Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 22 Feb 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for trying to defend the indefensible. You could see even from the body language the distinguished Senator was not even confident that he was challenging me because he knew I was speaking facts. This country must have taken the path of probity and honesty. The only reason why the distinguished Senator of Murang’a County was defending the CS is because he is from his community. I am sure he would have cared less if that CS was a Pokot, a Turkana or a Maasai. Madam Temporary Speaker, the education qualification of the people who will ... view
• 21 Feb 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir, for allowing me to ride on this important statement sought by the distinguished Senator. Riparian lands are also sometimes called wetlands. In his answer to the question, the Chairperson of theCommittee on Lands, Environment and Natural Resources needs to tell us why, contrary to the available law and policy, the national Government and county governments continue to allow persons to own parcels of land that cover riparian and wetlands. Two, why they allow these people to plant trees that are proven to be inconsistent with the management and resuscitation of the riparian lands, namely; blue ... view
• 21 Feb 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. In answer to the distinguished Senator’s question, I would wish that the Chairperson also addresses this House and the nation on:- (a) To what extent does the National Disaster Management Centre in Nairobi cooperate and collaborate with counties and do they have any offices and operations in counties especially in big towns such as Mombasa, Kisumu, Nakuru, Kisii, Bungoma and others? (b) To what extent are these rampant fires in the so called informal settlements in towns and cities, in fact, acts of arson, committed by unscrupulous landlords who would want to evict poor people ... view
• 21 Feb 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I like what the distinguished Senator of Nairobi County is doing. But is he responding to the questions so that we can interrogate what he is saying or is he preparing to give us a date when he will bring the answer? This is because when an answer is brought to any Statement, the House is obligated to interrogate the veracity, content and facts in it. So, if he is giving the answer, then we will be allowed to interrogate what he is saying. What he is doing is good, but it is un-procedural. view
• 21 Feb 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This is a very strange Bill. I do not know why it is here. I do not know who brought it. It is a total misplacement of priorities. What is a city? What is a municipality? What is a town? The Oxford English dictionary describes a city as a large town –a big human settlement. Period! A municipality is a component of one that I have described. A town is a human settlement with a big cluster. There is no evidence brought here in the Bill or elsewhere, that the cities, towns and municipalities we ... view
• 21 Feb 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for an opportunity to contribute to this Bill. Warehousing is one of the most critical components in commodity handling. In this country, we have statistics that show that post-harvest management of cereals and other products occasions farmers losses of up to 60 or 70 per cent. So, this Bill comes at a time when the country is devolving activities and where value addition is now the trend in the agricultural sector. So, it is important that order and sanity is brought to the management of warehouse products. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, a Bill is ... view
• 21 Feb 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the last Parliament, there was a team that acquired some common notoriety called the ‘sky team’ that was all over with helicopters. When you fly over Narok you see a lot of empty ponds, with black polythene everywhere. In each one of those ponds, we have sunk Kshs3million or Kshs4 million of public funds. Why is that so? It is because somebody sits somewhere and says that since fish farming is good, they can make money. If they do 500,000 ponds and make Kshs1 million on each, that is a couple of billions. That is ... view
• 21 Feb 2018 in Senate: For every law that comes to this House, we must be keen to ask what is in it for counties. That is what we represent. What will be done at the national level that will impact on The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 20 Feb 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would wish to ride on that statement and also ask the Chairperson Senate Committee on Land, Environment and Natural Resources, in bringing the answer, to bring the Policy Statement. ADC lands were community lands that were taken by ADC as a public corporation at no cost. Where there is a need to dispose of the land, will the chairperson tell this House and the country that with the advent of county governments and devolution, the national Government should unconditionally transfer ADC lands to county governments because this is where they belonged in the first place. Those ... view
• 20 Feb 2018 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the question will be found in The HANSARAD and the distinguished Senator can peruse the HANSARD and answer the question. However, for avoidance of doubt, ADC lands were trust lands that were then transferred to ADC by the former governments at no cost, including your County Nyandarua. These lands are being routinely disposed of on spurious loans defaults and so on. Will you bring an answer to this House and to the country, stating clearly where ADC lands are to disposed of, the first point of call is to transfer them from the National Government to the ... view