Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I have also talked to my colleague here and he knows. I think he just wanted to derail me. I never said anything about corruption. I was talking about shoddy work by engineers; certifying that a road has been done when what has been done is not even a road. They certify that there is a tarmac when there is not even a tarmac; just a veneer of tarmac. This is what this Bill is addressing. Now there will be standards which will be observed and enforced. Those who will flout them will ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, if we are to achieve the status of a developed country and yet, we have to sink money in the same projects every other year, then we are not doing the right thing. I also want to urge my colleagues in the Ministry and the construction sector that our economy will not grow as much as we desire if our infrastructure, particularly the roads, are not only properly constructed, but routinely repaired and maintained. There is one World Bank official who joked that in Africa, we do not have any word for repair and maintenance. ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, one thing that this Bill has omitted-- - and I want to urge the Assistant Minister because normally, I do not have time to bring amendments to any Bill here. We are now integrating as East Africa and moving towards a federation. Bills that regulate professionals, whether they are doctors, engineers or lawyers must take the perspective of an East African integrated region. We must allow in this law engineers from Burundi, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda to be eligible for registration to practice as engineers, just like our engineers do the same in those countries. ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to urge the Minister that once that Board is in place, there is a provision for rules. Luckily, we have passed that for any rules to be operative and effective, they must come to this House. I would want to see in those rules very clear guidelines on those who are registered, their levels of operation and participation in various projects and, above all, the expectations on probity and ethics. That is because, today, there is so much work for engineers in this country that we do not have enough engineers to ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: My friend who is walking in here is a very consummate engineer! However, he is not a roads engineer. He also needs to be covered, and many others. view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, something else is missing here; Kenya has a coastal line. We have a port. We are about to develop another. Again, there is no mention of engineers involved in marine work, which is very key. For example, if we finished the Northern Corridor link of Lamu – Isiolo – Southern Sudan – Ethiopia, which involves very serious engineering--- We have a port. We have highways. We have railways. We have fibre optic cables. We have pipelines. Again, those also need to be covered. Why should we have a pipeline burst at Sinai and cost us ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the purpose of legislating is not just for us to pass a Bill. The quality of the law lies in its enforcement. If we pass this Bill and even a cyclist sees our tarmac developing a pothole, then our engineers will have given us a raw deal. As I said, they have done a wonderful job out there. I was impressed to find a Kenyan engineer in charge of infrastructure in the run down to the World Cup in South Africa. You should go and see that infrastructure. It is a First Class job. It ... view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this country has of late put a lot of money infrastructure. I want to plead with our brothers and sisters engineers that as we move to the next phase of the development of our country--- As we move into mineral exploration and exploitation; coal in Kitui, gold in Kilgoris and in Turkana, we look to our engineers to rise to the occasion and turn the wheel of the economy. We have so much that we look to our engineers to help the country move forward. view
• 12 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: I support the Bill. I hope that my colleague the Minister, with other line Ministers, will liaise together to put more value in the Bill, to capture everybody in the net to help the country. Thank you. view
• 11 Oct 2011 in National Assembly: He is still learning, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. view