Paul Kimani Wamatangi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 May 2020 in Senate: almost Kshs1 billion in a contract. The entire contract is finalized, but only a 60 metre loop costing less than Kshs58 million was remaining unfinished for the last, I do not know how many years. That was the reason this jam continued to accumulate at Malaba. Madam Temporary Speaker, recently, for the information of the House, my Committee posed this question to the Cabinet Secretary when he appeared on other matters, and he confirmed that they have undertaken the repairs. We have done our due diligence, and I think it is yet to be completed. I want to give the ... view
• 26 May 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the Chairperson is here. I want to commit that we will take up the matter and deal with it alongside the directions you gave earlier. When the Cabinet Secretary appears before this House, he can address all the issues at the same time. We are going to lump the issues together, clearly illustrate them and they will be answered to by him. He needs to appear here and inform Members on those issues. view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. This Petition has come at the right time, especially when the matter of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill is before the Senate. Mr. Speaker, Sir, one of the issues that have always bugged my mind is why there is no relationship between the County Allocation of Revenue Bill and the budgets that are passed in the county assemblies. Why has it never occurred to us, as Senators, that it is important that when budgets are passed by the county assemblies, we need to create an avenue where that budget should land in the Senate? ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is time for us, as Senators, to ask ourselves: After a budget is passed by a county, how shall it have a relationship with the amount that is allocated to that county by the Senate? Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we had the last meeting of the County Public Accounts and Investments Committee (CPAIC) with all chairpersons of Public Accounts Committees in the county assemblies, one of the issues that came out so prominently is that not less than 10 counties out of 47 counties reported that the budget that was implemented by the county executive is ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker Sir. I will be very brief. I acknowledge that the concerns that have been raised by Members of this House are well placed and legitimate for any representatives of the people to ensure that the concerns of every Kenyan are addressed. There is none of us, especially those of us from coffee growing areas, who can pretend that they do not know the plight of coffee farmers in general. If there are farmers who have suffered, it is coffee famers. I am a witness because I go to their meetings all the time in Kiambu. These ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: I regret that my colleague, Sen. Ndwiga, the Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture did not invite me to that meeting. As one of the Senators from the coffee growing areas, I would have loved to be invited to that meeting so that we could also add value to the discussion. I pray that he invites all of us in the next meeting so that we can make valuable contribution. view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Let me correct the misconception that half of Kiambu County which is an agricultural county largely is now under real estate. I need the House to appreciate that post-independence, all the people of Kiambu who were farmers rushed to adopting coffee farming because it was profitable. The nature of the farms we have in Kiambu are very small. Those who have both big and small farms went to coffee farming but because of the invite of real estate, a substantial number of people have abandoned coffee farming. However, the bulk of large-scale farmers in Kiambu who are still having their ... view
• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Lastly, about five months ago, I was invited to another meeting. I would want to pass this information and also table documents in this House. I was invited by a company called view
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• 5 May 2020 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am on a point of order. My point of order is simple; that it is unconstitutional. Is the Chairperson in order to fail to live up to his responsibility and the mandate of his Committee, in terms of facilitating this House to be in line and compliant to the constitutional requirements of disbursing monies to our counties? Mr. Speaker, Sir, in that respect, I want to firmly join my colleagues in saying that the Committee must - they should - and this House cannot agree with the Committee, until they bring the formula that has been ... view