Moses Otieno Kajwang'

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Sep 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.52(1) to make a statement on an issue of general topical concern regarding the pivotal role of parliaments in implementing both international and national climate change commitments in Africa. Between the 1st and 5th September, 2024, the National Assembly of Cote d'Ivoire, in partnership with the African Group of Negotiators for Expert Support (AGNES) and the African Union Development Agency, hosted a high-level meeting of parliamentarians in Abidjan. This meeting held on the sidelines of the 12th Conference on Climate Change and Development in Africa and the 10th special session of ... view
• 26 Sep 2024 in Senate: This requires us to be proactive in monitoring the policies and programmes put in place to mitigate and adapt to the impacts of climate change and ensure that they are effective and equitable and that they benefit the most vulnerable in our societies. Furthermore, parliament must lead in the legislative process by enacting strong climate laws that establish clear frameworks for action, allocate appropriate budgets for climate initiatives and set accountability mechanisms for implementation. During the discussions in Abidjan, it became evident that many African countries still lack comprehensive climate legislation. It is, therefore, incumbent upon us, as parliamentarians, to ... view
• 26 Sep 2024 in Senate: also very pleased to see our President lead the African heads of State in New York in his capacity as a Chairperson of the relevant committee. As we look ahead to COP29 in Azerbaijan, Baku, and other upcoming international negotiations, the Abidjan Declaration provides a clear message that Africa must be bold and assertive in advocating for its climate priorities. One of the key messages to the Africa Ministerial Conference on Environment for COP29 is a call for an ambitious new goal on climate finance, with at least 1.5 trillion dollars in annual public finance for adaptation and mitigation. This ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to support The Disaster Risk Management Bill that is before the House. Yesterday, I listened to the Senator for Migori County, who is also my party leader, because he is the secretary for disaster in the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) party. Sen. Eddy Oketch did a wonderful job in the wake of the recent floods; where, he mobilised resources and well-wishers to go around to support those who were affected by the floods. However, Sen. Eddy spoke strongly against this Bill yesterday. Today, I encourage him and other Members of the Senate to have a ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: National Disaster Risk Management Unit. This Unit falls in the Ministry of Interior and National Administration and was established through an executive order in August 2013. The policy also delegates that function to a National Disaster Operations Centre, established in 1998. It goes ahead to provide or assign responsibility to the National Drought Management Authority, established by an Act of Parliament. At the Ministry of Defence, in line with the constitutional provision that the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) can be called upon to respond to disasters, there is a disaster response battalion. Madam Temporary Speaker, then, there is the Kenya ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I wish Sen. Eddie had challenged me to provide evidence. I would have tendered evidence that when there were floods in Nyakach, none other than a Member of this House flew in a military helicopter to go to the flooded areas with a few bags of maize, rice and beans. The cost of flying a military plane from Nairobi to Nyakach is higher than the goods and items they had sent there. We can take away the bags of maize, beans and rice from these other arbitrary centres of power and put them in one agency that ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I am confused with the sentiments of the Senator who is seconding the Motion because he is saying we support the Bill, but we delete Clause 3. Yet Clause 3 is the heart of this amendment. It is the door that is being opened to allow this amendment and downward revision because the argument is that there will be a revenue shortfall. So, the minute we delete Clause 3, we do not have an amendment Bill. I am just wondering whether the seconder is supporting or opposing. I would be happy for him to say that he ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: Senator for Migori, you have the option of opposing the Bill and then it dies. Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to oppose this amendment having had the privilege of getting an explanation from Sen. Oketch Gicheru, who is a Member of the Finance and Budget Committee. How I wish this House would have benefited from the report of the Finance and Budget Committee. We had a little bit of a heated exchange with the Senate Majority Leader not too long ago. I insisted and he informed me that the Finance and Budget Committee intends to retain the Kshs401 billion, which this House appropriated to county governments. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report ... view
• 19 Sep 2024 in Senate: If that is the intention, then this amendment is what you would call in law, otiose . It is unnecessary. We do not need to be processing it. I wish that report was here. I told the Senate Majority Leader that I cannot trust intentions. I can only trust action and a report that has been tabled before the House. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, if, indeed, it is true that the seconder of this Motion has convinced me and has demonstrated that it is the position of the Finance and Budget Committee that the Kshs401 billion that was allocated to ... view