Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 5101 to 5110 of 6535.

• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to inform my sister, the gracious lady, that in a court martial, there is an officer known as a judge advocate who is a trained lawyer and invaluably a senior magistrate who sits with the military martials. Those who are accused are allowed to come in with lawyers. In fact, I represented all the people I narrated about in the court martial before I moved to the High Court after they were sentenced to death without any reasons being cited. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Since we are making things right in the House, is it in order for--- view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is Sen. G. G. Kariuki in order to say that the Speaker was talking? The Speaker does not talk. The Speaker communicates, directs, orders and rules. The Speaker does not talk. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I heard the Chair communicate that the amendment before you is by Sen. Mugo. The rules, the usage, the precedence, the norms and the practice of the House are very clear that you cannot speak on a Motion and then thereafter purport to amend it. You cannot do that. Either Sen. Elachi is bringing a Motion of amendment by herself which she is entitled to do, but she cannot be hired to prosecute an amendment where the intended Mover of the amendment shied away from moving it and then submits an ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am on a point of order and the rules say that when I am on a point of order, there cannot be another point of order. That intended amendment under the Standing Orders is grossly incompetent and should be disallowed. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I am sorry for standing up again. I am not opposing the right to amend the Motion because that is part of our Standing Orders, but is it proper that, for example, I spoke on this Motion and supported it, so did Sen. Mugo without qualification, and then she sits back and sponsors an amendment through a third party? view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that notwithstanding, once you have spoken on a Motion, you are functus officio . So then, you cannot come back on the Floor through a proxy and pursue an argument, that you had an opportunity to pursue. This is procedural. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We do not want to irritate the Chair or the House by being restrictive on procedure. Every ruling the Chair makes goes down as a precedent in this House and the future. The rules prohibit any Member to have a second bite on the same issue. Having a second bite through a proxy is the same as having a primary bite. Our argument is very 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, ... view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: I will just take one or two minutes, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 4 Mar 2014 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know; I have not looked at Standing Order No.1 to see if it can help you expand a little time. view