Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 3961 to 3970 of 6535.

• 1 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Senator. This is a very important issue. You may recall that last year in Mt. Elgon which is in my County, over 10 young girls were made pregnant by one teacher. You saw in the media yesterday, that in Kilifi, nine young girls have been made pregnant reportedly by one teacher. That is dangerous. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in the Statement, could the Chairperson of the Committee assure this House and the Country that any teacher found molesting, impregnating or, in any way, compromising the dignity of young girls in schools will summarily ... view
• 1 Jul 2015 in Senate: Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 1 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know if you heard what the Chairperson said. He said that he needed three weeks to check whether it is the boys, girls or the teacher in the wrong. In the molestation of a child who cannot in law give consent to sexual intercourse, how can you talk of going to check whether the boy, girl or teacher is wrong? Being a consummate lawyer yourself who is witty and very sharp, I expected you to pick up that and tell him that he is grossly wrong. This is because children cannot consent to ... view
• 25 Jun 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. It is difficult to focus on five Petitions at once. However, I thought that that Petition No.4 should have been referred to the Joint Committee of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights and the Committee on Finance, Commerce and Budget. This is because there were very serious financial issues raised therein, so that they can work together and bring a report. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I fortify that argument by drawing your attention to Article 231 of the Constitution which establishes the Central Bank of Kenya. Article 231(5) states: “An Act of Parliament shall provide for the composition, powers, functions and operations of the Central Bank of Kenya.” It is from this that the Central Bank of Kenya Act that Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has referred to, comes into relevance. I also draw your attention to Article 93(1) of the Constitution which states: “There is established a Parliament of Kenya, which shall consist of the National Assembly and the Senate.” Unless, otherwise ... view
• 25 Jun 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. As we wait for the ruling, it will be prudent for the Chair to send communication to the Executive that the status quo be maintained until direction is given. You may say that you will deliver the ruling on Tuesday and tomorrow morning, an irregularly appointed governor of the Central Bank of Kenya will be sworn in without any input from this House which has been given legal authority by the law to be part of the appointing process. view
• 25 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, given the weighty issues that the distinguished Senator for Makueni County has raised, the Vice Chairperson of the Committee is most likely to tell us that he will seek further clarification. When this House was sitting in the garage at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre (KICC), we passed a Motion sponsored by the distinguished Senator for Machakos, to inquire into and report on the continuing and unabated pollution of the Tana and Athi Rivers. Could I be in order to request the Chair to direct the Committee to carry out a comprehensive inquiry into this matter ... view
• 23 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I might even spend less time. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the 15th of this month was a very important day. This House spoke in unison for devolution. Today, we come here in furtherance of resolutions of that day. The late Mwalimu Julius Nyerere once told his audience; “Do not wait for anybody to make you relevant. Fight for your space.” Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when the new Constitution was drafted, the first Bomas Draft had a very good chapter on Senate and devolution. The subsequent mutilations are now part of our history. Today, everybody in this ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this matter if not handled properly can bring untold calamities to this country. The Chair, Sen. Ntutu, Sen. Obure, Sen. Muthama, Sen. Billow and a few others were in Bomas during the Constitution making process and you may recall how animated the issue of boundaries in creating counties was until even the very noble idea that would have made counties more valuable and sustainable that came up in Bomas where you remember we said that we needed 16 regions, but nobody could agree on boundaries until we came to an arbitrary agreement that all districts as at ... view
• 17 Jun 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, allow me to congratulate you for finally agreeing with the words of one of the greatest brains that sat on that Chair, Jean Marie Seroney. He ruled that a Member cannot be called upon to substantiate the obvious. We have been trying to prod the Chair to take that position unsuccessfully. That it has been done today, a round of applause for the Speaker. view