Paul Kimani Wamatangi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 781 to 790 of 892.

• 22 Jul 2014 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I rise to support this Motion. In supporting the Motion, I wish to state that in view of the contributions that have been made by my colleagues, at this time, we should rethink whether it is 40 or 60 per cent which is adequate and whether there are constitutional issues about this Bill. The fact remains that today we have just voted for the Division of Revenue Bill and hot in pursuit is the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. Last year, we voted for the allocations to the counties and all the billions that we ... view
• 22 Jul 2014 in Senate: Yes, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. view
• 22 Jul 2014 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank my colleague, the Senator for Kakamega, for that information. Indeed, just in addition to the point that the Senator has informed me on, it is not only the county assemblies, but as a Committee, there was a time when we made a visit to one of the counties and we could not find even one county executive committee member. All of them had also traveled. This is the kind of responsibility that we are saying must be seen now to come from the Governors. Madam Temporary Speaker, I know that it is very controversial, but ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I congratulate Sen. Musila and the Deputy President for clarifying this matter. Albeit, this matter had come to this House and we discussed it. In the Deputy President’s directive, the key word that delivered the required message was that teachers should ask the Government while addressing the issue of balance of fees. That is where we, as legislators, need to come in. If we do not come out clear, then are we saying is that in future if a student joins Form One and goes all the way without paying fees, are we declaring that education is ... view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Is the Senator for Kakamega in order to mislead the House because he first insinuated that or rather he reported that the President went to China and came back with money--- view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: What is out of order is the insinuation by the Senator that the works that have been carried out, for example, in Gatundu Hospital are done using money from China. For the record, the upgrading of Gatundu Hospital started seven years ago when Kibaki-Raila nusu mkate Government was in power. This is not work that has been done--- view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, he is misleading the House. view
• 16 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. I wanted to raise a point of order related to what Sen. Murkomen has said. However, let me point out what is out of order. Establishing a facility such as a university is extending services to the whole country. Although the Senator says correctly that he is a doctor of medicine, those are two different things. When a hospital is established, it will serve the people of Kakamega, Mumias and Machakos. It is very wrong to try and imply that these facilities are set up to serve certain communities or groupings or ... view
• 15 Jul 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I also want to add my voice to the sentiments that have been expressed by my colleagues. Banks in this country are making profits which are immoral. It is not justified that--- view
• 15 Jul 2014 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wanted to seek a clarification on why, in spite of all the expiations offered, regulations have not been put in place so that banks do not continue to make immoral profits at the behest of peasants. The savers in these banks are hawkers and peasants, people who do small businesses. You will hear a bank pronouncing, at the end of the year, a profit of Kshs17 billion. This is money collected from small enterprises like Small Micro Finance Enterprises (SMEs). This is a matter that has to be dealt with firmly. view