Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: inaudible view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: It has 1.3 billion people! view
• 9 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very positive Motion. I will start by congratulating the Mover, Dr. Eseli, because we all know that a healthy nation is a productive nation and healthy people are also productive people. You may recall that in the good old days, we used to have public health officers, commonly called Bora Afya, who used to go round the countryside spraying pools of water, trees and sometimes people's homes to eliminate mosquitoes that cause malaria. Of course, in the course of time and after accepting ill-advised ... view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, I am aware that three Kenyan traders were killed, burnt and buried in Mwanza Region of Tanzania on 12th June, 2008. Our High Commission in Dar-es-Salaam is pursuing the issue with a view to ascertaining the circumstances in which the Kenyans met their death and to seeking justice. 1398 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 25, 2008 (b) The High Commission in Dar-es-Salaam has been asked to urgently ascertain the official position on the matter. Once this is obtained, we will be asking them to co-ordinate with the Tanzanian authorities to ensure that the ... view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it has to be appreciated that this criminal incident occurred outside our jurisdiction. The most we can do is to communicate with our sister State of Tanzania, which we have done. I have personally talked to my counterpart in Tanzania. He has assured me that the police are seized of the matter. They are investigating it and we will be able to communicate with the families and the hon. Member as soon as we get the information. Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly we cannot pursue exhumation of the bodies as an end in itself. Investigations must be done ... view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to 1374 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES June 25, 2008 reply. (a) The Ministry is not aware of any salary increment to this effect. However, the Ministry has already undertaken a restructuring and rationalisation exercise which, inter alia, aims to streamline and close the existing disparities and gaps between staff, address the existing disproportional scales and ensure equity for all foreign service staff. The exercise is now complete and is awaiting Government approval. (b) In view of the answer in "a" above the question does not arise. view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if my good friend was honest enough to read that letter very carefully, it does not in any way direct my Ministry to increase salaries of Ambassadors. Secondly, the Ministry does not on its own increase the salaries of any civil servant. This is done across the cadre of Government. The letter says--- view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, if the hon. Member cared to listen to what I was saying, because I have not finished, he could not have jumped to an irrational conclusion that I was misleading the House. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this letter is written to my Permanent Secretary. My Permanent Secretary is a responsible officer of Government. He does not just pick up a letter and embark on a mission that will create disharmony in Government. The letter proposes that salaries of June 25, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1375 Ambassadors be increased. It further proposes that the adjustment applies to Ambassadors ... view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is totally unrelated issue. We are dealing with Ambassadors. The letter has not directed the Permanent Secretary to effect an implementation. It has requested. The request must be evaluated within reason. Is it reasonable or is it not? We found that it is not tenable to do it the way it was requested. My Permanent Secretary wrote back to the Permanent Secretary, Secretary to the Cabinet and the Head of public Service to tell him why a better way could be taken. We have undertaken that. We have prepared a rationalisation document and forwarded it ... view
• 25 Jun 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in ordinary reasonable conduct, whether directed or not, directives must be rationalised before they are implemented. If I told hon. Ethuro to shoot hon. Chanzu because I am a Minister and he is not, will he be insubordinate if he does not? I do not think so--- view