Moses Masika Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker, before we begin. view
• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. There are a few of us who were accorded an opportunity by the Speaker to speak very briefly about our colleague on the day that we had the impeachment proceedings. Are we going to be allowed to have a second bite at the cherry or are we taken as having spoken? view
• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, I asked that because we agreed that the proceedings would be taken from the HANSARD and submitted to the family of the late Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka. Therefore, if what I said on Thursday will be extracted and be part of it, then I do not need to take a chance that can benefit another Senator. view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. You have rightly directed that time management is critical. It will be absolutely helpful for the learned lawyer, Mr. Kinyanjui, to tell you and the House, how many witnesses he is calling so that you sequence how they are going to be called, the time he spends examining them, the time you allow cross-examination and re-examination, if any, so that we can have a more orderly and time-bound process. We do not want a situation where he calls one witness, moves on for three hours and then says that: “I have three ... view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, ordinarily and in good practice, counsel for both parties exchange documents, including but not limited to authorities. This is what they should have done. Being where we are and determining a matter of this weight, good practice would enjoin us through you, Madam Deputy Speaker, to allow the two authorities that the lawyer wants to cite. This is on the understanding that fairness requires that you will give counsel for the Assembly an opportunity to comment on them after they have been cited and quoted to support the case for the Governor. However, the counsel should have ... view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Madam Deputy Speaker, the authorities do not have to hold the proceedings by circulating documents to everybody. All he needs to do is to say, ‘I have the case of Wambora versus the Republic or the case of so and so versus so and so,’ and what he is going to cite. In the process, if there are any Senators who will need the copies to look at. When you will give us that hour for us to make comments, we can make comments. However, the first bite will be the colleagues across the Floor, who will be given an ... view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will also be very brief. I think we have heard in the last two days a lot of material. Going forward, we should improve the process of hearing impeachment processes in this House. I think those who have been dealing with bettering our Standing Orders should create a structure for a sought of pretrial conference between the parties; proper exchange of documents; not just through emails flying around but sitting together. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the ... view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Probably our Committee on Justice, Legal Affairs and Human Rights can be involved if the Clerk’s Office is overwhelmed. This is so that when parties come here, we give them a proper hearing without contestation as to whether some documents came here rightly or wrongly. Mr. Speaker, Sir, secondly, every time an impeachment matter comes here, it is obviously devolution on trial because we are going to truncate, by a vote if it is positive, the will of the people. However, it also sends a message to our Governors that abiding by the law and procedures set out in management ... view
• 16 Dec 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I join you and the entire House in sending my condolences, that of my family, my party and all people of good will to the family of our friend and distinguished colleague, Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka. As a first-timer, Sen. (Dr.) Kabaka has definitely performed beyond expectations. He was a very active, articulate, committed, principled debater and Senator in this House. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 16 Dec 2020 in Senate: He has been a friend to everybody. He has had a smile for each one of us. He sought advice where it was necessary, and gave way where he found he had not said something that could carry the way, the way he wanted. view