Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Oct 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. A matter such as this is a very urgent matter that raises security concerns. In fact, what we ought to have seen by now, The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view
• 19 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am extremely disappointed. The answer at least shows that they know those who qualify and those who do not. Everything is documented yet with that information, no action has been taken, as far as I can see, to identify those people. They should have been identified on the very first day they claimed they are refugees or whatever from Uganda. With that information, they should have been identified. If it was not genuine, they should have been taken away. Simple things like these should not await the International Community or the Kenya Red Cross Society ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Mover of the Motion correctly put emphasis on our oversight role as enshrined in Article 96 of the Constitution. It states that we oversight the national revenue allocated to the counties. This is a very important role of the Senate. The Senate would have succeeded in this role if we ensured that corruption at the national level is not devolved to the county level. Owing to the transitional problems that we have had, the institutions which deal with this matter have had problems. The Senate and the Judiciary have had problems. The seed of corruption ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for reminding me. Just to say that I support the Bill and hope the commission will now be able to do its work. For example, particularly in counties which are multi-ethnic or cosmopolitan, some people like governors are now saying: “I come from the biggest ethnic group in this county.” He goes on to tell his people: “We can rule this county forever and ever. At least 30 years and so on,” inciting other ethnic groups that are there. On the other hand, the commission is not doing anything about it. So, as we ... view
• 12 Oct 2016 in Senate: With those few remarks, I support. view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: It is not me Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand corrected. As usual, you correct me, I know. As far as this position is concerned, the issue is not the questions that are being asked. It has been shown and demonstrated that she applied for the post of chief officer, that she was interviewed and she was appointed chief officer. So that issue is really irrelevant, we do not want to waste time on asking irrelevant questions. The issue as far as I know is that she then was appointed by the Governor as Acting Secretary. She was appointed in an acting position for three ... view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you. view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, most of the issues have been raised by other Members but I will raise about three or four. First, I heard somebody say that Section 24 of the County Governments Act is not capable of being violated and this is in reference to the giving of consent to the Bills. Section 24 of the County Government Act is similar almost word for word to Article 115 of the Constitution which I had the pleasure of participating in the drafting. The mischief was; how do you deal with the President and in this case with the Governor ... view
• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Thank you for giving me this opportunity, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Five minutes is too short so I will be brief. Of course, there is a ground for gross violation of this Constitution or any other law. The underlining word is “gross”. So, two or three acts may not suffice. It must amount to “gross”. Do we have enough evidence here to show gross violation of human rights? view