Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you Madam Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to speak in remembrance of a great Busia man called Papa Shirandula and all the mentioned artists. view
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: Sen. Sakaja has more or less said it all and I do not want to add any more because of the brief time, except to say that he loved his work and was a mentor to many. I am sure there will be many more “ Shirandulas” coming and acting like him. Generally, artists are not given their due place in Kenya. We are far behind countries like Nigeria and Tanzania, which have encouraged their artists in a big way to an extent where they are now contributing to the international scene. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report ... view
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: I wish to thank the Nation Media Group who had an agreement with Papa Shirandula, which enabled him to appear frequently on Nation Television. I would wish to encourage other--- Sorry, it was Citizen Television headed by my friend Mr. Waruru. I mentioned view
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: because I was a director there. I would like other television networks like Nation,Kenya Television Network (KTN) and many others that have come up to encourage our local artists. view
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, it is sad there are reports that our local artists are being exploited and defrauded of their income. There are reports that they only get 10 per cent of what they earn in terms of royalties and in some cases, 1 per cent. The rest of the percentage whether 90 per cent or so, goes to the management. We know that administrative costs and management should not take more than 15 to 20 per cent of the income. The World Bank says only 5 per cent. However, when it comes to copyright matters and intellectual property rights ... view
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak on this important matter on behalf of Vihiga County and the people of the former Western Province generally. This is a boundary dispute between Kisumu and Vihiga Counties that has been there since Independence. The people of Maseno area have been petitioning for a very long time. view
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: I know that the first President of Kenya, the late Mzee Kenyatta and the late President Moi were petitioned over the dispute issues at the boundary of Kisumu and Vihiga County. When I took office as the Attorney-General, my first duty was to delineate boundaries for the former districts and provinces. A cartographer was appointed and he went round all the former 47 districts, which are now counties and delineated the boundaries. 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
• 16 Sep 2020 in Senate: The boundary that we are now talking about was more than a district boundary; it was a provincial boundary. At that time, provincial boundaries were then delineated in the Constitution. The cartographer through his work could not move what rightfully belongs to Vihiga County to them. However, in the cartographer’s report, he stated that the area belongs to the people of Vihiga County, but he could not do anything because it was a provincial boundary. The Senate, through Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., drafted a Bill to solve that boundary issue. I was part of the Committee that asked Sen. Mutula ... view
• 15 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to also speak on this. I have absolute confidence in the lawyers representing us; that is Senior Counsel Sen. Orengo and the current Chairperson of the Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights, Sen. Omogeni. I am glad that they see that a client must be informed at every stage of the proceedings. They have agreed to inform us because we are the clients. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want also to mention two things. Whereas the National Assembly before considered all Bills not to touch on counties and said we can only ... view
• 15 Sep 2020 in Senate: 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