Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: to. This then would be a challenge that goes to the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Many times when I am having lemonade with Members of the National Assembly, they ask why the Senate should be having a Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations because they are convinced that defence is national Government function. I have told them not to look at the description of the Committee. This Committee does a lot of things. When Sen. Kihika as President of the Bureau of the Forum of Women Parliamentarians goes out there to do whatever she does, it is part of diplomacy which would then fit neatly within the mandate of that Committee that we ... view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: I hope they will be picking some of these reports and look at the resolutions coming out of them and help to influence Kenya’s diplomacy, policy, strategy and practices to ensure that the good work of Sen. Kihika, hon. Patrick Mariru and Prof. Oduor in the National Assembly and many others who hold leadership positions in some of these international organisations is harnessed and tapped to contribute to Kenya’s prosperity out there. view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, right now, Kenya is angling for a seat at the United Nations General Assembly. I am impressed with the approach that Kenya has taken by not projecting politicians as the face of the campaign, but by using our successful athletes, sports persons and people who have performed very well in the arts and in the intelligentsia as the face of Kenya. All that is laudable, but all these need to be integrated. view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: When Members of Parliament go to international forum, it must be part of the agenda that once you are done with your presentation; the last agenda would be to make an appeal on behalf of Kenya for that seat at the UN General Assembly. If you do not involve us, yet every other day Members of Parliament are going into these global bodies and meetings, we will have missed an opportunity. Let us go there to do parliamentary business and that of the Republic of Kenya in terms of convincing the other countries and delegations to look at Kenya favourably. view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: I believe that Sen. Kihika in her position can do a very excellent job in that campaign for Kenya’s position in the United Nations (UN) General Assembly because she is able to interact with 179 Member States. That would be a very influential position. I hope the diplomats sitting on the House on Harambee Avenue will listen and will come and tap into the competencies of this House. view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: The IPU is a focal point for worldwide parliamentary dialogue. It is 130 years old and the question would be its continuing relevance in today’s world. In 1889 when the IPU was established, there were many forces that are alien today. We had forces of colonialism; remnants of slavery; the civil rights movement in the United States (US) which had not even been born and apartheid in South Africa (SA) too. The world had not even gotten into the world wars. view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the IPU was established at a time that was completely different from today; 130 years down the line. Has it been able to transform itself to respond to global realities? The wars of the 1880s, 1900s and 1940s are not what defines the world today. We have new threats. I am happy that during this particular meeting, the Convention discussed some of these new emerging threats. 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
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Yesterday, we went to Strathmore University to attend the Talberg Foundation Conference which was convened by the Talberg Foundation, Strathmore University and the Senate. The professors and the intellectual community at the university were extremely impressed that Members of the Senate had the humility to go and sit with them on a roundtable meeting to discuss contemporary issues. view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: I told them that we do not suffer from no-crisis-of-confidence. If they call for a round table discussion, we shall appear. They said the other House has never made an appearance. I told them that they needed to manage their confidence issues. We had a discussion on the relevance of regional organisations or cooperative organizations like the IPU in the age of Brexit, Donald Trump and what we call ‘Trumpism’ and rising nationalism. view