Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 May 2013 in Senate: He is taking leadership very, very seriously, and that is nice. Also, the hair is well done, and so on. So, the change in the behavior of Sen. Mbuvi is in itself enough evidence that we are the Upper House, and even Sen. Mbuvi recognizes that fact. view
• 22 May 2013 in Senate: It is with a light touch--- view
• 22 May 2013 in Senate: I am not imputing improper motives--- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 22 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you were right this morning in your ruling that this Bill is properly before this House, and I do not have to quote the sections that have been quoted. I defend the right of the Member of Parliament who sought the ruling of the Speaker in the National Assembly on whether or not this Bill is properly before us; he had that right. But in the exercise of that right, unfortunately in the debate concerning that issue, they went overboard. But I would like this House to show – because we are here to show that ... view
• 22 May 2013 in Senate: If you take one small section somewhere and exaggerate it without taking into account the overall Constitution, you definitely come to a very absurd conclusion. This is because this Constitution demands that it be interpreted in a manner in which the purposes, values and principles of the Constitution are promoted. It should be interpreted in a manner which takes into account all the other sections of the Constitution. If you take into account all other sections of the Constitution, including our legislative power, which is in Article 96(2), we participate by enacting legislation in respect of the counties. And then ... view
• 16 May 2013 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 16 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the purpose of this Motion has an indication that the issues being raised by this Motion are very urgent ones. We know of the relationship between the provincial administration and the county governments. The Mover has admitted that he was in the process of consulting on the membership and other issues surrounding this matter. I would suggest that before the Motion comes for debate, there The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 15 May 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, I want to thank the Senator for Siaya for bringing this Motion. To me, it does nothing, but to clarify the constitutional provision. I will be very brief. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Section 3 of the Transition to Devolved Government Act states that the object and purpose of that Act is to provide for the audit, verification and transfer to the national and county governments of assets and liabilities--- To the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view
• 15 May 2013 in Senate: With those few remarks, I beg to support. view
• 15 May 2013 in Senate: Thank you for this opportunity to speak to this very important Motion on infrastructure. We all know that for any development to take place, you have to begin by improving the state of infrastructure. We know that the Roman Empire grew because of the roads that had been laid to connect the various parts of the empire where people and goods and animals could freely move. Let us not forget the trade. Infrastructure is not only for the free movement of persons. Infrastructure facilitates the free movements of goods and services. One of the great contributions by the previous Government ... view