11 Nov 2014 in National Assembly:
that the reality on the ground is that women are at the core of water use and management. Where we have droughts hitting our communities, and where we have people suffering for lack of water, women suffer a double blow because of their critical role in the food production sector in this country, and also in taking care of their families. I will, therefore, be looking out for a requirement that in each of the institutions that we are creating in this particular Bill, we will have an express provision to make sure that the constitutional requirement for the two-thirds ...
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22 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me a chance to contribute to this Motion, and particularly in support of it. I wish to say that from my reading of the Motion, the point is really the need for inclusivity in our attempt to push Kenya towards achieving its Vision 2030, and particularly in turning Kenya into an entrepreneurial nation by the year 2030. Having said this, I wish to say that the import of the funds that we seem to be comparing with this proposed Fund; the Women Enterprise Development Fund the Youth Enterprise Development Fund and Uwezo Fund ...
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22 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
society to stand on their feet in terms of economic contribution to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of this country. So, it should be targeted to men within this bracket who are in need of such affirmative action support. The other reason why I am supporting is so that we do not border on discrimination because the YEDF, the WEDF and Uwezo Fund are targeted at youth between 18 and 35 years of age. Uwezo Fund targets both youth and women of all ages, but then we risk discrimination contrary to the provisions of our Constitution, under which we should ...
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22 Oct 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, with those few remarks, I beg to support.
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27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Yes, hon. Speaker.
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27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I am not trying to impersonate my Vice-Chair.
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27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the House today, Wednesday, 27th, 2014.
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27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Report of the Committee on Implementation on the study visit to the Parliament of Portugal between 12th and 16th May, 2014. 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.
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19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
Hon. Speaker, I may need your direction on the issue, because it did not emanate from a resolution of this House. As far as I know, it emanated from a request for a statement. If it was not a resolution of the House, then I am not sure it should come to my Committee on Implementation.
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19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly:
It was not.
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