Sunjeev Kour Birdi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I would like to support this because as we saw in the recent doctors’ strike, clinical officers played a major role in supporting our country. Therefore, I think this is warranted. view
• 16 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity. It is very important to realise that this world is made up of various types, colours and creeds of human beings. This is what makes the society that we are in. In seconding this Motion, I would like to make a few important points for this House to note. Hon. Rasso has just mentioned some important issues practically. Of course, he has quoted some examples of people who are visually impaired. We all know this is a constitutional right but the fact of the matter is that words and ... view
• 16 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: What are the numbers that we are talking about in our country when we talk about visually impaired persons? The Kenya Society for the Blind notes that there are 45,000 children who are blind. From statistics, there are 224,000 people who are blind and 750,000 visually impaired people in our country. If we combine these statistics, we will realise that if all these people were in one constituency, they would make a big number. These people, individuals or children are living in various parts of our country. They all face one problem of not getting access to a basic right ... view
• 16 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: I would also like to say that there are millions of books printed worldwide but only 1 to the ratio of 7 is made available to people who are blind. The figure comes to 285 million. I am giving figures because 90 per cent of these people live in low income countries. Our country is part of those countries. I do not see any reason why we should not extend that helping hand to people that matter in our country. We should do everything possible to give access so that these people can be better citizens in the society. Who ... view
• 16 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: It is also important to note that what I am talking about are the benefits of signing this Treaty. They include, improving the awareness of challenges faced by visually impaired people, access to education, most importantly enhancing social integration and alleviating poverty and increasing national contribution to the economy. When all these benefits are put together, we cannot help but notice that we should have passed this Motion long time ago. However, it is better late than never. As I said before, I would like to second and support this Motion. view
• 16 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much. view
• 23 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I was caught by surprise because I was listening very intently to what the previous speaker was saying. I was listening to him speak on matters corruption. He is so sure that people have been eating. From the start, I wonder if I would be in order to direct him to the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) so that he can report those matters directly instead of holding them in his chest. I would like him to have a good night sleep so that he can move on. view
• 23 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I would like to add my voice to the Report that has been moved today and in particular the state of national security. I would also like to mention that apart from Bunge TV, there are other bloggers out there who are twitting and helping to send a message of Members of Parliament in this House on this Report. Kenyans are receiving the message very clearly. The message is that there is a genuine feeling of unhappiness from every direction. People are not really very happy. On the face of that, we are dealing with it and ... view
• 23 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: As far as radicalisation and violence extremism are concerned--- view
• 23 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Out of all the points that have been raised on this Report, there are eight that I picked. There is a lot of consultation that is distracting me, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I seek your protection once again. Is it possible to --- view