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.
9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, as I conclude, this is a matter of great national interest where lives of Kenyans are involved. It is not passing judgment on any single committee of this House. It is coming from deep in my heart after seeing what happened in Ntulele.
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9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, how much time should one take to move a Motion? I thought it was 30 minutes. This is not a matter that should be handled by a single committee.
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9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, with these very many remarks, I beg to move and call upon my good friend, hon. Nyokabi, to second the Motion.
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9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me also take this opportunity to thank the hon. Members of this House for ventilating very eloquently on this matter.
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9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I was saying, I would like to really thank the Members of this House for ventilating very eloquently on this matter. From the views that we have heard, it is clear that all the Members of this House are in agreement that road safety is big issue in this country. As I said, I find the drive of moving this Motion because of what happened in Ntulele. It has a major impact to my county. Understandably, I came on and moved on. Today, on the Floor, I had a chance to listen to the Chairman ...
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3 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. Before I give notice of my Motion, I would like to acknowledge the presence of a section of Members of Homa Bay County Assembly.
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3 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I presume that this is my time to contribute and I would like to thank this Committee very much for showing love for our children and the future of this country. Recently, I visited Muruguru Girls in Nyeri. The school had gone up to a mean grade of seven but because of the teachers’ strike, it dropped to a mean grade of six. This drop was attributed to the teachers’ strike. The Teachers Service Commission (TSC) is such an important institution in this country and the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology has ...
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3 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
I do respect age a lot but the point is majority of the people in this country are under the age of 35 years. Yesterday, we approved a name of someone who is 59 years old. Today we are also approving names of people who are over 50 years old. This House itself has a mean age of 40 years. What are we doing approving names that do not include the young people of this country?
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3 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
We must ask these questions; how did a Member of the interviewing panel end up being interviewed and becoming number one, and you want us to approve that person and agree to that process? How does a name that was not even in the list find itself on 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.
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3 Oct 2013 in National Assembly:
Floor of this House and you want this House to say that is okay. Maybe somebody just went and said “insert this name” to the person who was typing and you want as to say it is okay. It is not okay.
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