Timothy Wanyonyi Wetangula

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: We should stop pointing fingers in one direction and say, yes, we have leadership and governance. We must also have moral values as a society. We must look outside-inside ourselves and say where we went wrong as a country, society and people, so that we start re-examining ourselves to see where we can correct and move forward. Why do we elect leaders and start complaining? Leaders are elected by the people of this country. They do not just arrive where they are. They come out. At that time, people whom we know very well in the society, we know what ... view
• 23 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: tribes. They should settle for Kenyans who qualify for the jobs, and who stand better chances of serving the country better. That is what we should look at as we choose our candidates. I am sure the drafters of the new Constitution thought about this when they drafted this Chapter. Whenever the President addresses the nation, he tries to address these issues. However, we expect more than that because as the Head of State, he stands above all heads. He is the first among equals. Therefore, he must provide what Kenyans are looking for. With those remarks, I support because ... view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I support this amendment because I have had issues in my constituency; some people claiming or trying to claim public schools to convert them into private institutions. So, I think it is very important to safeguard our public institutions. view
• 14 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to this Bill. This is a good Bill and we all must support it. In the past, there are Kenyans that have been tortured and some of them are a living evidence about the cruelty of the State. Some of the people include Hon. Raila Odinga, the late Hon. Martin Shikuku, Hon. Koigi wa Wamwere and Hon. Kenneth Matiba. These are people who have gone through cruelty and inhuman treatment by the State. This Bill addresses some of these things that we can use to prevent any person committing ... view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: from the police and giving them to an independent body, the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) to undertake them since they will be given enough powers to deal with investigations is important. view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Looking back in the past, we had people who were fighting for the second liberation. Many of them were arrested, detained, tortured and went through cruel treatment. We find that most of them cannot speak about the kind of things they went through because they are demeaning and improper. I believe it is the right time we addressed the issue of compensation to the victims who are either alive or dead for the degrading torture they went through. view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: The KNCHR is also given powers to monitor the compliance by the state with international treaty obligations relating to torture, cruel or inhuman degrading treatment or punishment. This is important because sometimes the state has got the monopoly to violence and they sometimes end up committing crimes against the citizens and nobody has the powers to investigate or the state cannot investigate itself. This is something which will go a long way in addressing the issues of preventing torture to our citizens. view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I have heard Hon. Gikaria double speaking. On one hand, he said he opposes this and on the other he said some people should be subjected to torture. Nobody should be subjected to torture. When somebody is apprehended or arrested, the police have the power to investigate and establish the crime committed by this person so as to be punished. But, they cannot use shortcuts or any other means to get information from a person however bad he is. Whether he is a terrorist or a person who has committed a heinous crime, he must be subjected to investigation and ... view
• 8 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, thank you for giving me a chance. I support this Bill and believe it will go a long way in promoting the issues of human rights which our country has suffered quite a great deal. In the past political detainees and other people were not taken through the due process of law but were punished and shortcuts were used through police custody to procure information from them. view