Amos Wako

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• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Thank you. Hon. Members will recall that on 28th December, 2016, the Speaker of the Senate relayed a message from the Speaker of the National Assembly to the House regarding the passage of the Election Laws (Amendment) (No.3) Bill (National Assembly Bill No.63 of 2015. The Bill was read the first time here on 28th December, 2016 and the Speaker committed the Bill to the Standing Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for consideration and public participation. Further, during the debate that afternoon, cognizance of the technological issues that may arise during the The electronic version of the Senate ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in fact the Committee followed the Standing Orders. The decision of the Committee is by the majority. view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Sen. Kimani, do not be jittery. view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: I refer Members to Chapter Two which deals with public participation. We came into this to facilitate public participation. In this Chapter, we have tried as much as possible to state the views and proposals of the public on each and every amendment that was part of the Act that was referred to us. On page 11 we have the use of biometrics in the identification of voters and we have indicated the views of the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC). view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, since I have less than five minutes, I advise Senators to read that Report and get informed on where the views lay on each and every issue. I will now go to one of the amendments that relates to the contentious New Clause 44 (a). The views are properly expressed. Some people were of the view that Section 44 is irrelevant because it is already provided for under the existing laws. The Cabinet Secretary in charge of Information Communication Technology (ICT) criticized the procurement process of the IEBC, in that it jumped the gun by going into ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Senators should read the Report carefully. At the end of the day, the majority decision carried, but in accordance with the Standing Orders, we have also attached a minority report, which I hope the Senators will also read before they make a final determination on this matter. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think there is something wrong when we take so long on procedural matters, points of order and so on. We have spent more than one hour on this issue. A way must be found where we must put a closure to this thing. Everything has been said and you can make a ruling. But before you make a ruling I just want to know, this Sen. Onchwangi, I have never heard his voice. Could he just stand up and talk so that I can hear his voice? He should tell us under what circumstances he received ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Chairperson, Sir, whereas I may agree that we are taking unduly long time in these minutes, this Committee Stage is very critical because we are the legislature and, therefore, it is at this stage where we scrutinize the various amendments in great detail to ensure that they comply with the Constitution. Second Reading is barely arguments to and fro, but when it comes to the Committee Stage, it is when we want to ensure in detail that what we are approving is constitutional. Therefore, to me, people should not come here and say that although we may not like ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Chairman, I will not repeat what my colleagues have said about the ambiguity of this Clause but I just want to draw your attention to the fact that nearly all the people who presented all their views to us, including the Attorney General, the IEBC, LSK; in fact, all of them underline the importance of having this matter dealt with in depth under the regulations so that whatever ambiguities that may be there can be dealt with under the regulations in the same way that Ghana and Nigeria have dealt with this issue. Part of the problem that we ... view
• 5 Jan 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairman, Sir, I will obey you as my Vice Chair. view