Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Sep 2016 in Senate: Gross violation of law, sorry. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I used to be a special rapporteur on human rights of the United Nations so human rights come easier. Let me go on. On count seven of the first Charge, I think there has been a violation of law in that although Section 137 of the PFM Act says a forum be set up as soon as practically possible---. I can agree that from 2013 up to now, it has not been set up. Even then, the assurance of the CEC Finance that it will be set within 30 days from 30th ... view
• 13 Sep 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 13 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I support your ruling. However, in furtherance of that ruling, I would request that if the witness is going to be examined, he has to be examined on evidence because we only examine on evidence which is before us. So far, we have only heard submissions by the counsel which may not, in themselves be evidence. Therefore, in this affidavit, some of the first questions that must be asked is that the witness should, not only just adopt what is before us, but he should state that he is aware of the contents, has personal knowledge of ... view
• 8 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have signed the Report and I was told it has to come to you for approval before it is tabled here. So, I do not know whether you have approved it. view
• 8 Sep 2016 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Speaker, Sir. Once again, your ruling and guidance is very clear on what ought to be done. I support your ruling. We must remind ourselves that we are now sitting as a quasi-judicial body. Therefore, as we follow the rules of the House as you have guided, we have to assume a posture of a quasi-judicial body. In as much as every Senator has the right to raise many points of order in the course of the hearing because those are the rules of the House, however, I plead with Members to be a bit restrained on ... view
• 8 Sep 2016 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I am pleased to report to the House that although this Bill was referred to our Committee yesterday afternoon, we were able to meet and discuss it. The Committee was able to conduct a public hearing. As you know, the law requires public participation. Although there had been public participation at the hearings of the Joint Committee, we felt that it was also necessary for us to conduct that public participation because we were now discussing a Bill and not a Motion. I will not go into the details of ... view
• 8 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I support the Motion totally. It is good for the Senate Majority Leader to entrust the Opposition with this situation. He trusts that we can manage these issues while he is in Kasarani Safaricom Stadium. I have stood to appeal to the Senate Majority Leader and the Senate Minority Leader. I felt that they took too long this morning in moving and seconding the Bill respectively. This is because we have already approved the Motion that included these clauses. They should assume that because of the brevity of time, we already know the contents of this ... view
• 8 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you, for giving me the opportunity to speak on this matter as the Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights. First of all, I want to congratulate you. The Senators should know that the Temporary Speaker is 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
• 7 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak on this topic. From the outset, allow me to say that I support Sen. Khaniri and Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale in opposing this Motion. I oppose it because under our Standing Orders, an impeachment process is not supposed to be handled by a committee but the Senate itself. There are very good reasons for giving priority to the Senate to hear the petition. It is upon the Senate to permit or allow, by resolution, formation of a committee to hear it on its behalf. The committee should then report ... view
• 7 Sep 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I just wanted to say what I did not say. I have confidence in all the Members who had been proposed to the Committee. However, it points to whether we really carry on board the leadership of the House and if we carry out adequate consultations before Committees are appointed. The person who moved this Motion is none other than my dear brother--- view