Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Sep 2020 in Senate: without considering such affiliations, we as Senators were all one. In fact, I remember saying at that time that, I hope the Senate would continue to have that spirit of being Senators when we are here, rather than acting according to party affiliations. Young men know that we contributed and we continue to contribute. I can see that Sen. Orengo is contributing on this matter. I am also contributing to this matter. It is not just young people. Please, learn fast, because we are soon going away. Learn fast from us when we are still around. view
• 8 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir, for giving me an opportunity to speak on this. I see Members laughing here thereby indicating that this matter may not be as serious as they think or taking it lightly. view
• 8 Sep 2020 in Senate: Issues of security, particularly when they involve the right to life are very critical. As others have said, when it involves political leaders, it becomes even a matter for the nation. This is because for each leader that has lost life in the manner that other people have spoken of here, this country almost broke down. Whether you are talking about hon. Tom Mboya, hon. (Dr.) Ouko or hon. J. M Kariuki and others, this country almost broke down. Therefore, the issue we are discussing here goes beyond Sen. Malalah to the root of peace and security of the nation. ... view
• 8 Sep 2020 in Senate: It is not enough to say “he has been heard and the matter will be considered”. On a matter of security of this nature, we need to know immediately what action has been taken on that complaint, particularly where a leader has taken the trouble to use his resources to investigate and he had given detailed particulars of the number plates of vehicles, policemen and all those involved. The least we expect is an immediate withdrawal of those vehicles or the people following him or an immediate statement to say that they are not after him. We then have some ... view
• 8 Sep 2020 in Senate: This country is at peace. However, something can happen which will make us shudder. I believe that never again are we going to have the kinds of instances that happened in the past which almost brought this country down. My request to you is that the Inspector-General of Police should immediately say that those officers have been withdrawn, since the evidence is there, as he provides security to Sen. Malalah. Either withdrawal, denial or something has to be done immediately. view
• 26 Jun 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, I want to congratulate the Committee led by the Senator for Kakamega because they have done a wonderful job. I remember when we had our first impeachment proceedings here, we debated on whether we should go plenary or have a special Committee. We opted for a special Committee because it is through a special Committee that one can delve properly into the allegations made. The Report shows that this Committee delved into the allegations made. I doubt that in plenary, that type of analysis of each and every allegation would have been done. view
• 26 Jun 2020 in Senate: Secondly, we are all learning. To me, it is a learning process. As you rightly stated, Mr. Speaker, Sir, impeachment is one of the most important work that we do. I noted that in the United States of America (USA), when it comes to impeachment proceedings, they do not rely on the oath they took after elections. In fact, they swear in the Senators again because it is a quasi-judicial function being performed. view
• 26 Jun 2020 in Senate: Going forward, it will be important that in order to show the gravity of the issues being dealt with, we should do like the Senate of the USA by being sworn in again before we start the impeachment proceedings. This is because this particular function is unlike the other functions of legislations such as notices of Motions and so on. This will give signals to the public that we are entering into a serious process. view
• 26 Jun 2020 in Senate: Thirdly, it also appears to me that you learn from experience and improve as you go on. MCAs discharge their functions and mandates on behalf of the people of a particular county by voting for impeachment. Therefore, going forward, the MCAs should desist from commenting on a matter once the county assembly decides that it should go to the Senate until it has been dealt with. view
• 26 Jun 2020 in Senate: I noticed that after they did that, they again went public. Whereas public debate is important because impeachment proceedings are not only quasi-judicial function, but also political processes, I do not mind other people commenting on it--- view