Joy Adhiambo Gwendo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Dec 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, mine is with regard to a different Statement, not this one. view
• 26 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I add my voice to this social media misuse, in some countries, social media is well used and politicians can actually use it in campaigns unlike in our country. In my own opinion, I think we are misusing the democracy we have. We are misusing democracy and leaders in this country have been facing the most painful part of this misuse. We are abused because people assume that we do not go to social media. I have actually faced the insult of social media. Mr. Speaker, Sir, just to correct my colleague, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, this ... view
• 20 Nov 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to seek a Statement from the Chairperson of the Standing Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget regarding the implementation status of the report of the Presidential Taskforce on Parastatal Reforms which was presented to H.E. the President on 12th November, 2013. This Report recommended the amalgamation of the Kenya Tourism Board with the Export Promotion Council and the Kenya Investments Authority and Brand Kenya into one agency, which was to be called the Kenya Investment Authority. In the Statement, the Chairperson should explain why the amalgamation has not been done to date. ... view
• 20 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am afraid we will be on recess by then. Why do we not have it at least before recess because, as you can see, the process has been long overdue? view
• 20 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, other than the issue of the hippos, I am very satisfied with the Statement issued by the Committee of Lands and Natural Resources. With regard to the hippo menace, I do not think the chain link fence is able to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 19 Nov 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to join my colleagues to remember a friend, an uncle, a colleague and a jovial man. Many of my colleague Senators might not know that I was the first Senator to get to the hospital yesterday. I happened not to be asleep by the time most of the Senators were being called. I saw Big Ted who works at State House calling me several times. I wondered why he would be calling me at midnight. Then he told me Sen. Kajwang is dying and I decided to call back. ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am expecting a Statement. view
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, from the Chairperson of the Committee on Lands and Natural Resources. PLIGHT OF FARMERS IN NYAMTHOWI AND KOLWA CENTRAL LOCATION IN KISUMU COUNTY view
• 11 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will wait for the time to request for a response. view
• 30 Oct 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to add my voice to this amendment Bill. I would like to start by congratulating Senator Njoroge. I would like to register my disappointment that despite the fact that in a House of 67 Members, it had to take a person living with a disability to bring a Bill or an amendment about disabilities. Why should we wait to support him? Why did we not think about it? Sen. Njoroge, we support you and know that disability is not inability. In that case, I would like to refer to ... view