Washington Jakoyo Midiwo

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• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: they stay poor. We must make sure as a Parliament that we participate in getting our people out of poverty. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, having said that, there are issues. When we spoke about the Uwezo Fund a few months ago, I said on the Floor of this House that Members of Parliament need to consider, understand and be alive to the fact that the County Women Representatives are also Members of Parliament. view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: This is important because all we are doing is developing our people and it does not matter who does it. It does not matter whether you are a Member of Parliament from a single constituency or a county representative. We must accept that. There is no point of lip service to our opposite gender every time but when it comes to the crux of the matter, we then talk in low tones. view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the opposite gender haters are heckling me and they happen to be on my side. I will not be cowed but I will say what I think is right for this century. Nothing stops us from being magnanimous and saying that the posts in the committees that will run this Fund in the constituencies should be shared 50-50. Let us carry everybody along. Why do we look for every opportunity to put them down and yet they are part of us? I want to plead with the House that even as we face challenges as we ... view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I beg to second. view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. Let me plead-- - view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir. I want to plead with hon. Members to be a bit calm when we are debating this. This is because what seems to be infuriating hon. Members is the intervention by hon. Gladys Wanga. I want to inform her that the suggestion made by hon. Shebesh actually creates a clear distinction. I think it would be better to be a patron of people whose appointment you have participated in. I do not think it negates that because it gives you a better position as a patron. If you want to do otherwise, and ... view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chair, let me first of all withdraw my earlier support for this amendment. I have looked at this amendment and the import of what I am seeing is partly what hon. Muchai has said. I have engaged colleagues, women representatives. I thought the intention of this engagement was to create an all inclusive process; I think the import of this amendment, read together with Regulation 15, is that we are falling apart. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chair, there is even a worse avenue that this amendment opens against Members of the constituencies. There is an insinuation in Regulation ... view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- view
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: THAT, Regulation 15 be amended in paragraph (2) by deleting subparagraph (f) and substituting therefor the following new subparagraph— “(f) one person with disability per constituency, who shall be a female appointed by the County Women Representative”. 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
• 19 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: I think the House generally seems to be in agreement that we choose this one person with disability. Another Member is seeking a further amendment to this amendment which I will not oppose. The further amendment addresses generally persons with disability and not just the female. I think that will make the amendment better. view