wilson sossion

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 231 to 240 of 327.

• 3 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support the Report of the audited accounts for both the Uwezo Fund and the Women Enterprise Fund. I am a Member of the Special Fund Accounts Committee and the CEOs of both Funds appeared before the Committee. The Report is a true reflection of what we captured from the findings. Both Funds are basically meant to facilitate affirmative action groups in this country. Article 100 of the Constitution describes affirmative groups as special interest groups comprising of women, youth, and persons living with disabilities. Ideally, the Funds are meant to ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: areas do not have the necessary information, capacity and the knowhow to apply for the money from the Funds. That is a big challenge that the boards of the respective Funds need to look into, build the capacity of the groups and promote the uptake. The uptake of the funds from the rural setup is wanting due to lack of knowledge. Allow me, Hon. Speaker, to throw this to the Members of this House because the level of knowledge in the rural areas about the NG-CDF is high. Most of our people in the rural areas clearly understand what the ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: People know and understand the NG-CDF because of sensitisation. Everyone knows about the NG-CDF. If a child is born today, he or she will understand the NG-CDF more than the Women Enterprise Fund and the Uwezo Fund. I throw this challenge to Members that we need to do a lot of capacity building for our people at the grassroots level to understand and women can uptake the funds. There are so many shylocks in our villages. A long time ago, we used to have the Women Enterprise Fund that was not properly managed. We had other institutions that came in ... view
• 10 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the labour movement and workers of this country, particularly teachers, I wish to convey our condolences to the family of our late President. It is on record that President Moi moved a Motion during the precolonial period for the teachers of this country to have one union. That is why there is the Kenya National Union of Teachers (KNUT). The great work of President Moi in education is indelible, ranging from free milk that so increased enrollment in schools, building of quality schools, strengthening the girl-child education and, more importantly, strengthening the school inspection and ... view
• 10 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am honoured today to pay my tribute to the second president of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency Daniel Toroitich arap Moi. On behalf of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in this country, and on behalf of the people of the great county of Migori, I celebrate our former President. He had PWDs at heart. If you can remember, it is during his time that the National Fund for the Disabled in Kenya was established in Rehema House and it continues to empower PWDs. Allow me on behalf of the people of Migori County to pass my tribute ... view
• 26 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Motion that is of great national importance and should not be trivialised. I thank Hon. Moroto for bringing it to the House. I begin by sending condolences to the affected families, noting very strongly that many children and women are victims of this disaster. We share with the Members of Parliament from The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 26 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: the affected regions and the entire republic. It is not only West Pokot that is mourning. We are all affected as a country. We are dealing with climate change. Climate change is real. It is not only in West Pokot. It is everywhere. We have witnessed this chain of disasters everywhere. The southern tip of this continent has begun receiving very dangerous cyclones that claimed lives earlier in the year. Within this country, we were told of strong winds by the Meteorological Department. What does this mean? It is in West Pokot today. The floods of Budalang’i that we normally ... view
• 17 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill and congratulate the Committee for coming up with it. view
• 17 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: When we talk about the special interest groups, we are talking about efforts to bring about equity. This country has progressed very well democratically compared to other many nations. This is a great stride to give effect to the provisions of the Constitution. The Constitution to Kenya particularly the Bill of Rights recognises all these groups. It would be futile if the political parties, IEBC and other implementing agencies do not actualise the objectives of the Constitution. view
• 17 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: As I raised in a point of order the other day, the special interest groups being referred to in this Bill are meant to address the concerns of Article 100 of the Constitution. Article 97(c) of the Constitution recognises workers. During the writing of the Constitution at the Bomas of Kenya, workers agitated for representation in this institution and that explains why I am here. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, you will agree that the workers’ voice is the conscience of good governance and it is inevitable in any progressive democracy like Kenya. view