Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 2 Nov 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, Sen. Ngugi is in my Committee. I did not want to disrupt his train of thought, but it has been the tradition that when you are the beneficiary of a Motion you do not contribute to it. view
• 2 Nov 2021 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. view
• 2 Nov 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, we need to be extremely careful with how we prosecute business in this House. Just a week or two back, it was mentioned on the Floor of this House that Sen. Cherargei wasted taxpayers‟ money by going to the United States of America (USA) to inspect Boeing aeroplanes. He then brought back a report without recommendations. However, because the House did not take a resolution on that matter, we cannot hold it against him. It cannot be that if a Member said something on the Floor of this House, taking advantage of Parliamentary privilege, that can be ... view
• 2 Nov 2021 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support the report of the Committee on Finance and Budget on Kenya‟s public debt stock. This House had requested the Committee on Finance and Budget to inquire on the status of public stock of debt in Kenya and its implications on Kenya‟s development agenda. What the Committee has given us is a risk assessment report that is meant to keep the House at par with the information from key stakeholders in relation to sustainability of public financial resources available to finance both national and county governments. I know there are those who might think ... view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you in welcoming the delegation from Zimbabwe. Today in the morning, I had the privilege of meeting them alongside my colleagues in the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations. The delegation from Zimbabwe came to learn and understand our devolved system of government. In the process, we have also learned a few things from them. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: Interestingly, if the same rule was applied, a third of Members of this House would not sit in the Senate in Zimbabwe because there is a minimum age limit of 40. So, Sen. Ngugi knows that he would never step into the Senate in that kind of jurisdiction, including Sen. Cherargei who is still 28 years old and in the Senate. I am told he is 28, single and in the Senate. He would not make it in Zimbabwe. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: We have also been told that in Zimbabwe, they have attained the gender requirement. We were proudly telling them the way the Senate achieved the one-third gender rule when Sen. Kavindu Muthama joined, but they have surprised us because in a zebra proportional representation system, they achieved gender parity a long time ago. I think they are almost at 50-50. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: We have also learned how they resolve conflict between the two Houses of Parliament. I think there was an interesting question on how the Senate and the National Assembly relates, and how the Senate relates with county governors. We told them that the relationship is similar to the relationship between the Taliban and the United States of America (USA), where the Senate, which is the good guy, is like the USA and governors are the Taliban. However, they have a very unique way of managing issues that arise from the provinces or between the two Houses. It is something that ... view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the system of proportional representation is in place in Zimbabwe. When we will be looking at our Constitution, we need to give it some thought because it has worked very well in Zimbabwe. Equally, there are things that the delegation has learnt that perhaps they might want to consider. view
• 19 Oct 2021 in Senate: For example, our formula for allocation of revenue is unique in the robustness with which people debate and come up with a consensus. In Zimbabwe, allocation of resources to local governments is a ministerial function. In Kenya, it is a public event with a lot of public participation. view