Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Sep 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you and the House to welcome the delegation from the Africa Parliamentarians Network on Climate Change (APNCC) as well as the delegation from Makueni. Allow me also to take this opportunity to wish you a happy birthday. view
• 26 Sep 2024 in Senate: I know there are some old men such as Sen. Abass, who do not know their dates of birth. So, he is not very amused. view
• 26 Sep 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as we welcome the delegation, I also thank you for creating time. I know that at four o'clock, you will be having a conversation with the hon. MPs. I want to thank you that when Kenya hosted the African Climate Summit last September, this Parliament brought together MPs from 28 African countries. The meeting was held under your direction and patronage. Today, we have MPs from 12 African nations who have come here to strategize on how MPS can be players in the climate change conversation. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information ... view
• 26 Sep 2024 in Senate: Yesterday, the President of the Republic of Kenya, His Excellency William Ruto, was hosting African Heads of State in New York, in his capacity as the Chairperson of the Heads of State Climate Change Committee. Kenya has always provided leadership on climate change matters. I know at the right time, you will allow me to make a substantive statement on the reason why the MPs are here. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you in welcoming them so that I do not waste a lot of time. If you may have noticed, the Member from Guinea Bissau drew the loudest applause, ... view
• 26 Sep 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.52(1) to make a statement on an issue of general topical concern regarding the pivotal role of parliaments in implementing both international and national climate change commitments in Africa. Between the 1st and 5th September, 2024, the National Assembly of Cote d'Ivoire, in partnership with the African Group of Negotiators for Expert Support (AGNES) and the African Union Development Agency, hosted a high-level meeting of parliamentarians in Abidjan. This meeting held on the sidelines of the 12th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa and the 10th special session of ... view
• 26 Sep 2024 in Senate: This requires us to be proactive in monitoring the policies and programmes put in place to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change and ensure that they are effective and equitable and that they benefit the most vulnerable in our societies. Furthermore, parliament must lead in the legislative process by enacting strong climate laws that establish clear frameworks for action, allocate appropriate budgets for climate initiatives and set accountability mechanisms for implementation. During the discussions in Abidjan, it became evident that many African countries still lack comprehensive climate legislation. It is, therefore, incumbent upon us, as parliamentarians, to ... view
• 26 Sep 2024 in Senate: also very pleased to see our President lead the African heads of State in New York in his capacity as a Chairperson of the relevant committee. As we look ahead to COP29 in Azerbaijan, Baku, and other upcoming international negotiations, the Abidjan Declaration provides a clear message that Africa must be bold and assertive in advocating for its climate priorities. One of the key messages to the Africa Ministerial Conference on Environment for COP29 is a call for an ambitious new goal on climate finance, with at least 1.5 trillion dollars in annual public finance for adaptation and mitigation. This ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support The Disaster Risk Management Bill that is before the House. Yesterday, I listened to the Senator for Migori County, who is also my party leader, because he is the secretary for disaster in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party. Sen. Eddy Oketch did a wonderful job in the wake of the recent floods; where, he mobilised resources and well-wishers to go around to support those who were affected by the floods. However, Sen. Eddy spoke strongly against this Bill yesterday. Today, I encourage him and other Members of the Senate to have a ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: National Disaster Risk Management Unit. This Unit falls in the Ministry of Interior and National Administration and was established through an executive order in August 2013. The policy also delegates that function to a National Disaster Operations Centre, established in 1998. It goes ahead to provide or assign responsibility to the National Drought Management Authority, established by an Act of Parliament. At the Ministry of Defence, in line with the constitutional provision that the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) can be called upon to respond to disasters, there is a disaster response battalion. Madam Temporary Speaker, then, there is the Kenya ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish Sen. Eddie had challenged me to provide evidence. I would have tendered evidence that when there were floods in Nyakach, none other than a Member of this House flew in a military helicopter to go to the flooded areas with a few bags of maize, rice and beans. The cost of flying a military plane from Nairobi to Nyakach is higher than the goods and items they had sent there. We can take away the bags of maize, beans and rice from these other arbitrary centres of power and put them in one agency that ... view