Maina Kamanda

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• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: THAT, this House notes the Reports of the Select Committee on National Cohesion and Equal Opportunity on the 11th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, held in the United Nations Headquarters on 12th to 14th June 2018, laid on the Table of the House today, Wednesday, 21st November 2018. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I donate my time to Hon… view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. I rise to support the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: I wish to take this House back to 2013 when the phrase “Mpigs ” was first coined. Indeed, pigs were brought outside this House. They were slaughtered. It was a prelude to the dehumanisation of Members of Parliament. They are now referred to as Mpigs . It is not important and nobody bothers, but the Principal Secretaries, Cabinet Secretaries and judges earn much more than Members of Parliament. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: However, it is Members of Parliament that have been stuck with the tag of Mpigs . It is also important to know that the person who coined this phrase, Mr. Boniface Mwangi, vied to join this House. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: We entered into a contract as the people of Kenya in 2010. A Constitution is a body of principles which we agreed to be governed by. We agreed to the two-thirds gender principle and fair representation of persons with disabilities. If we no longer agree to this, then let us go to a referendum and say that we are not willing to realise this particular provision of the Constitution. I say this with concern because the debate has now taken a turn. It was only yesterday that an Hon. Member in this House referred to nominated Members, mainly female Members, ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I support and pray that our male colleagues support the Bill. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. This Report has come at the right time. Let me congratulate the Committee for doing a marvellous job. If we adopt this Report as a House, we will save this country from mega corruption. I also want to commend Hon. Passaris because she spoke with a lot of passion. At the beginning, I was not listening to her but from the way she spoke and the passion she has for the poor of this country and the way she described some issues, I began listening. She said that if we do not fight corruption, ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you for that. I stay guided. view