Amos Wako

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• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. I rise to second this very important Motion by my Committee. I am a bit handicapped today because I forgot my reading glasses and I cannot see clearly. This is a very important report. I do not know whether Members know and are aware that the right to life as enshrined under our Article 26 of the Constitution and under Article 6 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, is the most important right of them all. It can be said that all other rights, the human rights flow from the right to ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, without that right to life, one cannot talk of other rights. Therefore, when we are in a situation where we saying that this right to life is being arbitrarily and summarily taken; we are striking at the very root of human rights. The very root of our existence and hence the importance of this report. view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: Although I have this eyes handicap, I am glad that the Chairman of the Committee has very ably introduced the report and gone into the details on how the Committee undertook its work and whom they interviewed. The most important civil society organizations in this area made their submissions. I have in mind, Human Rights Agenda (HURIA) and Muslims for Human Rights MUHURI. The Human Rights Development Agenda made their submissions too. The most important offices which are operating in this area made extensive submissions. These are the office of the AG, Dir DPP, KNHRC and IPOA. We have been ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: I am very glad that during that time it had not quite come to a level to attract my attention in Kenya as arbitrary execution it was happening here and there. My sadness is that it is now something that has grown as the report has shown to a level where we have to be concerned. It is not that nothing was being done in Kenya. Things were being done which is why we had IPOA. Madam Deputy Speaker, I recall I had gone to Jamaica where they had their equivalent of IPOA. I came back hire and talked to ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: I know what he is going to say, Mr. Speaker. Sorry. He always says that, but since he is my Deputy Leader--- view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, he has not mentioned the “ hilo lingine” . He might have forgotten, but I will not mention it. view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I have just talked about witness protection and the Independent Police Oversight Authority (IPOA). I will now move on to the recommendations, where he has basically explained everything. The summary of the recommendations is that the NPS, which is responsible for this, should adhere to Article 244 of our Constitution. view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, welcome to the Chair. One of the underlying features in all these is that NPS should just adhere to the mandate as enshrined in Article 244 of the Constitution of Kenya. Let me read Article 244(a) for the purpose of emphasis. It says: “The National Police Service shall— (a) strive for the highest standards of professionalism and discipline among its members” One of the cornerstones of any profession is to ensure that its members adhere to the highest code of professional conduct and behaviour. Any member who falls short is removed, disbarred or deregistered from the profession. ... view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, now we have the National Police Service Commission (NPSC), which should be doing that. That is why under the new Constitution, that Commission has been established even by name. In the old Constitution, those powers were delegated to a small Commission by the Public Service Commission (PSC). So, they were not as strong or powerful. However, now the NPSC is powerful under the Constitution. Therefore, it should be able to discharge its duties under the Constitution. view
• 9 Nov 2021 in Senate: Since the NPS is now regarded as a profession, it must appropriately discipline all police officers who do not adhere to the highest standards of professionalism. One of the gravest misconduct is to deprive somebody’s life arbitrarily and summarily. Therefore, I call upon NPS to now engage the gear and work towards professionalism. view