Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to congratulate you for that Communication that you have made. I also congratulate Sen. Dullo for escalating this matter to the Plenary. As a chair of a Committee, I have been seized of this matter and I am one of those chairs or the leaders of those committees that have gone to Isiolo County to carry out our constitutional mandate. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 15 Oct 2024 in Senate: When the County Public Accounts Committee (PAC) landed in Isiolo, we were scheduled to have our meetings at the Isiolo County Assembly. The Speaker of Isiolo County Assembly and the entire Membership of the Assembly disappeared, including the Clerk. We were only left with the Serjeant-at-Arms. The governor, whom we had given notice that the Senate would be coming to Isiolo, was a no-show. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we could not get access to even the projects that the Committee had gone to inspect as part of its constitutional mandate. One of the projects was a market and the county ... view
• 15 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the Inspector- General of Police was vetted by this House. Someone who is an appointee of the Senate cannot then have the guts to defy legitimate instructions and directions of the Senate. Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, the Senator for Kakamega, has gone down in history as having led a match to the Office of the Inspector-General of Police. We should never appear helpless. Finally, I want to encourage the citizens of Isiolo to go to the County Government's Act and push for a Motion for suspension of that county government The electronic version of the Senate Hansard ... view
• 15 Oct 2024 in Senate: because the activities of the governor and the ruling class in Isiolo are contrary to the common good of the people of Isiolo County. However, this conversation should not be localized to one governor or one county. We are seeing this problem across several other counties in the 47 county governments, and we need a solution. We need to strengthen the consequences for contempt of Parliament without subjecting them to judicial review. Thank you. view
• 14 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of limits of judicial authority on independent institutions has been settled. I think we have seen some precedents that have been presented to us. Secondly, we need to make a distinction between procedural fairness and procedural technicality. Procedural fairness demands that we give the governor of Kericho County an opportunity to defend himself because he has been accused of gross misconduct. All sorts of allegations have been made against him. This is, therefore, his opportunity to defend himself against those allegations. There should be procedural fairness as required in our Constitution. The other aspect is ... view
• 14 Oct 2024 in Senate: petition in a foolscap, rather than on an A4 paper. We are getting different interpretations to the ruling that has been referred to by both parties. On this matter, we should not go with Rule No.30 of the Standing Orders, which empowers the Speaker to make a decision. I want to encourage us to do what we did in the case of the Governor for Nairobi City County, Hon. Sonko. Some affidavits were sworn by Members of the County Assembly (MCAs) that discredited the outcome of the vote. The Speaker ruled that we should allow all parties to prosecute their ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I also rise to support The Election Offences (Amendment) Bill that is before the House. It is important to reflect The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: that this is one of the outcomes of the National Dialogue Committee which was established at some point in the history of this country to stabilize the political situation. I would like to hail those who participated as rapporteurs, as chairs, as members of the National Dialogue Committee and even those who presented memoranda to that very important committee. We are now starting to see the outcome of the work they did in the form of various amendment laws. We are also seeing that result in the pacification of politics. I hope that we shall find an equilibrium where our ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: If there is one exercise that we must completely ring-fence and keep away foreign influence, it is in our elections. I read somewhere today that if news can be fake, then history can also be fake. The history of Africa is replete with rigged elections, assassinated leaders and coup d’états engineered by the West. I am a Pan-Africanist, and I believe that there are those forces out there, out of Africa, that believe Africa should never be fully independent and never self-determine its direction. We need a law that says that when it comes to the infrastructure, the systems, the ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: On election day, they have to be at the polling station. They have to be at the tallying centre at night. They have to sit for three, or four days waiting for the results to come out. Meanwhile, you are maintaining them, paying them allowances, giving them airtime, taking care of their food and accommodation. Election day expenses of a Senator in this House are on average Kshs10 million if one decides to deploy agents properly. Of course, some of us sometimes find you do not have strong opposition, and then you decide to just ride on existing systems. Where ... view