Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: There are so many issues in the health sector that clearly have to be dealt with urgently. I thought that the issue of salaries, perks and everything else had already been solved. However, the risk allowances agreed on have not been implemented. When the leaders of the doctors were enumerating the things, they said that they had agreed on these issues, not just in the last meeting, but in the other meetings. They were even promised that it would be done, so that they resume work, but nothing happened. They want to go on strike again for the same issues. ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: enough PPEs, instead of the PPEs lying at the Kenya Medical Supplies Agency (KEMSA) stores here in Nairobi? Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, there is a lot on healthcare. I understand that there is a health policy. One of my worries on healthcare is that some counties will be left behind and some will go ahead. If I happen to be in the county where there is nothing, then I am condemned to death. What is the national agency that is responsible for national standards and polices doing to ensure that all the county health institutions are up to the standards ... view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I congratulate the President on the foreign policy. As far our neighbouring countries are concerned, he has recommended the handshake. We know what is going on in our neighbouring countries like Ethiopia. The President has recommended the handshake and the strengthening of the integration of these other communities. I congratulate the President for Kenya, together with Ghana, being the first countries to ratify the agreement creating the African Continental Free Trade Area. I congratulate the President for getting the presidency of the Organization of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States for the period--- view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: I just wanted to add one more point. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we talk about national values, we cannot do so without talking about the fight against corruption. That is missing in the President’s Address. It cannot just be in the reports of the Director of Public Prosecution. Next time, we want to hear more. view
• 24 Nov 2020 in Senate: We used to hear more during the Presidential Address but this time we heard nothing. view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. The issue of children’s rights is an issue that I have been engaging in for quite some time. Before I go further, I want to congratulate the Committee on Labour and Social Welfare ably chaired by my grandson for the excellent report on this particular matter. He is Sen. Wetangula’s nephew but he is my grandson. I support all the recommendations proposed. view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: I would like it escalated to the national level because it is like we are concerned with the children of Nakuru. We should bear in mind that this is a problem that happens in the whole of Kenya. Sen. Wetangula mentioned about what happened in Uasin Gishu. Since those children looked like Bukusus, they were taken to Alupe in Busia which is in my county while others were taken to a forest in Kitale. That was terrible! However, this is a problem that faces the entire country. view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: Children have at one time not been taken care of under the laws worldwide. When I was a special rapporteur of the UN Commission, I undertook a number of trips to Latin America. My mandate was to investigate the many deaths that were occurring in those countries. In particular, I remember one country where almost 200 children were being killed every night. The army would go round at night, round them up and take them deep into the forest and shoot them. That is why we have the UN Convention on the Rights of Children. view
• 11 Nov 2020 in Senate: I assisted in drafting the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of Children. That is why the children’s rights are specifically recognised under Article 53 of our Constitution. If any nation does not handle its children properly, then that nation is not civilized and has no future. Therefore, it behooves us to look after the rights of children, and not just the county governments, but also the national Government and people should do so. On this, I commend John Mututho, and the people who are philanthropic and have feelings for children. They should take action in their respective ways ... view