Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker Sir, let us cut a long story short. I will never imagine or even think of grace in relation to any of my colleagues here. I withdraw. view
• 26 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have listened to the long discourse by the Vice Chairperson; it is gratifying to hear and note that no Kenyan has either died or been harmed or at least, there is no record of such in the events unfolding in Burundi. view
• 26 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the crux of the matter is that the President of Burundi – who is, for your information, a very close personal friend to me and I know him pretty well – is insisting on going for a third term. Could the Chairperson tell this House the position of Kenya as a critical trading partner with Burundi in whose interest peace and security in Burundi is paramount for us to continue trading? Recently, we had a bizarre statement from our President urging the President of Burundi to postpone elections. I call it “bizarre” because the issue in ... view
• 26 May 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I do not understand what the distinguished Senator for Migori County is asking because nobody is discussing the personal conduct of the President of Burundi. We are talking about his discharge of his constitutional responsibility in relation to an event that is so critical to the country. This is an event that has a bearing to the security, comfort and peace of this country. That is not discussing the personal conduct of a president. We are asking about events unfolding in a country that is friendly to Kenya and hosts Kenyans. ... view
• 26 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have not discussed the conduct of any President. view
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, yesterday I requested for a Statement on the unfolding --- view
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, but you called me. I am obeying the Chair. I requested for an urgent Statement on the unfolding events in Burundi, which you graciously directed to be issued today. I can see the Chairperson is here, we are ready to receive the Statement. view
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am not satisfied with the explanation by the distinguished Senator for Garissa County who is the Chairperson of the Committee on National Security and Foreign affairs. There are continuing reports from Bujumbura and the unfolding events that are being reported are not positive. Like I said, this is a matter of extreme importance and one would have expected a responsible Government to bring the Statement as urgently as is practically possible in obedience to your direction. You may recall that yesterday the President of Burundi attempted to fly to his country from Tanzania but he could ... view
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: He could have even given an assurance that we have stand by capacity by our national carrier and our air force planes to airlift Kenyans back to the country, in the event there is need to do so. I am sure there is going to be need to do so. We do not want to get into a situation like what is going 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
• 14 May 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if you have listened carefully, the Chairman of the Committee has made no reference whatsoever to the situation as pertains to Kenyans other than the staff of the Embassy. We know that the Ambassador was out of station - he joined the President in Dar es Salaam – and the airport is closed and, therefore, he cannot fly back to Bujumbura. We also know that the Embassy in Burundi had been stripped to only essential staff. But one would have expected the Chairman and Government to tell Kenyans what the estimated number of Kenyans living and working ... view