Paul Kimani Wamatangi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 12 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you will appreciate that I am avoiding the gimmicks of reading and then looking away to pretend that I am not reading. I am saving time. view
• 12 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is obvious that the informal sector requires very low per capita to create jobs. In the day to day endeavours of the players in the Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) whom I have described as hawkers, small traders, livestock dealers, fishermen and many others, their requirements are minimum. Most of the governments across the world have not recognized street vending as a legal activity. They view these vendors as barriers to development of the cities. For example, Malaysia, Philippines and India have policies for regulating and protecting The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report ... view
• 12 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I thank my colleagues for supporting this Amendment Bill. It has come out clearly that the amendment to the Act will have far reaching ramifications as to how we view this important sector that is, indeed, the foundation upon which our economy vibrates. As my colleagues said, it has been an act of absolute ignorance of our country to blindly ignore an important part of our economy, population and the nation. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, livestock traders trek for five or six days to find their way to the market. They are sometimes befallen by calamities ... view
• 5 Jul 2016 in Senate: i: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Petition and encourage the people of Isiolo. That is the way to go. Of late, there seems to be a trend by county The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate view
• 5 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to support the Motion. From the onset let me send my condolences to the families and declare my interest. The young lawyer, Willie Kimani is my constituent, in my neighborhood in Kikuyu. Recently, there was a time the most dangerous thing to do in this country was to ride in a matatu . If you did so, more than five matatus would be carjacked in a day. When a probe was ordered, it came out that the hijackers were policemen. I have been a victim. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for ... view
• 5 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also rise to support the Motion as presented to the House. I express my confidence especially in the leadership of this Committee. I have all the assurance from the past records of the Senators that they will prosecute the matter in their hands with proper legal confidence. However, from the outset, I believe that the work of this Committee will lead them in many times at the boundary of asking themselves serious legal and constitutional questions. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only. A certified version of this Report ... view
• 5 Jul 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was not even half way. I wanted to lay my case very well. However, in a nutshell, it behooves us that we, politicians, must also realise that we are stakeholders in a larger community where there are other stakeholders. The political will and the intentions of politicians should not override the intentions of the rest of the country. More so, we also must agree to be bound by the Constitution. I am short of time, I would have required more time to prosecute my point of view and what I think but let me summarise ... view
• 30 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to that the Committee of the Whole has considered the Fisheries Management and Development Bill (National Assembly Bill No.18 of 2014) and seeks leave to sit again tomorrow. view
• 16 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to express my appreciation for the gesture by the Chief Justice to come to this House and give the speech that he gave. I also wish to congratulate him for the achievements albeit they may not be satisfactory according to all our expectations. Let me also note that the Chief Justice has got an enviable Curriculum Vitae (CV). Yesterday, our Speaker took a good three minutes just to go through the Chief Justice’s CV. That is a sign of accomplishments of a man who has ventured and tried to be somebody. Let me say ... view
• 16 Jun 2016 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to express my appreciation for the gesture by the Chief Justice to come to this House and give the speech that he gave. I also wish to congratulate him for the achievements albeit they may not be satisfactory according to all our expectations. Let me also note that the Chief Justice has got an enviable Curriculum Vitae (CV). Yesterday, our Speaker took a good three minutes just to go through the Chief Justice’s CV. That is a sign of accomplishments of a man who has ventured and tried to be somebody. Let me say ... view