Peter Mwathi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 471 to 480 of 1023.

• 29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: I know that the people of Limuru Constituency are listening to me. I had a crowd of 1000 people yesterday. They told me to forget about that nonsense from Infotrak Research and Consulting Limited. We need to regulate these people. We need to go to the law and see how to regulate them, so that they do not play around with elected leaders. view
• 29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: No. I want to thank you, Hon. Speaker for allowing us time and space to ventilate. As we ventilate, please, let us look at the law and see how we can regulate these people. view
• 29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. view
• 29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The following is a response to the Statement which was sought by Hon. (Prof.) Jacqueline Oduol regarding teenage pregnancies in the country. In the Statement, she raised a few issues which were responded to by the Cabinet Secretary as follows: view
• 29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: The first question was: What measures are in place to protect teenagers from negative impact of social media, pornographic material and sexual abuse during the COVID-19 lockdown? It was responded to as follows: From the outset, let me emphasis the role of parents and guardians as the first point of call in the responsibility to protect our children. The Government cannot police all homes hence parents and guardians have a huge role to play. The Cyber Crime Unit and Child Protection Unit of the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) are mandated to prevent and respond to cyber-crimes including pornographic and ... view
• 29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: The policy aims to enhance the sexual reproductive health status of adolescents in Kenya and contribute towards realisation of their full potential in national development. The policy intends to bring adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health and rights issues in the mainstream health and development. Issue number three was on the steps the Government has taken to strengthen parental care and community protection mechanisms to prevent and detect teenage pregnancy. It was responded to as follows: The following are the steps being undertaken by the various MDAs: (i) Ministry of Education (a) Assessing and monitoring enforcement of the Gender in Education ... view
• 29 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: (a) Provision of cash transfers to caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children. (b) The Draft Family Policy of 2017 emphasising on parental responsibility with the following objectives: (i) Enhance equal parental responsibility at home and in public sphere. (ii) Enhance positive parenting skills to nurture and protect children from exposure to sexual abuse and teenage sexual engagement as well as alcohol and drug abuse which are associated with teenage pregnancy. In conclusion, Hon. Speaker, the Statement ends with the following: Teenage pregnancy in Kenya is a challenge that often has immediate effects on our children, their educational opportunities, future implications ... view
• 17 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 3 of the Bill be amended in the proposed section 29A— (a) by deleting subsection (1) and substituting therefor the following new subsection— (1)Where, pursuant to section 157 of the Children Act, a child is to be placed in the continuous care and control of an applicant who is an employee under this Act, the employee shall be entitled to one The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 17 Sep 2020 in National Assembly: month's pre-adoption leave with full pay from the date of the placement of the child. (b) by inserting the following new subsections immediately after subsection (3)— (3a) Where a child is born as a result of a surrogate motherhood agreement, an employee who is a commissioning parent shall be entitled to— (a) two consecutive months parental leave with full pay from the date the child is born, in the case of a female employee; and (b) two weeks paternal leave with full pay, in the case of a male employee who is married. (3b) An employee who is eligible for ... view