Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1971 to 1980 of 2972.

• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the most important duties of the Senate is to divide and allocate revenue. We normally spend hours talking about petitions, statements and all sorts of things. However, when it comes to discussing the division of revenue, we want to truncate the time, because we are afraid that we are going to embarrass ourselves. I fully disagree with the proposal that has been made, to truncate debate time on the division on revenue, because it is the reason we have been elected to the Senate. We cannot allow ourselves to be embarrassed by the National Assembly ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I must mention that I believe that a debate should be held before a vote. When there is a debate after a vote, it is of no consequence. However, I would like to refer to the comments of my namesake, the Senator for Bungoma, about elephants doing whatever they do, and then the grass suffers. Maybe to paraphrase what the two leaders have said, we have reached a point where, as a House, we need to define what our strategy is. It is not a strategy for our survival, as a House, but a strategy for devolution. ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: When we send our people to mediation with a position, and they come back with their tails coiled between their legs and give us the numbers from the National Assembly, the question the Nation will be asking is what the value of the Senate is, as far as the defence and protection of devolution is concerned. Indeed, this Motion that we have just adopted would have been processed by the Budget Committee, which is chaired by Hon. Kimani Ichung’wa in the National Assembly. We sent our troops there with clear instructions, not just on numbers. It was not just on ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, we have just adopted a Motion and approved that the issue of MES be deferred to the year 2020, yet this House has previously passed a Motion. We almost killed the Chairperson of the Committee on Health. He was effectively discharged from his duty by the Chair on that particular day over this matter. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: As the British say, we have kicked the can along the road. We have taken a lazy approach to issues, we have not helped this country, and we have not come up with a position that can guide us in the future. Were it not for the fact that counties need money, 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
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: I would have voted “No,” and asked the Mediation Committee to go back and mediate. This is because I believe in the content and composition of the people we send to mediate. The only problem is that the other House sent warmongers, mercenaries and fighters. These are people whose approach to mediation is banging tables, issuing threats, calling people names and invoking names from high places. I have confidence in the team we sent to mediate, but the manner in which we have treated the Report they have brought back to us is not proper. If what is going to ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, you will guide us on whether it is in order for the Senator of Nairobi to attempt to insinuate that those of us who have spoken fairly strongly against this process wanted a shutdown of counties. In my comments, all that we are saying is that we ought to have been given an opportunity to debate before voting. We are not saying that they should not have reported back to us. They are our agents; they have brought back a Report to this House. All those who spoke to that report are the same agents. Madam Temporary ... view
• 11 Sep 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to second the Motion by the distinguished Senator for Kirinyaga County, Sen. Kibiru. This Motion calls for planting of trees along major infrastructure projects in Kenya. I second this Motion with a lot of pleasure because these are some of the things that give me pleasure. 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