Sunjeev Kour Birdi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would also like to say that this Bill comes at the right time because it is about time that we brought up our children in a modern environment and secure environment where both parents can live with each other in harmony. It absolutely makes no sense when children cannot sleep at night and, therefore, cannot perform in school well during the day because of hearing their parents fighting at night. view
• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: So, I think this Bill is actually going to bring a solution in as far as domestic violence in the family is concerned because the family unit is actually a safe, humble and Godly unit for us. view
• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would also like to say that I believe that Kenya is a religious, multi-racial and multi-cultural country. At this juncture, I would also like to point out the case of the young lady called Sarika who is engaged to a young Bukusu boyfriend. I am citing that case because for the last two-and-a-half weeks we as parliamentarians and as a society have been discussing about inter-racial marriages and their effects. Many times I have heard of domestic violence that takes place in inter-racial marriages and what we The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for ... view
• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: fail to see is the love that these two people might have for each other. In fact, it is not them who create domestic violence but the people, society and community around them who do not support the couples to live in peace and harmony. So, in one way I would like to commend the people who take this first step and cross the barrier to reach out to other people and cultures. view
• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would also like to say that the inclusion of counsellors is very important. We have said that the inclusion of police officers is not right. It is not the right moment to include police officers but what we need to ask ourselves is: Who are we comparing ourselves to? In countries like the United Kingdom (UK) they have a system where the victim is looked after properly. You can go to hospital or perhaps visit a counsellor or a private doctor. What we lack here is a secure system where the victim can be checked and where ... view
• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would like to cite a small example. In Malawi, they have brought legislation that changes people’s attitude to domestic violence. I would also like to add that this Bill is very timely. Article 45(2) says that every adult has a right to marry a person of the opposite sex, based on free consent. I always feel that human beings take undue advantage of people who are in their families. This is because free consent means consent inclusive of the whole family unit. So, with that I would like to commend hon. Nyokabi and the whole team for ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Chairlady. From the outset, I would like to congratulate hon. Langat for bringing this amendment. I would not like to repeat what has already been said, but this amendment seeks to be in line with the Vision 2030 by providing for the youth and giving them more responsibilities at a time when we are looking for things for them to do. Responsibility is one of the things that we need to instill in our youth. With that, I wish to support. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. I stand here today to support this Bill with a few reservations which I shall state very soon. However, I stand supporting this Bill as the daughter and the representative of the Asian community who really contribute so much in terms of taxes in our country. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you. I stand guided. I was about to say that I also stand as a very proud Kenyan. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: That is correct. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I was going to say that I also represent the many Kenyans who contribute to the taxes in our country. view