Joyce Wanjalah Lay

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, with regard to another nominee; hon. Sheikh Dor, I know that my colleagues had a problem with him. Hon. Sheikh Dor has accent but he speaks good English. We cannot discriminate someone on those grounds. view
• 10 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: If you read the Constitution, Article 27 speaks of equality and freedom from discrimination. Article 27 (4) states as follows:- “The State shall not discriminate directly or indirectly against any person on any ground, including race, sex, pregnancy, marital status, health status, ethnic or social origin, colour, age, disability, religion, conscience, belief, culture, dress, language or birth.” When hon. Sheikh Dor speaks his English, he has an accent and that does not mean he cannot express himself very well. For him to be taken to Muscat Oman, as a Sheikh, that is a plus for this country. That is because ... view
• 10 Sep 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I will wind up quickly and I will speak on the nominee, Ms. Rukia Subow. I know that Ms. Rukia Subow has served this country especially in championing women rights. I believe she is the right candidate for this position. Allow me to speak on Ms. Sophie Kadzo Kombe. She is a very good person. I know that she panicked the moment she came into the committee room. That cannot rule her out. She is very eloquent and very active with women and youth issues. She can express herself even on the platform. Therefore, I believe ... view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to adopt the Report from the Committee. view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, security surveillance equipment is a welcome idea in our country. It is a very good initiative to curb insecurity in our country. Recently, we have been facing insecurity issues, especially along our borders, particularly in Lamu, Mandera, Garissa, Wajir and such places. So, it is long overdue for our security agencies to have modern equipment. The people who come to attack us outsmart us most of the time. They have better equipment than our security agencies. It becomes very difficult for us to know who is attacking us. It becomes very difficult even for us to know what ... view
• 26 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: It is also upon other security agencies to adopt modern equipment and ideas. We cannot keep on saying that so-and-so was in-charge or that information was not given or that we did not get correct information. So, it is high time that other security agencies adopt the modern equipment system in order for us to be safe. There is no way we can build our economy without security. We need security in everything that we do. Security is the core of building our economy. It is core for our education, business and everything else. So, it is high time that ... view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Bill. First of all, I would like to congratulate the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs for bringing this timely Bill. It is also a big win for the victims of domestic violence. I applaud the fact that actions previously not regarded as offences are now included in the list; actions such as interference from in-laws and stalking, among others, will now constitute domestic violence. Hon. Speaker, as it is in Section 6, the idea of training police officers to handle such cases ... view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: county has capacity to rescue and keep victims of such violence safe. When we talk about creating awareness, my concern is that we pass Bills and laws that touch on people’s lives. The amount of awareness that we give back to the people is not enough for them to know that there is such a law that provides for them and in case of anything, they should report. The level of understanding of most Kenyans is very low. There is a huge gap between what we do here and the people on the ground. Most of them do not even ... view
• 21 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I support this Bill. I am sure other leaders have reservation, but I want to tell them not to throw it out. You can bring amendments at the Committee stage, but please, do not throw the Bill out. view
• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: How can we do that? view