Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 581 to 590 of 1042.

• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as far as it stands right now, we have the seven- year rule; that children below the age of seven years are best left with the mothers. All children below the age of seven years, in our law, for purposes of breastfeeding and early child development are left with their mothers. We hope that, that law will not be interfered with and only in very extreme circumstances can the father be allowed to live with the children. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, as I wind up my contribution on this, I also hope that the House will take time to look at other child protection measures. Indeed, as a country we need to look at how we are taking care of our children. If there is a class of citizens we have not paid much attention to, it is actually the children. So, the hon. Member for Homa Bay, hon. Kaluma, while we applaud this initiative in terms of protecting children, we also hope that other measures of protecting children will be brought to the House. We have ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: So, with the qualified support, I beg to support the Bill and pray that the amendments do not cause upheaval in our society. The KEWOPA members will look at 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
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: the amendments carefully to ensure that children are well taken care of. We do not want to risk the lives of children. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I also rise to support the Report of the Committee. The Committee spent a lot of time looking at the questions it was invited to look at. There were three questions put before the Committee. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: The first question in terms of the grounds supporting the Petition was violation of the Constitution and law. The Committee spent a lot of time looking at that question. We did not find any evidence that IEBC did not respect the Constitution and the Elections Act. We actually found that the IEBC followed the law it was supposed to follow. This decision is the same as what the Supreme Court found in the case that the Chair has mentioned in moving the Report. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the other question that was put before the Committee was the question of gross misconduct. This is where the Petitioner got it completely wrong. Our Petitioner, Mr. Wafula Buke, did not allege any grounds of misconduct on any of the members of IEBC. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: On questions of misconduct, we do not have shared responsibility. The Petitioner needed to show us that the Chairperson - Mr. Isaac; the Vice-Chair – Madam Lilian and all the other Commissioners made mistakes that amounted to gross misconduct in how they handled the election. This ground completely failed. There is no time when, as Members of this House, we will be called upon to answer questions collectively. The Member for Nyeri County answers questions alone, the Member of Samburu County answers questions alone, and this is what was required of the IEBC. The petitioner should have done his work, ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: role in matters of procurement. We want to look at that question; we want to give the IEBC commissioners a role in the procurement of the BVR kits and the electronic voter devices (EVD). On the final question on timelines, we think that some of the timelines have got to be looked at; the petition that has been brought by hon. Wafula Buke is a good one and allows this House to look at reforming the IEBC. But the IEBC commissioners must continue with their work; they must be supported; they must stand for our country. Thank you Deputy Speaker. view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson, Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology concerning the status of tertiary education loans. The Government has started giving tertiary institutions loans through the Higher Education Loans Board (HELB). The full statement is available. view