Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6021 to 6030 of 6535.

• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on the issue by Mr. Bahari, I had already said very clearly--- view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as to my good friend, Mr. Ruto, he has just made a statement that requires no response because, first of all, there is the element of collective responsibility. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Secondly, the Minister for Foreign Affairs is part and parcel of the security component of the Cabinet. The issue of dealing with the integrity of our borders is twofold. The first one is the physical protection of the borders which is dealt with by the Minister of State for Defence, and the Minister of State for Provincial Administration and Internal Security who sit in the same committee I sit. Thirdly, as a country, we cannot rush into conflicts when we can talk to our neighbours. That then falls under my purview. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: On the point of order by Mr. Mbadi, if he has filed a Question on Migingo on which we have worked very extensively and nearly satisfactorily with him, we have even visited the area together, that Question is not on the Floor now. I am responding to his point of order. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: If Mr. Mbadi has filed a Question and it is on the Floor, I will answer it. Today and now, we are dealing with the issue raised by the hon. Member who has expressed, by his body language and the way he has nodded to my answers, satisfaction to what I have told him. So, Mr. Mbadi’s question will be dealt with. On the question of Mr. Affey--- view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if you listen carefully to the hon. Member who raised the issue, at no time did he talk of people wearing fatigues and uniforms. He only talked about Ethiopian troops. Mr. Affey is introducing a new element of people wearing fatigues. Be that as it may--- view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am an old Member of this House and I fully know that when a question or an issue is raised, it becomes the property of the House and it must be dealt with to the satisfaction of everybody, but the first shot goes to the hon. Member who raised it. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have said and I will say it again that we have had difficulties on our borders with Ethiopia and Sudan. These difficulties are not borne out of any official policy of our neighbours to make incursions on to our territory. ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Keynan is talking about facts. These are the facts. At one time, Prof. George Saitoti accompanied by Mr. Munyes and Mr. Kajwang tried to go to the border point of Sudan called Nadapal. It is true that they found some resistance from the Sudan People’s Liberation Army (SPLM) forces and they came back to avoid an incident. Thereafter, we convened a meeting chaired by Prof. Saitoti. We met with our Southern Sudanese counterparts and thereafter we had a delegation to visit the area. Prof. Saitoti, Mr. Orengo, Mr. Munyes, Mr. Kajwang and myself with officers from the Provincial Administration ... view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, I do not think responding to a Ministerial Statement can be shared, and you have already directed. But more importantly, once a direction like that is given, obviously it has budgetary implications and administrative processes. So, I have no doubt whatsoever that my colleague, the Minister of State for Defence, is in the process of executing the direction. Information can be brought in due course to the House. view
• 11 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when you are dealing with issues of security, it is sometimes dangerous to start giving timelines, exact dates and areas and so on. This is because it can actually end up compromising our security. What is important for my learned senior to know is that the Government is not sitting back idle. It is moving to do what it is elected to do in defence of our territorial integrity, and our people and their property. That suffices. view