Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 4831 to 4840 of 6535.

• 12 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the problem that I am trying to cure is that when you say there shall be county and national authority on alcohol, even in Wajir where there is no alcohol, they will set up an authority and consume public money in the name of controlling alcohol which is not there. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in Senate: What I would have expected the distinguished and learned Senator from Tharaka-Nithi to bring to this House is to encourage county assemblies to pass laws to regulate licensing, consumption and so on to do with alcohol. If I turn up with this law in my county, people will think I have gone bananas because we do not have any such issues. I have already, as I expected all Senators here to do, addressed my county assembly and told them the following: They started drinking in clubs and shifted from private homes to market centres. They are regulated so that people ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, what I mean is that they only close when the last patron leaves. As long as there is someone buying alcohol, they do not close. This is a failure of our system. I am not attributing this to the Jubilee Government which has only been in office for one-and-a-half years. This is a systemic problem that has run through this country for several years. All we need to do is to find out how to regulate the situation. If the Inter-Continental Hotel only sells alcohol at particular hours, why do we allow people in Korogocho, Mathare and ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in Senate: I want him to struggle and agonise with the irony. If you look at page 48, you will see what I am saying. The National Alcoholic Control Fund shall be administered by National Authority for the Campaign Against Alcohol and Drug Abuse (NACADA) and not the Accounting Officer. How did NACADA find its way into this Bill when it has an Act of its own which could have been dealt with? There are many more Senators who want to speak. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir that is logic, upside down. There is no way that county legislation can prevail over municipal legislation. That is perverted logic. Municipal legislation is the one that prevails over county legislation. What our distinguished colleague is saying is that county legislation will prevail over municipal legislation. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it can only do so if it is a narrow legislation that deals with issues that are of county and not of national agenda. That is why he is not reading beyond what he has read. That is selective quoting of the law. Clauses 37, 38, 39 and 40--- 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
• 12 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I cannot propose this Bill without putting forward arguments. My arguments are not in general terms. My arguments are only in relation to this Bill. That is why I saw you nodding when I said that we cannot and we should not purport to do work that county assemblies can do. I also said that we cannot come here and purport to regulate the lives of Kenyans because as protectors of counties and devolution, we must make life easier in the counties and not make draconian laws that will make the police raid our constituencies and harm ... view
• 12 Jun 2014 in Senate: I was only limited to that. Your boisterous laughter and smile is an appreciation of what I am saying. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are not interpreting the law. However, if the distinguished Senator read that Article carefully, 191(1), (2) and (3) which set out the conditions that are referred to in Clause 2, he would realise that I am right and he is wrong. But we are not here to debate Article 191. view
• 12 Jun 2014 in Senate: He was not. He was opposing it. Mr. Speaker, Sir, there is what we call narrow interpretation of law and the broad interpretation of the law. What Sen. Murkomen is doing is to very narrowly interpret the Constitution. However, that is not an issue. I will move on. view