Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jun 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I appreciate that particular limitation. The fact that the reports have been laid on the Table, it means that Members have not--- view
• 21 Jun 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sure sufficient interest would have been generated if the Chairperson could have given highlights. I know that, that particular Standing Order does not allow the Chairperson to get into details of the findings. However, with your leave, if you were to direct the Chairperson to give a five-minute highlight of the recommendations, I am sure that it shall generate some interest from Members. This is because when these petitions were brought to this House, there was very high interest in them. I am sure that Members would want to know what has been recommended. Thank ... view
• 21 Jun 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I thank Sen. Khaniri for bringing this topical issue to this House. The question I pose is; are we healthier today than we were at Independence? At Independence, we prioritized eradication of poverty, illiteracy and disease. However today, many years later, we still have the Big Four Agenda featuring health care. That tells you that there is something that we have not done quite right when it comes to healthcare. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to be fair to the pioneer governors who set up the structures for devolution. As they say, facts do not ... view
• 21 Jun 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I was not aware that we were discussing the amendment earlier. However, it has passed and it makes a lot of sense. I support this Motion. We have said before that the Senate needs to go to the grassroots. There are those who called it Senate mashinani. We need the Senate to be felt at the grassroots. Many people in the counties have got hope in the Senate. Every time we come here and speak, people out there listen and take what we say seriously. When it comes to issues of oversight, counties that have ... view
• 21 Jun 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to second the Motion that the House goes on recess for 10 days. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 19 Jun 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is a sad day. Allow me to join you and the entire House to convey my condolences to the family, friends, the people of Migori and particularly the people of the little village of Kanyimach where Ben Oluoch Okello was born and brought up. Between Migori and Homa Bay, there is very little distinction besides the borders that have been imposed because in Migori, people of Kadem and Karungu do not marry the people of Ndhiwa straddle two counties. I feel like I have lost a fellow leader but more importantly I have lost a ... view
• 19 Jun 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had no intentions of scaring Sen. (Prof.) Ongeri. view
• 19 Jun 2018 in Senate: We believe that God’s time and plan is the best. So, irrespective of where we sit, we still hold dear our colleagues who have gone before us. I knew the late Ben Oluoch Okello more than many Senators here because we have been friends for quite some time. Those who listened to the Luo Language and Radio Ramogi would definitely know Ben Oluoch Okello. He hosted a show that started at 6.00 a.m. and ran all the way to 10.00 a.m. every day. The power of vernacular radio is unparalleled. In this country, if you want to send a strong ... view
• 19 Jun 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. There is no one who is more Suba in his House than I am. My mother is a Suba from Lianda in Eastern Rusinga while my father’s mother is a Suba from KuoloWaware which is at the centre of Rusinga. Who are the Abasuba? These are people who moved from Uganda and Tanzania due to a variety of factors. The first group called the Abakunta ran away from Uganda following the death of Kabaka Junju. There was a feud between two brothers; Kabaka Junju and Semakokiro. Semakokiro was the rightful heir to the throne, ... view
• 19 Jun 2018 in Senate: Yes, Madam Temporary Speaker, there is. If you read the book on the origins of the Luo-Abasuba of Western Kenya by Prof. Henry Okello Ayot, it captures what I have talked about. The first wave was as a result of war or fights between two brothers and the second wave was about fishermen. There are also others who migrated because of opportunities. They came and settled in an area where they later on had contact with the Luo. Why are they not referred to as Basoga or Baganda because that is where they originally came from? The Irish who went ... view