Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1931 to 1940 of 6535.

• 13 Jun 2019 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I listened to that request for a Statement very carefully. It is a Statement that has to do with an institution in the county represented by the Speaker on the Chair. The Statement has been brought by the Senator for Nandi County. The Vice Chancellor of Eldoret University, Prof. Teresia Akeng’a, is my constituent from Tongaren Constituency in Bungoma County. In the last Parliament, there was an assault against Prof. Akeng’a. At that time, those who were assaulting her were even calling her a Luo; as if being a Luo is wrong. One Senator even went, chained ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I had flagged interest in this matter. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, now that I am facing the microphone-- - view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, the Chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries has assured the House that this matter will be done in two weeks. This is a little too ambitious. This Message requires the Senate to legislate. However, that is not the point I want to make. First, I congratulate Nandi County Assembly because since the second Senate of the Republic of Kenya started, this is the first time an Assembly has passed a resolution and sent a Message to the Senate to ask for legislation. More importantly, I advise the Committee on Agriculture, ... view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am in possession of a copy of that Petition. I have gone through it carefully. The petitioners have exercised their constitutional right to come to this House. Some of the allegations are clearly outrageous and ill founded. For example, that Bungoma County has an annual budget of Kshs10 billion. So, Kshs2.7 billion wage bill cannot be 54 per cent, even if you failed Mathematics. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are many other things that have been raised in the Petition. As the Senator for Bungoma County and the Leader for the party that forms government in Bungoma and Trans Nzoia counties, I do not want to pre-empt anything. Those who alleged must prove. I hope they will be given an opportunity by the Committee that you will direct to hear the matter to come and table their evidence. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: I have no doubt that the Governor and his team will be at hand to rebut the allegations. I know for a fact that the exaggerated number of advisers listed and many other things in the Petition are outright false. Let us give them their day before the Senate and hear them because it is their right. The right to think has never been limited to good 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
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: thinking and it is available to everybody. We will deal with the matter in accordance with the law. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: As the Senator for Bungoma County, this is the second petition coming to this House. In the previous Parliament, we had an acrimonious and protracted petition that this House dealt with in relation to my former governor who now happens to be our Speaker. One of the petitioners in this Petition was a petitioner in the then petition. We will see what ruby they will spring out of the hut in this matter. view
• 12 Jun 2019 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view