Patrick Wangamati

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 May 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. For those who do not know my names, I am Patrick Wangamati, nominated hon. Member on a FORD-(K) ticket. view
• 15 May 2013 in National Assembly: I rise to support this Motion with all my mind! It is worth to be before this House for Members to discuss it. I want to thank the Mover, hon. Idd, because--- Maybe, I should say that I was involved in lobbying in the previous Government to have elders get facilities like medical services and payment of a little money that you have heard hon. Members referring to. The elderly really have a lot of problems. I started meeting with them after I came from exile in 1998. I have known all the problems the elderly face. I am happy ... view
• 15 May 2013 in National Assembly: Since you have spoken a lot about them--- When we were lobbying, the only Permanent Secretary (PS) who assisted us was hon. Nyikal. But today, he does not want to say anything. Maybe, you will give him a chance to guide us a little on what has been happening. view
• 15 May 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Members have spoken a lot on this Motion. I do not want to go into details about it. The only thing I want to say is that we must get committees to work. The committees can come up with some of the solutions that we want this House to provide. If the Budget Committee was working, we would just agree that 20 per cent of the population in the country is aged over 60 years; we would work with this percentage and determine how much the aged should be paid. If they are paid something, they will live a ... view
• 25 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you hon. Speaker. My name is Patrick Wangamati, nominated Member. Many hon. Members here have heard me being referred to as one of the elders in this country. I want to take this opportunity to congratulate you and your Deputy for having been elected to lead this House. I did not vote for you hon. Speaker, but I voted for the Deputy Speaker. view
• 25 Apr 2013 in National Assembly: I supported the Deputy Speaker because I believe in gender. I do not know how other hon. Members view you but to me, within a very short time, you have proved that you are the best choice for us. I rise to support this Motion because it is very important. I also want to commend the Committee for taking these timely measures. We have shown others that we are not slow. But we are catching up with time because our executive President is a time- conscious leader. Hon. Speaker, I want to be very brief. The House Committees are very ... view