Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is a very serious issue. In fact, I have been attending meetings of the Committee on Education on this issue when they were meeting. What is at stake is security and the Government must come up with a serious marshal plan to security in northern Kenya. If it is difficult to run day schools there, let the Government have an affirmative action of building huge well-protected, well-funded and well-staffed boarding schools for children so that the teachers who go to teach there--- I do not share in the philosophy that we should leave people of ... view
• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 19 Feb 2020 in Senate: Kilimani Junior Academy and all these other schools that are better placed in Kenya. At the end of the day, you are told that the poorest schools come from northern Kenya. How idle can we be? You are not giving them teachers, facilities, and security, and at the end of the day you tell them, “it is free for all, compete with children from secure areas.” This is killing generations of our children. Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 18 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Petition prosecuted by the distinguished Senator for Lamu County. The issues raised in this Petition are applicable to each and every one of our counties without exception. Senators may recall that wherever we are in our constituencies in our counties, the people who come to see us for help rank number one; health, number two; education; and number three is anything else that can follow. All the time people come. Poor village women carrying small bills The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of ... view
• 18 Feb 2020 in Senate: of Kshs2,000 and Kshs3,000 or bodies held in mortuaries in hospitals for nonpayment. The sickest institution in this country today is the health sector. This Senate may have at some point to engage a public debate and conversation with the national and county governments and find out whether it is still necessary to let our people die in the name of devolution. When you go to the villages, health centres have been closed. You find a health centre serving hundreds and thousands of people with one nurse. When that nurse is not on duty, it closes down. In those facilities, ... view
• 18 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this is a very important Statement. In fact, at some point I thought the Senate Majority Leader or Senate Minority Leader would move a Motion of adjournment for this House to debate this issue. view
• 18 Feb 2020 in Senate: In 1939 when we had an invasion of locusts in Kenya, it was followed by a devastating famine that wiped out many people. In 1953, we had another major locust invasion in Kenya that left a wake of destruction that is unparalleled. With that in mind and knowing that locusts are so dangerous that even the United Nations (UN) has a component that is dedicated to fight desert locusts, the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) was setup to fight and control locusts in the East African region and the Horn of Africa. Therefore, when you see what is happening, it ... view
• 18 Feb 2020 in Senate: It just said: “Where is the Deputy Speaker of the Senate?” My son, whom you know, sent me a message all the way from Australia and asked me: “What happened to your friend?” I just sent him a message with one word; ‘locusts’. This is because I had been told by one of your Members of Parliament that you are leading the war against locusts, and you are on the frontline, battling them. view
• 18 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we need to be serious because what we have been seeing is comedy. I saw a policeman with a Kalashnikov on the shoulder running through the bush chasing locusts and blowing a whistle. I do not know who told him that locusts will hear the sound of a whistle and fly away. We have had so many things. What is worrying now is the spread of these insects. They have now landed in Muhoroni and are likely to devastate the entire western belt food basket of the country. If you have read the history of locusts, ... view
• 10 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join you, the House and the nation at large in sending a message of condolences to the family of the late Mzee Moi who was a nationalist, Pan-Africanist and internationalist. We shall remember Mzee Moi for the many things that he did to hold this country together. In 1992, after the general elections, he nominated me to Parliament alongside 11 others and we served the country with dignity and dedication. In so doing, I got to be close to him. There are many positive things that many people have never talked about. I will ... view