Hon Martha Wangari

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT- ACKNOWLEDGING that the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is established under Article 9 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community as one of the key organs and institutions of the Community responsible for the Community’s legislative matters; RECOGNIZING that Article 50 of the Treaty provides for the election of Members of EALA by respective Partner States’ Legislatures in accordance with their parliamentary procedures for a term of five years; AWARE that the five-year term of the current third East African Legislative ... view
• 2 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to move this very important Motion, as we all know the role that EALA plays in terms of legislative matters between the East African countries---- view
• 2 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I apologize for that--- view
• 2 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT – ACKNOWLEDGING that the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is established under Article 9 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community as one of the key organs and institutions of the Community responsible for the Community’s legislative matters; RECOGNIZING that Article 50 of the Treaty provides for the election of Members of EALA by respective Partner States’ Legislatures in accordance with their Parliamentary procedures for a term of five years; AWAREthat the five-year term of the current third East African Legislative Assembly is due ... view
• 2 Mar 2017 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on a point of order. As I join you to welcome the delegation from the Norwegian Council, I would want to note, maybe, that you would have advised them to stand and bow to the Speaker. They looked a bit shocked. I can tell you they have been smiling at me up there because they are seeing there is a lot of involvement and participation of women and youth. As a young woman, I welcome them. I hope that they will learn the best practices from us. I request that they stand up so that we ... view
• 2 Mar 2017 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. This is a House of record. We actually pass laws through a systematic way, through a vote, which we did. Is the Senate Minority Leader in order to actually say that a law was fraudulently passed in this House, when he was there when the vote was put and they did not garner the required numbers? view
• 2 Mar 2017 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 2 Mar 2017 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. The Senate Minority Leader is actually making this worse. Just because he said it in some funeral the following weekend does not make it right. I was in this House until midnight and in fact, not even ten Senators from the minority side were present by the time we were finishing. Is he in order to mislead the country? 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
• 2 Mar 2017 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. According to the Standing Orders on relevance, is the Senator for Kakamega in order to dwell on the Terms of Reference (ToRs) of the Committee that we have formed today? The Motion is very clear and it is on the formation of a Joint Committee. Is he in order to speak to ToRs and pre-empt what they are supposed to do? view
• 2 Mar 2017 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I have listened carefully to each contribution to this Motion. I am happy that it is widely supported across the Floor. The Most critical thing that has been raised is the Terms of Reference (TORs) of what is expected of this Committee, the role of the Senate in treaty ratification and the role of bicameral Parliament. The reporting to the appointing authority has also been ably raised by Sen. Hassan, though he has his own reservations on so many issues. I also want to note the contribution of Sen. Wetangula, despite him saying that I ... view