Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Dec 2021 in Senate: The railway was built at the turn of the other century, and now we have under President Uhuru Government the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) and so on. This has also been at a cost and that is why one can say that the foreign debt, which is very high and reached record levels is a problem that has to be dealt with. I would have liked to know to hear a bit more on what President Uhuru’s Government is proposing or doing to reduce the foreign debt structure. I would also like to hear more from our various presidential candidates ... view
• 2 Dec 2021 in Senate: Under Article 10 of the Constitution, particularly if you refer to Article 10(2) (a) and (c), the national values and principles of governance; good governance, integrity, transparency and accountability. I would have liked to hear from the President that as we embark to emulate and if possible, surpass the Asian Tigers. He has laid the foundation for that in infrastructure and in many projects that his Government has undertaken. What has he done to deal with the issue of corruption, particularly when hear that quite a bit of the money that is budgeted for, according to the Auditor-General, he said ... view
• 2 Dec 2021 in Senate: “It is clear to me that for a nation to beat corruption and build a just society, the cleansing has to start at the very top.” In his speech for the Africa Leadership Forum in Singapore on 8th November, 1993 he stated and I quote: “Once a political system has been corrupted right from the top leaders to the lowest ranks of the bureaucracy, the problem is very complicated. The cleansing and disinfecting has to start from the top and go downwards in a thorough and systematic way. It is a long and laborious process that can be carried out ... view
• 2 Dec 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker Sir, 30 years since I moved that. It is about 30 years ago and by then, I was already old enough. view
• 2 Dec 2021 in Senate: We moved the amendment to make Kenya as a multi-party democratic State. The hope of the people was that if we became a democratic State; a multi-party State with freedom of expression, the rule of law, transparency and accountability in leadership, we would begin a second liberation as they called it. We now have a Constitution that was promulgated on the 27th August 2010, when I was still the Attorney-General. The hope then seems to have gone down, but is now being ignited again by President Uhuru by giving us a focus of how the country should now move. I ... view
• 2 Dec 2021 in Senate: How much? view
• 2 Dec 2021 in Senate: Sen. (Dr.) Zani, who is a junior Senator got 15 minutes! view
• 2 Dec 2021 in Senate: Senator number one should be given more opportunity to speak. One, is the issue on regional development. In the report, you will see that some of the developments that have taken place around the border. For example, the Big Push Investment in the Port of Kisumu. This investment in the port will be beneficial quite a lot in transporting oil and other goods to Uganda. It is quoted that a consignment from 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
• 2 Dec 2021 in Senate: Kisumu to Port Bell in Uganda takes 12 hours, but if the same has to go by road, it will take 72 hours. Mr. Speaker Sir, it is stated that a ship can load four times as much as can be loaded on a trailer or truck going to Uganda. The shipment has really improved because of the Big Push Investment in Kisumu. It takes 72 hours by road because of the congestion at the Busia and Malaba border. Whereas in the hinterland, the infrastructure has been done well. This infrastructure has caused more vehicles, transporters and trailers to go ... view
• 2 Dec 2021 in Senate: There is no doubt at all with the military but the issue is, why have the military succeeded where civilians, elected leaders, civil servants and people appointed to this post have failed? That to me is the issue which we really have to address. We should now start addressing why we have failed and the military are succeeding rather than involving the military. We do not want a situation like that of the proverbial camel to arise. I just want my eyes to enter the tent and then my head. I just want my stomach and then one is kicked ... view