Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I watched from my office, the Member for Gwassi and, as he always does, he made very eloquent arguments very passionately. I want to urge you as well as the Member for Gwassi, who has done very well as a first timer; that Miscellaneous (Amendments) Bills are not ordinary Bills. These Bills bring rafts of amendments to a whole broad cross-section of statutes. Some of them are actually editorial amendments in nature. They are not even substantive amendments to any law. You would, for example, be substituting a title with another, or an office with another, et ... view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Okay! view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I thank you for allowing me to contribute. I support the Bill. view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I support the Bill because access to justice in this country has had tremendous bottlenecks and hindrances. Among the many difficulties Kenyans face in accessing justice is the inadequacy of good judicial personnel. I support the move to increase the number of judges. I support the need to increase the number of courts in the country, so that we can be able to clear the backlog of cases. view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not just about the clearance of backlog of cases. That is because you may clear the backlog of cases and occasion serious miscarriages of justice. I know that there have been cases where judges have been sent to particular stations with a detail to clear the backlog. So, what they do is sit every morning and dismiss 100 cases; the next day, dismiss another 100; third day, dismiss another 100 and then walk away and say they have cleared the backlog. That is not justice. Under many similar examples--- view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, what we want is that the Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs and the Attorney General in liaison with the Chief Justice ensure that the reforms going on in the Judiciary; the laying off of some judges after the vetting process, the hiring of new judges that is coming and, indeed, the increased number that is sought to be given - and must be given by this House - are done well. We must make sure that we get men and women of integrity, in adequate numbers, with adequate qualification, with the capacity ... view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree that it will be desirable to have, at least, a minimum of a High Court establishment in every county to make justice accessible and to make justice easier for the people of this country. You may recall - or you may be too young to know - that we have had in the past cases where the only place people used to go for justice was the High Court in Nairobi. We have come a long way. We opened a High Court in Mombasa, followed by Nakuru, Kisumu and, eventually, Eldoret followed. Now, ... view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you come from one of the most marginalized counties in this country. A citizen in Lodwar or Lokitaung, whose rights have been trampled and must get an injunction within six hours, where do you go? You have no capacity to fly. If you take road transport, the nearest High Court is in Kitale. How long does it take you to reach there? Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, we must access justice to all. To access justice to all this Parliament has to vote for money to build judicial establishments in decent forms; not fabulous things ... view
• 22 May 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I heard the Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs mention having a High Court per county. He must go beyond that. There are certain areas like Lodwar or Turkana where a High Court establishment in Lodwar may not be helpful to a citizen in Lokitaung. So, we need to find a way of how to give, at least, minimum dispensation of justice for the citizens. For example, you have a High Court in Kakamega. If its jurisdiction is to serve Kakamega County, unless you send there up to five or six judges, you ... view