Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 6511 to 6520 of 6535.

• 6 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. First of all, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will start by congratulating Dr. Ojiambo for her passionate support for cotton growing in this country. Indeed, both Dr. Ojiambo and I come from a cotton-growing area. The Bill before the House is an attempt to improve the cotton industry, but it does not go far enough. I hope that the Minister for Agriculture, the line Ministry, in their response, will try to enrich this Bill. The most critical content in this Bill is ... view
• 6 Jun 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this debate. I will be very brief. I would like to urge the House that this is a Bill that we do not need to belabour. We can dispose of it very quickly. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is absolutely important and necessary that we have administrators introduced, as the Bill proposes, so that the administration of funds is properly done. I associate myself entirely with the sentiments aired by my good friend, Mr. Muturi. I want to add and emphasise on the issue ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Bill. I will associate myself with the contributions of my colleagues, particularly Messrs. Kembi-Gitura, Kajwang and Muturi. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I laud hon. Ndung'u for bringing this Bill. But I would say that it is absolutely dangerous for us to pass this Bill in its present form. We have Members in this House who come from the Somali community. There are some who live in my constituency. I know a case where one young man is married to a daughter ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know my good friend, hon. Ndung'u, has very noble intentions. We debated her Motion and passed it here, and we want to go the whole hog and pass the Sexual Offences Bill. But I want to give her free advice, that she steps down this Bill voluntarily, then we go and re-look at it and refine and pass a law that is good for all of us. There is nobody in this House, on either side, who would be happy about rape, particularly aggravated rape or paedophilia. We want the people who commit those ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: And in their excitement, he touched her genitals and nothing beyond that, he goes in for ten years. Do we want a law like that? This kind of law will only end up destroying our society. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, this Bill is even destroying the basic tenets of social life of courtship. How does one get intimacy without courtship? Clause 23 reads: "Any person who undertakes any unlawful, unsolicited, unwelcome sexual advances or requests for sexual favours is guilty of the offence of sexual harassment." How do you know that the advance is unwelcome until you make it? ... view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, as we say we must punish rapists, we must not criminalise sexuality. As we say we must punish rapists, we must not make it for those of our nationals not endowed with enough money to buy clothes to cover their bodies fully, to become criminals. There is not a single Member in this House who does not represent a Kenyan who does not have sufficient clothing and whose genitalia is from time to time exposed for inadequate clothing. Do we want to criminalise that? I want to say no! view
• 27 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, Clause 39 is even more dangerous. It says that if a sex hawker on Koinange Street shouts "rape" and you go to court, you are not allowed to adduce evidence on her character. view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the Minister has an emergency in his constituency and has been away for two days. We will inform him to issue this Ministerial Statement maybe on Tuesday. As you may be aware, he does not have 680 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES April 26, 2006 an Assistant Minister. view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Forgive hon. Billow. He enjoys making comments on virtually everything, whether relevant or not. view
• 26 Apr 2006 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to contribute to this Motion; a rarity from my good friend Mr. Kimeto. I support the Motion because it is good for this country. I support it because if implemented, this country will move one step higher on the ladder of development. There is one thing that this country should have evolved after Independence. That is a comprehensive transport policy. At Independence, this country had a very good workable railway system, good functional aerodromes and a fairly good road network. Successive governments have neglecte infrastructure to an extent that some of ... view