Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 331 to 340 of 1138.

• 21 Nov 2018 in Senate: ‗Building Bridges Initiative‘ for unity. However, the Committee does much more than that, because if you look at its mandate, it covers regional integration. Regional integration refers particularly to the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) and the Pan-African Parliament (PAP). I know that he is experienced as a former Minister in the Government, and that will put him in very good stead when it comes to matters of the East African Community (EAC) and, in particular, the EALA. We are now at a stage where we feel that the countries of East Africa should move closer on issues of integration, ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker. I will be brief. As Sen. Wetangula and other Senators have said, this Bill is for us to reclaim our position in the Constitution. There is no better place for us to reclaim this than those places where the National Assembly, if you may recall, passed many laws touching on the counties. Those laws went through the Third Reading and then submitted to the President, who signed them and they became law. It took this Senate a lot of meetings to bring up comprehensive amendments to those laws to make them illegal. One ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in Senate: on and concerns counties, they could think of no area of activity of the national Government which does not touch on counties. The Supreme Court even went further and said that even national security – which is a preserve of the national Government in the Constitution - also touches and concerns county governments. It is, therefore, a legitimate concern of the county governments. Therefore, at the end of the day, the Supreme Court was ruling that any law that goes to the National Assembly should also come to the Senate for approval. That is why we are now saying that ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to speak to this important Motion by the Senator of Taita Taveta County, Sen. Mwaruma. I commend him for bringing this Motion for this is one of the issues that we grappled with when I was the Attorney-General. If you look at history, from the colonial times up to now, you will find that the lives of wild animals were valued more than the lives of the indigenous people of this country. This means that when a protected wildlife was killed, the punishment that was meted out on the indigenous ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, what has happened and still obtains is that the Government has not come up with a system of paying, not only the amount payable as per this Motion, but also under a judgment in a civil matter. You will find today, for instance, there are high amounts of bills being paid. Part of the reason at that time, was that Ministries did not budget to pay decrees which had been obtained against the Government, including what we are now discussing. It was presumed that when judgment arose, then the Ministry concerned would write to the National Treasury ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: In some areas in Europe, they have even created departments which are responsible for ensuring that action is taken, once a wild animal is spotted. These departments advise people, that once they spot a snake in their own house or farm, they do not kill it. One is supposed to report to the respective department who will capture it nicely and release it to a far area, rather than kill it. The same happens in the fishing communities. Sharks can be very dangerous. They have ensured that sharks which tend to move near the shores where people are swimming are ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: Therefore, the peaceful coexistence will depend very much on how we organize ourselves as a Government to ensure that animals are kept where they belong. More importantly, it will ensure that when there is any harm that arises as a result of animal activities, the animal is immediately dealt with by professional people and compensation is done quickly. Madam Temporary Speaker, for example, in Taita Taveta County there are many elephants while in other areas there are many lions. Therefore, there is no harm in relocating animals particularly from an overpopulated area to areas where roads exist so as to ... view
• 8 Nov 2018 in Senate: Governments Act, Section 118(2) on implementation of specific national policies on natural resources and environment conservation. Madam Temporary Speaker, I plead and agree with the suggestion that we must have adequate funds to compensate people promptly and efficiently. This should be done by the national Government. I also plead with county governments to assist in whatever income they get from the national parks in their areas. They should set aside something to ensure that people affected by wild animals are promptly paid. More importantly, they should work in conjunction with the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) to ensure that whenever there ... view
• 23 Oct 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I endorse the congratulations by Sen. (Dr.) Philomena, not the Deputy Chief Justice (DCJ) but the Senator here and the Senate Majority Leader for the comments they have made on Sen. Kihika. view
• 23 Oct 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the truth of the matter is that I have not confused the two, but they bear a similar name. view