Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Jan 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, that rule is applicable in the course of proceedings. When a witness is still on oath and on the stand, any Senator who had any issue to clarify would have been entitled to do that. The relevant counsel would re- examine the witness before we step him down. We have already heard the two witnesses and the case is closed. We cannot start to reopen the case unless we reopen the hearing again to the extent that if any witness is called back for any Senator to ask a question, each of the two lawyers plus the ... view
• 5 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you for giving me the opportunity to support this petition with a caveat. In this country, we have had people who lived in forests as hunters and gatherers. Those people lived peacefully in forests, and protected them. They were born and bred conservationists. However, the problem started when the Government started destroying forests as if we are at war with each other. Forests were excised and land dished out to politically correct people. As you can see, the petition is very clear, that when the land was excised, it was meant to be awarded to ... view
• 5 Dec 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I beg to second this Motion. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I urge the House to agree with the Committee, as it has been ably moved by Chairman, the distinguished Senator for Mandera. From the outset, we must salute the Acting Finance Minister, hon. Ukur Yattani, for taking an unprecedented decision and move to instill financial management probity in counties. Since devolution started, this is the first time that the national Treasury has come down on the counties to threaten and take legal action to stop remittance of funds The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report ... view
• 5 Dec 2019 in Senate: because of visiting pain and hardship on wananchi by not paying for goods and services procured. Mr. Speaker, Sir, you may recall that in the last Parliament – and those who were here, like Sen. Orengo, can remember – that the Senator for Murang’a then moved a Motion here. We approved to discontinue disbursement of funds to Murang’a County, but the national Treasury just ignored the Senate Resolution and continued with business as usual. Yesterday, the Senate Committee, on behalf of the House, met the governors. To their credit, all the governors who are involved with regard to these 15 ... view
• 5 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we also have some counties where governors are a bit crafty and they inflate the pending bills so that they can pocket the money. We warned them in no uncertain terms that any such engagement and conduct is criminal. If this House finds that a governor has connived with anybody to create fictitious pending bills or inflate pending bills for purposes of self-gain or gains by his or her cronies; this House will not hesitate to report the matter to the relevant agencies that deal with criminal issues in the country. Since this is a matter that ... view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the distinguished young Senator from Nandi should be reminded that a tiger does not profess its tigritude; it pounces. However, welcome back. We understand that you were a guest of the State yesterday. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: I want to join the Senator for Nandi--- I can see the Chairperson of the Committee on Roads and Transportation here. First, I want to thank the Chairperson of the Committee on Roads and Transportation because I raised an issue here about the Malaba congestion where we had a stalled project. The Government had spent Kshs600 million with a balance of Kshs45 million; and the project was abandoned. As a result there has been congestion with trucks lining up from Malaba to Bungoma, a distance of 30 kilometres. He visited Malaba and I have seen that he has already laid ... view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the road from Misikhu-Ndalu-Brigadier which is in Bungoma where you and I come from is stalled. The road from Musikoma-Nambacha-Navakholo- Kakamega is also stalled. The road from Musikoma-Tumunga-Busia is stalled. The road from Kamukuywa-Kapsakwony-Namwela is stalled. Could the Chairperson of the Committee bring a complete list to this House of all stalled road projects that were recklessly launched on the eve of election time, to dupe Kenyans to vote for Jubilee and after elections all the sites were abandoned? There is no road construction going on, to the chagrin of wananchi. view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to congratulate you and also salute Sen. Cherargei for raising the point. When Justice Mumbi Ngugi delivered her judgement, I remember telling Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. that that is a judgement per incuriam and you have come to restate the same. On Wednesday, the week when the BBI report was tabled in Bomas, the Chairperson of the CoG called out for the governors to stand up. I was amused to see Governor Waititu standing up and his deputy standing up as well. That is the level of confusion we have been having. When Sen. ... view
• 4 Dec 2019 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I share the sentiments of Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., this ruling should be published and circulated. In your delivery of this ruling you have been performing a quasi judicial function. That ruling is of serious persuasive value to any court proceedings and can be used anywhere within the Commonwealth. In fact, it should go into the publications of the Commonwealth that are normally circulated through the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) publications. I am happy that Mr. Njenga Ruge is here. He is the co-ordinator of the CPA activities in this Parliament. More importantly is ... view