Isaac Maigua Mwaura

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to move that The Persons with Disabilities (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bills No. 29 of 2020) be now read a Second Time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Bill. It seeks to amend the current Act No.14 of 2003, to among others ensure that persons with disabilities are well taken care of in relation to the Constitution of the Republic of Kenya and also the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). This is an international treaty that Kenya was very quick accede to in 2006. From the ... view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: 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
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: care of and have proper conversations on why PwD’s should be included in the mainstream. This Bill is extremely important. It helps our people to know that they are properly anchored in the Constitution. For example, the 5 per cent reservation of employments has actually not worked. We tried to push to have a 5 per cent of elective positions to be progressive and 5 per cent be mandatory. We need to have an innovation. We should reserve employment for PWDs by law. Section 13 of the current Act has really defined this law in a very superfluous manner. It ... view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: “The Council shall endevaour to secure the reservation of employment of five per cent of the casual, emergency and contractual employment both in public and private places to persons with disabilities.” Endeavouring to secure reservations of employment is not something that can be prosecuted in court. We have made progress in ensuring that PwD’s have been employed in various places. The last time we did a tally, those within the public sector were less than 1 per cent. That tells you that there is a lot of work to be done to ensure that PwDs are properly represented in the ... view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: 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
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, nobody shall be abused. That is people living with albinism or my fellow Kenyans who are made disabled by negligent doctors, out of poor medical interventions, and no action is taken, Some of these things need to put in law. For example, my proposal in this Bill is that anybody who causes grievous bodily harm, tries to kill a PwDs because of their appearance, should be prisoned for life. We have done away with capital punishment but it is important for people to know that PwD’s should be respected. Their right to life should be protected ... view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: This Bill is extremely progressive. It seeks to domesticate the constitutional rights of the PwDs as per Article 2(3) of the Constitution which expressly states that if you have an international treaty that the country has acceded to, it automatically becomes part of our municipal law. Recently, there has been a rollback on the gains in terms of protection of PwDs in the society. Increasingly, people are normalizing the idea that PwDs can be attacked on the basis of disability, and that they are objects of pity rather that real and true inclusion in society. While we have been able ... view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: 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
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: I urge this Senate to pass this Bill without delay so that it goes to the National Assembly and, later on, assented to before the end of our tenure. This is the only way we can put a smile on the lives of children with disability. Mr. Temporary, Speaker, Sir, I beg to move and ask my good--- view
• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I request Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve to second. view