Paul Kimani Wamatangi

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• 26 Nov 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the outset, let me congratulate Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo for this Motion that he has brought to this House. Let me also take the bold step of declaring that, indeed, civilization is synonymous with innovation. The whole world is the way it is today; we live the lives we live and do the things that we do because of innovators. This is from the old days when we used to transmit important messages through runners and then came an innovator called Graham Bell who innovated the telephone. The greatest innovator in the history of this ... view
• 26 Nov 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. From the outset, let me congratulate Sen. (Prof.) Lonyangapuo for this Motion that he has brought to this House. Let me also take the bold step of declaring that, indeed, civilization is synonymous with innovation. The whole world is the way it is today; we live the lives we live and do the things that we do because of innovators. This is from the old days when we used to transmit important messages through runners and then came an innovator called Graham Bell who innovated the telephone. The greatest innovator in the history of this ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: On a point of information, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, although I have another more substantive point of information that I would like to raise as Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale is answering or replying to the Motion, I also want to inform my good friend and colleague, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, that also in the suggestions which I had made, it is important that as we drop this misuse of the titles, especially that title of “His Excellency,” that we also include the title for the Deputy Governors, because if we do not then include it, then they could be the next “Your Excellencies.” So, that should also ... view
• 12 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I rise to support this Motion. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, as my fellow colleagues were contributing here in support of this Motion, I was remembering and replaying in my mind the scenes of Uhuru Park in 2010, on the day when the Constitution was promulgated. The mood was just simply alive and explosive. The whole country was expectant and every Kenyan was so excited. Finally, there was hope. In one way or the other, we were able to get a new Constitution. All this excitement and the expectations that the Kenyans had on that day, as ... view
• 7 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would also like to thank the Chairperson for having taken that immediate action. There was a suggestion that was made here in the House that, indeed, that this is a national disaster, and desperate times call for desperate measures. I want to propose to the Chair that when they summon the officers who are concerned, they should even look into the possibility of ordering or requesting even assistance from our able forces, probably, to go and help in the construction of that main duct that crosses the rivers taking the sewage, so that we can save ... view
• 7 Nov 2013 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to continue seconding this Bill by Sen. Khalwale. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second this Bill with a clear conscience that it is well intended. This Bill has sought to do three most important things which, since the promulgation of our new Constitution, have been requiring to be set clear. The first one and most important is setting out of the order of precedence. This Bill seeks to set out that order very clearly. The order has been set in the Bill, but I would also want to request Sen. view
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I stand to support the Motion. I come from Kiambu County where we have a lot of security challenges. Recently I got a call from my Vicar whose house had been broken into by thugs. They went into his bedroom where he was with his wife. They took the whole family hostage for a long time, tortured them, ransacked the whole house, took all his household goods 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
• 6 Nov 2013 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I rise to second the Bill as moved by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. I wish just to raise two issues in support of this Bill because the Mover has elaborately prosecuted and presented his facts. First, it is important to create order now. In the current Constitution, we have several new titles which have been given to Government officers and leaders. In the previous Constitution, we did not have Cabinet Secretaries, but Ministers. We also did not have Principal Secretaries, but Permanent Secretaries. Neither did we have Senators and Governors. That has brought a lot of confusion in ... view
• 5 Nov 2013 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The Statement, as issued by the Chairperson of the Committee on Health, Labour and Social Welfare, is not satisfactory at all as far as the problem at hand is concerned. Mr. Speaker, Sir, just this weekend, I paid a visit to the same places and the situation is just as it was at that particular time when the spillage was first reported. Even 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