Moses Masika Wetangula

Parties & Coalitions

Born

13th September 1956

Post

Employment History:
Advocate of the High Court of Kenya -
Wetangula & Co. Advocates of Kenya

Post

Parliament Buildings
Parliament Rd.
P.O Box 41842 – 00100
Nairobi, Kenya

Email

mwtangula@gmail.com

Telephone

0722517302

Link

@wetangulam on Twitter

Moses Masika Wetangula

Speaker of the National Assembly in the 13th Parliament.

He was the Bungoma Senator (2013 - 2022; Leader of Minority in the Senate (2013 - 2017)

By virtue of his position as co-principal in NASA he was retained as Minority Leader in the 12th Parliament but later replaced by his Siaya counterpart after 19 senators who attended Nasa's Parliamentary Group meeting at Parliament Buildings in Nairobi unanimously voted to replace him with Senator James Orengo on 15th March, 2018.

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1861 to 1870 of 6535.

  • 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Sen. Sakaja is right. However, that notwithstanding, I urge the Chair that the census that is slated for next month in the country is so important to every Senator in this House. This is because it is the outcome 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
  • 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: of that census that is partly going to determine the amount of money and resources that will be channelled to each county. According to the proposal by Commission of Revenue Allocation (CRA), 46 per cent of allocations goes to--- view
  • 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: A high percentage of resources go to counties based on the population. I would, therefore, suggest that in prosecuting this Statement through the Committee of Finance and Budget, because this is a matter of planning, we do not just seek information from the Ministry. We should also call the concerned Ministry to come to a Committee of the Whole and be interrogated on the level of preparedness on countrywide census. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have had situations where, in certain pastoral areas, people are not counted because they have crossed the borders to look for pasture. In some areas ... view
  • 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
  • 16 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, congratulations for shifting your position on this matter from the earlier position taken. I also want to encourage you that in a matter of distress of this nature and given the pain that the families are going through, that you, in fact, need not go through a committee of this House. The Speaker should direct the Attorney-General on behalf of the families of the victims, to go to court in a collective suit. He can get the manifest from the origin of the flight in Addis Ababa. He can get all the names and details and ... view
  • 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to comment that for the first time since this House was established, a Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill introduced and passed in the National Assembly has been referred to this House. This is a step in the right direction. view
  • 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: I am now wondering as we contemplate our intended challenge in court: was Article 110(3) of the Constitution that the two Speakers meet to determine the nature of the Bill at the time it was tabled in the National Assembly, complied with in the first place? I want to encourage the leadership of the House that buoyed with this reference of the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill to the Senate, it fortifies our argument that all Miscellaneous Amendment Bills that were passed before carrying a raft of amendments to various Bills carried issues that squarely concerned counties, but they The ... view
  • 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: were passed and assented to without any reference to this House. Therefore, this Message to the Senate today is so to speak in simple legal terms, an admission of liability by the National Assembly that they have been acting in error of law by passing Miscellaneous Amendment Bills carrying very many issues concerning counties without any reference to this House. Those who are preparing our pleadings should include this level of admission now to fortify our case. view
  • 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
  • 10 Jul 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will not go into those LGBT things. President Robert Mugabe said clearly that beasts in the wilderness know the difference between male and female. view

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