Paul Kimani Wamatangi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to second. From the onset, I want to congratulate Sen. Haji; first, on the concept itself and the acknowledgement that our counties require to have the authority and autonomy to manage and deal with disasters which occur locally. For a long time, when disasters have occurred in the counties, the response and management has been left, most of the time, to the national Government. For instance, we have had floods in Budalangi, landslides in Kiambu, Elgeyo-Marakwet and Nandi counties, droughts wiping out herds of animals and leaving populations impoverished, outbreaks of diseases like Cholera, terrorist ... view
• 27 Oct 2015 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I join my colleagues in supporting the Petition, what comes to mind as I listen to the Petition and knowing that there have been several petitions including from my own county, Kiambu, regarding wastage of funds, I think it is time for us not to wait for a crime or misappropriation to occur then we lament or complain at the end. We should take pro-active actions. This House formed a Committee to look into the aspects of the Constitution which require to be amended to strengthen the Senate. One of the main aspects is that we ... view
• 21 Jul 2015 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale to, first, presume that I am a messenger of the President of Kenya? Secondly, is the Senator aware that there is an established mode of communication in this country and if he has a message to His Excellency the President, I am sure he can do so? Recently the President was in Kakamega County to bail out Mumias Sugar Factory and I saw the Senator receiving the cheque and smiling. He should have conveyed that message to the President in person. view
• 15 Jul 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Anybody who has studied business trends will tell you that one of the strategies used by business people and investors once they have built enough capital to insulate themselves from competition is to raise thresholds to lock out the competition. The move by CBK to revise the capitalization is a serious matter that needs to be looked at because so many times in this country, we have tried to urge banks to lower interest rates, for example. If this is left unchecked and then banks form a cartel, then, in future, it will be very ... view
• 15 Jul 2015 in Senate: . The lower cadre of people will not have a say in this field. Thank you. view
• 15 Jul 2015 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I also rise to support the Bill and congratulate the Chairperson of the Committee on Legal Affairs and Human Rights for coming up with this very necessary and important Bill to free county assemblies across the country to do the work that they were intended to do in the first place according to the Constitution. Madam Temporary Speaker, even in the concept of the Constitution itself, it is understood that county assemblies were intended and envisaged to be responsible bodies capable of handling their own finances. The power of discussing, appropriating and passing of the county finance ... view
• 15 Jul 2015 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support this Bill and congratulate the Mover of the Bill which is timely and important for the future of this country and our young people. view
• 15 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the late Nelson Mandela said that the best weapon you can give a person to tackle and fight the future is education. In the spirit of devolution which is to bring services closer to the people, compared to the situation that is prevailing right now where universities are concentrated in certain areas of this country, it defeats this spirit. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, this sometimes happens at a very great cost. The ensuing scenario has been that this has propagated serious migration of certain groups and cohorts of people, especially the young people in search of ... view
• 15 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I apologise for that. I did not, at any one time suggest, imply or even think that your gender is in question. It is the Senator for Nyandarua County who insisted that I had referred to you as Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. He thought that it could have been Madam Temporary Speaker. I was only trying to correct him. view
• 15 Jul 2015 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I was addressing the issue of the ratio of our young people who happen to pass their O-Level examinations, but unfortunately, never get the opportunity to see the inside of a university in spite of the great effort they made and a lot of money that was invested in their earlier education. If this is made a reality, then the mitigation of this anomaly will be made a reality. Needless to say, one of the most important issues that this Bill should address is to encourage expansion and movement of education to counties. We also need ... view