Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1991 to 2000 of 6535.

• 29 May 2019 in Senate: seven students from Kangaru Boys High School. This means that it was one of the top schools in the country at the time. That it gave an offshoot of Kangaru Girls High School means that the apple did not fall too far from the tree. I hope that the girls in the Gallery today are destined to be great leaders, lawyers, doctors, engineers and psychologists who will join leadership, including but not limited to this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to join my colleagues who have welcomed the student leaders from University of Eldoret where their vice chancellor is ... view
• 29 May 2019 in Senate: Lastly, Mr. Speaker, Sir, this House has been dealing with issues. Sen. Cheruiyot brought a Statement here about the high levels of suicide cases and violence against female students in the universities. We want the students because I know that they sit in the university councils to make sure that the universities have adequate counseling. I do not know whether Sen. Orengo remembers but during our days, Prof. Donders at the University of Nairobi used to address students on matters of social behavior and moral attitude. He used to say that you can be brilliant as Einstein, however, if your ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in the old days we had a law called the Money Lenders Act. It was repealed and its contents consolidated in the Central Bank of Kenya Act. The point raised by the distinguished Sen. (Dr.) Milgo is so important and I enjoin colleagues who have spoken to it. In this country today, almost every household owes money to somebody in formal lending, online lending, shylocks and all manner of people who are practicing unlawful acts of lending money to others. view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: As Sen. Sakaja has said, when one computes what they eventually get from the borrower, it is sometimes over 200 per cent. I have seen some transactions where people are charging 10 per cent per month on any money borrowed. The monies look small, but this cumulative total for a person who is paying at 10 per cent per month is 120 per cent in 12 months. A regulation must be done. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is a matter that, probably, the Senate Majority Leader should consider bringing a Bill to look into the repealed Money Lenders Act. I remember ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: This is a very opportune Statement. As a House and protector of individuals in each country, we need to get into this matter and bring proper regulation. The CBK has not been able to bring regulations to regulate even lending by big companies such as Safaricom. There is no regulation. They just get what they want from the people who are suffering immensely. I congratulate Sen. (Dr.) Milgo and hope that the Statement will not come to our Committee and be dealt with and be left there, but that we move to legislation to protect view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me an opportunity under Standing Order 47(1) to bring to the attention of the House of the passing on of a former Member of Parliament, Hon. Fredrick Oduya Oprong‘. 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
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the late Hon. Fredrick Oduya Oprong‘ was a Member of Parliament (MP) for the then Busia North constituency, which later became Teso Constituency. The passing on of hon. Oduya Oprong‘, is important because he is among the five living, now four left, Members of the First Parliament of the Republic of Kenya. The only other living Members of the First Parliament remain mzee Moi, mzee Kibaki, mzee Njonjo and mzee James Osogo from Busia. Mr. Speaker, Sir, the late hon. Oduya Oprong‘ shall be remembered as a man who brought everlasting peace and tranquility between communities in ... view
• 28 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, may the good Lord rest his soul in eternal peace. May we all emulate the peace loving attitude and politics that the late hon. Oduya Oprong‘ practiced in this county. May we live to see that those who are still living in those days, for example, Nathan Munoko and Gitu wa Kahengeri who was in the first Senate and a few others - they are a reservoir of knowledge and ideas that can help this country. These great Kenyans did not act in a tribalistic manner, contrary to the way things are today. We have things to ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would want to make some comments on that Petition and thank the petitioners for bringing that Petition to the right House. After the fireball in the country in 2007, yours truly here and seven others; the late Sen. Mutula Kilonzo, hon. Martha Karua, Prof. Sam Ongeri, Sen. James Orengo, the Deputy President, hon. William Ruto, hon. Musalia Mudavadi and Dr. Sally Kosgei spent hours on end at the Amani Room in Serena Hotel with the late Dr. Koffi Annan and other international interlocutors. Among the milestones of the Serena talks was to address the historical injustices ... view
• 16 May 2019 in Senate: the future. The Bible says that the beginning of healing is founded on the acknowledgement of wrong doing. The small word, ―sorry‖ which the President had the humility to say to Kenyans in the National Assembly in one of his Addresses can make a difference. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to encourage us to go beyond the word ―sorry‖ and compensate those who were affected, remedy the wrongs where people were dispossessed and make Kenyans happy and comfortable with each other knowing that we have no alternative country except this one. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view