Wanjiku Muhia

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: I am also looking at our country and the world at large. I saw a research from the Kenya National Alliance of Deaf Persons which showed that we have more than 500,000 deaf persons in our country. We do not have secondary schools for these people in our country. Also, I want to congratulate hon. Dalmas Otieno for starting a school in Gucha called Rongo Special School for the Deaf. Most of these schools that cater for the deaf like Kaaga, Engineer School for the Deaf in Nyandarua and the one in Karen only have Class Eight level. So, once ... view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Illiteracy has made these people lag behind in terms of access to information and this sometimes poses risk to their lives. For instance, during the Westgate Attack, I met a deaf person who was heading to that area. He had no information whatsoever on what was happening. When he looked at the television, he just assumed the attack was 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
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: happening in Pakistan or other countries. So, it is really important if television stations could be compelled by the law to anchor their news through sign language so that our deaf people can equally be informed. view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, when we consider the national examinations that are done in our schools, for instance, the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE), there is no special attention given to deaf pupils. They sit for the same examinations and the only advantage to them is that they are given extra 30 minutes in the exam. They do the same examinations with people who can hear. The same cases apply to the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. In the end, they score so poorly in examinations. The University of Nairobi (UoN) has been training many people in ... view
• 18 Jun 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, through the Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Welfare, which was very supportive of this Bill, I will be bringing more amendments to compel the Government and even private institutions to employ interpreters in different public places. When deaf persons go to hospitals, they are unable to explain their illness to doctors and those who are able use sign language that doctors do not understand. So, in the process they end up getting wrong treatment. Therefore, it is a long journey and this House needs to review the Persons with Disability (Amendment) Act, because it has ... view
• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I want to say that I acknowledge the Jubilee Government as being a baby which has been in existence for less than one year. We only say it is one year old because it was voted in, in March but bearing in mind that there were issues of the Constitution which required the Cabinet Secretaries to go through vetting, then it has barely been in office for about eight months. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, having said that, I want to say it is human character to always identify the negative side but ... view
• 3 Apr 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, with the kind of underfunding we have, we may not be able to justify if the security agents are equal to the task. If they were funded to the fullest then we can understand that they are not equal to the task. I was very happy when the President commented on women leadership. This was confirming to this House and my immediate neighbour here, hon. Langat, that Article 100 mandates this House to promote the leadership of women, youth, persons with disabilities and minority groups. view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Is it in order for the Leader of Majority Party to mislead this House that there was no single amendment by his female colleagues while the amendment I had on Article 11 regarding persons with disabilities and the bit about mental illness was drawn by hon. Mwaura and I? I am a member of Kenya Disability Parliamentary Caucus (KEDIPA). That amendment was thrown out. view
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this amendment was also supported by women Members. 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
• 25 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I am a member of KEDIPA. view