Sunjeev Kour Birdi

In September 2011, a fire destroyed homes and Killed over a 100 people in Sinai Slum of Nairobi. Birdi witnessed the appalling sights and the suffering the people underwent touched her deeply and she resolved to do something to help. In parliament Birdi commonly known as Sonia is focused on advocating for the availability of water all over the country because water is life. She also advocates for environmental conservation and is passionate about better infrastructure to improve the working conditions for the people of Makadara.

All parliamentary appearances

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  • 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do not seem to understand why my colleague is laughing at me from the other side. Maybe if I am wrong he can highlight it. Otherwise, perhaps he can stop distracting me. view
  • 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I do not seem to understand why my colleague is laughing at me from the other side. Maybe if I am wrong he can highlight it. Otherwise, perhaps he can stop distracting me. view
  • 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me just reiterate that privatisation in any economy is like a big boost. In countries like the United States of America, we have privatisation of drinking water companies from one state to another. That is the level at which the western world has taken privatisation. We also find a general tendency of the private industry to have a whet appetite to get funds into the economies where they know that there is potential for their investment to increase. That is what we are, as Kenya, offering to people out there. Just before me, the example ... view
  • 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me just reiterate that privatisation in any economy is like a big boost. In countries like the United States of America, we have privatisation of drinking water companies from one state to another. That is the level at which the western world has taken privatisation. We also find a general tendency of the private industry to have a whet appetite to get funds into the economies where they know that there is potential for their investment to increase. That is what we are, as Kenya, offering to people out there. Just before me, the example ... view
  • 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: it is struggling to get more money from the Government. If there was a system in place where private investors could come and pump funds in these Ministries, it would have been excellent. view
  • 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: it is struggling to get more money from the Government. If there was a system in place where private investors could come and pump funds in these Ministries, it would have been excellent. view
  • 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think Kenyans lack a passionometer. It is time we held a passionometer in front of Kenyans and told them that there was opportunity to apply for jobs. Those days of saying that nothing will happen are gone. They should apply and those who show potential should be given jobs. view
  • 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I think Kenyans lack a passionometer. It is time we held a passionometer in front of Kenyans and told them that there was opportunity to apply for jobs. Those days of saying that nothing will happen are gone. They should apply and those who show potential should be given jobs. view
  • 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: I would like to finalise by saying that I support the Bill and that Rome was not built in a day. Mistakes were made, but those mistakes should not deter us from moving forward. So I do urge this House to support this Bill. view
  • 26 Jan 2017 in National Assembly: I would like to finalise by saying that I support the Bill and that Rome was not built in a day. Mistakes were made, but those mistakes should not deter us from moving forward. So I do urge this House to support this Bill. view

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