Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Locusts do not belong to Kenya or a country, but a region which is normally affected. It is best dealt with as a regional affair under the arrangements that used to be there before. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you. view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to speak to this important Bill. I have been told time is short and we must move on to the next Bill. This is one of the most important Bills that has been brought to this House. It is not an accident that an eminent teacher is the one who brought it. So, I will speak on both if you do not mind. I only have two points to make. We must remunerate community health workers. During my last campaign in Busia, I realised that we have many of them ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: training is concerned. I believe that a community health worker in Vihiga, Busia or Maralal has the same qualifications and training. If we leave it to the counties, there will be discrepancies in the level of training community health workers. Therefore, I propose that the clause which deals with training should be enhanced to ensure that the policy and what is required on training and the qualifications needed are prescribed for the entire country at the national level. It should be the duty of a county government to ensure that it has enough people properly trained to be community health ... view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Madam Speaker--- view
• 6 Oct 2020 in Senate: Sorry I did not see you. I thought the Deputy Speaker was still there, but I can see a white face. Huyo ni Mzungu? view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to speak on a matter which is raising very fundamental complex constitutional issues. Since I only have five minutes, I will be very brief. The structure of this Constitution removed from the President the power to prorogue and dissolve Parliament. The terms of Parliament are clearly set out in our Constitution which resembles the Constitution of the United States of American. Article 101 (1) of the Constitution states that: - “A general election of members of Parliament shall be held on the second Tuesday in August in every fifth year.” ... view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, there is a very fundamental contradiction under Article 261(7) that the President cannot just act on it before the loopholes that have been identified on this matter have been rectified. Article 261(7) applies to the Fourth Schedule which consists of many legislations to be enacted. Most of the legislations under the Fourth Schedule will not cause a fundamental problem. However, where a decision to dissolve Parliament will affect other provisions of the Constitutions, which led to the election then I submit that those contradictions must, first of all, be ironed out and clearly stated before Parliament can ... view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: The proper avenue to iron out the differences in the Constitution will be through a referendum because the sovereignty of the people of Kenya is vested in the people. The Judiciary is acting on behalf of the people. The President is acting on behalf of the people and we are acting on behalf of the people. We are now telling people that there are very fundamental contradictions in the Constitution and loopholes which require to be closed up. Can the people of Kenya decide on these matters? Before the Present gives his assent to the directive by the CJ, I ... view
• 22 Sep 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I would also like to mention that--- view