Susan Wakarura Kihika

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Jun 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support and congratulate Sen. Cherargei for this very important Statement that he has brought to the House. As the Senator of Nakuru, we are also big in farming and that is the major thing that we do down there, in case there are some here who have not visited or are not very familiar with that County. When we hear such directives that the Government will not buy maize from farmers but will be importing four million bags of maize, it is actually shocking. What I would also want to bring ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it does not seem to make sense. Is that better? It is just a decision that seems immoral, if you ask me. If that is a problem, I do not know which word to use because that is what I mean. It is one of those things that you cut off your nose to spite your face because, when you have farmers with maize rotting in their farms but the Government is proceeding to buy maize from outside the country; either we are now completely acknowledging and accepting corruption because what else could this really be? In ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.141 (1) of the Senate Standing Orders, I beg to move that The Reproductive Healthcare Bill (Senate Bills No.23 of 2019) be read a Second Time. This Bill seeks to ensure that each level of Government prioritizes reproductive health by imposing obligations on them to ensure the availability of reproductive healthcare services, including requiring them to provide adequate financial resources in their respective budgets to meet the obligations. Article 43(1) (a) of the Constitution of Kenya guarantees every person the right to the highest attainable standard of health, ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: 2030, she will ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services, including family planning, information and education, and the integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes. Kenya has also committed to target goal No.5.6 and undergo goal No.5 to gender equality. In this regard, Kenya has pledged to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive health and reproductive rights as agreed in accordance with the programme of action of the International Conference on Population and Development, the Beijing Platform for Action and the outcome documents of review conferences. Madam Temporary Speaker, to highlight some of the provisions ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: Clause 9(4) states that:- “An assisted reproduction health care provider shall before commencing the provision of assisted reproduction treatment — (a) provide all concerned parties with the information necessary to enable them make an informed choice and give informed consent, and in particular, information on- (i) the various assisted reproduction methods available; (ii) the chances of success of the various options; (iii) the advantages, disadvantages and the risk of the various options; and, (iv) the cost of treatment and the facilities where the treatment options are available” Madam Temporary Speaker, in order to safeguard the parties who wish to undertake ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, further in order to protect the interest of the child that results from assisted reproduction, the Bill requires that a commissioning parent or commissioning parents, as the case may be, should – (i)have attained the age of 25 years and should not be above the age of 55 years; (ii) the commissioning parent or commissioning parents should be suitable to accept the parenthood of the child that is to be conceived; (iii)understands and accepts the legal consequences of the agreement and the rights and obligations arising therefrom. Madam Temporary Speaker, the clause also sets out the surrogate ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Clause 18 of the Bill sets out the conditions under which the surrogate parenthood agreement may be terminated. Clause 21 of the Bill seeks to ensure that- (a) the commissioning parents or commissioning parents are named as the parents of the child in the birth notification, certificates and any other official document that requires the names of the parents of the child. (b) the provisions seek to ensure that the child acquires the citizenship of the commissioning parents. Furthermore, the provisions seek to ensure that the child acquires the citizenship of the commissioning parent or ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: A review of the concluding observations on the Second Periodic Report of Kenya adopted by the Committee at its 50th Session that was on 6th to 31st May 2013, shows that the Committee Against Torture raised concerns on the occurrences of forced and coerced sterilisation of HIV/AIDS positive women and women with disability. The Committee urged the State to strengthen its efforts to investigate the allegations of involuntary sterilisation or other harmful practices in connection with reproductive health, and identify and punish those involved in such practices. Further, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women raised issue with ... view