Priscilla Nyokabi Kanyua

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 981 to 990 of 1042.

• 17 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the point of information is that, indeed, it is a constitutional matter on the marriages that are accepted in this country. You have to marry a member of the opposite sex. That matter did raise a lot of attention and indeed, took a lot of attention during the Constitution-making process. In essence, you cannot have a marriage between two women. That is completely unconstitutional. It is not only illegal but it is also unconstitutional. If you look at Article 45, around which the Matrimonial Property Act is anchored, the marriage has to be of adults who ... view
• 17 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I am happy this good morning to second this Motion, which proposes the setting up of an ad hoc Committee of this House to look into the issue of road safety. Using the Ntulele accident as a case study, the bus had 77 passengers even though it was supposed to have 60 passengers. The bus was travelling at night. So, the first and wrong reaction by both hon. Wanga and I was to condemn night travel. We were woken up by Kenyans on Facebook and other social media. We should not be told that accidents ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: attended, that some operators of Public Service Vehicles (PSVs) are saying that John Michuki passed away. He seemed to have died with his rules. It is time for this House to show that the John Michuki rules can be brought back and given life. During the period that we used the Michuki Rules, the number of accidents came down significantly. Hon. Deputy Speaker, the other pillar is safer roads. We need to look at safer vehicles. We have the eight-year rule in place but we have no rules at all on protection of children. We are in a country where ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. The matters that I am raising here are important. So, hon. Members should have a chance to listen. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for that protection and guidance. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, the Committee that will be set up will, in 120 days, spend a lot of time looking into the aspect of the 83 per cent of human error that contributes to accidents in this country. Recently, there was a wellness clinic for drivers. Ironically, one of eight drivers who came for the wellness clinic was drunk. We have to be concerned about such issues. Our roads continue to have drunk drivers. Our roads continue to have speeding cars. Our roads continue to have problems that we need to deal with. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: On the issue of motorcycles, we need sufficient data, so that this House can be able to take necessary measures to address the problem. That is why, in looking at solutions, we found out that there was no way other than looking into the issue of creating a committee to delve deeper into these issues. This is not the place to save costs. This is not the time to say that we are saving costs by opposing the creation of a committee like this one. We will save costs today and then tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, accidents will ... view
• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I withdraw the statement. view
• 9 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker and hon. Langat. I am happy to support these amendments. I would like to add my voice on the debate on insurance industry. I wanted to ask the Committee and especially the insurance industry to look at the question of road accidents. One of the reasons our insurance companies cannot make profit is really because of the number of accidents we have. Last year, they spent Kshs14 billion on claims. In 2012 they spent Kshs16 billion. We really need to understand why they are spending so much money in these claims. We must ensure ... view