Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me the opportunity to support the Statement that has been sought by Sen. Kwamboka. I am the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Education and the concerns she has raised are important. Our youth die while in school and some while going to school. We have also had incidences where the youth and students in secondary schools kill themselves. We have also had cases where some kill themselves when asked to go to school with their parents. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: We have different kinds of deaths nowadays. Students either kill themselves or killings are meted on them. In my county, a student was killed by somebody who was annoyed. He left Thika and travelled for over 400 kilometres, all the way to Eldoret, just to kill another student. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: We need to protect our students. As the Senator has said, we need to relook at their security. We should also rethink about the kind of guidance and counseling that our students have, so that we address if there is a vacuum. Unless we address that, we may continue to lose students. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: With those remarks, I support and thank the Senator for highlighting this important issue. view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I thank Sen. Kwamboka for coming up with such a great Motion. Street children are our children. They are not from anywhere else. I am aware that there is invasion by some street families from neighbouring countries, but I am more concerned about the Kenyan street families. 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
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: The Motion that is before us will help us distinguish between the Kenyan street families and those from neighbouring countries. That is a great starting point that has been brought out by this Motion. We need to do a census to determine whether the street families are from Kenya or not. Once we have done that, we should embark on dealing with the Kenyan street families. view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, street children in this country have rights that have been articulated by this Motion. According to the Constitution, our children have a right to shelter, education, food, water and education. The problem that we currently have with street children is that, nobody is paying attention to them. We ignore the street children at our own risk. If they lack food, they will demand for it or look for a way to get it. We have heard of cases of small street children mugging or throwing dirt on people to make sure that they get something. You will ... view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: There is a major difference between street children and grown-ups who go about begging on the streets. Street children are normally looking for nothing but food. There are university professors who did an analysis on who the street children in the Town of Eldoret are. They discovered that the street children were those who had dropped out of school due to lack of school fees that their parents could not afford. The street children discovered that in Eldoret, when the farmers harvest and take their goods to the market, what is left is poured out. The street children discovered that ... view
• 30 May 2019 in Senate: of them are frustrated and the only thing they can do is to sniff glue. We are creating another population that will be extremely difficult to deal with. I, therefore, support this Motion and encourage Sen. Kwamboka to take a step further and develop it into a Bill so that we assess what the Government must provide, so that we take care of these street children. It is their right and our responsibility to make sure Kenyans are raised equally, equitably and enjoy the rights outlined in the Constitution. With those remarks, l support. view
• 22 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to join you in welcoming the visitors. We have girls from Nakuru County. I encourage them to remain focused. They should know that there is no other weapon that will change them other than education. view