Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 May 2021 in Senate: Ladies and gentlemen, why should we distinguish Senators here? After three or four years, all of a sudden I realize that I am Abasuba, so I too go back to Suba land so that I can be declared a Suba elder. It is then that I can sit on the table of leaders of the Republic of Kenya. We are getting it wrong. view
• 25 May 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, if there is anything we can learn from the people of Tanzania, it is the detribalization of their politics and institutions. Unfortunately, in Kenya, we are doing the reverse. We are entrenching ethnicity in our politics and institutions to the extent that whenever we are making decisions about the Supreme Court view
• 25 May 2021 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
• 25 May 2021 in Senate: and other apex bodies like that, the question is which tribe is already there. This is so that we can bring in someone from another tribe to balance the numbers. view
• 25 May 2021 in Senate: We have a lot to learn from Tanzania. Let us not be cockish as a country, thinking that because we seem to have a bigger Gross Domestic Product (GDP), a stronger formal sector and currency, there is nothing that we can learn from our neighbours. We can learn humility from the political class of Tanzania. I wish our politicians would adopt the humility of the Tanzania Head of State, her down to earth nature, her motherliness, her tenderness and the sensitivity with which she addresses issues. I wish our politicians would adopt that. view
• 25 May 2021 in Senate: I also wish we would allow people, irrespective of gender, to ascend to positions of leadership. I do not know whether it is because President Suluhu came to Kenya that now if you go to the Judiciary, it is headed by persons who were created by God to be of the female gender. I previously heard some debates where Members of the Senate and the National Assembly were saying that they were very excited that a woman is now President of United Republic of Tanzania. They womanized the debate. view
• 25 May 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, when I was in university and Prof. Margret Kamar was the Principal of Chepkoilel Campus, she was not Principal of Chepkoilel Campus because of her gender, but because of her ability. She was not there because of her sex, she was there because she went to school, was well qualified, and she beat other men and women to ascend to that position. view
• 25 May 2021 in Senate: I believe that when a woman is in a position of leadership and responsibility, we should not womanize it. We should not reduce it to the gender. We should focus on the qualities and the preparation that the woman has had in life. Of course, it is much more difficult for women to ascend to these positions of leadership. I think that is why sometimes we pause and celebrate that the woman has made it. view
• 25 May 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, Sir, just as Plato said, I believe that given equal opportunities, a man and a woman are capable of achieving the same things. Plato’s ideas have formed the basis of modern education. What experience is showing us is that women, because of their tenderness and sensitivity, could have greater emotional intelligence than men. Given equal opportunities, you will have a situation where women beat men in a fair competition. view
• 25 May 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, let this be an inspiration to all those ladies who aspire to run for positions like governorship, the presidency or senatorial position. Let them not wait to be bequeathed those positions because of gender. Let them prepare themselves. If President Suluhu did not prepare herself, if she did not invest in herself and the right morals and mental fortitude, she would not have found herself as the Vice President of the United Republic of Tanzania. This is my encouragement to womenfolk. Let us not womanize the debate. Let us humanize it, and let us find a way ... view