Dr. Joyce Cherono Laboso

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: The other thing, which of course will interest Members, is that this is a bonafide meeting or bonafide session of Parliament. I believe that Members can see the benefits of attending those sessions not only to interact with the Cabinet Secretaries, but also to interact with their constituents. Many a times when you are talking directly to Cabinet Secretaries, highlighting and bringing forth issues related to your constituents in one way or another, I believe it is also going to be a session that is going to enrich your relationship with the constituency. The fact that it is going to ... view
• 28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker view
• 28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. This really is to appreciate first of all the work that we have been able to do as Parliament during this Session. I want to appreciate the Members who have been very active. We have really active Members who never miss this House. You can see hon. Mbadi there. He is still very much alive and kicking, even after contributing. I am not saying that he is the only one who is active. However, it is as good a time as any other for Members now to have a little rest. ... view
• 28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, secondly, I also want to thank, to some extent, the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), even as we remember the many areas that we think they could improve, for what they have been able to do under very difficult circumstances. I remember the kind of complaints that arose; in the last Session, we had too many people who did not have offices and staff. There were a lot of complaints about the clerking in committees and all manner of things; I must say that we are not yet there. We have not reached there. I am not ... view
• 28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: that also looks after the welfare of Members at all times; their focus should be on Members. view
• 28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: On the question of cohesion and bipartisan approach to issues, I want to say really that you sometimes wonder what happens to these great Members. This is because when we are here we are always talking about working better together and being more cohesive and bipartisan; unfortunately sometimes when we people get to a microphone, I do not know really what, sometimes, happens because they throw out all that. Sense goes out of the window. Reasoning goes out of the window and all manner of things then begin to happen; ordinarily, you would not think that an hon. Member is ... view
• 28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: So, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I want to tell hon. Members even as we go on this recess, the kind of pronouncements that you make on podiums--- The things that you say should help this country to move forward; this you can do by being less partisan, and, as much as possible, inclusive and even thinking more of this one beautiful country Kenya, rather than thinking of ourselves and our selfish interests. Of course, devolution is new to us and we must appreciate that it is only one-and- a-half years since we started implementing it. We must appreciate that teething ... view
• 28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: However, I want to say that there has been good attempt. There are very many areas that will need tightening, particularly finances and how they are used at the county level. view
• 28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I want urge hon. Members, even as we go to our counties, that we struggle to get the County Development Boards on board, even if some of us do not like them. They probably may--- view
• 28 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From my point of view, my Speaker and all the Members of the Speakers Panel, including yourself, are working as well as we can, and it is always easy. Some of you, hon. Members, may think that we are partisan and have a personal grudge against you because you think that you have never been given an opportunity to speak; but I want to assure you that we try as much as possible to be very professional and to be as inclusive of everybody, the different shades of opinion and the different people who ... view