Masitsa Naomi Shiyonga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: I like its title: Adoption of Report on the First Extraordinary Session of The FP- ICGLR in Kinshasa, DRC. It looks good. It contains a lot that can help this great region. It calls upon us to be more united. This forum accorded 12 states opportunity of sharing ideas geared towards fostering peace and development within this region. The African continent faces myriad of challenges. It is a pity that we have never learned from the past experiences. Economies within this region are not doing any better in comparison to other regions of Africa. A conference like this one, gives ... view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: I believe this organization has its vision and mission. Therefore, it is important for us to help them achieve their vision and mission. It is high time we implemented reports from such conferences. We should not just discuss our problems, but take the necessary actions to mitigate against them recurring now and then. view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: I am very happy that this Report is now being discussed in this House. This is the House that upholds our Constitution and sees to it that devolution comes to fruition. It also discusses issues to do with gender. In Kenya, for example, there is violation of the Constitution with regard to the two-thirds gender rule. We, as a country, have not achieved it. Yes, we have women Senators in this House, but we have not achieved the two-thirds gender rule as stipulated in our Constitution. This is one of the issues highlighted in this Report. view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: Kenya can improve its economy if it can implement what is contained in the Report. Our economy is not doing well. We have been witnessing a decline of our economy day in, day out. Our people are crying to the Government to do something about our economy. Is it that in all these conferences we cannot come up with lasting solutions to our problems? How can we assist our government to improve their economies within this region? We need to learn from other economies in Africa and western countries. How come their economy is better than ours? We should learn ... view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: There are so many areas that have been covered in this Report. For example, the issue of democracy was extensively discussed in the conference. As my colleagues said, there is violation of freedom of expression in Uganda. We cannot talk about the rule of democracy in Uganda when politicians and journalists are harassed right, left and centre. We cannot say we practice democracy in its totality in the region when there is violation of children and vulnerable persons. Much needs to be achieved. After attending those meetings and returning to our countries, we need to practice what we are saying. ... view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: I need to point out one issue about the Tanzania Government. The other day, they killed our chicken and cows. They chased away our business people from their country. If we look at Uganda, Migingo Island is still an issue up to now, yet we are pretending we are united in the region. We need to look beyond that and bring true issues even if it 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
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: means coming together and sorting our own issues. We can then give best practices in our own countries before we discuss other issues. view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it will be better for us, as a country, and in this great region, to uphold the tenets of democracy. We can achieve that by respecting other member states. view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: I appreciate the Members who represented us in that session and congratulate them for coming up with this Report. We shall continue internalising and implementing it until we foster peace and prosperity in this region. view
• 11 Sep 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view