Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: Senator for Machakos County, Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka. May the Almighty God give the family of Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka strength and comfort during this period of sorrow and grief. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. First, according to the practice that I used to know before when I was practicing in court, authorities are submitted the day before the hearing and also given to the other side so that they all prepare. However, it does appears that the advocates for Nairobi City County Assembly have been taken unawares. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Two, although Nairobi City County Assembly and this House have been taken unawares, I think that the point that Sen. Malalah said - though he put it very crudely, with utmost respect - is that we have to decide tonight. In other words, we do not have the luxury of retiring for one or two days, reading through the documents, the evidence and whatnot and then coming back to vote. We have to decide tonight. That is why you have made a very good decision for the other side to have at least five minutes to respond. Ordinarily, it would ... view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to speak to this very important Motion. We have had four impeachment Motions. We have gathered experience and I believe we are improving in the way we are handling these petitions. You may recall that I said we have a very important mandate. It would be worthwhile taking into account the experience we have had to look at the procedures, so that everybody including the Governor feels that they have had a fair deal, if I may use that word. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: When you look at it, it is a very simple thing. If we just stick to that simple thing which is to have the particulars given on various matters being substantiated and we do not look at how they came here because they will come here in many ways--- It maybe two MCAs or the Government or some people who are interested in ensuring that devolution does not work. Let us focus more, not on how they have come here, because if, in my opinion, we focus too much on that, we may be derailed view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Let us focus more on what we have before us. The particulars that have been given pursuant to the reasons to remove the Governor, which are set out in Article 181 of the Constitution. Have those particulars been substantiated? That is all. If they have not been substantiated, the petition does not succeed. If they have been substantiated, it succeeds, but the petition should not fail or succeed because of how it found its way here. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: There will be many ways followed by these types of petitions coming here. To me, let us focus more on the issue of substantiation. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are developing jurisprudence. Let us also ensure that our jurisprudence on this matter is also consistent. For example, I can see that our jurisprudence on the issues of procurement and imprest are now developing. If we have to be consistent, we have to ensure that the way we decide those issues in one case, should guide us on how we decide on the same issues in this case. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: As we look at the procedures--- view
• 16 Dec 2020 in Senate: Thank you, very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I think we should all remember that this is not a court of law although it is a quasi-judicial proceeding. Therefore, we should confine ourselves to the issues at hand. The line of questioning, I am now hearing that you should first of all establish whether this witness, under Standing Orders of the County Assembly--- Is what he is asking a responsibility of this witness, the Clerk or the Speaker of the County Assembly? It ought to be questioned whether that document is there or not, and so on. Mr. Speaker, Sir, to ... view