Gladys Wanga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, it is total blackmail and the Chair should explain why he is withdrawing this amendment if there are forces that are coming in outside of the Committee. The Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare is moving this amendment in trust and on behalf of Committee members who sat for long hours to reach this decision. view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, we should not be bullied or blackmailed by committee chairs. If the Chair is unwilling to move an amendment on behalf of the Committee, he should state it so that individual members can move such amendments. But to reach here and withdraw the amendment is a major act of cowardice and I would urge my own Chair, whom I respect, to resign on the basis of this act of cowardice. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me the chance to speak to this Bill. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, before I go on, one thing on which you probably need to give direction is at what point we press the buttons. Is it when we come into the House at the beginning or is it at the beginning of each and every Order? It is a bit confusing. If you wait until the beginning of an Order, it becomes a bit difficult to reach the queue. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, many families live happily ever after. In fact, when they get married, they never see trouble ahead. This Bill is not for those families. There are many more families who have a lot of difficulties. It is said that when you look at traffic and see two people who are busy reading newspapers and looking opposite directions, it is most likely that they are man and wife. If you see people laughing, that might not be the situation. view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I just came back from the village after attending a very sad burial of my cousin and his wife. For those who might have been in the Press for the last three or four weeks, you might have seen the story of a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officer who shot his wife and himself. That was my first cousin. We all sat and reflected on what could have resulted in that situation. They have lived together for 22 years. They have old children. We all sat and wondered what could have gone through the mind of this gentleman to reach ... view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: inherited in order for the third wife to be inherited; by tradition. These are the circumstances that we are talking about. Nobody should be forced into wife inheritance. Hon. Speaker, talking about damage to property, for example, as domestic violence, I know of circumstances where after a wife disagrees with the husband, she destroys everything in that house to punish the husband. That is malicious damage to property. That is what this Bill is legislating against. Talking of widow cleansing, I have heard some people ask what it is. There are certain outrageous acts that are done to ensure that ... view
• 14 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for welcoming me back and for allowing me this opportunity to contribute. I rise to support this Bill. Before I proceed, allow me to congratulate hon. K1 for being elected the Member for Mathare. Let me also congratulate hon. Kuria for being selected the Member for Gatundu South. view
• 14 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, devolution has really brought life to our villages. Before devolution many of our villages were in the dark--- view
• 14 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the truth of the matter in all honesty is that I did not see women, men and youth of Gatundu South Constituency lining up to cast any vote. That is what I meant. I am speaking in that context. I understand the gazette notice. view