11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. One of your qualities is fairness in your ways of doing things. I am among the first people who came to the House today, but just because somebody was called and used my card, I was disconnected. I am sure that took me to the last number. However, I have been around and I am grateful that I have gained a lot from the contributions from my colleagues, which makes me a better person by that extent. I rise to support this Law of Succession (Amendment) Bill by Hon. Peter Kaluma. It makes a ...
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11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, you are a testimony to the world that you are a very powerful lady with resources. If anything happened today and you were to share your wealth – I hope that does not happen because I have big dreams for you, and hope that someday you will become a more powerful person than where you are right now – where would your wealth go to? Is it fair that your husband should not have a share of it or to share with your children? The law is progressive and we need to include everybody. Husband and ...
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11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
This is a lady who when everyone is tired and the husband is watching television, will say: “I am tired, and I need to go to bed,” but in actual sense goes to the kitchen to cook and also prepare for the next day by ironing her husband’s clothes and hers as well, so that they are ready without drama. She prepares the children to go to school. The next day she makes sure she is singing them a lullaby before they sleep and switches off the lights in the house. She is the first person to wake up. She ...
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11 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
lawyers will not finish it on court bills, but they will not do much when they are given that money, like they would have done if they were given the money the first day. Most of these cases are coming up because of that quagmire, misunderstanding and lacuna which has been there in the law. It is not clearly defined who a spouse is. It is not clearly defined who a husband is. It is not clearly defined who a wife is. This is a progressive Bill from Hon. Kaluma even when we all agree that Kaluma is known for ...
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4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for your kind indulgence and for allowing me to speak when my card has malfunctioned. We appreciate that kind of gesture. It is a sign leadership on your part as you have always been. I stand to support this Bill with amendments. I believe there are good things in it. Certainly, there are things that are going to hurt the communication industry. As a House, we have a duty of ensuring that we protect innovations. We cannot be the same people who are supporting the private sector to do their businesses and when they ...
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4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
level, we will amend this law appropriately so that we do not end up locking out some institutions which have done this country a lot of good. We need to establish which fund will be used for emergencies. Like in developed economies, we have been told that they have come up with such a Fund. It is possible that over usage of the phone can be injurious to one's health. If that is true, then we need to set up a Fund from these institutions which can be put into research to help our country establish if it is true ...
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4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
We have to be careful. I know that His Excellency President Uhuru Kenyatta has gone out of his way to get foreign investors into the country. If we are not careful about the manner in which we handle this Bill, we will be sending wrong signals to the investors who may think that Kenya is a country that does not appreciate success; that you can be punished for succeeding, and that Kenya will interfere with your private business. That is not our strategy as Government. We do not want to be sending wrong signal to foreign investors who would have ...
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4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
Maybe, we need to set aside rules that ensure that young people with good ideas that have realised money for institutions are rewarded and protected by law by way of patenting. We, however, know that patenting is a very expensive process. As a country, we may need to also come up with a policy on how to protect young people without having to expect them to use money to register their patents because some cannot afford.
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4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
Acquiring a licence in Kenya is very complicated. I know the Government has made attempts to manage the licensing process, but there are young people who have finished university and would want to start small businesses. However, the process of starting a business is very complicated because of the time one needs to get a licence. Also, one needs to make returns to the Kenya Revenue Authority, which means there will be taxes to be paid, among too many other complications. We can make it easier for young people to start businesses. That way, we will have done justice to ...
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4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly:
With those few remarks, I support the Bill.
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