Paul Kimani Wamatangi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, allow me to conclude my thoughts. Can an accused person be a beneficiary of a process that they do not have faith in? As the ruling on the accused was being read, in this case the accused was absent save for a few people that were there. I am told that they were members of the Bar. The Governor did not appear before the Committee or this House on the day of judgement. That question must be answered. If ab initio a governor, for example, shows that they do not have faith in the process, should ... view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: Since Gov. Samboja is a gentleman, I urge him to have more faith in this House and the process. He should agree with the process of Parliament, county governments and devolution. His safe haven is not the Judiciary. I do not want to belabour that point but I just want to make it clear to him that it is important because he could find himself back here to face stronger accusations. What we would like to hear from Members of the Committee when giving their contributions is whether Gov. Samboja was a beneficiary of a technicality or The electronic version ... view
• 24 Oct 2019 in Senate: unsubstantiated results. If the Committee says that he only benefited from a process because of technicalities, then it is likely that very soon he could find himself back here. Let him show more faith in this House. view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. In the future, we will also be begging the Chair that when there is such a debate, try to mix the opportunities we give because when all the lawyers speak before those of us who are not practitioners at the bar, then the debate not only becomes harder but most of the things we would want to say in layman’s language, are complicated by the legalese; but needless to say, I would like to point out two things. First, I would have loved to associate myself with the first few comments that were made ... view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: there have been other rulings that have been made by previous Speakers sitting where you are speaking from; what is the procedure of departure from precedence set by the House before? I remember when the former Speaker Ekwee Ethuro was confronted by the Governor Wambora’s case, he made a very lengthy ruling that he read for almost half an hour. So, to depart from that kind of precedence and another Speaker who may come after you have made this precedent supposing it was to go through, then what does one need to do as a Speaker when you sit on ... view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when I was talking about flow - and pardon my language - I was looking for a word that is not offensive. Are we giving a relief that has not been sought? The bigger question in my mind was, when you have ruled that we are giving a stay for 30 days, what does the House anticipate will happen within those 30 days? Or then, when it is given, what do we want to happen in those 30 days. That is where I was coming from in my thought but I am of the ... view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would also like to inform the Senate Majority Leader that the biggest charge on pending bills in the counties is legal fees. The bill for Nairobi City County is now close to Kshs100 billion. One of the cases that have featured prominently is a case where one of the lawyers is said to have been paid fees to represent the county but part of that fees was to represent the governor. It is a big issue. view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Mine is to not only congratulate you on the decision you have made, but to also support it and reiterate. Indeed, if you asked every Senator here, one of the most firm speakers on many issues that we have had sitting on the chair is you. view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have no doubt about that. Actually, just to speak out the mind of most of my colleagues, when we speak out there and expect sometimes there would be tough issues coming to this House, we wish that it is you sitting on that seat. In spite of some of the comments made by Members when they were passionate, the passion was out of the desire that we have as Members to make sure that things happen right. We have no doubt that you are a defender of this House at all times and that the ... view
• 17 Oct 2019 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just drew a comparison and said you have done better than others. I did not say they did badly. In conclusion, let it be known that in no way did the debate that ensued culminate into a decision that suggests that there is either suspension of the work of that Committee or even those that wanted to capitalize on this robust debate. Allow me to also comment on what the Chairperson of the Committee, Sen. Ndwiga, said. I think he has brought out a very important point, that, also, in the heat and robustness of ... view