Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I insist that we need to come from the international level approaches and strategies to our own strategies, both for adaptation towards climate change and mitigation. view
• 28 Nov 2019 in Senate: With those remarks, I support. view
• 26 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I would like to contribute to this Statement, but on procedure. I think the Senator who has just spoken before me has said it. What I wanted to bring forward is with regard to what the Chairman said about the statements made yesterday as women leaders. As women Senators, what we did in that meeting was to bring the House into proper reputation. Already, we were being ridiculed that we were trying to go against what the Constitution has said. Whatever statement was made - I want the Chairperson ... view
• 26 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you know, as much as I know, that we have closed this House with a quorum that has had the majority Members being female and nominated. Those are the corrections that we were giving yesterday--- view
• 26 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I did not rise on a point of order; I had requested to contribute to a statement that had been made. view
• 26 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity, despite the limited time. I thank Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for bringing this Statement here. I also thank the Senator for Taita Taveta County who woke up all of us with the news of the appointment while I was in Paris. I acknowledge and appreciate it because it was the surprise of the year. I also register my appreciation to His Excellency the President for giving me this opportunity. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, my involvement with the disabled has been a long journey. However, I did not know that I ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to second the Kenyan Sign Language Bill, 2019. I take this opportunity to thank His Excellency the President for appointing me to be a trustee in the National Fund for the Disabled of Kenya. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: The appointment was brought to my attention by Sen. Mwaruma when I was away attending a meeting of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) meeting. I would like to assure President Kenyatta that I will do my best to contribute to the disabled in this country and make them feel as Kenyan as they should be. I thank the co-sponsor of this Bill, Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, who has a great passion not only for the deaf but for the disabled. While working with Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve, I learnt a lot from her. I congratulate her for the ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: If that is the case, how do we realize that sub-article? We can provide ramps for persons with physical disability or braille for persons with visual disability. Article 54(1)(d) of the Constitution states that – “A person with any disability is entitled— (d) to use Sign language, Braille or other appropriate means of communication” It is a means of accessing education. When you read Article 55 (10 (a) of the Constitution that talks of the rights of the youth; the right to education and the right to training, we must ask ourselves if we have enabled everybody to enjoy these ... view
• 20 Nov 2019 in Senate: As I said, we have different ways of accessing education. You can access it because you are okay or as a disabled person, because the disabled nature of your body is enabled. As we have always said, there is nothing called disability; people are enabled differently. We need to start recognizing that. As a country, we must start looking at how we enable the different categories of youth to access education and training as per Article 55 (1) (c) of the Constitution. Therefore, this is a very important Bill. We have had very wide consultations on this. As you have ... view