Susan Wakarura Kihika

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: As we work together hand in hand with the other Senators, we must make sure that everybody living with disability is given dignity and the same opportunities as their peers who do not have disabilities. I dare say, if anything, those are the people we should be putting a lot of resources in. We must carry those who are weaker than the stronger ones. As I had said, we seem to be a system that is set up where the strongest are the ones we care for. In our homes and classes, the children who perform better tend to be ... view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: We know that every person has the right to education. However, we cannot say that we have achieved it when we have children who, because of their needs, cannot competitively get that education. We also know that jobs in this country are based on who has what they call “papers”, that is, degrees, certificates et cetera . If these children cannot have an environment where they can catch up with the others and learn, excel and succeed, once we get to the recruitment process, they are also discriminated against. This is because they will not be at the same level ... view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion- THAT, pursuant to Standing Orders 28 and 29, the Senate do adjourn until Tuesday, 6th November, 2018. view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it is important that as a House, every now and then after working very hard, Senators get a small break. In this case, it is about ten days so that they can go recharge, take a little break and handle their constituency matters. In addition to that, the Senate Business Committee (SBC) brought a calendar to this House, which was approved. Therefore, this recess is in the calendar. Given those few factors, I wish to move this Motion and ask Sen. Halake to second. view
• 22 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this extremely timely Motion which we should have had many months or years ago. The credit goes to our colleague, Sen. Halake, for highlighting this issue and bringing it to the Floor of this House. It is an extremely important and serious matter. The data for this country is that the female population is about 52 per cent of Kenya‟s population. Therefore, 52 per cent of our population is affected by this issue. Some may obviously be younger or a little past that but at some point in life, 52 per ... view
• 22 Nov 2018 in Senate: One of the key pillars of the Jubilee Government in its Big Four Agenda is manufacturing. We cannot pay lip service by saying this country has a conducive environment for manufacturers yet we are importing everything. This sort of duty and VAT levied on sanitary towels is not encouraging local manufacturers. view
• 22 Nov 2018 in Senate: I encourage my colleague Sen. Halake to develop this Motion into a Bill because the women and girls of this country have been disadvantaged for a very long time. It is time for us to correct that wrong by making sure that local manufacturers are not The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 22 Nov 2018 in Senate: disadvantaged by the importers. Yes, we are a democracy that is open to international trade and all those other big things, but we cannot do so unless we protect our local manufacturers. Otherwise, we just continue on what we have seen which is a lot of importing and almost a little or inconsequential exporting or even consumption of local goods in our country. This is because in the cases now where you have the local manufacturers being able to put up factories and come up with the sanitary towels, then they are unable to compete with those who import these ... view
• 22 Nov 2018 in Senate: because they must be provided for free, then we are able to give them the dignity that the law requires that we provide for our citizens. So it must be something that we do and it must be done now. I thank Sen. Sen. Halake for bringing this Motion. Like I said, I cannot support it enough because I have never even looked at it like this. I was not aware if this is what was going on. However, we will work together to make sure that we are able to preserve the dignity and the right to work of ... view
• 22 Nov 2018 in Senate: In conclusion, I whole heartedly support this Motion and add my voice to what some of my colleagues have said that this should become a Bill, so that we make sure it is not just persuasive Motion but a Bill that will require to be implemented. We will then amend the VAT law so that we can make sure that the local manufacturers of sanitary towels are included in the list of the zero rated goods in this republic. Madam Temporary Speaker, I support. view