Paul Kimani Wamatangi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I want to confirm that my Committee, led by myself and eight Members, visited the Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) after the Senator for Makueni County sought for a Statement on the status of the ferries. We invited the Cabinet Secretary who sent two Permanent Secretaries. We toured the ferry site and went to their offices. We even inspected the ferries. Part of the resolutions that we made were that three of those ferries, in the view of this Committee, were not sea worthy. We only stepped short of declaring that they should not be used ... view
• 14 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to confirm that we are compiling a report and we will table it here. Allow me to also confirm that out of the undertakings and the visit by this Committee, and after pronouncing ourselves that we will immediately recommend for the grounding of those ferries, the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development reallocated Kshs2.1 billion the following day for purchase of new ferries. We were also informed that one ferry that had been earlier purchased will arrive in January. We expect to get a complete schedule on when the other ferries will arrive. ... view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will try to make them--- view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: I can do with 15. view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Three minutes will be a bit short. view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, can I indulge you to allow me to also have my take on it, just like every other Senator? view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. First, I want to allude to the fact that this House was seized of this matter even before it became a court struggle. In the last session of the Senate, in defining what the functions of a deputy governor should be, we attempted to come up with legislations. You will remember that you were the Senate Majority Leader then. However, that law never saw the light of day. I wish that was done because this would have been dealt with here. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the point I want to make here is that, ... view
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether we collaborated with you, because I can see that you have a lot of interference. This is the question you asked. The point I want to make very clear is on that question of absence, which is addressed in Article 179(5), which says that:- “When the county governor is absent, the deputy governor shall act the county governor.” view
• 12 Nov 2019 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
• 12 Nov 2019 in Senate: That answer is provided for very clearly in the Section 32(4) of the County Governments Act, as I have quoted earlier. So, there is no vacancy or any lacuna in law to lead you to ask, “How do you act when there is absence?” Second is on the question of a vacancy, which is also clearly defined as to how it arises. It is also answered by the Constitution. view