Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6061 to 6070 of 6535.

• 27 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to make the following Statement:- Following the request made on the 18th August 2009 by the hon. John Olago Aluoch, MP, I am happy to provide an annexed record, a list of international treaties ratified by Kenya. I have already furnished my learned senior with a copy. The list covers all subjects of public life including trade, investment, environment, human rights education, culture, transport, communication, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, physical matters, among others. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to state that it is not possible to provide a comprehensive list of all the treaties ... view
• 27 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, under the international law and following the practice and precedence in this country, treaty-making and execution is an Executive function. Treaty ratification is an Executive function and treaty domestication is a Legislative function. So, the Executive negotiates and signs a treaty, and then brings it to the Executive, which is the Cabinet, to ratify it. When there is need for domestication, then it is brought to the legislature for domestication through Legislation. That is the standard procedure under the international law and has been the practice in this country since Independence. view
• 27 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Indeed, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I said that most of these treaties are scattered around Government Departments and Ministries. A couple of months ago, the Cabinet directed that the depository of these instruments will be my Ministry. We are now in the process of gathering all of them from various Ministries and various Government Departments. Within a short time to come, we will provide a comprehensive readily available list of each and every treaty, whether ratified or domesticated or both. view
• 27 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, starting with my good friend, Mr. Isaac Ruto of the Mau fame, under Article 23 of the Constitution of Kenya, the Executive authority of this country is vested upon the President who exercises it in conjunction and with the support of the Cabinet which includes the Rt. hon. Prime Minister and Ministers. That Executive is vested with authority to negotiate and execute treaties on behalf of the country. It also has the residual responsibility and duty derived from the Constitution to ratify those treaties. When it comes to domestication, we have to turn those treaties into ... view
• 27 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the nature and texture of treaties is very complex. Some are negotiated at multi-lateral levels such as the AU and the UN. It would be impractical for the Government to bring drafts here before they execute or sign them. The Government or the Executive is an elected arm of leadership in this country. It represents the interests of all Kenyans including Mr. Baiya. We must operate on the basis of good faith, good conduct and reasonable representation at all levels. The Government will at all time act in the best interest of the people of this ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that there are SPLA soldiers present in parts of Kenyan territory. Their presence at Nadapal is a temporary situation which is a product of security arrangements that existed after the breakout of civil war in Sudan in 1983. The war caused a major human crisis in Southern Sudan which led to a UN sponsored emergency relief programme; the UN Operations Lifeline Sudan that was based at Lokichiggio. Under this arrangement, SPLA was allowed to maintain a temporary presence to escort emergency relief convoys going to Southern Sudan. This did ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in that particular case, the territorial integrity of Kenya is neither under any threat nor any compromise. It is historical and every Kenyan knows the role Kenya has played in the conflict in Southern Sudan. The SPLA soldiers were given sanctuary. We have established that the enthusiastic young soldiers who accosted the Ministers, hon. Kajwang and hon. Munyes, were acting without authority from any of their superiors. We also understand that they have since been admonished. A high level inter-Ministerial meeting between Kenya and Sudan was held two weeks ago and all the issues were thrashed out. ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, money has been allocated to the Ministry of Immigration and Registration of Persons. Hon. Kajwang informed us in the inter-Ministerial meeting that he is going to construct a modern immigration office at Nadapal. That office will assist in regulating the movement of persons, goods and services between the two countries. We have no problem, whatsoever, with the Southern Sudan Government or, indeed, the Sudanese Government on the issue of the construction of that border point facility. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in fact, the loss was not US$5 million. It was US$8.5 million. A compensation request has been submitted to my office. I have forwarded it to the Government of Southern Sudan. Discussions are on- going to compensate all the Kenyan businessmen whose investments were arbitrarily and unlawfully demolished in Juba. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will realize that we still have Sudanese refugees in Kenya. Even for the SPLA combatants who have to go back to their country, it takes time to dismantle their installations. It takes time for them to relocate back to their country. That has to be done in an orderly fashion and manner. What is important is how Kenya, Uganda and Sudan should and can handle the problem of cattle rustling and the loss of lives and property that we have been witnessing, including the shooting to death of an Administration Police officer three days ago, and ... view