Samuel Kiprono Chepkonga

Parties & Coalitions

Born

4th September 1964

Email

chepkonga@wananchi.com

Telephone

0722996469

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1941 to 1950 of 3315.

  • 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I beg to move that the Protection Against Domestic Violence Bill, 2013 be now read the third time. view
  • 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: This is a very important Bill to all genders; not only women but it includes women, men and children. It seeks to ensure that those who have been abused in a domestic set up are protected. This law is one of those legislations that are anticipated by the new Constitution that must be passed by August, 2015. This legislation provides for the protection and relief of victims of domestic violence. It also protects spouses and any children or other dependant persons and also other matters that are connected with the family. So, it is a very important Bill when it ... view
  • 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for being present at such very momentous moment. view
  • 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for being present at such a time when we are almost concluding debate in the House. I must thank all the hon. Members who contributed to this very important Bill. For the first time, certain outdated traditions and cultures, for instance, child marriages; have been criminalised. view
  • 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: No, I am thanking hon. Members. view
  • 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, I am thanking hon. Members who have spoken to the fact that child marriages and issues like widow cleansing that hon. Members have talked about, are now outlawed. I must thank hon. Members for noting that fact. view
  • 19 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: No, I am just thanking hon. Members from both sides of the political divide. I thank them for contributing very eloquently and being very supportive of this Bill. I thank the Speaker and the entire clerking team for supporting the Committee in this work. We have come a long way. This started way back in June 2014. I sincerely thank everybody who has contributed and supported this Bill. It will go a very long way in ensuring that we have very stable and secure families in this country. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
  • 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. You have just given me a chance at the right time. Hon. Maanzo is my very good friend. I do not want to waste a lot of time but he has just spoken the wrong thing in the right place. view
  • 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: I stand to vigorously oppose this Motion for three reasons. One, ranking should not be mistaken or abused for grading which is totally a separate item. Ranking has been abused by teachers because everybody is trying to get to the headlines. What the teachers have resorted to is to be giving exams to children like food. You give exams in the morning, over lunch time and then at 5.00 p.m. We are not going to produce children, the so-called test tube children that were referred to somewhere in the United Kingdom. We do not want that. Malcolm Forbes said that ... view
  • 18 Mar 2015 in National Assembly: When you give children exams everyday, you train that child to receive exams. Now, when they come out---Some of us who have been in school, and I am sure all of us--- view

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