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• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is sad to learn that our girls of Muslim faith are required to get a certificate of virginity before marriage. It is a retrogressive practice and it is surprising that it has been allowed to go on for such a long time. I thank Sen. Halake for opening the eyes of those of us who have no idea what happens with the Chief Kadhi. The Muslim girl in this country should be very proud of Sen. Halake. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: As Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve stated, virginity can be lost through various ways. You can never remember how exactly you lost virginity. Therefore, for one to be required to put on record, it is absurd, weird and animalistic. No human being should be subjected to such a practice. We all have a right to privacy and this law is an invasion to that privacy. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I rise to oppose this Motion. I oppose this Motion in the sense that--- view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. What I opposed must have gone beyond me. However, I wanted to say that the horse has already bolted. The decision has already been made and our talk here will do very little to change the circumstances that have happened. The presence of the Speaker of the Senate and the Speaker of the County Assembly gave this process a sense of finality. Whatever we say here indicates that it has already happened, and all we can do is talk to ourselves. My second issue is that devolution is under attack. The ability of Sonko ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Sorry, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Gov. Sonko’s ability to run this City, which is the economic hub of East and Central Africa, was known from the word go. Therefore, if the ruling party gave Gov. Sonko a party ticket to vie, they should also take some blame--- view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will remove the politics. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will not go into the choice of the governor because that is already water under the bridge. I would also like to say that the national Government had other options in trying to strengthen the county government. Instead of taking back those functions, they would have, for example, seconded technical staff to the county government to strengthen 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
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: other than setting this precedent that every besieged governor right now can be called upon to give away certain functions. We have already heard that at least 40 counties have given away the function within the health sector and that the national Government should buy drugs for them. Therefore, little by little, functions of counties are being chipped. This precedent that is being set now that I am opposed to should not happen. The national Government can help by strengthening these counties in other ways because devolution in this country is still young. We are still going to see more ... view
• 25 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I would also like to join my colleagues in contributing to Statements by various Members. I would like to make a contribution to the Statement by Sen. Halake, on the epidemic of foot and mouth disease that is affecting livestock farmers. I had a similar Statement and I will, therefore, raise issues that were not in her Statement that the Ministry should look into as they answer these questions. First, the Ministry should table a list of counties that are suffering loss due to the outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease, and what it ... view