Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Feb 2020 in Senate: Another instance in which the late Daniel Toroitich arap Moi protected me was when I set up about 17 task forces to deal with various aspects of the law. When the task forces were right in the middle of carrying out their mandate, I got a letter from the Treasury stating that they were not going to finance the task forces. That meant that somebody had said that the task forces were a way of the Opposition penetrating the Government. When I inquired more on why the task forces could not be financed, I was made aware that some people ... view
• 10 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker Sir, that was ---- view
• 10 Feb 2020 in Senate: It is a point of information. I note that the Senator is talking on behalf of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs). I hope she mentions that it was during the period of President Moi that the task force to look into all laws relating to PWDs was constituted and the membership of that task force was mainly PWDs. They drafted a Bill which I piloted through Parliament; the Persons with Disabilities Bill. It was during the reign of President Moi. view
• 29 Jan 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have three points. It was alleged by one of the counsels that this whole meeting is an illegality of the Senate. I want to clarify that it is not an illegality. As it was pointed out, when you come to the computation of time, we were not in session according to our Standing Orders in the period between the first Thursday of December to the second Tuesday of February. We were not in session, hence the Provisions of the Interpretation and General Provisions Act Section 57(b) applies. This relates to the computation of time. ... view
• 19 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 44 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1) by deleting paragraph (c). view
• 19 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move:- THAT the Bill be amended by deleting clause 45 and substituting therefor the following new clause – view
• 19 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Chairperson, I beg to move:- THAT Clause 52 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (a) by inserting the words “Office of the” immediately after the words “matter to the” view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, very much Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to speak on this important Motion. I commend Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve for her indefatigable work she is doing to assist Persons with Disability (PWDs). It is true 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
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: she was nominated to represent that category and I can attest that both inside and outside the House - almost 24 hours a day, seven days a week - she is actively promoting the welfare of PWDs. view
• 25 Nov 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, English is a very important language. Article 7 of our Constitutions states that the official languages of the Republic are Kiswahili and English. view