition of the word “board”. If that definition is deleted as it is indicated there, then what suffices? What is the new definition of “board”? That is my concern. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I began moving this Motion last week. I have moved for 10 minutes and there is a balance of 10 minutes. I hope I could get a few extra minutes. I would like to recap what I said then for the benefit of the Members who were not here. view
• 23 Mar 2016 in National Assembly: This Motion is seeking approval of the National Assembly for the Government to offer scholarship to, at least, one Medical Masters student in each county to study oncology. They shall be further compelled to serve in county hospitals. Let me just give a brief recap of the statistics. Globally, cancer causes more deaths than HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis (TB) and malaria combined. It is also said that 70 per cent of the cancer burden is in low and middle-income countries. These statistics go against the normal thinking that cancer is a rich man’s disease. It has come across the board. The old, ... view