Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Mediation Committee on the Political Parties (Amendment) Bill (Senate Bill No.3 of 2014) laid on the Table of the House today, Thursday 26th April, 2016. view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to seek clarification from Sen. Sang. The President of the AU, then, Mr. Mugabe did not insist that every regulation and law should be followed, but, in fact, he was one of the leaders behind the call for amendment of the Rome Statue to ensure that while a President is in office, he or she should not be charged before the ICC. So, it was not so much to follow the current rules of the ICC because if he followed, then some people would be there; but it was ... view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, now that you have said that, you have taken the words out of my mouth. May I emphasise that although the issue may appear to be about a particular principal having an office and working at Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology and South Africa, that is serious at the lower levels. I have been in accreditation committees and I found that the professors and lecturers are on Monday at the University of Nairobi, Tuesday at Egerton University, Wednesday at Moi University, Thursday at Karatina University and by the weekend, they are back to Nairobi. This ... view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the issue of accreditation, Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology’s engineering graduates were not accepted by the Engineering Board of Kenya because of the issue I am talking about. As the Chairman seeks answers, he should ask the Ministry of Education to go back to the drawing board and ensure that all our universities, both public and private, are properly managed. 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
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also want to condole with the family of my former boss. I first met Mama Lucy Kibaki just before the 2002 elections when Mwai Kibaki was bedridden as a result of an accident. I met him in his bedroom at Muthaiga house. I am glad to say I was joyous that Mama Lucy Kibaki was there supporting her husband and she treated me with the utmost respect during the entire period that I was the Attorney-General. For that, I am forever grateful. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we remember her because of her love ... view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this is a sad occasion. There was a feature yesterday on either NTV or KTN titled “Lack of Quorum”. For half-an-hour, they featured the problem of lack of quorum in Parliament. Fortunately--- view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am now drawing your attention to it although, normally, I would not have done that. However, I am obliged to do it because of the peculiar circumstances of this occasion. The Senate Minority Leader may have excused himself, but he should have made sure that his deputy is here. The Senate Majority Leader is also not here for good reasons according to Sen. Sang. However, he should have also made sure that his deputy is here. The work of deputies is to assist the substantive office holders. The Order Paper is decided in the Rules ... view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have not yet drawn your attention to the lack of quorum, but I am coming to it. The Order Paper was made and approved by the RBC. Therefore, the whips ought to have made sure that the Members who are to move the Bills and Motions are present to execute them. It is on very rare occasions that the whips or the Speaker’s Office have reminded me of a Bill or Motions that I am supposed to move. That is the work of whips who also have deputies. The substantive office holders or their deputies ... view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, what is not in order is that people are not carrying out their responsibilities. Otherwise we would not be in the situation we are in now. Both substantive office holders as well their assistants are not doing their work. Consequently, we are left with very few Members in the House who are not in the leadership of the House to run business. view
• 26 Apr 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Is the young and dynamic Senator for Nandi County in order to raise that point of order when you have made a ruling to defer the orders? He was out of the House. He has just come in, running breathlessly. He does not know what he is talking about. I wanted to raise it as a point of order. Is it in order that we should be in this state when the leadership of the House is not here? view