Wahome Wamatinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 11 Jun 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support. I will start by commending the Mediation Committee for the job well done. They came to a compromise to increase the money allocated to county governments. I want to add my voice to the fact that we need more allocation to county governments. It must be clear to everybody that the only way the Government can raise more resources and revenue is through taxation. It is painful to see that some of the money allocated to county governments is utilized inappropriately. This year, Nyeri County will receive an additional Kshs500 million. ... view
• 11 Jun 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support. I will start by commending the Mediation Committee for the job well done. They came to a compromise to increase the money allocated to county governments. I want to add my voice to the fact that we need more allocation to county governments. It must be clear to everybody that the only way the Government can raise more resources and revenue is through taxation. It is painful to see that some of the money allocated to county governments is utilized inappropriately. This year, Nyeri County will receive an additional Kshs500 million. ... view
• 11 Jun 2024 in Senate: As I sit down, I commend the Senate for their role and, more importantly, the committees for the Bill they have brought before this House. We must be more visible and present in our counties, so that the role of this House can be felt. view
• 11 Jun 2024 in Senate: As I sit down, I commend the Senate for their role and, more importantly, the committees for the Bill they have brought before this House. We must be more visible and present in our counties, so that the role of this House can be felt. view
• 30 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rise to support the Statement sought by Sen. Kibwana. Indeed, our physical planning in the last 60 years has not only The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposes only.A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and Audio Services,Senate. view
• 30 May 2024 in Senate: failed us but also future generations. I agree with my colleague, the Senator for Narok, that we must plan our future cities to accommodate both current and future generations. Successful Governments have been unable to make this unpopular decision to protect the riparian land. I would want to commend the Government that as much as it is a painful thing to do, it is equally more painful and destructive to see people washed away because they have built their shelters along river banks. This is not a preserve of Nairobi County but is repeated in various counties. It is time, ... view
• 29 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I give notice of the following Motion addressing the challenge of power purchase agreement renewals and electricity supply in Kenya- THAT, AWARE THAT on 29th March 2021, a Presidential Taskforce was formed to review power purchase agreements between the Government and Independent Power Producers (IPPs), during which a moratorium was imposed on Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC), preventing KPLC from signing new agreements or renewing existing ones with Independent Power Producers, which moratorium was lifted by the Cabinet in March 2023. FURTHER AWARE THAT the National Assembly, vide a Motion adopted on 19th April, 2023 ... view
• 29 May 2024 in Senate: NOW THEREFORE notwithstanding the resolution of the National Assembly that imposed a moratorium on Kenya Power whose timeline has lapsed, the Senate, in order to cushion Kenyans from the high cost of electricity, resolves: (i) that the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum and Kenya Power and Lighting Company be allowed to enter into new power purchase agreements or renew existing power purchase agreements with IPPs; and, (ii) that the Energy and Petroleum Regulatory Authority (EPRA) fast tracks the acquisition of necessary licenses required by IPPs with valid power purchase agreements for setting up power plants. I thank you. view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defense and Foreign Relations regarding the visa-free requirement for persons travelling to Kenya with the visa free policy. In the statement, the committee should: (1) Outline the regulatory and oversight measures the State Department for Immigration and Citizen Service has put in place to ensure that visa-free policy is not abused and does not pose security risks to the country. (2) Provide a statistical analysis detailing the impact the policy ... view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support. For those of us who have chosen to remain with our people after elections, one of the major issues we have been fighting is contributions in aid of people seeking treatments both within and outside our boundaries. Indeed, it has become one of the major challenges because of facilities we have in the country. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, a proposal to have e-health; application of artificial intelligence to not only collect data, but also use the same to work towards a prevention, early treatment or a detection mechanism has come ... view