Osogo Joyce Atieno Bensuda

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I also rise to congratulate all the newly elected Members in the recently concluded by-elections. They have a task to deliver on behalf of their respective constituents. We must strongly and objectively guard our...

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. May the late Rt. Hon. Raila Amolo Odinga rest in peace. Raila Amolo Odinga was God-sent. When I came into political limelight when nominations were being held as I was campaigning after resigning as Chief Executive Committee Member (CECM)...

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) I would like to say that, Hon. Speaker, as politicians of today, we must be resilient. We must be focused. We must truly be there for the people of Kenya. We must put tribalism aside. We must be honest. We must be transparent....

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to respond to the questions I had asked, as tackled by the Departmental Committee on Education. Hon. Deputy Speaker, allow me to submit my apologies for not having been in Parliament yesterday, at the time...

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute, and for spearheading the love for sports. You have given a clear framework for others who are yet to come. I rise on behalf of women in this nation to confirm that...

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to eulogise the late Hon. Mama Phoebe Asiyo Muga, on behalf of Homa Bay County. She was my mother. I come from Karachuanyo Constituency, where I am married. I want to register in this...

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Do not tell me to sit. We are legislators.

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I am sorry, I withdraw. We are debating NG-CDF and NGAAF, but I am hearing very fundamental contribution on police brutality and other issues that we should do. Could the contributor, the Hon. Member for Nairobi City County,...

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to make my contribution on this Motion. As Parliament, we have to condemn with the strongest possible terms what happened yesterday. One, we must rise and be a Parliament and a nation that solves problems. We must...

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Now we want the House to be entirely silent. (Applause)

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Hon. Speaker, even if we are putting on flowers, we are not flower girls. We are competent women leaders in this country. (Applause)

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) A question arose, Hon. Speaker, and how the Cabinet Secretary responded is on record. We do not want a Principal Secretary who is not on his toes, tackling issues. He came here and found that Ksh500 million was stuck. While our money was...

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) One second, Hon. Speaker, and this is brief. The Ksh1 billion shillings given in the last financial year was a presidential directive. It aimed to deliver on the President’s agenda for women. We expect another Ksh1 billion in the next financial cycle. We...

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. You have kept your word by ensuring that the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning is with us today.

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have two questions.

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I rise to ask the Cabinet Secretary for Education the following Question: Could the Cabinet Secretary: 9th April 2025 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 44 Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM)proficiency assessments and certification. The Government has also continued to recruit...

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) I will join them in a minute. One, could the Cabinet Secretary inform this House the level of staff establishment and the ratio of teachers? Some secondary schools were categorised as adequately staffed while others were not. I am concerned because several schools...

Hon. Atieno Bensuda (Homa Bay County, ODM) Hon. Speaker, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 44 (2) (c) , I request a statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education regarding the recruitment criteria and deployment of teachers in schools across the country. Concerns have been raised...