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.
28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I would like to move a further amendment to this amendment, so that subsection 6 of the New Clause 19A shall read as follows:- “A candidate who, or a political party or a referendum committee which fails to disclose funds or donations as required under this Act shall have committed an offence under this Act”.
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28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the intervention button on my gadget is on. I did not quite mean to comment on this matter but now that I have the Floor, I would like to know how the Committee considered the levels of “untying” the electorates in terms of how much money one spends on them.
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28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
Yes, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. We have covered the issue of geographical size but we have not covered the issue of the dynamics of the geography. For example, when you run in Nairobi and I run in a rural constituency, does it make a difference in terms of how much I actually spend? Apart from I having a higher population, does it not make a difference in terms of how much money I actually spend in terms of urban, rural dynamics? Even if you were to add things like the poverty index, there are some places where you go to ...
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28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I am just worried that you are omitting a very important amendment proposed by Hon. Nyikal. I think it is valid.
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28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
I move that in part (b) the words “foreigner,” “foreign intergovernmental organization” and “non-governmental organization” be deleted and 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.
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28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
insert the words “directly from” after the words “not being”. This is so that (b) will read “contributions from a lawful source, not being directly from a foreign government.”
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28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
I will read “contributions from a lawful source, not being directly from a foreign government.”
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28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
I want to delete “foreign intergovernmental organization” and “non-governmental organisation.”
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28 Nov 2013 in National Assembly:
Okay; it will read, “contributions from a lawful source, not being directly from a foreign government”.
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