Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 2011 to 2020 of 2994.

• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I wish to support this Motion that has been brought to the House by the Senator for Vihiga County, Sen. Khaniri. The essence of this Motion is to urge the House to agree that the nation should create support services for members of the disciplined forces and their families. The House operates through various instruments; that is Motions, Bills and through other resolutions of the House. We have seen in the past when Members bring their Motions, they are debated upon, and a lot of detail goes into those debates; but we find certain challenges ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the issue of implementation of Motions of this House is an issue that my County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) has been grappling with. We have realized that the law provides that an accounting officer or any person with responsibility to implement the resolutions of Parliament, must do so within three months; failure to which, Parliament has been given powers to undertake any action, be it administrative, punitive or recommendations for prosecution. This is important, because in the life of this Parliament, there are very many Motions that we have passed. I remember there was one ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: the very first Senate meant to ensure that the National Youth Service (NYS) is devolved to counties. So far, that has not been fully achieved. view
• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, coming back to the content of this Motion before us, our disciplined forces play an important role. They enable us to sleep soundly at night, knowing that the environment that we sleep in and the borders of our country are safe and secure. Were it not for them, we would then still continue with the practice that our forefathers practiced. In my father’s house when we were growing up, he always had a spear in a corner; a simi, a bow and arrows somewhere. This is because they were brought up to believe that they have to ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: Kenyan took us to a hotel facility; a club that Her Majesty’s Government has set aside for veterans and members of the disciplined forces who have come from war, who are retired and also those in active service. When you go there, you can get accommodation and meals at very subsidized rates. If you have ever been in the disciplined forces, you become a member of that club for life. We saw people who are veterans of Iraq, Kuwait, the wars in Argentina and even those who fought in the World Wars. They come there and they get all that ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: that created the Internet that we enjoy today. Why can we not, instead of keeping our disciplined forces in a constant state of waiting for war and aggressors, engage them in other nation building activities? Madam Temporary Speaker, I am talking about engineering feats. There are things that we have seen even in the counties. We recently went to Kwale County, where we found that they have been trying to build a stadium for the last four years. It is not rocket science to build a stadium, to plant grass and to have some benches, where fans can sit and ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: of every other country. However, this has not been the case in Kenya. I spent quite a few years in a neighboring country where, if you are a captain in the army, you are even more powerful than a Member of Parliament (MP). That is because the army is so entrenched in the politics and governance of that country. To our credit, our disciplined forces have allowed civilian rule and civil liberties to flourish in this country. Madam Temporary Speaker, I do not think that just happened by autopilot. I believe it is because of the dedication of those who ... view
• 10 Sep 2019 in Senate: When I gave the example of the situation we had in Parliament when the President was present, and we held demonstrations in that House, it demonstrates that we have a mature security apparatus and disciplined forces. If it was in another country and the President is embarrassed by whistling, doing catcalls and carrying placards in Parliament in the full glare of the entire Republic and in full presence of the entire security apparatus, I would probably have had to find a safe house to sleep in that night. I would have either been taken to a safe house by the ... view
• 1 Aug 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 1 Aug 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg your indulgence. As the Senator for Homa Bay that neighbours Kericho, I beg that you give me just one minute to welcome the girls from Kericho. view