Joy Adhiambo Gwendo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: know this one very good doctor, Dr. Otedo. Dr. Otedo is a professional and very good at his work. However, this is the only doctor you can rely on to give you proper diagnosis, treatment and care to a patient. However, this doctor has his own private clinic somewhere apart from working for the New Nyanza District Hospital. Besides the fact that Dr. Otedo is good, he still has to go to his clinic, go back to the New Nyanza Provincial Hospital and still attend to other smaller hospitals. If all doctors are operating like this; they have to go ... view
• 31 Jul 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I withdraw. Let me rephrase my statement. The point I am trying to bring out is that as much as we have doctors who are trained, I find that they have so much on their plates that they do not have enough time to give patients the care that they need. In my opinion, we need to form the board to look at why do doctors misdiagnose patients and what makes them not have enough time to look at patients. As much as we listen to patients and other people who have had problems in different counties, ... view
• 24 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the chance to support this Motion. I am really honoured to support this Motion as I am in the Committee for Education, Information and Technology. I would like to start by referring to a quote by Neil Turner from my Blackberry playbook, just to support the digital era that I am in, and I quote:- “Future generations will thank us for the fight we are undertaking to promote ICT and ensure we have a world class workforce who can compete in a digital world.” If we want to compete in this ... view
• 10 Jul 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to second the amendment that Sen. Ong’era has moved. This is because in this House most of the Senators have had the experience of harambees in their areas. So, if we bring Senators from diverse origins, we will have the expertise and experience put together, to bring a Bill that will move this Senate to where we want it to go and help Kenyans. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. view
• 26 Jun 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to support this Motion. I would like to begin by supporting what Sen. Wetangula said about having this problem being corrected nationally. For example, I 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
• 18 Jun 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I want to support the Motion. I would like to start by pointing out something to the previous Senator. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, leaders are chosen by God the same way our current President and Deputy President were chosen by God and, in the same way, you were. So, as much as we want each county to have a Level 5 Hospital, the support we give them is what will give this word to practice. We all have hospitals in our counties that were built many years back. If we keep finding the smallest opportunity to ... view
• 18 Jun 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. As you can see, there is no quorum and yet this is a very important Motion. Could we discuss it further tomorrow? view
• 22 May 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the chance to support this Motion. I want to start by informing the Senator for Wajir that the Jubilee Government is actually generous. If you look at Article 203(2) of the Constitution, we are supposed to be giving the county governments not less than 15 per cent of the revenue. However, the Jubilee Government has promised to give 32 per cent. We hope that this will translate into real benefits. If somebody gives you more than you are supposed to be given, is that not a generous person? view
• 22 May 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the Jubilee Government has promised to give 2.5 per cent to the county governments towards the development of the constituencies. This 2.5 per cent is supposed to be managed at the county level. Again, this is generosity. In my opinion, if somebody gives you the 2.5 per cent that is already there as the CDF, and then there is another 2.5 per cent that will be managed by the governors from the county government aimed towards developing the constituencies then that is generosity. Of course, having the Senate as the watchdog of the same amounts, this will, ... view
• 14 May 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I am going to try and support this Motion in the shortest time possible. While my fellow Senators were talking I remembered a county representative I interviewed a few months before I came to this House. This county representative came to Nairobi in 2004 to get a job. He has been a watchman from 2004 till today. He took his time to educate people in Kibera about the Constitution and encouraged them to register as voters. Finally, he was voted in as a county representative in one of the wards in Kibera. This is a man who ... view
• 24 Apr 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for finally noticing me despite my height. I want to take this opportunity, first, to thank the Jubilee Coalition for giving me an opportunity to represent the youth in this Senate. I would like to comment briefly on the Presidential Address. Many people have been looking at the issue of provision of laptops as a negative thing. However, I want to look at it as an opportunity for the Government to create jobs for our people in our counties. There are young people who have studied Information Technology (IT) and software upgrading and content ... view