Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3731 to 3740 of 6535.

• 18 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, so that we make our tomorrow’s load lighter and vote on all the Bills that are ready, could we deal with Order No. 13, since the Chairman of the Committee is here? We could go through the Committee of the Whole process and postpone voting to tomorrow, so that when we vote on the rest, as proposed by Sen. Wako, Order No. 13 will be part of those. Otherwise, tomorrow, we may vote on the rest--- view
• 18 Nov 2015 in Senate: But the Chairman is here. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, does the Chairperson appreciate the provisions of Article 35 of the Constitution which states in part that “every citizen has the right of access to information held by the State without any exception?” What Mr. Ngirachu published was that there was impropriety and possible corruption in some procurement process at the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government. The Chairperson is trying to paint a very civil picture; that the police called him on phone - they never do that – and invited him to a coffee shop and he voluntarily walked with them to the ... view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of order. Mr. Speaker, Sir. You have seen how my distinguished colleague has been fumbling with papers here and not answering questions. What we want to know as a House of Parliament and as country is: Are journalists going to pursue their career of colleting and disseminating information without State harassment? That is very important. Secondly, the Constitution under Article 35(1) (a) states that:- “Every citizen has the right of access to information held by the State.” In the entire Constitution, there is no qualification. Is the Chairman in order to tell us that, that access has ... view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to welcome the delegation from my county led by the Speaker, his deputy and the two committees including the famous Wendo whom every Member who has been here for more than one term would remember. I also welcome members of staff from other counties and encourage you, the Speaker and the leadership of the Senate, to continue with positive engagements with county assemblies, members, speakers and their staff so that we can have shared experiences in order to assist the counties in discharging their responsibilities of representation, legislation and oversight. This is to protect the ... view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir. I will make it very short. This is on the point raised by the distinguished Senator for Siaya County. The ruling by the Chairperson is very clear and you have made reference to it. My understanding and expectation from the Chairperson of the Committee is that after the vote, there must be a result announced. In this case, the Chairperson declared the result as 17 “Ayes” and 13 “Noes”. We would expect the record to reflect as follows:- view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, before you make a ruling --- 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
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: We are satisfied. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir. view
• 17 Nov 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Chairperson, Sir, it has nothing do with what you have said, except one little point. When we withdrew into the Committee of the Whole, we were told that we will deal with Order Nos.8 and 9. Or is it Order Nos.9 and 10? view