A niece of the late Robert Ouko, she was interested in politics in 1992. She recalls how she realized where her fate was in 1990s, when she followed her family discussions on political developments in the country. She used to follow keenly political activists like Paul Muite and James Orengo since she had an interest in people’s rights and justice. She gained experience in developing a solid manifesto and campaign structure during the campaigns of her husband Eric Nyamunga, former Nyando MP. In her manifesto, she promised economic empowerment for the youth and women, adult education for women, mentorship for girls and sports opportunities in the county.
21 Nov 2018 in Senate:
Just to add briefly, the responsibility that is bestowed upon the Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) is so enormous. It is very important that their capacity is built so that the work is done in a proper manner. We do not want to encourage a reactive way of doing oversight, but they should be proactive.
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21 Nov 2018 in Senate:
They should be able to identify the difficulties or problems before they engage in oversight because it normally takes a very long time before we get the Auditor-General‘s report. For example, right now, we are dealing with the report of 2014/2015 and, therefore, there is a lapse of almost three years. It is important that we capacity build our MCAs so that they are in a position to be proactive in the way that they do things.
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21 Nov 2018 in Senate:
Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, counties are dealing with a lot of money and we are talking about billions of shillings. We know corruption has been devolved to the county units. If MCAs are properly trained and know their responsibility well, we should be able to make sure that wananchi benefit from the resources allocated to counties. 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.
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21 Nov 2018 in Senate:
May the Members of the County Assembly feel most welcome.
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21 Nov 2018 in Senate:
No. I cannot put the question because some Senators are interested in debating the Motion. Proceed, Sen. Omogeni.
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21 Nov 2018 in Senate:
Thank you, Senator. Proceed, Sen. Shiyonga.
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