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.
5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly:
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5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I just wanted to mention the pension buyback scheme, which Hon. Mwadime was referring to. If you are on the gratuity scheme and you got paid your gratuity but you managed to come back to Parliament and you would like to buy back your pension, you will need to pay back the gratuity that you were paid. In this regard, there is an amendment that is being proposed so that the interest rate is not prohibitive for Members who want to buy back their pensions once they had already been paid their gratuity. There is an important ...
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5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, in the one minute, I would like to say that it is important that if you fall ill, you get your pension or gratuity before you hit the age of 45 years. Those who will get out of Parliament before one year ends will now get full salary for the 12 months. With those many remarks, I beg to second.
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5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Chairman. The Whip is harassing me a bit. I see Hon. Haika seated there at the back on what is traditionally referred to as the minority side because of the constrains of Covid-19 and allocation of seats.
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5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, there was an amendment proposed by the Committee to Clause 2 of this amendment Bill.
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5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to withdraw the amendment. The reason is that there is an amendment Bill, Bill No.3 of 2019 that will be moved in the afternoon by Hon. Mwadime. After deliberations and discussions with the Mover of the Bill, we feel that this particular amendment of moving the time a Member has served in order to earn pension from two terms to one term is better situated in the comprehensive amendment Bill that will be moved by Hon Mwadime this afternoon. So, we felt that we should canvass it there.
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5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly:
There is a saying in Dholuo that you only escape from the rain with a light basket. This particular amendment is for older Members who served between 1984 and 2001. So, we feel that we should let them escape the rain with a lighter basket then we deal with the other comprehensive issues within the broader amendment Bill.
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5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly:
So, I beg to withdraw this amendment.
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5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly:
Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I second.
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5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this very important amendment Bill by Hon. Mbadi, and to thank him for bringing it. This is because, as he has correctly pointed out, if you meet these MPs who 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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