Sylvia Mueni Kasanga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: talking about culture and the importance of eating the right food for the purposes of our mental and general body wellness, then, the conversation of climate change must come in. Do we realized what climate change is doing to the produce that we produce and the changes that have to be done to our production; the skills that we then need to impact on our people, so that we can mitigate these effects of climate change? Climate change is now a big crisis. The fact remains that our weather cycles have changed. Again, people need to understand and be schooled ... view
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• 10 Mar 2022 in Senate: we doing? What capacity building are we doing to our farmers and our citizens so that they can learn to regenerate the earth? What other conversations can we bring about economic activities that do not deplete the earth to the level that it is, considering that our rain patterns have changed? You can see the kind of conversations that need to happen around climate change. They are in-depth and wide. It is true what Sen. Halake said that we have to integrate climate education into the school curriculum and equip our children. We need also to equip teachers. There is ... view
• 8 Mar 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I will start by thanking Sen. Sakaja for bringing this Statement and for being a HeForShe; a voice of men fighting for women and their rights. I also take this opportunity to say to the women of Kenya, happy International Women’s Day. I want to remind the Senate one more time that back in 2018, I brought a Motion on matters to do with boda bodas. We discussed a lot of issues that the Government needed to look into. We raised issues of insecurity caused by some of the boda ... view
• 8 Mar 2022 in Senate: regulations. To date, I do not know what has become of those issues that were discussed back in 2018. Frankly speaking, it is bad when we are always reacting to things as if we are not sure of what needs to be done. Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a conversation that the Senate has had before because there was a Motion that was deeply debated by the Senators. I know you will direct this Statement to a committee. All those Government officials should come and answer to us. in fact, we should even have a Committee of the Whole. view
• 8 Mar 2022 in Senate: 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
• 8 Mar 2022 in Senate: During electioneering period, boda boda riders are used a lot by politicians. We need to have honest conversations with ourselves on how to help this sector that has a lot of positives for Kenyans and young people as well as the negatives. As I thank Sen. Sakaja for requesting for this Statement, I hope we will see some action when it comes to bringing sanity to some of these issues that we see. view
• 2 Mar 2022 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion:- THAT, WHEREAS Kenya is a multi-ethnic and multi-racial country with rich and diverse cultural resources such as traditional medicine and foods, arts, craft, music, dances, dress among others; AWARE THAT, the Constitution, in its preamble acknowledges the cultural diversity of the Kenyan people who are determined to live in peace and unity as one indivisible sovereign nation whilst, Article 11 of the Kenyan Constitution recognizes culture as the foundation of the nation; NOTING that, while the Department of Culture under the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage has ... view
• 2 Mar 2022 in Senate: 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
• 2 Mar 2022 in Senate: NOW THEREFORE, the Senate urges the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Sports, Culture and Heritage to: a) Formulate cultural development policies and initiatives to inculcate stronger community values, safeguard Kenya’s heritage, recognize local heroes and promote socio-cultural opportunities in the counties; and b) Formulate strategies to create an enabling environment for protection and promotion of diversity of cultural expressions in all counties. I thank you. view