Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 821 to 830 of 1138.

• 11 Nov 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 21 Oct 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday 21st October, 2014:- ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSTITUTION, 2013/2014 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
• 21 Oct 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the Senate today, Tuesday 21st October, 2014:- ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COMMISSION FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CONSTITUTION, 2013/2014 Annual Report of the Commission for the Implementation of the Constitution, 2013/2014 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
• 21 Oct 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that pursuant to Article 96 (1) of the Constitution of Kenya, the Senate represents the counties and serves to protect the interests of the 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
• 21 Oct 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, aware that pursuant to Article 96 (1) of the Constitution of Kenya, the Senate represents the counties and serves to protect the interests of the counties and their governments; further aware that several adverse orders restraining the Senate from executing its role have been issued by the courts; appreciating the need for the Senate to execute its constitutional mandate without interference; further appreciating the wealth of experience and knowledge possessed by Senators in various fields; the Senate resolves to establish an Ad Hoc Committee, with effect ... view
• 21 Oct 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to speak on this very important Motion and to thank the President for the speech he delivered on 6th October, 2014. Let me, first of all, start by congratulating the President for having stood on the side of the rule of law; having decided to obey the summons of the ICC to go to The Hague. This is obviously normal as expected of any law abiding citizen to obey the summons of the court. But in this particular instance, I feel I must thank and congratulate him because there ... view
• 21 Oct 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to speak on this very important Motion and to thank the President for the speech he delivered on 6th October, 2014. Let me, first of all, start by congratulating the President for having stood on the side of the rule of law; having decided to obey the summons of the ICC to go to The Hague. This is obviously normal as expected of any law abiding citizen to obey the summons of the court. But in this particular instance, I feel I must thank and congratulate him because there ... view
• 30 Sep 2014 in Senate: On a point of Order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am a bit surprised that this matter is on the Order Paper for the Second Reading. You will recall that on Thursday, I moved that this particular Bill be discussed because I knew it would last for a very short time. Indeed, my prophecy proved true as we finished the Second Reading. When it came to the issue of the vote, I stood up to ask that the vote be taken at another time because we did not have a quorum as at that time. By then, the Deputy Speaker, who ... view
• 30 Sep 2014 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity to speak on this very important Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with the new Constitution, the role of the county assemblies was clearly set out. At the very beginning, there were two issues that tended to misinterpret what the role of the MCAs is. Some of them felt that they were glorified members of the local authority and they behaved as such. Some thought they were now very big persons called hon. Members of Parliament (MPs) at that level. It got into their The electronic version of ... view
• 25 Sep 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to make a few remarks on this very important Motion which has been brought by a Member of the Panel of Speaker, Sen. Ongoro. I listened to her and as far as analyzing the problem is concerned and as far as various statistics are concerned, they reflect the gravity of this problem. I have been very much concerned with the rights of children ever since I was appointed the Attorney-General. I remember my first taskforce which I appointed was to look into all the issues relating to ... view