Enoch Kiio Wambua

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to also add my voice in support of this Motion by the Chairperson of the CPAIC. I will try to be brief in light of the debate that is coming up in the next few minutes. I will focus my contribution to three issues which are; processes, leakages and white elephants and then propose a way forward. On processes, I want to say that--- view
• 26 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there is a growing trend not just in counties that have been listed in the Motion as read out by Sen. M. Kajwang’, but even in other counties where governors have decided to blatantly ignore or just abuse the procurement laws in this country when it comes to issuance of tenders especially for capital projects. Under processes, there is also the issue of the blatant disregard of labour laws where especially the executive arms of county governments have converted them to employment bureaus. Today I received a letter from a number of casuals who were engaged ... view
• 26 Nov 2019 in Senate: enterprises in terms of theft of public resources. It is amazing that a governor can authorise collection of statutory remittances or deductions and fail to remit to the National Hospital Insurance Fund (NHIF), the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) and other statutory bodies. Worst still, governors collect money in terms of taxes, levies and cess and spend it directly without depositing it. The money is supposed to be deposited before it is processed for use. Thirdly and lastly is the issue of white elephants. It is what Sen. (Dr.) Langat alluded to where projects that were started by the first batch ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to contribute to the Statement by Sen. Prengei. 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
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: I was in the process of seeking a similar Statement but I was advised by the secretariat that Sen. Prengei had already requested the same Statement. There are few issues that come to the fore on this matter of Huduma Namba: One, is the manner in which this project was launched. There was so much pushing to get everybody in this country to participate and to register for Huduma Namba. In fact, the Government was so serious on this matter that I remember all parliamentary party leaders took turns and went to different parts of this country to launch this ... view
• 21 Nov 2019 in Senate: The ANC leader, hon. Musalia Mudavadi was in Kajiado launching this project. The President led a big brigade of senior Government officials to Mwala to launch this project. Six months down the line, nobody in this country has been issued with the card. To make matters worse, the young people that were recruited to undertake this exercise have not been paid, to date. Is it possible that as this was happening, somebody was seated in an office looking at Kenyans queueing long into the night and wondering what is wrong with Kenyans? Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is a more serious ... view
• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to join you and colleagues in welcoming the students from Strathmore. As some of my colleagues have said¸ I have also had an opportunity to pass through the Strathmore 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
• 19 Nov 2019 in Senate: Business School, where I undertook a course on executive leadership. I encourage the visiting students to pursue debate as a way of exchanging ideas, appreciating and tolerating different perspectives in life. As for the visiting delegation from Trans Nzoia County, I encourage and challenge them that they have a responsibility under the law and the Constitution to undertake primary oversight on the use of funds allocated to the county government. Lately, we have witnessed unholy alliances between county assemblies and the executives. It should be remembered by the visiting delegation and by all MCAs that the county governments in this ... view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also rise in support of the Statement by Sen. Sakaja. I want to begin by saying that the use of drones is the new reality in effective communication and messaging, not just in this country but across the world. You cannot talk about effective communication and messaging, and exclude the use of drones. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the last time I checked – and the Senator of Narok County is walking out – he was very passionate about the conservation of the Mau Forest. There can never be a more effective equipment to use to ... view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: The Statement by Sen. Sakaja is very clear; it is the blanket ban on the use of drones. In September, as a Member of the Committee on Roads and Transportation, I attended a conference organized by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in Canada. From that Conference, it is clear that the World has moved. The use of drones and new technology is doing very well in many countries outside this country. Mr. Speaker, Sir, even those commercial drones used in dropping medical supplies in remote areas are a technology that has been used everywhere. For us, as a country, ... view