Paul Kimani Wamatangi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will begin by appreciating. I think that it is important for members of the public, because there has been that debate all along whether if we conduct our business in plenary or through the Committee process, which way is justice served? I think it is important that members of the public who have been following these proceedings understand that this House is above reproach. Whichever way we prosecute these matters when they come, at the end of the day, Senators make a conscientious decision that eventually will give the verdict of what each Senator ... view
• 17 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are just two quick issues I would like to address that I think are pertinent in the future. First, I believe we need to re-address the procedure of how we deal with these impeachment processes because we might run the risk of compromising a very important tenet and virtue of this process, and that is believability. If these processes continue and then eventually it is clear to somebody who is following that we are not able to prosecute the matter to its detail because of lack of time, such that there is even no time to ... view
• 16 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is an issue that I have raised every time this House has had to consider impeachment of any governor. I have raised it consistently. Even the last time, I insisted that this House must address itself to Standing Order No.75(2). In addressing itself to that Standing Order, then we shall find the answer to what Sen. Orengo has raised all the time. Standing Order No.75(2) provides that “The Senate sitting in Plenary or Special Committee appointed under (1), shall within 10 days, (a) Investigate the matter (b) In the case of a special Committee or even ... view
• 16 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I raise this matter because consistently, we have put ourselves in a straight jacket that we limit ourselves all the time. We always limit ourselves to gazetting two days. The Standing Orders are very clear that after viewing such bundles of documents and listening to the evidence, we are supposed to investigate the matter and then report even when we are sitting as a Committee of the whole House. view
• 16 Dec 2020 in Senate: As the matter is raised by Sen. Orengo, if we do not address ourselves subsequently to this issue, in my view, we shall never be able stand up and say that we have the matter the adequacy of time and address that it requires. We need to address that. view
• 16 Dec 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be very brief. I do not understand when Sen. Murkomen says that I have misapplied myself to that Standing Order. That is something very simple. I have been a Member of two Committees that have participated in the impeachment of a governor. If we gave this process to a Committee, it would have had 10 days. view
• 29 Sep 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I first want to congratulate the Committee for the work they have done and the days they took to come up with that Report. We cannot summarize the Report in our debate this afternoon and condemn the Committee in its entirety and the work they have done. view
• 29 Sep 2020 in Senate: The debate by this House on MES has been long. We have debated this, as Sen. M. Kajwang’ has said for a long time and none of these issues has happened or started to the exclusion and knowledge of the Senate. I want to acknowledge that alongside Sen. M. Kajwang’ when we were serving in the Public Accounts Committee we went around the country, inspecting the equipment in every hospital. We went to Samburu, Eldoret, I noticed in the report that there is a column where the Committee has noted that indeed, in the County of Mombasa where we visited ... view
• 29 Sep 2020 in Senate: Secondly, who was calling the shots on the decisions? If a seller says he was selling this equipment at Kshs100 million who made the final decision to buy it? Reading through this Report, the Committee condemns some companies. For example, Sen. Wetangula singled out General Electric (GE) East Africa Services for condemnation. If a vendor comes up with his price, it is the responsibility of the buyer to make a decision as to whether to buy or not. Once he says he cannot afford it, then the deal ends there. view
• 29 Sep 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not want to be repetitive of what Sen. M. Kajwang’ said. I believe we would have had a super project. No county can say it has enough equipment. Every county needs X-rays, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) machines and so on. In fact, even after the supply of this equipment, there is still a shortage in our hospitals. view