Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 May 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Senator for Kiambu has neither confirmed nor denied that he is a member of the kitchen cabinet but the Constitution under Article 152 does not talk of the kitchen cabinet. Could he substantiate, who the other members of the kitchen cabinet are? When do they meet and on what basis has it been established? view
• 4 May 2016 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Previously in this Senate, we have rejected reports from the media – newspapers and television – as a basis of any solid evidence. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 4 May 2016 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish to support this Motion. From the time I got to this House, I have wondered why we set up a Senate such as this one. It is even more curious that some of the drafters of this Constitution are eminent Members of this House. view
• 4 May 2016 in Senate: When I look at the majority membership of this House, they are people who in one way or the other were involved in drafting the current Constitution. It is on that basis that the populace saw them as senior politicians befitting the honour of sitting in this House. Sometimes I wonder whether someone put something in their drink when they were making the final decision in Naivasha. I hear that it is in Naivasha that the decision to water down the powers of the Senate was arrived at. view
• 4 May 2016 in Senate: In my view, we do not need the Senate as presently constituted and defined in the Constitution. We would rather scrap the Senate and forget about it. We would rather go to the counties, get the majority leaders from county assemblies to sit in one place in Nairobi and task them with the duty to protect and defend the interests of the counties. view
• 4 May 2016 in Senate: There is no need for someone to campaign in an entire county, similar to what the governor is doing, then after that, they come to Nairobi and they are told that their job is to sit and do some very peripheral work. As presently constituted, we are better off scrapping the The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 4 May 2016 in Senate: On a point of Order Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. On the same point, Article 218 (1) (b) says:- “A county Allocation of Revenue Bill, which shall divide among the counties the revenue allocated to the county level of government on the basis determined in accordance with the resolution in force under Article 217.” By the time we are looking at The County Allocation of Revenue Bill, which we are discussing today, the expectation is that everything started in Article 217 of the Constitution should have been observed and implemented. Since we have been magnanimous enough to extend time so that ... view
• 4 May 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I wish to support this Bill, knowing very well that my job description as a Senator is in Article 96 of the Constitution. For avoidance of doubt, Article 96 gives me and the rest of my colleagues the power to determine the allocation of national revenue among counties. That is the purpose for which we are discussing this Bill today. I just wish that all of us would have taken this particular mandate very seriously. If you go further in the Constitution, Articles 217 and 218 also talk about the process which this Bill should go ... view
• 4 May 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also want to echo the sentiments that have been put forth by my colleagues that money cannot get to the county if the Senator does not approve or vote for this County Allocation of Revenue Bill. As you sometimes put it, when you come to Nairobi to legislate and represent the people of your county, you are like someone who goes to shake a tree so that the fruits can fall down. Today through this Bill, we are shaking this tree so that our respective counties can get their fair share of revenue allocated to ... view
• 4 May 2016 in Senate: For the people of Homa Bay County, I have got good news because this Bill proposes an increment in the amount of money that they are going to get as compared to the previous years. The equal share for Homa Bay County has increased to Kshs6 billion, up from Kshs5.6 billion in the previous year. When you sum up the equal share and the conditional allocations, Homa Bay County stands to get Kshs6.4 billion, up from Kshs5.9 billion that it received in the previous year. The additional Kshs500 million that goes to Homa Bay County, I want to believe that ... view