Paul Kimani Wamatangi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 211 to 220 of 892.

• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. On such an occasion, I want to confess that I had not prepared an acceptance speech. view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: Be that as it may, I take this opportunity to thank all the Senators for the goodwill messages conveyed here by Members of the Senate from both sides. I thank Senators who were with me yesterday in our discussion in our Parliamentary Group (PG) who showed confidence that I can serve with them. view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: I want to confirm to Members of this House that I am under no illusion that the job that I have been asked to do for the Senate is an easy one. Though it is not easy, I have also clarity of mind on what I need and do not need to do. I draw that from the experience I have had from the year 2013 when I was first elected to be a sitting Senator in this House. view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: It is my believe that any feather added to your hat should only make you a better person and bring out the best version of yourself. In so doing, I realize fully that in the cause of building consensus with the Members of the Senate, finding agreement all the time and ensuring that we walk the journey together is the best way forward to prosecute our business. view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: I assure my colleagues like Sen. Murkomen who I do not know whether he is still in the House--- As he said, he is my son. I gave him a wife. I sat in the place of his father- in-law. It is not in the place of a father to hurt a son. Wherever he is, I want him to rest assured that I will be modest. view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, because I do not want this to be a length-less speech, I just want to summarize by assuring Members of the Senate from both sides of the House that I would seek to build consensus all the time and consult with my colleagues. I am fully aware that this House that we have been in since that time, requires not only to project its best image, but we have to ensure that we earn the respect of the country. We should also ensure that what we say and do will bring out that picture. view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, lastly, I also understand what the role of the Whip is; it is not to divide people, it is not to rejoice in the suffering of other Members, but to ensure that this House passes laws that are good for the country. It is to ensure that this House amends laws which require amendments to become better laws. It is also to reject laws that are not good for the country while doing that together as one. That is what I would seek to do. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to thank you. I am sure ... view
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: 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
• 10 Feb 2021 in Senate: Kilonzo Jnr., suggested, but I will hang it on the wall of my heart to ensure that the day when I exit that position, people can only say that I did my best and did it well. Mr. Speaker, Sir, to my friend, Sen. Wetangula, I hear you and I hear your advice. I want to assure Sen. Wetangula that maybe any one time when he may have seen that I was acting as though I am being electrocuted, sometimes it is the fire that burns inside you. This is because as Abraham Lincoln said many years ago, it is ... view
• 21 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the amendments and the Bill itself. I would also like to congratulate the Committee, Sen. Cheruiyot and the rest of the Senators who participated in the Committee and the sub-Committee. One of the biggest problems that we have had in this country is the marketing and sale of cash crops that have a value chain that does not necessarily require local sales, but benefit more from global sales is lack of transparency. That is what has ailed most of the cash crop industries including the tea industry. Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is unfortunate ... view