Hon Martha Wangari

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 May 2020 in National Assembly: not negotiate because the numbers that we are witnessing in Tanzania will affect our numbers as we are talking today. We must be very decisive as a country, between the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government and the Ministry of Defence, on closing the borderline in Mandera, Lamu and other areas. Otherwise, the gains we have made will be ploughed back by the numbers that we will register. I say that because last week — as we met and we sit with you in the Delegated Legislation Committee — we had cases of people who went to Somalia ... view
• 10 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to ask Question 045/2020 to the Cabinet Secretary for Interior and Coordination of National Government: What measures has the Ministry put in place to ensure the implementation of the harmonised salaries programme for the 1,774 graduate police officers in the country in line with the Declarations and Orders given under Petition No.122 of 2018 of 17th May, 2019 by the Employment and Labour Relations Court sitting in Nairobi? view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support this Bill by Hon. Andrew Mwadime. Despite being in recovery from an accident, he has done very well to bring the Bill at the right time. We wish him quick recovery. view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: From the start, if what we have in our Constitution is implemented to the letter, I am one person who believes that we will not need the BBI. If Articles 10 and 27 of the Constitution are implemented, we would not have issues of inclusivity being talked about out there in the rallies or elsewhere. Why? Article 10 of the Constitution talks about patriotism, sharing, devolution of power, non-discrimination, protection of the marginalised, good governance, integrity, transparency and accountability. Article 27 of the Constitution talks about equal opportunities. Our Constitution has looked at inclusivity in such a wide manner that ... view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: As we speak, this is the time we usually have a conference by the Commission for the Status of Women by the UN, in New York. The gender gap is still there. This Bill should debunk 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
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: some myths. I heard the Seconder of the Bill say that in the Government, only two communities are benefiting. I was shocked because I do not think that inclusivity means dragging into the mud a whole region or a whole community. We need to debunk those myths. I had to go through the list of the Cabinet today to see which two communities are more represented and dominating. It is not true that two communities dominate the Cabinet. A lie can be repeated many times until people start doubting the truth and start believing the lie. Fred Matiang’i is from ... view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. When the Seconder of this Bill alluded to that issue, I was tempted to rise on a point of order and ask why he was misleading the House that two communities dominate and have taken up the public service. But I held my horses because I knew I would get my time and put my points across. view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: We have to look at it holistically. Having data will help us address the gender gap and discrepancy in communities and regions. Let us bring forth the statistics so that we are able to debunk the myths and set the record straight. The issue raised by Hon. Andrew is very critical. Maybe he is raising it because he feels that his people have been discriminated against but there is also the tendency I am alluding to, of saying that some two communities are dominating. You heard the former Speaker saying that there is a joke on social media that for ... view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: who is not. I still hold the opinion that if we have the total implementation ofArticles 10, 27 and 100 of the Constitution, we will not be talking about BBI out there. We have a modern Constitution that many people look up to. The people who are supporting issues of their communities oppose the two-thirds gender rule yet it is in the Constitution. If we could stay true to what we believe and support it whenever we are called upon to support it, maybe we would have implemented the two-thirds gender rule and we would not be talking about BBI ... view
• 4 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: We also must run away from balkanising this nation. If we have two universities in Nakuru and I say all of them must be led by a person from Nakuru, does it mean this person cannot be appointed at the Coast, North Eastern and Nyanza regions? We still have one unitary State and we must be very careful even as we deal with issues that we want to localise. We should ensure that we do not lose the nationality and the patriotism that is alluded to in Article 10 and lose a nation and a State by going to our ... view