Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: system. We need not interfere with the Constitution at all. If we are not able to improve it, we should leave it as it is. The Bill we have here is a complete departure from improvement of the Constitution. The women that Hon. T.J. Kajwang’ was speaking about in the rural areas--- Let me take this opportunity to say that the idea of dividing women that some are rural while others are urban is wrong. I want to tell all the women of Kenya that marginalisation is the same. It knows no rural, upcountry or urban centre. view
• 25 Oct 2016 in National Assembly: The marginalisation we feel as women is shared across this country. I speak as a woman from central Kenya and as a woman who knows what marginalisation means, not just here in Parliament but in all our lives. There is nothing as sad as being denied an opportunity for not committing crime, but because of the mere fact that you are a woman. To be denied an opportunity only for being born a woman, a decision for which only the Maker had a choice to make and a decision you could not appeal--- You are born a male or a ... view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: THAT, the Senate Amendments to the Access to Information Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 36 of 2015) be now considered. The amendments are largely editorial but quite useful in terms of cleaning up the legislation. As it is a constitutional Bill, we are in good time in the sense of completing it before 27th August, 2016. Now that I am here during my maternity leave, allow me to note that the baby room has not been sufficiently prepared. The House has agreed that mothers should bring their babies to the Assembly to do both the national legislative work and what ... view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I rise to support the amendments. This is to ensure that the laws and rules are in line with the Constitution. Thank you. view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I support the amendments as well as what the Committee has done in terms of processing. In terms of guiding our speed on this Bill, I want to say that we are in agreement. Most of these amendments are largely editorial amendments that aim at cleaning up the Bill and making it easier for implementation. So, there really should not be so much debate on the amendments. view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. Let me help in the definition of “private body”, which is already in the body of the Bill. First of all, the definition comes from Article 35 of the Constitution. It is the right of every citizen to receive information from public authorities, but where fundamental rights are concerned, he can get information from a private body, according to Article 35 of the Constitution. The private body defined here is the one that receives public resources and benefits, utilises public funds, engages in public functions, provides public services, and it has exclusive contracts to ... view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: On the matter of reasonable cost, that is a genuine concern which can be addressed by regulations. The language by the Senate is understandable. It is neater in law than the word “inexpensive’ because a lot of court decisions have interpreted what is reasonable for the different categories of information and citizens, but all that would be in the regulations. view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I want to support the amendments as well in terms of the categories of information that are protected. It is, indeed, true that even as we seek access to information, there are particular categories of information that should be protected, at least, for sometime if not always or until decisions are made. view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: The inclusion of the areas that the Senate has brought in is quite useful in terms of the question of national security. Again, the Bill has a lot of interpretation of what is going to be captured under national security. These deliberations are used in interpretation of the law to add that its objective is to free information around Budget processes, how the public uses funds and much less, on what is going on with national security, but a lot more on what is going on with taxpayers’ money. view