Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support this because I know very well that many times we find single mothers. I represent an urban constituency and in this constituency I meet so many mothers – the so-called single mothers. When you talk about the whereabouts of the father, the father only comes in to benefit from his other responsibility but he does not take responsibility to bring up that child. The child’s responsibility is solely left to the mother. So, you find most of these mothers are so disadvantaged and most of them are just house wives or they do not ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we amend this Act we are going to make sure that equal responsibility and access is for both parents. Sometimes we also blame mothers because at times they become very harsh and refuse to give the fathers the rights to access the child maybe because something went wrong along the way. However, here we are saying the child’s right is paramount. We are not going to deny the child responsibility or access to both parents because the parents differed. view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I know very well that while we are amending this Act we must also look at the other side because many times we have seen men become victims of being harassed by mothers who claim that they sired children with them and ran away. However, sometimes it might not be the right thing but what we are saying is that once this has been identified then both parents must take responsibility. I support this because I am the champion of the rights of a child. A child must be given both parental care and must always ... view
• 13 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to support this Bill and thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 17 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I would like to thank the Chairman for this response. But I wish to request for the following clarifications. One, I would like to know whether there was public participation in the change of name from “Kenyatta International Conference Center”, to “Kenyatta International Convention Center”, as demanded by Article 232 of the Constitution. When you look at the rebranding of the building, any guest coming to Nairobi today will mistake it to be the Samsung International Conference Center other than Kenyatta International Convention Center, because the rebranding of that building has a signage that automatically altered ... view
• 1 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I wish to request for a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology regarding the status of land title deeds for public schools. view
• 1 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, two weeks is okay. I hope the hon. Chairlady means it by saying two weeks. Thank you. view
• 25 Jun 2014 in Senate: It is happening. You provoked me; I will give you in the same measure. view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to support this amendment Bill. I was supposed to second this Bill earlier on, but I was not in the House at the time it was moved. view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I wish to support this amendment Bill. I was supposed to second this Bill earlier on, but I was not in the House at the time it was moved. view