Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, detection of crime is very critical. In the previous arrangements – I hope that this Senate will pass this Bill and that it will go to the Lower House and be passed as well – nobody cares about the current reservists. Nobody rewards them and nobody says anything about them. They have no uniform; boots and the guns they carry are at times given to them by the Government. At times, they rely on bullets they pick from here and there. We must now standardise. A police reservist or home-guard recognised by law is as good ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, let us leave it to lie there. He is a Member of the Lower House and not a Senator. He comes from western Kenya. That is the furthest that I can go. Sen. Boni can then go and find out which Member from western Kenya lost a bodyguard recently. view
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the point that I am making is that we must be caring. We must act as leaders even to our subordinates. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when we finish with this Bill, I hope that it will go to the National Assembly and be passed. I want to congratulate the Senate because we subject every Bill that we bring here to Article 110 (3) of the Constitution. When we finish, it will be sent dutifully to the National Assembly for consideration. I hope that they also see the point that we are making; that we must supplement ... view
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: In terms of what? 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
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I called them military fatigues. I am sure that you have seen on television and in the newspapers our President wearing military fatigues. view
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, that is why I was saying that those who are misadvising the President to regularly don military fatigues and make him start thinking that he is a military person, are sending him astray. He is a civilian President. He is the Commander-in-Chief of an army that is subordinated with civilian authority under the Constitution. That is something that any sensible Kenyan will offer free advice in this direction. I see some of my colleagues fidgeting. view
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we have a saying in my community that if there is a dog that steals, when you raise a stick, it starts crying before you bring it down. In fact, the Senators who were fidgeting were my distinguished friend from Nyeri and the distinguished nominated Senator from Nairobi, the former Member for Dagoreti. view
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am sorry to the Senator for understating what he was doing. I thought that he was fidgeting, but he says that he was agitated, which is an aggravated form of fidgeting. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we saw the late President Kenyatta once in a long while wear a ceremonial military dress. view
• 18 Nov 2014 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I am not discussing the person of the President. I am just giving an example. Former President Moi once or twice wore ceremonial military dresses. But the frequency that we are seeing today is not good. I want to end it there. In my community, we have a saying that the hyena told a stone: “Even if you do not answer me, you have heard me.” We want to see our military playing the role assigned to them by the Constitution. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified ... view
• 12 Nov 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Are you satisfied with the arrogance being displayed by the Vice Chairperson of the Committee turning to a questioner and saying: “You have the answer, so you do not need to ask”? We know that a week or two ago, this matter came to the Floor. It generated a lot of interest including the Deputy Speaker joining in and you directed that they have to bring more information. After we were told the Chairman had the answer, then it turned out there was no answer. The House cannot be held at ransom ... view