Wilberforce Ojiambo Oundo

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• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: There has been an unending debate in this country on corporal punishment. It is defined in the Bill as physical force which is applied on a child by use of any means, including a cane or other object, with the intention of inflicting pain or discomfort for the purpose of corrective discipline or punishment. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: We are Africans and we are like any other people in this world. We have our own traditional way of discipline and undertaking what we do. Making corporal punishment in the way it is framed here illegal, indeed, is to damage families and generally to make it extremely difficult to correct and put children in line or raise them in the correct way. There can never be any corrective discipline that does not come with sanctions or some form of pain. It is important again that at the Committee of the whole House, we redefine what constitutes corporal punishment both ... view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: To the uninitiated or to any other person, the definition of a foster parent and a guardian seems to be very confusing. There must be an effort to clearly indicate what constitutes a foster 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
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: parent or a guardian, so that any person who is reading or applying the Act has no confusion on what constitutes what. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Parent means the mother or father or any person who is liable by law to maintain a child or is entitled to his custody. This particular definition brings a lot of confusion. The definition of parent, foster parent, guardian parent, and a person who has taken parental responsibility must all be very clear. Therefore, we need to be very clear on what we want do and how we go ahead. There is radicalisation... view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: No, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was called and since I was not ready, I deferred my comments. It is clear on the Hansard . I am very clear in my mind. I have been here for four-and-a-half years and I am a fairly fast learner. I remember on that particular day, I clearly raised the concern and the substantive Deputy Speaker, clearly said that since we did not have the numbers, we just move the Bill and there will be another time slated for contributions on the Bill. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: You can rest assured, I do not lie. view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I was indicating, the Bill is fairly comprehensive and it contains issues that I had been told to come and articulate on this Floor. I have mentioned a few. As I continue, when we go to Clause 6 of the Bill, it says that every child shall have a right to a name, a nationality and as far as possible, the right to know and be reared by their parents. The boy-child has sent me. The men who are still in the business of having children like some of my colleagues here and ... view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: There is also an emerging trend that the Bill does not seem to have captured. I am talking about cases where probably vulnerable families or families that are unable to maintain a child to a certain standard undertake what we call voluntary surrender of parenthood without necessarily amounting to adoption or amounting to relegation of duty. How do we handle such a matter where a parent or parents have had voluntary surrender of parenthood? Those are some of the debates that need to be understood. If you go to Clause 12, it mirrors some provisions in the Basic Education Act. ... view
• 6 Apr 2022 in National Assembly: Again, there is a fairly contentious clause here. This contentious clause spells doom to many parents. Clause 21(a) indicates that no person shall, in the case of a male child, subject a child to forced circumcision. Circumcision is a tradition in many societies. It is actually recommended on hygienic grounds. If a child, upon attaining adulthood, decides to take parents to court for forced circumcision, how will the parent ever defend himself yet he did it purely out of the need to comply with traditions and medical conditions? There is a false claim on circumcision by some people. It is ... view