Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I was, in fact, going away when I heard on radio the debate on this Bill going on. I had to rush back to speak to it because this is one Bill that this House must pass to reclaim its position under the Constitution. I say so because I have been in the Senate Committee on Defence and Foreign Relations that has been working on this Bill since the last Parliament. The Constitution provides very clearly that any treaty signed by the Republic of Kenya, in which case it will be either the Cabinet Secretary ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in Senate: Sen. Wako started serving this country during the single-party era. He moved with a very conscious operational structure, where no Bill was taken to the President for assent without the necessary vellums being put in place, with the necessary signatures to show from the Speaker and other people, reflecting what went on in the House. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I remember going to Amos Wako‘s office once, and he was actually reading the HANSARD to see whether what was published in the Bill was a reflection of the proceedings of the House. Today, Article 110(3) of the Constitution says that before any Bill – not ‗some Bills‘ but ‗any Bill‘ – is introduced in any House, it must be placed before the two Speakers of both Houses for concurrence on whether or not it affects counties. view
• 21 Nov 2018 in Senate: The Supreme Court, in our advisory reference, told us that they cannot envisage any Bill that does not concern counties. Whether it is a budgetary matter, defence or agriculture, they are all about counties. Whatever you can think of, the theatre of operation of every issue in this country is in the counties. In fact, there is no Bill – whether or not it is a money Bill – that does not concern counties. This is because when we collect taxes, we collect them in the counties. When we expend taxes, we expend them in counties. That is why this ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in Senate: current budget, and 52 per cent of the current budget goes to devolved units and 48 per cent is left with the national government. Back to this Bill, I want to urge this House to pass it because this House is reclaiming its constitutional position in treaty making. Moreover, where we have said that every treaty becomes law, if this Senate as the defender and protector of counties, their governments and interests does not get involved, you will find somebody sitting in the national Government signing a treaty giving away Lamu or Mombasa ports or our highways or oil without ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am sorry the Senate Majority Leader had not consulted with me on this matter. I am at a loss as to what he is prosecuting. If this is a Bill from the National Assembly, when it is referred to this House via a message, it is subjected to First Reading, then Second Reading; then we go through all the Motions of a Bill. Now we are being told that this is a procedural Motion to introduce an amendment to a Bill. I have never heard of this here. We cannot just acclaim to what looks like ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mombasa, Kisumu and Nairobi. If you go to the United Kingdom (UK), you will find small towns like Oxford and Cambridge are called cities. If the description of a city is going to confer additional responsibilities and advantages to a city, then this House, as a representative of counties, must look at this and define it more broadly than it is being defined. Let us understand what procedure we are following before I agree to second the procedural Motion that I do not understand. view
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be very brief. Now that the Senate Majority Leader has explained this process, it is a little clear. Let me caution the House 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
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: that when we go to the Committee of the Whole, we must very carefully look at what we are defining as a city, so that we do not lock out areas and growing urban centres that require elevation. They need to be conferred with responsibilities and opportunities that can help them grow into urban areas. view
• 20 Nov 2018 in Senate: I say this because there are programmes coming from the World Bank and other donors that are clearly defined to benefit cities. It means that we will end up with such huge doses of donor support ending up in only three counties out of 47. We would want to enlarge. In future, we, as a House, should legislate that every county headquarters qualifies, subject to meeting certain requirements, to be called a city. We need to see benefits conferred upon these areas. I look forward to seeing the real amendments in the Committee of the Whole, so that we deal ... view