She was the first girl from Isiolo County to study upto form six.
She is also the founder of the Foundation for Kenyan Women Pastoralist which lobbies universities to admit girls from disadvantaged communities for prestigious courses.
3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
I support the Motion. I hope all the other Members will support the Motion because lack of water in schools is a problem across the country.
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3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker.
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3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Is Hon. Dorcas in order to say that the Opposition has tyranny of brains? What does that mean? She needs to withdraw that because if they had tyranny of brains, they would have won the elections. We are very excited and happy. We won because we have what it takes.
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker.
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. It would be very sad for us to personalise issues of cattle rustling to Meru County only. Cattle rustling is a national disaster. It affects all counties across the country.
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I stand to oppose the amendment. This amendment is targeting Meru County only. Cattle rustling is a national disaster 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.
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22 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
because it affects people all over the country. It is important we look at it nationally instead of dealing with it as if it affects only one county. My county neighbours Meru County. While I support the issue of gender, it should have a national outlook. I oppose.
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8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support the Motion. The issue of ranking of schools is very critical as other Members have said. It is important that we rank schools as per the categories available. We have private schools, national schools and Government schools. I think it is important that we rank them according to their specific categories.
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8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
The issue of ranking is very critical in setting standards. It is important that students and teachers are evaluated, so that we can know whether teachers should be promoted or not. It is also important for the students to have a spirit of competition. If there is no ranking, the spirit of competition is killed and many of the students do not even know where they belong or where their intellectual capacity falls.
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8 Jun 2016 in National Assembly:
Therefore, I encourage us to support the issue of ranking of schools. I would also want to say that as we categorise schools, we also need to invest in education. Most schools in the rural areas or in hardship areas, for example, Isiolo, have experienced shortage of teachers over the 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.
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