Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, let me bring to a conclusion this contribution so that others can also contribute by urging the House to remain eternally vigilant. We must take money to the counties. Whether you are on the Government side or the Opposition side, your primary responsibility is to your county. Your primary responsibility is to look for resources for the counties. If anybody thinks they have come here to defend the position, that is wrong and that is bound to fail. We, on this side, are very clear; we want more money to the counties. We want more money ... view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I did--- view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order, and I hope you did hear the distinguished Senator and the leader of the “Mbus Party” say that our contribution to development is zero as the opposition when we know that the opposition does not collect taxes from Kenyans? The opposition also does not run the Treasury or have any national resources for anything. The responsibility for development remains squarely with these deal-fixers. view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Is Sen. Murungi in order to say we are playing to the gallery and we are at zero at development when, in fact, we have no responsibility for matters fiscal because they collect taxes and we must make sure they develop the country? view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed the distinguished Senator for Tharaka Nithi and my learned junior is absolutely right. We need consensus to get the approval of the House for anybody other than Members of the 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
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. First of all, it is not in order for any Member who has spoken on a matter to encourage curtailment of debate. That is in the Standing Orders. But more importantly, perhaps, the most important business of this House is the Division of Revenue and Revenue Allocation. The two Bills are the most fundamental and the Chair has already ruled that we will sit until we finish the business. So, I want to encourage that we let Members, particularly those who represent their counties to ventilate on this very critical matter ... view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Peke yake? view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Just before you call upon the Mover to reply, last year’s Division of Revenue Act indicates that the audited accounts used to determine the division, were of the year 2010/2011. Today, we are being told that we are using the audited accounts of 2009/2010. This is something that we need clarity on before we even go to Committee or vote, because we cannot be operating backwards. The Government is the originator of the Bill. Therefore, it owes us an explanation on this. This is because you remember how ferocious the Chairman ... view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you may allow me to clarify what my good friend, the tycoon from Nyeri, is saying. The same Act of last year very clearly says:- “The percentage of 2011/2013 audited revenue, but not approved by Parliament.” So, it is 2011/2012 that had not been approved by Parliament, because it is clarified in the Act. However, 2010/2011 accounts had been audited and approved by Parliament. That is what the Act says. By the way, I am not casting aspersions on anybody. I am only questioning the accuracy of information placed before the House to debate. We ... view
• 15 May 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I honesty do not understand the indefensible arguments being pursued by the distinguished Senator for Nyeri. There is already a law; an Act of Parliament that says that the last audited, but not approved accounts that were available last year were the ones for 2011/2012. The ones for 2010/2011 were available. They were the ones used for the basis of the Bill that became an Act last year. Is this a mistake and is it a genuine one? We are not asking the distinguished Nyeri Senator to stand up and defend this because he is on ... view