Enoch Kiio Wambua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Nov 2022 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, it is not my intention to interrupt Sen. Tobiko. However, pursuant to Standing Order No.34(4)(a) and 34(5), I beg to move- That the Senate resolves to extend the sitting until conclusion of business listed at No.8 in today’s Order Paper, and upon receipt of results of the EALA elections from the National Assembly. Madam Temporary Speaker, I move and request Sen. Ali Roba to second. view
• 17 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this important Bill. From the onset, I declare that I am in support of the Bill. As I support it, I am doing so while at the same time, proposing amendments to it. My colleagues have spoken very well on it. So, I do not need to repeat what has been said. I will only emphasize three things. First, in my considered opinion, the Senator for Mandera, who is the Chair of the important Committee, should consider deleting Clause 6 and the Third Schedule from this Bill, so that ... view
• 17 Nov 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Nov 2022 in Senate: Article 204(3) of the Constitution states clearly that appropriation will be done by Parliament. According to the Constitution, when you talk about Parliament, it refers to the National Assembly and the Senate. It has been said and I am in full support that we need to move in speed. I want to challenge the Chair of the Committee on Finance and Budget to move with speed and bring a legislation to actualize Equalization Funds separately from additional allocations to counties. When that happens, if it will happen, this Senate needs to agree on the distribution of the Fund. Initially when ... view
• 17 Nov 2022 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 17 Nov 2022 in Senate: allocation of funds for the county headquarters. The Senate CPAIC has a job to do. Sen. M. Kajwang’ has a job to do. The last thing is a general comment. Senators, are sitting late. The Committee on Budget and Finance has taken a lot of time to work on this Bill, to allocate funds and bring allocations to the Senate for processing, debating and eventually passing it for the money to go to the counties. Madam Temporary Speaker, from my experience when we sit late in the night to pass these Bills and allocate money to them, the governors and ... view
• 17 Nov 2022 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. Sorry for interrupting the process, but I had to do it because this is an important matter. For the record, I heard you say that you are giving the results to the Chief Serjeant-at-Arms to consolidate. I thought the Returning Officer for our purpose was the Clerk of the Senate. view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I will try to be brief. On the first and third prayers of the Motion by my neighbour, the Senator for Tana River, I support. It has been said and I reiterate that Tana River is one of the major rivers we have in this country. It traces its origins from the Aberdares and some parts of Mt. Kenya and flows down all the way to the Coast into the Indian Ocean. For the people at the coast and those of us living in the lower Eastern Region, we are communities upstream. For those of us ... view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: I agree with the Senator for Tana River. Perhaps a time has come as legislators, when we must push for the enjoyment of rights enshrined in the Constitution, and the economic and social rights as captured in Article 43 of the Constitution, including the right to clean and safe water of sufficient quantities. Every Kenyan, wherever they live must begin to enjoy these rights. The burden to ensure that these rights are equally enjoyed today in a sustainable way is a responsibility of the Government and state actors. The initial move by the Government in the late 1970s and early ... view
• 16 Nov 2022 in Senate: I said that upstream is relative. As communities upstream enjoy the right to Tana River and water resource in that river, it should not jeopardize the ability of counties and communities downstream to enjoy the same resource. In Kitui, we have a portion of the river flowing across our county. There is a small community irrigation scheme called Wikithuki/Usueni Irrigation Scheme which draws its water from Tana River. The residents of Wikithuki and Usueni areas have a right to access and enjoy the benefits of the river flowing through their region. This is why I said that the rights must ... view