Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Oct 2015 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I profusely thank Senators who have very ably contributed to this important Bill. We had the Vice Chairman, Sen. Sang, Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, the number one Senator – the oldest Senator who is still in this House – Sen. G.G. Kariuki, who made a very effective contribution on the matter which lasted more than 15 minutes up to the time we adjourned and he still had ideas to go but he could not to do so, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., Sen. (Prof.) Anyang'-Nyong'o, Sen. Hassan, Sen. Ndiema and our own, Sen. Nabwala. They have ... view
• 27 Oct 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for reminding me. Sometimes you forget when you are standing. The faithful Members of this Senate are only five. If we have to vote, the three of us who are elected can lead our delegations. Sen. Mugo and Sen. Omondi can be nominated to lead the delegation of Nairobi and Kakamega counties respectively. I move under Standing Order No. 54 (3) that we defer putting of the question of voting on this matter to the following day. view
• 27 Oct 2015 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I ask that putting of the question be deferred to the following day pursuant to Standing Order No.54 (3) or any other day that the Chair may deem fit but definitely not today. view
• 27 Oct 2015 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, much obliged. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in welcoming our partners in county assemblies. They must be aware that they play an important role in the implementation of our Constitution. Article 1(3) of the Constitution provides that:- “Sovereign power under this Constitution is delegated to the following State organs, which shall perform their functions in accordance with this Constitution-” Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the first State organ mentioned is not the executive or the judiciary. The first organ mentioned is Parliament and the legislative assemblies of the county governments. I emphasise on that so that you are aware of ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Adan for the information she has given us. It is precisely because of that information that I support Sen. Kagwe that this must be brought to a stop now until we have proper legislation in place. Initially, I was of the view that maybe the legislation may time out. However, because we have been told that it is around the corner, it has to be stopped now. Security issues are very delicate even for those operating under legislation; they still create problems. How much more problems can be caused by those operating under ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I want to clarify and recommend is that--- view
• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could all the groups that have been formed in our counties be stopped forthwith? Secondly, could a Bill be brought within a month so that we enact it? Thirdly, could the Inspector-General of Police take up the issue because the Constitution is very clear that they must operate under the supervision of the National Police Service (NPS) and the command of the Inspector-General of Police? In the interim before the legislation is even brought, could they be brought under the supervision of the Inspector-General of Police? I say this because--- The electronic version of the Senate ... view
• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, We know that the police structure operates at the county level. Could there be a directive that all the structures operate under the Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) so that they know that they are not operating under the directive of the governor, but that of the OCPD? They should only operate on issues concerning the enforcement of bylaws and such other issues rather than as security for the governor. view
• 22 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of legislation and the business of the House should be organized in such a way as to give utmost priority to legislation because that is our core function. These Motions, important as they are, should take second place and I am not belittling them. I am saying this because after a long struggle, my Bill on County Attorneys, has seen the light of day although it meant sitting here up to 6.30 p.m. for two weeks. I would urge the Rules and Business Committee, now that we are coming to the end of the ... view