Joy Adhiambo Gwendo

Sen. Gwendo

Sen. Gwendo Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to add my voice to this Motion which is very important to this House and to our people back at home. If you want to know that our people do not understand the roles of our leaders...

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Sen. Gwendoof Kenya voted for devolution. They hoped and continue hoping that the contradictions of our history, the mismatch in development was going to be cured by devolution; and we created counties to take power and resources to the people of Kenya. The custodians of this are the Governors.I listened...

The last one from this side, Sen. Khaniri.

Sen. Gwendo Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Motion. I come from Kiambu County where we have a lot of security challenges. Recently I got a call from my Vicar whose house had been broken into by thugs. They went into his bedroom where he was...

On a point of information, Madam Speaker.

Sen. Gwendo Hon. Senators, before I call upon the Mover to reply, I would like to clarify an earlier ruling that I just made and going by the expression on several Senators’ faces, it looks like most of them were not convinced. I made reference to Standing Order No.94 (3)...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish to inform Sen. Gwendo that it is not just members of the public who cannot be in control of their firearms, it just depends on an individual. We have even seen police officers killing their colleagues. For example, Hon. Manandu, the first Member of Parliament...

Sen. Gwendo Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to profusely and in good faith, apologize for thinking that the hon. Senator is younger than she is.

Sen. Gwendothis particular Bill into law, now the Speaker of the Senate will have an opportunity to legally fly the flag.I am providing that a Cabinet Secretary (CS) and the Attorney-General be allowed to fly the flag. There was a small error when we were publishing this Bill, which I...

Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, you are out of order! Sen. Joy has clarified she is not younger than 34 years? So, withdraw and apologize.

Sen. Gwendo Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to appreciate all the Senators who have contributed to this Motion. I would also like to appreciate the Members of the Committee for the good work that they are doing. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, to the Senate at large, we would...

Sen. Gwendo It is noted, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I was just highlighting a few issues that were raised by the Senators. Up to that point, I am done. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move.

Sen. Gwendo Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to request that you defer the voting, under Standing Order No.51 (3) , because it is a Motion that affects counties.

Sen. Gwendo Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to kindly request your indulgence in deferring the voting on this Motion, under Standing Order No.51 (3) .

Sen. Gwendo Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is because of the number of the Senators that we have in the House.

Sen. Gwendo Yes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Gwendo I did, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Gwendo Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move.

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Sen. Gwendo Order, Sen. Gwendo! What is that word gorogoro? You are making your contribution in English and you have to be persistent in that.

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Sen. Gwendo Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to second the Motion before the House by the Committee on Education, Information and Technology. We covered the education bit and the ICT. As we went round the counties, we saw the level of ICT connectivity and the...

Order, Sen. Gwendo! What is that word gorogoro? You are making your contribution in English and you have to be persistent in that. Sen. Gwendohours without taking anything. That is why we recommended that the school feeding programme be a responsibility of the community and not even the Government.The other...

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Sen. Gwendofactor which is obviously stigmatizing. This situation in Mbagathi Hospital is confusing and suggests that either the management is ignorant or insensitive to the needs and dignity of PwDs.Madam Temporary Speaker, as I conclude, the needs of persons with disabilities should not be limited at the level of policy...

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Sen. Gwendo Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute and to support this Motion. In the past, it is very clear that the successive governments have not allocated adequate budgets or funding to the health departments. Looking at this good report, I am sure that...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to contribute and as well give my Maiden Speech on the same matter which is before the House.Madam Temporary Speaker, our policies have significantly evolved from the 1960s, when reduction or eradication of our social and health problems was the main approach. Today, we are...

Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Committee’s findings. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is very challenging that as we discuss this report, there are counties that still lack Level 4 and Level 5 hospitals. To be able to limit the number...

shocking that there are some staff who really mishandle pregnant mothers. So, it is important that we ensure that a humane approach is given to expectant mothers. Anybody that is involved is a guardian angel to that particular mother. The child is supposed to be born in a friendly environment....

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute and to support this Motion. In the past, it is very clear that the successive governments have not allocated adequate budgets or funding to the health departments. Looking at this good report, I am sure that they have...

treated and dealt with as proposed. With budget increments, the health facilities can be adequately expanded and we become the pride of the region as we used to be a long time ago when some of us were growing up. Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) has been a referral hospital for...

There being no other Senators wanting to contribute, I now call upon the Chairman of the Committee to reply. Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Mohamed Kuti.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to start by thanking all the Members who were able to get an opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion about the findings of our health facilities, especially Levels 3, 4 and 5 hospitals in Rift Valley, especially in the north...

this country who work here. About 60 per cent of our doctors are in South Africa, the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, America, Botswana and Namibia. They are serving those countries.You know very well the slogan of the doctors who are here; “Mheshimiwa Sonko” and “Dokta msoto.” Those are the arguments...

lecturers from? So, there is a staffing issue which has been noted. This problem is countrywide which we really need to work on.Madam Temporary Speaker, this is a new opportunity for us too, because we cannot always complain about this and that lacking. We must also see it as an...

oncologists. Cancer is becoming a major killer in this country. Patients’ screening should be made a priority.I am very passionate about this because I lost my mother in December, 2011 to ovarian cancer. During that period, I learnt that many people suffer from the disease not knowing what it is....

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Sen. Gwendo Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute and to support this Motion. In the past, it is very clear that the successive governments have not allocated adequate budgets or funding to the health departments. Looking at this good report, I am sure that...

Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to contribute and as well give my Maiden Speech on the same matter which is before the House. Madam Temporary Speaker, our policies have significantly evolved from the 1960s, when reduction or eradication of our social and health problems was the main approach. Today, we...

Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Committee’s findings. Madam Temporary Speaker, it is very challenging that as we discuss this report, there are counties that still lack Level 4 and Level 5 hospitals. To be able to limit the number...

So, it is important that the facilities that we have are able to cater very well for victims of this particular disease. When we were young we used to hear about cancer. It was not common. However, today, it has almost reached epidemic levels. It is important that we think...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute and to support this Motion. In the past, it is very clear that the successive governments have not allocated adequate budgets or funding to the health departments. Looking at this good report, I am sure that they have...

give access to high quality health care. Once the facilities are upgraded, then Kenyans will get quality medical care.It has not been fair to make Kenyans travel far and wide, locally, regionally and internationally, to get specialized treatment when we have qualified medical personnel. They only require facilities and equipment...

There being no other Senators wanting to contribute, I now call upon the Chairman of the Committee to reply. Proceed, Sen. (Dr.) Mohamed Kuti.

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I would like to start by thanking all the Members who were able to get an opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion about the findings of our health facilities, especially Levels 3, 4 and 5 hospitals in Rift Valley, especially in the north...

that the Committee should have had more samples. In fact, if possible, do a country wide tour. That is actually our programme. I would like to announce that immediately after the Kenya Women Parliamentarians (KEWOPA) Seminar in Kwale, my Committee will be in the Coast to tour counties so that...

them from a chemist in town. Therefore, those days, it was very frustrating to the doctors. I am sure the situation may have changed just minimally.In addition to that, the salary was meager. While I was in the medical school, my room was facing the roundabout at the City Mortuary....

The issue of the physically challenged was mentioned by Sen. Njoroge. I want to agree with him that we need to prioritise issues concerning our disabled population who form a good proportion of us in this country. They need their special consideration. I did not quite well get what he...

Your request is in order. It is granted. We will put that Question tomorrow at 3.00 pm. (Putting of the Question on the Motion was deferred) Let us move on to the next order. October 22, 2013 SENATE DEBATES AUDIT OF EMPLOYEES OF DEFUNCT LOCAL AUTHORITIES BY TRANSITION AUTHORITY

Madam Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, aware that Section 7 (2) of the Transition to Devolved Government Act requires the Transition Authority to carry out an audit of the existing human resource of the Government and local authorities and advise on deployment to either level of Government;...

The TA should know what happened to the employees, assets and liabilities of any county. We have to be very careful as we deal with the TA considering that in the Constitution, it is very clear in terms of protecting the rights of innocent persons. While governors want to discriminate...

October 22, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

I want to assure them that we will stand with them, but they need to pull up their socks. If it is about the report, why can they not table the report? The governors must think of a solution that will now remove what we call ghost workers and that...

Asante sana, Bi. Spika wa Muda, kwa kunipa nafasi hii ili niunge mkono Hoja hii iliyoletwa na Sen. Elachi. Jambo la kwanza ambalo ningependelea kuunga mkono ni kwa sababu ni haki ya mfanyikazi kuona ya kwamba wakati wa ugatuzi kama huu tulionao hivi sasa, serikali zimeundwa mashinani na kuna wafanyikazi...

Kaunti ya Kilifi ina wafanyikazi wengi sana wanaofanya kazi katika hoteli. Kuna wafanyikazi wengi ambao wanafanyakazi katika supermarkets na kulingana na Katiba ya Kenya tulioipitisha kama Wakenya, inasema kwamba, katika muda huu ambao tunageuza mwenendo wa Serikali, ni kwamba asili mia 70 ya wafanyikazi ni lazima watoke katika lile eneo...

Sen. Gwendo Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance to support the Motion by our Chairman. In our Committee, we also refer to him as “Pastor” because of his ability to explain matters for a very long time. September 25, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. GwendoI stand here...

Sen. Gwendo Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this chance to support the Motion by our Chairman. In our Committee, we also refer to him as “Pastor” because of his ability to explain matters for a very long time. I stand here to support this Motion not only...

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