Joy Adhiambo Gwendo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 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
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, pursuant to Standing Order No.45, I rise to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Committee on Land and Natural Resources regarding the plight of farmers in Nyamthowi, Kolwa Central Location, Kisumu East Constituency. The area in question is a wetland that was converted to community land. There is no title deed to the land even though it is very fertile and arable whereby once it rains, the top soil is eroded from Rift Valley regions and settles in the area. However, it also floods thereby destroying crops. Farmers have been trying to farm beans, ... view
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would rather work with three weeks. view
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance to also eulogize a great man who lived his life well. At 81 years, he was educated and had withstood criticisms. He had also written many books. Therefore, we need to celebrate his life. While doing that, we need to encourage our children to work hard and emulate such people whom we can learn from. This was a man who, not only made Kenya proud, but also Africa as a continent. His achievements make us, as a country, feel very proud of him as a man. We, as the ... view
• 22 Oct 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support the President’s Speech. Personally, it was good for him to address the nation and Parliament before going to The Hague. Initially before calling Parliament, many had anticipated that he would not go and this had brought a lot of anxiety among Kenyans. It is good that he talked to Parliament and Kenyans and reassured them not 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
• 22 Oct 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support the President’s Speech. Personally, it was good for him to address the nation and Parliament before going to The Hague. Initially before calling Parliament, many had anticipated that he would not go and this had brought a lot of anxiety among Kenyans. It is good that he talked to Parliament and Kenyans and reassured them not to be anxious. I believe this will lead Kenyans to a reconciliatory mood which I wish my colleague, Sen. Ongoro could adopt. We all know a lot happened, but I think ... view
• 30 Sep 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that the county transport is one of the devolved functions under the Fourth Schedule to the Constitution; noting that Article 54(1)(c) of the Constitution entitles persons with disability to reasonable access to all places, public transport and information; further aware that under Articles 27(1) of the Constitution, every person is equal before the law and has the right to equal protection and equal benefits of the law; concerned that people with disability continue to be discriminated against in the construction of foot bridges across the country; ... view
• 25 Sep 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion by Sen. Ongoro on the worrying trend of teenage pregnancies, more so, considering that the problem is here with us. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we try to do something concerning teenage pregnancies, for example, by providing condoms in schools and introducing sex education, some people shiver and start murmuring and whispering. We shy away yet this is a problem here with us. We live in a society where a 13 or 14 year old already knows about sex. This is because of the way the world has exposed them ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the chance to second this Motion even though it is very difficult to speak after my chairperson who has spoken very eloquently and given out the history of our Committee and detailed everywhere we went. I will just emphasize the recommendations that we made in the Report from the meetings that we had. Allow me to draw your attention to the meeting that we had at the Great Rift Valley Lodge with members of the executive committees from different counties in the country. Part of the issues we discussed was the rebranding ... view
• 26 Jun 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me the chance to support this Bill. One reason I would like to support this Bill is the fact that the Mover has chosen to take the fight against cancer back to the counties by engaging the county leadership. In fact, all of us are addressing things that engage us directly. I believe the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill talks about that too. When we look at the cancer statistics and even on road safety, which are issues that have been highlighted in this Bill, all these affect us in this House, ... view