Naomi Jilo Waqo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 May 2019 in Senate: About four Bills on how to achieve gender equality have been moved in both Houses since the promulgation of the new Constitution. However, none has borne fruit. We all know what happened to the last Duale Bill that we all fought for. Many Non- Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the people who support women invested in it by holding conferences and creating a lot of awareness, but even this failed the last minute. The journey towards attainment of gender equality has been a long one for women in this country. However, Article 81 of the Constitution of Kenya (2010) provides that ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: especially now, say that we want to punguza mzigo . What we need to realize is that the view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: belongs to all Kenyans and it is not the positions that women hold that have become a burden to this nation. It is as a result of our poor planning that we are in the mess we are in today. The Constitution has gone into detail to talk about equality and freedom from discrimination, not only for women, but also the youth, Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and the other communities. Globally, women are still under-represented. As of October, 2017, out of the 193 United Nations (UN) countries, 11 had a woman serving as head of state and 12 had a ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Noting the terms of the Motion, I urge the Parliament to fast-track the passage of a law on the one-third gender rule. Further, that the national government and county governments observe the principle of equality and empower the female gender by increasing appointive positions to at least 50 per cent. The seats should not be just about meeting the one-third rule, but allowing women to take a leading role. There are unfortunate incidents happening in our counties. Of course, women leaders have gone through a lot, especially the women speakers. We also need to challenge those women who have managed ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: With those remarks, I beg to move and request Sen. Cherargei to second this Motion. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I take this opportunity to greatly thank all the Senators who have contributed to this very important Motion. I thank Sen. Cherargei for seconding this Motion and you for contributing so passionately, demonstrating your experience and sharing the importance of this Motion to be supported. I also thank Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve who gave her contribution so passionately. In addition, I thank Sen. Poghisio and Sen. (Dr.) Zani for their contribution. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: From all the contributions, we have all seen the dilemma that the women in our country face. We know that women play a very important role in this nation. In fact, without women, I think Kenya would have been a very boring country. When it comes to campaigns, all the politicians rush to women. Many of our men colleagues have told us that when you want to succeed, go to women because they keep their promise. Many have succeeded because women have always supported them. In life, women have brought up their daughters and sons. They have educated them and ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: In our context today, we have passionately pushed and fought for human rights. Sen. Poghisio in his contribution talked about going back to our roots and honouring our 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
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: women. The case of Rwanda is a good example. They are successful politically and as a country. All the Senators have mentioned that. That clearly shows that women are good leaders. If we do the same in this country, I have no doubt that the confusion that we are in as a nation will be reduced. view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Today, every Kenyan is worried about the future. Nobody knows what will happen. Corruption has eaten up our country. Rwanda is clean and progressing very well. One Senator said that we do not need to refer just to that but we need to make our history. Turning theoretical framework to practical work that Sen. (Dr.) Zani mentioned is one of the important things that we need to do as a nation. Then, we need a proper assessment to be carried in all the counties so that we know how our counties have put what is there for women in the ... view