Isaac Maigua Mwaura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: I can do it right now, Sir. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let us not rush the matters that do not appear to be important because all matters are important. This should go directly to the Senate Majority Leader. The Registration of Persons (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No.14 of 2019) is an important piece of legislation. It seeks to ensure that intersex persons are recognised in this country. Members who contributed made a clear case. I thank Sen. Orengo who is the Senate Minority Leader, Sen. (Dr.) Milgo, Sen. Halake, Sen. Kasanga and others who have supported this Bill from the time it appeared for Second Reading. The ... view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill, is a question of identity; who do you think you see yourself as and how do other people see you as? This is a very genuine question. It speaks very deeply to the very essence of a human being. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: Listening to stories of people who are intersex, I have noted that they have been discriminated upon. They have been denied basic documents such as birth certificates or a question mark is indicated in their birth certificates because it is not clear which genitalia the child has. Further, it is sad when they have to go through non-therapeutic surgery that is informed of other people’s opinion on their bodies without proper biological scientific background. It is really sad. Further to that, there is the issue of having to incur these expenses amounting to millions of shillings especially because these children ... view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: The intersex persons Bill in the name of The Registration of Persons Bill - because that is exactly what it is - is intended to ensure that these anomalies are corrected. This way, such individuals can also get identity cards and have basic transactional power like having an M-Pesa account or a SIM card. They will have the right kind of name in their academic papers and can also go for an interview and be competitively recruited for a certain job opportunity, so that they can be self-reliant. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I must applaud the 14 Senators and Members of the National Assembly who showed up during the breakfast meeting that we had on 24th October, 2019 at the Intercontinental Hotel. I also applaud the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. This time round, it was chaired by the Senator for Kisumu County, Sen. Outa. Sometimes we joke with him that he is actually the Thur Gem. Sen. Kwamboka and others also supported. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: I hope the report of the Committee shall be availed to Members - I cannot see it on the I-pad - so that even as we go to the Committee of the Whole, people can see the submissions that were made by various bodies and individuals concerning this issue. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: One of the notions that I want to disabuse is that this is about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT). It is not about lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender. This is about intersex persons. For the avoidance of doubt, intersex persons are children who are born without fitting the binary definition of a male and a female. They are born that way. They are not people who want to change their sex or those who think they are female when their bodies are male. No! These are children who are born just like you and me, without necessarily a clear ... view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when we do this, we should have in mind that it is actually child-centered. It is about the best interests of the child as a principle of human right so that then we ensure that when this child is born, they do not come into a rigid system against them on factors that are beyond their control. view
• 3 Dec 2019 in Senate: I would want to ask this august House that when this Bill is called for the Second Reading - based on the situation in the House, I would ask that you do that much later - that we pass this Bill and go to the Committee of the Whole. We got very good recommendations and some few amendments and definitions that I would want to imagine that we shall be able to carry so that by the end of the day, we will not leave out any aspect that would help us. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report ... view