Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: I also served with him in the Cabinet and together, we have seen the world. We have seen---. view
• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I mean that we have gathered a lot of experience exploring the world as Cabinet Ministers. I am sure that the experience that he gathered at that time will provide him in good state as he provides the necessary leadership in Migori County. Migori County requires such leadership particularly at this point in time. view
• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: I have also observed him as the Chairperson of the Nuclear Board. I know as a fact that to have been appointed to that particular Board which is very sensitive and 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 Oct 2018 in Senate: which requires careful handling and management; and even selling our country abroad, he has performed very well. I am sure that that experience will be useful. view
• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: Lastly, he is a good friend who has gathered a lot from me on how to manage a few things here and there. I have also learnt from him how to do a few things. Now that he is here, we shall be able to work together for the good of devolution because this Constitution is about devolution. I am quite sure that with him as the Senator for Migori County, we will ensure that this Constitution is implemented to the letter and spirit on issues touching devolution. view
• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: Thank you for giving me the opportunity. view
• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to speak on this important Bill. First of all, I commend my namesake, Sen. (Rev.) Waqo for having thought of bringing this Bill to amend the Prevention of Terrorism Bill. In our fight against terrorism, we have to keep on improving. I consider this amendment very important because it touches on the key issue of how to deal with radicalization. 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 Oct 2018 in Senate: I am sure that at the time that the Act was enacted, the way terrorism was being carried out, is now very different from the way it is being carried out today. In other words, terrorism also improves with time. There was a time when the world would profile a terrorist; that he must look like this, have a beard, his eyes may be this way, may belong to a particular religion. Therefore, if you saw somebody like that, he was construed to be a terrorist. view
• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: I recall that one of my nephews got married to a Somali. I have two nephews; one of them looked ordinary like us, while the other one looked like a Somali. They both applied for a US Visa, and the one whom America profiled to be a terrorist was denied the visa. We were not given any reason for the denial, but we all know it is because of the way he looked. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we saw the way terrorism was organised, and it kept on improving to the extent where they were using people of the territory ... view
• 16 Oct 2018 in Senate: radicalisation. Therefore, those are some of the issues that must be dealt with. I am glad that this Bill addresses those particular issues and gives the Ministry of Education the responsibility, through the County Education Board, institution administrators; and even parents and guardians to educate the children not to be radicalised. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we will not be the first country to use education as a means of countering radicalisation. I recently saw on television that China has very many students who are undergoing training in special colleges which are specifically earmarked for radicalized people, particularly the youth, so ... view