Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give Notice of the following Motion: THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Select Committee on County Public Accounts on its consideration of the Report of the Auditor General on the financial statements of West Pokot County Assembly for the Financial Year 2018/2019 and Reports of the Auditor General on the financial statements of Isiolo, Kiambu, Kitui, Marsabit, Narok, Nyamira, Trans Nzoia, West Pokot and Murangá County Assemblies for the Financial Year 2019/2020 laid on the table of the Senate on Thursday, 7th March, 2024. view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to lay the following Paper on the Table of the Senate, today, Tuesday, 5th March, 2024 - Report of the Select Committee on County Public Accounts on its consideration of the Reports of the Auditor General on the financial statements of Tharaka Nithi, Homa Bay, Kakamega, Kirinyaga, Makueni, Meru, Bomet, Murang’a, Nandi, Nyamira, Nyeri, Siaya, Vihiga, Wajir and Samburu County Executives for the Financial Year 2019/2020. view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to give Notice of the following Motion - THAT, the Senate adopts the Report of the Select Committee on County Public Accounts on its consideration of the Reports of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements of Tharaka Nithi, Homa Bay, Kakamega, Kirinyaga, Makueni, Meru, Bomet, Murang’a, Nandi, Nyamira, Nyeri, Siaya, Vihiga, Wajir and Samburu County Executives for the Financial Year 2019/2020 laid on the table of the Senate on Tuesday, 5th March, 2024. view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that the County Boundaries Bill (Senate Bills No.6 of 2023) be read a Second Time. This Bill is not foreign to the Senate and Senators. This is the fourth attempt by Parliament to have a legislative framework that gives effect to Article 188 of the Constitution which talks about alteration of county boundaries. This Bill had previously been brought to this House under the sponsorship of Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. There were about three attempts. There have been all sorts of arguments against the approach that we had taken in the past. ... view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: In 1992, Kitui County had just been split. It had gotten a new district. However, that new district had not been gazetted as at the time people were in Naivasha. That is why the Senator for Kitui County still feels that we should have a 48th county along the lines of the districts that were there then. That is the reason why we have 47 counties. Whether they are economically viable or not is a completely different question. Are the boundaries natural, man-made or have been gerrymandered to take into account certain clan or tribal issues? I guess that is ... view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: How do you resolve these disputes across boundaries? We have tried. When I chaired the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations, the matter of Vihiga and Kisumu counties came before us. Unfortunately, we responded to the petitioners that the Senate shall enact legislation to give effect to Article 188. Senate sounded fairly helpless because we were not giving the petitioners a solution. We were giving them a promise. The only other alternative would have been for them to go to court. The courts would still bring them back to the Senate because they cannot enact laws. This Bill, in attempting ... view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: If the Senate agrees with you, it forwards the request to the National Assembly. If the National Assembly agrees with the Senate, then the President establishes a commission within 90 days. If there was to be a decision on alteration, it must be supported by two-thirds of Members of both Houses. Two-thirds of Members of both Houses is a threshold in the Constitution. However, the question would remain, even with two-thirds of Members proposing the alteration of county boundaries, should it go to a referendum. We will be relying on bright lights like Sen. Cherarkey to put together Article 188 ... view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: the voice of the people of Kisumu who feel like something is being taken away from them? I will be relying on my colleagues for advice on how some of these things can be done so that by altering a boundary, you do not kill one county just to strengthen another county. Mr Deputy Speaker, Sir, our greatest battle is to defend the territory of the Republic of Kenya; these county boundaries are superficial. I want to implore Kenyans that we do not need to be killing each other over issues of boundaries around counties. The boundaries are not natural; ... view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: Ultimately, the debate must be heard whether we need 47 counties or less. For those of us who look at books of accounts on almost a daily basis, the 47 county governments are beginning to look like 47 payroll offices, because the bulk of what they do is to pay salaries and to chase for the exchequer to be released. We must ask ourselves and have a candid conversation on the kind of economies of scale that we need to ensure that we have fewer counties that can synergize better. Before we get there, perhaps it is within our powers ... view
• 5 Mar 2024 in Senate: Thank you. I beg to Move. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard Services, Senate. view