Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to support the Statement and congratulate Sen. Cherargei, the Senator for Nandi County, for coming up with it. I also congratulate you for acquiring the new status of the Temporary Speaker. Madam Temporary Speaker, the interference of the Judiciary by the Executive is uncalled for, unworthy and in violation of the Constitution. Many have spoken, but we get to understand that the three arms of Government are independent of each other. These three arms of the Government draw their budget from taxpayer‟s money. Therefore, no arm of the Government is ... view
• 7 Nov 2019 in Senate: gets justice from. We are talking about poverty. A few individuals that we elect and vet here in Parliament are the ones who sit in the Executive. They are the ones roaming around with bodyguards and talking at the highest volume of their voices. They are now controlling the Judiciary when it comes to funds. Who said that they are more important than others? Who said that they are more important than the Chief Justice? The Chief Justice needs to be left alone with his arm of the Government to execute his mandate so that he can save Kenyans. We ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for allowing me to support this Statement. I want to congratulate Sen. Wetangula for this Statement. It is timely, as examinations are taking place in this country. It is disheartening to see heavily deployed police officers manning examination centres. The deployment of these police officers does not amount to making our children any cleverer than what they have learnt for the four or eight years they have been in school. Who said that when police officers man these examinations, there will be decrease in cheating? In fact, we see cheating continuing to take place. The ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: Law enforcement officers should deal with what they are supposed to do. The police officers have been turned into a sweeping broom. They are just doing any work that any other officer or person thinks that if they can misuse the police officer, then it is the best work they can do. Let the police officers do the work that they have been trained to do, instead of being misused by the Executive to do what they are not meant for. Mr. Speaker Sir, I support this Statement. If possible, let the police officers be removed with immediate effect, even ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: They need to man the forests. These police officers are supposed to be somewhere on the border guarding our country, and not guarding the children we gave birth to. I am speaking this with a lot of bitterness, and it is better for you to allow me to talk because I am a mother. I see my child being guarded like he is a thief, yet I have taken all the time to make sure that my child sits comfortable in the classroom; reading, revising and is ready for the examination. Then somebody armed with an AK 47 rifle is ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Bill, the Care and Protection of Child Parents Bill (Senate Bills No. 11 of 2019) that has been moved by my colleague, Sen. Kwamboka. I have gone through this Bill and it is a very comprehensive Bill. I hope that my colleague will take in the proposals that we shall give. I applaud her for coming up with this Bill. This Bill has come at a time when teenage pregnancy is alarming. In Kakamega County, where I come from, about one in five girls aged 15 to 19 years have ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: uplifted, then we are taking care of a generation that we do not need to lose hence taking care of everyone in the community by taking on board what a responsible society should do. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: We need to curb the unnecessary population of drop outs in our society. When you look at the girls - especially in my county where we recently had a workshop on teenage pregnancy together with my able Sen. Malalah, the statistics were very high. At the beginning of this year after the long holiday we had 672 in primary and 924 teenage pregnancies in secondary. It is alarming. We need to curb this population because it is the one that then if not taken care of, there will be unrest in society. We are likely to witness unwanted activities and ... view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: At Part 3 of this Bill, when we look at this particular framework, there is also counseling of children, parents and guardians. We should concentrate on counseling the mothers on how to protect and prevent any unwanted pregnancies and the guardians on how to take care of these girls. view
• 6 Nov 2019 in Senate: There are measures that have been put in place when it comes to penalties. I have always advocated harsh penalties for those people who cause this. A pregnancy is not only caused by a girl or woman, rather it is an act that is done after two people have met. The two need to be guided or counselled so that they can stop this behavior. The girl child and the boy child should be both counselled so that they can stop this behavior. If the boy child is left out, he will continue messing more girls, hence more unwanted pregnancies. view