Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: moving. I said that the rules of natural justice must apply. I want to repeat that it is not just a question of the Motion being moved by the Chair of the Committee, it is a question of everybody intelligently following the proceedings of the House and the debate after reading through the Report and I, as a respondent, also being in a position to intelligently follow the debate and later be in a position to respond. As a Minister, I need to sit down with my team and go through and be able to follow the debate. By doing ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I wish to clarify that other than ambassadors and Consular-Generals who are appointed, the rest of the staff are recruited by the Public Service Commission (PSC) or transferred from other Government departments and posted to missions. So they are not technically appointed. I beg to reply. (a)Appointments of Kenya’s representatives abroad as heads of mission or permanent representatives to international bodies such as the United Nations (UN) are governed by Section 112 of the old Constitution of the Republic of Kenya which rests with the President of the Republic. The new Constitution provides for the same ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: They are not many! view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, before appointment, there is a vetting that is done through the National Security and Intelligence Service (NSIS) and if there are any issues that make anybody unqualified for appointment, it is so done. There are cases where such vetting has disqualified nominees. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue of qualifications, my learned senior knows that people who have attained sound education or sound public service and experience are capable of representing the country in any capacity anywhere. Indeed, there are certain stations where you need some background in military career. There are certain stations where ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, there are many ways of concern. First, I am not the appointing authority. It is the President in consultation with the Prime Minister. Secondly, as a Minister, if I have any name to propose or a name is proposed, it will actually be inordinate and improper for me to ask: Whose wife, sister or relative are you? We are looking at the qualifications of Kenyans. Certainly, everybody is related to somebody. Where there are relations, we should underpin, underline and emphasis the issue of competence. Are they able to discharge the responsibility bestowed upon them by ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is not a question of satisfaction and I was very careful in my answer. These appointments were done under the old Constitution. The new Constitution will make it very difficult to have an overall of appointments from one region against other regions. In any event, this House will approve every appointment. We can look at the ethnic, regional and other factors to balance the appointments and advise the Executive accordingly. view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, we have had some lapses, not because the Ministry is not doing its work, but sometimes you recall an ambassador and all of a sudden, they start giving excuses like the children are in school and they must finish the year and so on. Sometimes, we give them that allowance but we are trying to make sure that it is properly institutionalized for the transitional period to be as brief as it is practically possible, so that we do not have any gaps. But we must be comforted with the fact that these missions also ... view
• 13 Oct 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have no doubt that the Question as framed by my learned senior has been adequately answered. She wanted to know the details of qualifications and relations, if any. I have given an adequate answer. That notwithstanding, if the Committees wants to look at this issue, it does not even need prompting from this Floor. It can do so. But to defend the person of the Prime Minister, if you look at the representative of this country in Los Angeles, Wenwa Akinyi Odinga Oranga, you will find that she is an immensely qualified woman. I cited ... view
• 30 Sep 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am appalled at the line of argument adopted by my very good learned senior, Mr. Robinson Githae whom I have a lot of respect for. I would advise him to be less aggressive and be more accommodative to other views. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to move a Motion whose notice I have submitted to you under Standing Order No.25 (1):- THAT, the debate be now adjourned so that we can give time for wider, better and more accommodative consultations. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am saying this not because I am questioning the qualifications or validity ... view