Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I rise to support the Constitution of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020. I have just been reminded that I should put on my mask. This means that it would be negligent of me to proceed to this important subject without sparing a minute to consider the thousands of Kenyans who have died as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. When we came for this special sitting, there was hope from Kenyans who are uncertain around vaccinations, supply chain for medication and the plight of frontline workers, that we would find some time to talk about the greatest pandemic ... view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: the Tanzanian head of State. As important as these are, I hope that the Leadership of this House will call a special sitting so that we look at the Covid-19 situation in the country. As I support the Constitutional of Kenya (Amendment) Bill, 2020, I also take note of the proposals that were given by the Justice and Legal Affairs Committees of both the Senate and the National Assembly. I thank the Co-Chairperson of the Committee, Sen. Omogeni, the co-Chair from the National Assembly and Members of the Senate who sat in that Committee. Since that debate came to this ... view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: this House will process in the next one or two years. There are also provisions relating to corruption. Madam Deputy Speaker, this House has found itself in an embarrassing position. When I was in the County Public Accounts and Investment Committee, we used to refuse to listen to governors who had been asked to step out of office. It is now three years since some governors were asked to step out of office. For example, the governor of Samburu has been running Samburu from “wherever”. He has not been allowed to go back to the office for almost three years. ... view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: If you ask about the ideology of the regimes that have been in power in this country - I will not say that it has been democracy or good governance and such altruistic goals – it has been pragmatism. There was no greater pragmatist than Mzee Jomo Kenyatta or the late Daniel Arap Moi. Of course, President Mwai Kibaki was less of a pragmatist and more of an economist, but there is no greater pragmatist than President Uhuru Kenyatta who, in the heat of a disputed election, he was able to face one of his greatest political adversaries, shake hands ... view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: What Kenyans hope for is that they are genuine in this conversation. If they are, then we will have found the ingredient that has been lacking in this country since Independence. Integrity and honesty when discussing issues that affect the Republic. Compromise and pragmatism have been the hallmark of this Republic. Those who have followed Constitution making in this country, in the 1950s the Lyttleton Constitution which allowed for the first time, eight African members to be elected to the Legislative Council of Kenya (LEGCO), was said to be too little. It had great opposition and there were intellectuals from ... view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: However, Madam Deputy Speaker, these compromises were the building blocks that led to independence and to the greater freedoms that we enjoy today. Even if you go back to the 1960s Lancaster House I, II and III, there is the incidence where the Maasai community that went to Lancaster House was forced to walk out because they felt their issues around land had not been taken into consideration. view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: The Lancaster House conferences made many compromises. What was the solution to the land question? That was the biggest problem at that point in time. Just the same way today, perhaps, one of the biggest questions is on ethnic antagonism and how to revive our economy. Compromises were made on the land question. Not everybody 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
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: was happy. Jaramogi was unhappy, but he decided to let the view that was espoused by view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Kenyatta to take precedence. Madam Deputy Speaker, even Mzee Kenyatta did not get everything he wanted. The Kenya African Democratic Union (KADU) had a position which was at variance with the position of the Kenya African National Union (KANU). Had they not compromised, we would not have got the Independence Constitution. view
• 4 May 2021 in Senate: Compromises were made on the coast question. The Senators who come from the coast know very well that it was not until Independence that the coast was considered part of the Republic of Kenya. There were those who felt that the coast should remain a separate entity or that is should federate with other regions like Zanzibar and other islands, but they made compromises. Not everyone was happy. view