Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, Article 35 of the Constitution provides for the right of access to information. This is also supported by the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities; it reaffirms this Article. The right of access to information is a fundamental right; it ought to be enjoyed without restrictions. The amendment Bill aims to achieve something that should have been achieved a long time ago; the Act provides that owners of media houses ought to provide service; especially interpretation when news is being aired. This has not happened even though it is more than ten years since ... view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, Article 35 of the Constitution provides for the right of access to information. This is also supported by the UN Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities; it reaffirms this Article. The right of access to information is a fundamental right; it ought to be enjoyed without restrictions. The amendment Bill aims to achieve something that should have been achieved a long time ago; the Act provides that owners of media houses ought to provide service; especially interpretation when news is being aired. This has not happened even though it is more than ten years since ... view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Many a times, it is seen as if it is a favour when something is done for persons with disabilities. It is high time we started providing what is necessary for any Kenyan regardless of their physical condition. It is a right to access information, buildings and any service; many times you find difficulty in accessing public transport and buildings. Even within this Chamber, the only place for me to sit is where I am sitting, right at the back of the Chamber. I cannot access the front benches. This also violates our rights; I have several times approached even ... view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Many a times, it is seen as if it is a favour when something is done for persons with disabilities. It is high time we started providing what is necessary for any Kenyan regardless of their physical condition. It is a right to access information, buildings and any service; many times you find difficulty in accessing public transport and buildings. Even within this Chamber, the only place for me to sit is where I am sitting, right at the back of the Chamber. I cannot access the front benches. This also violates our rights; I have several times approached even ... view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to support this Bill and maybe, in future, we need to overhaul the Persons with Disabilities Act, to make it more accessible in order to actualize some of the provisions in that Act. This is because there are so many things in the Act that have not been actualized because it is not properly aligned in the new Constitution. view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to support this Bill and maybe, in future, we need to overhaul the Persons with Disabilities Act, to make it more accessible in order to actualize some of the provisions in that Act. This is because there are so many things in the Act that have not been actualized because it is not properly aligned in the new Constitution. view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I wish to support and I say that this amendment has come at the right time and all of us need to support it. view
• 25 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I wish to support and I say that this amendment has come at the right time and all of us need to support it. view
• 4 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I wish to support this amendment. We realize that what is going on in this country is driven by greed and uncontrolled use of alcohol and substance abuse among our young people. If the Government can regulate the use of the otherwise traditional alcoholic drinks like busaa and muratina, this is something that can be done. These drinks are much healthier than what people are drinking today. When I say “driven by greed” I refer to the unscrupulous businessmen and women who use dangerous chemicals to adulterate the drinks that they sell to the ... view
• 24 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wish to support this Motion, but first, I wish to point out that the conflict in South Sudan has been aggravated by the presence of the Ugandan troops. When Uganda sent her troops, they went there and became partisan. They supported one side and that is how that conflict has spread. So, I hope that as we deploy our troops, they are going to restore order and peace in that country as per the request from the United Nations Security Council, but not to take sides. We have so much interest in South Sudan; the youngest State ... view