Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Oct 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it cannot be because of lack of funds. It is not that much money, particularly given the amount of money we lose through corruption. The money that we lose through corruption in one deal can be used to pay off all these councillors. To me, Kshs30,000 per month, in this day and age, is a very modest sum to be paid. They are not that many because some of them have gone and joined their maker. However, for those who are still alive, let us give them something so that when they pass on, they will know ... view
• 18 Oct 2018 in Senate: The same thing is happening to the former teachers. They are not being paid their dues. Let us look after old people. A nation that does not respect the old in the society is a nation that is not civilised and lacks manners. We must respect the old, particularly those above 70 years in our society. I am glad that I am now in that bracket. I also should be respected. With those few remarks, Madam Temporary Speaker, I support. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to speak on this very important Bill. In a sense, this Bill implements Article 37 of the Constitution, because it gives any person the right to petition. Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to pay special tribute to Sen. Pareno, the former Chairperson of the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) Elections Board--- view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: Oh! You are still the Chairperson? view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: I stand corrected. That is a very serious error. Please, do not disqualify me, because I may not get my certificate for not recognising that you are still the Chairperson. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: It is that experience in that position which has made it possible for her to draft a very detailed and straight-forward Bill, which any person can follow. Madam Temporary Speaker, there was debate here about Swahili and English, and I agree that it should be in English or Swahili. However, I also believe that the Bill should be as simple as possible, because we are dealing with the right of any person. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, Clause 3(c) states that:- “A petition to a county assembly shall be in the form set out in the Schedule and shall— be written in respectful, decorous and temperate language;” What does the word “decorous” mean? Does it mean that the language should be as decorous as possible in your language? I would have thought that the word “respectful” and “temperate” would have been enough. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: Clause 3(d) states that:- “A petition to a county assembly shall be in the form set out in the Schedule and shall— be free of alterations and interlineations in its text;” The word “interlineations” can be fairly complicated for a simple person who wants to petition. Therefore, we may think of some words which are simpler and which even a layman can understand. The Petition should be addressed to the county assembly, which is alright. Of course, later on the requirement under Clause 4(I)(a) is that it should be submitted to the respective clerk by the petitioner. Therefore, it may ... view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we have Clause 3, paragraph (g) and (h), on which I should make two comments. First, I think paragraph (g) deals with relevant administrative bodies and whether they have made an unsatisfactory decision. view
• 17 Oct 2018 in Senate: Clause 3(g) is about matters which have been dealt with but not satisfactorily while Clause 3(h) is concerned with matters pending before any court of law or a relevant body. We need to simplify the language on both, concerning pending issues and matters that have been concluded. There is a point that was made by the Senator for Mombasa. The intention is to make the petition as simple and straightforward as possible. Therefore, we should not The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard ... view