Amos Wako

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 871 to 880 of 1138.

• 31 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on that issue, I entirely agree with what Sen. Khaniri has stated. I should not have referred to Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. as “my son” but in terms of upbringing in the law, I regard him as my son but he is actually Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. who is being brought up very well on the issues of---- view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill. It is important because it is now, for the first time, that the procedure as outlined in our Constitution has been followed as relates to the Division of Revenue Bill and the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. I think that is very good and that we are moving forward in these matters. Of course, there are some administrative financial issues that the Chairperson of the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget has referred us to and I think appropriate amendments will be ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I had wanted to welcome the hon. Members of the County Assembly of Kilifi County. I pressed all the buttons, my name was not called out. It shows my name is not there. Right now, everything is in order here, but my name does not appear there. Yesterday, I kept on coming to the Speaker just to check. I know that the officers concerned with this must have done some checking of the system. But can they redo the checking to see that everything is working? They could do this over the ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I had wanted to welcome the hon. Members of the County Assembly of Kilifi County. I pressed all the buttons, my name was not called out. It shows my name is not there. Right now, everything is in order here, but my name does not appear there. Yesterday, I kept on coming to the Speaker just to check. I know that the officers concerned with this must have done some checking of the system. But can they redo the checking to see that everything is working? They could do this over the ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not think we should spend too much time on this. The point of order that has been raised points at very important constitutional interpretations in view of the clear separation of powers that we now have under our current Constitution which is a bit modeled on the United States of America (USA) Constitution. Therefore, as you consider the grave constitutional implications that this issue raises, also consider whether or not the Committees cannot exercise their powers. Where the answer falls short of expectations in areas to be covered, the Cabinet Secretary should be summoned before ... view
• 2 Jul 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not think we should spend too much time on this. The point of order that has been raised points at very important constitutional interpretations in view of the clear separation of powers that we now have under our current Constitution which is a bit modeled on the United States of America (USA) Constitution. Therefore, as you consider the grave constitutional implications that this issue raises, also consider whether or not the Committees cannot exercise their powers. Where the answer falls short of expectations in areas to be covered, the Cabinet Secretary should be summoned before ... view
• 26 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as I was submitting last time, I had already touched on the Cancer Prevention and Control Act, I had also talked about the National Transport and Safety Authority Act and the National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse Act. I had already introduced the amendments to the Sports Act. As I stated, the common feature throughout these amendments is to ensure that the County Governments who have functions and powers over the subject matter of those Acts are given the necessary recognition not only in terms of the functions of the various institutes ... view
• 26 Jun 2014 in Senate: I call him Sen. Onesmus Murkomen. Please, second me. view
• 26 Jun 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. First of all, I want to thank very profusely all those who have contributed to this Bill, and even more important, all those who have stayed on up to now when I am replying. Some Members come in, contribute and go out. It is always good to sit around and see what other Members are saying on a particular issue. I think that, that should be encouraged, rather than just jetting in and out. We now have times for Committees and so, it cannot be a Committee which takes you out. It must be something ... view
• 26 Jun 2014 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, if I had the power, I would give each one of these Members four votes and it would go through. There should be a provision for voting by proxy. Standing Order No.54(2) states: “At the conclusion of debate, the speaker shall put the question.” We have now concluded this Debate but I ask that you do not put the question because we do not, obviously, have the necessary numbers. I would like to make a request under Standing Order No.54(3) which states:- “Despite paragraph (2), the Speaker may, on request of a Senator, defer the putting of ... view