Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1031 to 1040 of 1138.

• 20 Nov 2013 in Senate: Let me say that I will give all the statements on Thursday, next week. view
• 20 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, along those lines, I think we would like to be informed what steps have been taken to implement that very important advisory opinion that we received from the Supreme Court of Kenya. It was a landmark decision, it was very clear in its terms on the procedures that must be followed on issues of legislation; on the roles of the Senate and the National Assembly. I would have thought that immediately after the ruling was given, then steps should have been taken to see how to implement that ruling in future and if those steps have not ... view
• 20 Nov 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to make a request under Standing Order No.39 (2) which states:- “The business shall be disposed of in the sequence in which it appears on the Order Paper or in such other sequence as the Speaker may, for the convenience of the Senate, direct”. Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you notice from the Order Paper, we are now going into Division. There will be two Divisions which will be held but the quorum does not appear to be there. Thereafter, there will be the Second Reading ... view
• 20 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the table:- The report of the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights on the County Governments (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.2 Bill of 2013. view
• 20 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is my pleasure to second this very important Bill which shows that the Senate is entering into its second phase of development. We are moving away from Motions which appeal to the Government to do “a”, “b” and “c” to what we are elected to do, which is legislation. To me, this is one of the most important legislations and we should thank the originator of the Bill, Sen. Sang of Nandi County, one of the youngest Senators in this House, for coming up with this excellent Bill. The Bill, as usual, was referred to ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to talk about this important Motion which touches on one of the fundamental rights of any person, the right to work, the right to a decent living, among other rights. I would like to commend Sen. Elachi for bringing this Motion for us to debate here. I support it. I particularly support the amendment that has been put there to ensure that those who are not absorbed by the local authorities are either employed by the national Government or are, at least, given a pension or a golden handshake. That ... view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: Both. view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: My personal assistant in Nairobi is a Kalenjin. view
• 23 Oct 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Issues of security are the most important matters we can discuss here because the whole purpose of the Government is to ensure that there is law, order and peace. This issue has been going on for quite some time. If it keeps going on, back and forth, come December, the situation will be the same. Would I be in order to suggest that the Committee exercises the powers it has to summon the Cabinet Secretary, the Principal Secretary and members of the National Security Advisory Committee to appear before them and answer ... view