Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a very serious matter that may require a communication from your desk. This morning, a CAS appeared before a Committee and said that the Speakers of the National Assembly and the Senate ruled that they are eligible to appear. When we view
• 17 Nov 2021 in Senate: reminded him that the Speaker of the Senate has never made such a ruling, he retracted and said it is the Speaker of the National Assembly. Some months back, we even moved a Motion of Censure against CSs Hon. Munyes and Hon. Keter. My good brother from Nyeri who moved the Motion stepped out when the voting came. view
• 17 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you gave direction and communication because under the Constitution, CSs are first accountable to the Houses of Parliament before they are even accountable to the appointing authority. In the days of President Moi, some Ministers lost their jobs for failing to appear before Parliament. This is a serious matter as CSs carry Government policies with them. Therefore, they can speak with finality on matters before the Houses. I In future, it should be a clear directive to every Committee of this House that if a CS does not turn up on invitation, they should invoke the summons ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. After that comic relief, we can now get back to serious business. I want to acknowledge the report of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries as presented by the distinguished Senator for Kitui. In doing so, I inform my distinguished colleague from Narok that, in fact, in 2012, the Cabinet and subsequent Parliament waived all debts owed to sugar factories that are public in Kenya. The Cabinet passed it, Hon Njeru Githae, the then Minister for Finance brought a Motion to the House. It was seconded by yours truly and all the debts were ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: We encourage the Government, that as they focus on coffee, cotton and other crops, the sugar industry in this country sustains the lives of more than 22 million people in the entire Nyanza and Western belt, now extending up to Trans Nzoia. The Committee has rightly said, and I agree and salute it because without it, and the Statement brought here by the distinguished Senator for Kakamega, Mumias Sugar Company had been pawned away in the most opaque and unaccountable manner. Following the Statement that came here and the debate that ensued, they went back to the drawing board. The ... view
• 16 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. That is a very important Statement from the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations With the current litigious population that we have and the attempts by our governors to avoid being oversighted, there is a judgment from court that purports to say that Senate cannot oversight, own-source revenues, and revenues coming from donors, including conditional grants. I join Sen. M. Kajwang’ in reaffirming that in terms of oversight and responsibility in the use of public resources, there is no boundary. Nobody should gag or injunct this House from demanding accountability and holding people responsible for ... view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir, for giving an opportunity to join colleagues who have contributed to this Report. First and foremost, I salute the Committee led by a distinguished colleague Senator Omogeni, and a Committee that has the highest concentration of lawyers in this House. These include Sen. Omogeni, former Attorney General Sen. Wako Sen. James Orengo, Sen. Dullo, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., and Sen. (Dr.) Irungu Kang’ata. The only non-lawyers in the Committee are the Bishop and hon. Sakaja. view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: I am sure by osmosis the Bishop is now as a consummate a lawyer as Okiya Omtata is. view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not mention Poghisio. I called out the names of Sen. Omogeni himself, Bishop, Sen. Wako, Sen. Orengo, Sen. Dullo, Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr., and Sen. (Dr.) Irungu Kang’ata and Sen. Sakaja, my distinguished nephew. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the issue of extra judicial killings in this country is mind boggling. This is because we have lost many people who in Mexico they called it ‘disappeared without a trace’. There is even a famous movie, called ‘Without a Trace’, where people just vanish, and nobody gives answers when questions are asked. view
• 10 Nov 2021 in Senate: In this country, we have no shortage of laws and institutions to protect human rights, individuals, their lives and property. In fact, some of the institutions are actually overlapping in mandate in trying to protect the lives of Kenyans. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this notwithstanding, looking at this Report and the catalogue that runs through, it tells you that the more we talk about this situation, the worse it becomes. It does not seem to be improving. Extrajudicial killings have been part and parcel of our public lives in this country, right from independence. We have to get to a place ... view