Isaac Maigua Mwaura

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1301 to 1310 of 1711.

• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move:- THAT, the following new clauses be inserted immediately after clause 2- Insertion of new sections 28A in Cap133. 2B.The Persons with Disabilities Act is amended by inserting the following new section immediately after Section 28- 28A. (1) The official language for the deaf is the Kenyan Sign language. (2) The Kenyan Sign language shall be equivalent to English, Kiswahili or any other language for purposes of communication, examination, qualification or any other areas of equivalence. Hon. Chairlady, as members of the Kenya Disability Parliamentary Association (KEDIPA), which has a caucus in this House of ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: 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. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Chairlady, the Kenyan Sign language is recognized officially as a language and the State is encouraged to promote this language. Therefore, the import of this new clause is to categorically state that the official language for the deaf in this country shall be Kenyan Sign language. I need to explain further. There is a difference between sign language and Kenyan Sign language. Sign language is specific to a country. We could have American or British sign language but Kenyan sign language is the official sign language for Kenyans. It is standardised for all Kenyans who are deaf. Therefore, the ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I first wish to second this Motion and congratulate the Mover, hon. (Ms.) Muhia who has been very passionate together with hon. Members of Kenya Disability Parliamentary Association (KEDIPA) in championing the course of persons with disabilities. The deaf people in this country have suffered a lot and the greatest barrier has been communication. In fact, it is 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. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: said that even in a marriage, now that I am newly engaged, the most important aspect of a relationship is communication. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Therefore, the issue of communication for the deaf can only be enhanced by first recognising the Kenya Sign Language (KSL) and further providing for the availability of such services in all our spheres of public life. Therefore, I rise to second. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I once again wish to congratulate the Mover of the Bill for the manner in which we have executed the Bill. I also want to thank hon. Members for their support. Indeed, there are some issues that were raised as a matter of clarity but, just for purposes of record, I want to say that the Kenya Sign Language is the official language for the deaf away from even the mother tongue sign languages. If you are a mother and you get a deaf child, there is a way in which you communicate. But ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I thought you just make few comments. I beg to second. view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I rise to support the Chairman of the Committee. There is no way you can define a member of a family to be a former spouse. Honestly, for purposes of clarity, let us not just legislate because we want to be seen to be politically correct. Let us do what is proper. When you talk about members of a family, it is very clear who a member of a family is. Why are we trying to redefine membership of a family for purposes of domestic violence? How would this affect other provisions of the ... view
• 11 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I wish to support the deletion as proposed by the Chair. The provisions are very good, as long as Clause 46 is retained and this committee is able to put this in regulations because this is over-legislating. view