Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Sep 2013 in Senate: people have sworn to make Kenya the most unsafe country in the world. This means that we should be living in expectation of many more. What shall we be doing to The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 24 Sep 2013 in Senate: ensure that they do not succeed the way they have done this time round? Hence, there is need for that audit and review of all the laws, like the anti-terrorism law, the immigration law and the National Intelligence Service law. All these must be reviewed. All the systems of the procedures in the security forces must also be reviewed, to ensure that whatever mistakes, loopholes or weaknesses that were there, which exposed us to this tragedy, are sealed. Mr. Speaker, Sir, let me also just mention something that nobody has mentioned, that is, the International Criminal Court (ICC). I opposed ... view
• 18 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to second this Motion wholeheartedly. I am privileged to be the Chair of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. When the Committee was constituted, the late Mutula Kilonzo was a member. Unfortunately, he passed away just after the Committee was constituted. Thereafter, I was put in a very difficult position to find out whether I should continue to stand for Chairmanship of the Committee because the membership of ODM had been reduced to three and Jubilee was five. We had agreed with the late Mutula Kilonzo that he would support me as Chair. ... view
• 18 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was coming to that. But I wanted to focus on Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Junior, who is joining this Committee. We all know his legal credentials in his own right. It may very well be that the blood of the late Mutula Kilonzo runs in his veins, but he has proved himself in litigation and on issues relating to law, not just here before the High Court in Nairobi, but I know he has ably represented other people in the East African Court of Justice. He more than proved himself also in the by-election where view
• 18 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must say that I have been caught by surprise because I had not come with my notes for moving the Motion but nevertheless, I will rise to the occasion and say something. To me,this Motion is a very important Motion because it--- view
• 18 Sep 2013 in Senate: I have to read? view
• 18 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I know that I have to read but I think I will propose to the Committee to amend these Standing Orders; that Senators know how to read--- view
• 18 Sep 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, noting that Article 1 (4) of the Constitution of Kenya states that the sovereign power of the people is exercised at the national and county levels; noting further that Article 6 (2) of the Constitution recognizes that the two levels of Government are distinct and inter- dependent; aware that devolution is an important principle of governance in the new structure; recognizing the important role of the civil service the world-over causing countries to establish specialized schools of Government; further noting that the Government established a training institute for civil servants in 1956 ... view
• 18 Sep 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to reply. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, first of all, I want to thank each and every person who has contributed to this Motion and supported it. I could see that the support was not artificial. It was support which said: This is long overdue. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, just touching on a few points that were raised. Yes, this type of institute should not necessarily be based in Nairobi, but in any other place. It can have branches in various places. But from what we have said here, it ... view
• 18 Sep 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I just want to seek directions. I accept your ruling about Wednesday, next week, at 3.00 p.m. I think that yesterday’s Motion, again, was postponed to Wednesday, next week, at 3.00 p.m. It means that Wednesday, next week, at 3.00 p.m. is going to be a very important day for voting. Now I think we know that there could be many Senators who are out of the country. They are at The Hague and other places. Would it be in order for them somehow to be requested to give some necessary ... view