Gladys Wanga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: People have canvassed the issue of sufficient personnel. It is a very serious issue because when we talk about the Health Bill and healthcare, we cannot speak about it in isolation of the issue of sufficient personnel within our facilities. I am particularly concerned with personnel that is specialised in illness such as cancer and other chronic illnesses. When you go through cancer 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
• 10 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for adding me that minute. I was contributing to the issue of having clinical officers in charge of health centres. Nurses should also be allowed there so that we are not restrictive. view
• 10 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: As I finish, there are very disturbing news that has been brought here, that a journalist has been arrested in the precincts of Parliament. That sets us back as far as the freedom of Press and information is concerned. We must condemn that seriously. You cannot arrest a journalist within the precincts of Parliament. I speak to that as the Chair of Information and Public Communication of the Parliamentary Service Commission. view
• 10 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- 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
• 15 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: THAT, aware that cancer is a leading cause of death globally with more than 70 per cent of all cancer deaths occurring in developing countries; further aware that in Kenya, the disease ranks third among the main causes of death after infections and cardiovascular diseases and accounts for up to 18,000 deaths annually, with over 82,000 new cases reported annually; noting that over one- third of cancer patients experience clinical anxiety and depression, profoundly affecting families psychologically and economically; cognizant of the fact that some of the patients travel up to 600 kilometers to the Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH), the ... view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise under Standing Order No.95. Given that this particular Bill has been canvased quite a bit since yesterday and even today Members have spoken very extensively to it, and that ahead of us we still have the High Court Organization and Administration Bill, the Court of Appeal (Organization and Administration) Bill and the Small Claims Court Bill coming up, will I be in order to submit that the Mover be now called upon to reply? Thank you. view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support this amendment because it brings in the responsible departments of the Government, the Commission for University Education (CUE) and the technical training institutions. The only gap which has also been pointed out is within paragraph (h). When you have a person appointed from the 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
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: largest representative of employers, you also need to have a representative of employees. Because we worked on the Bill and we moved it from being a youth-specific to a general employment Bill and we stressed on the affirmative action for the youth, with this composition, I want to agree that we still need to have somebody that represents the interests of young people so that the affirmative action that we have been speaking about is seen and included within the Board. view
• 7 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I hear the concerns of Hon. Jessica. But, removing the word “youth” does not mean we are alienating the youth. It just means that we are having the youth plus any other Kenyan who is job-seeking. The reality of job-seeking in this country is that a majority of those seeking jobs are actually youths; in fact, 70 per cent of them. But, we do not want to say that one cannot benefit if he or she is 36 or 40 years old. We are having the youth but they are accommodating everybody else. The ... view