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.
1 Aug 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, my brother hon. Ferdinand, has very pressing matters; I hope that you will give him an opportunity.
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1 Aug 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker. Article 153 of the Constitution is very clear on the decisions, responsibility and accountability of the Cabinet Secretaries. It is very clear and I see nowhere here, where it says that they would be in charge of state operations such as NSSF. It states as follows:-
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1 Aug 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I was seeking clarification as to whether Order No.10 has been by-passed because it is a very important one.
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30 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this debate. This Bill has drawn a lot of public attention. The form in which it was brought to the House at the very beginning looked completely unacceptable. I have gone through the Report of the Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. The Bill now looks a lot better than it was at the beginning. I am happy with the move by the Committee to bring amendments to include a lot of the basic items in the list of exempt items. I am particularly happy that kerosene will ...
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30 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
I accept the information, hon. Speaker.
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30 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I actually remained on my seat to stump my feet because I am very happy to hear of that development. That is a win for us. Without that review on the matter by the Committee, it would have taken us back many years. I hope that this House will approve that amendment, so that our school girls and many poor women in this country, who would otherwise not afford this particular item, can access it.
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30 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
With those few remarks, I beg to support.
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25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to seek clarification from the Majority Leader. First of all, I would like to thank hon. Chris Wamalwa for making this request. I thank the Majority Leader for bringing a comprehensive response to this House. I also thank the Ministry of Devolution and Planning for coming up with this Fund.
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25 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
We co-exist in this House. That is the county Members of Parliament and the constituency Members of Parliament. I respect my brothers and sisters who represent constituencies, the same way I am sure my brothers and sisters who represent single constituencies also represent us as women who represent counties. I think that is the co-existence that we need. That is also the togetherness that we need. That is why we welcome the fact that we will work together to bring up our women and youth in our constituencies. I welcome the partnership between the County Member of Parliament and the ...
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24 Jul 2013 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Capital Markets (Amendment) Bill of 2013. This is a highly specialized area and, therefore, people might imagine that this does not affect the lives of ordinary Kenyans. But in my review, it actually does. The power to regulate the markets that has
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