Wahome Wamatinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Mar 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am holding brief for Sen. Chute. I rise, pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1), to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on Energy regarding the Status of oil exploration in Turkana County. In the Statement, the Committee should – (1) Apprise the Senate on the Status of the oil exploration and extraction in Turkana County, since the discovery of the oil field in 2012, stating the companies involved in the exploration and extraction. (2) State the current crude oil price of each barrel and the current value, in Kenya shillings, of the commercially ... view
• 9 Mar 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank you very much. I rise to support this petition and state that in no unmistakable terms; historical injustices in this country have far too long been spoken about, but have lacked the political commitment to address them. view
• 9 Mar 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 9 Mar 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, when we talk about the Kipsigis, the story is the same with communities living around the colonial villages in the Mt. Kenya region. People were forcefully evicted from their homes because some colonial masters felt that they were a threat to the peace of the of that country then. It is so unfortunate that 60 years after Independence, we still continue talking about colonial villages. It is equally unfortunate, that those people who were forcefully evicted from their land after we got Independence, their pieces of lands were taken by a few individuals who became the new ... view
• 9 Mar 2023 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in this session and Statement, my name has been mentioned quite a number of times. I acknowledge that the Standing Committee on Energy, which I chair, has the full mandate, capacity and the will power to look at this issue of high electricity bills and power outages. I say that confidently because, Sen. Olekina, sits in that Committee with me. He was there previously and he has the experience. He knows what they omitted to do last time. He knows that they were taken hostage by the former regime. Now, that we have the political goodwill, I ... view
• 9 Mar 2023 in Senate: We have around nine people in this country who have taken everything from the banks to insurance companies, to power control, to coffee control, milk control and tea control. I promise this House that Sen. Wamatinga, the Chair of the Committee on Energy will take them head on. I know with the support of Sen. Olekina, who is also as fearless as I am, we will dismantle these cartels and ensure that the cost of power gets where it is supposed to be affordable. Mr. Speaker, Sir, we are also aware that without lowering the cost of power, we will ... view
• 9 Mar 2023 in Senate: Thank you Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I rise to support. Kenya is one of the countries that is blessed and bestowed with a lot of diversity. We have, however, failed to appreciate what we have been blessed with. Our cultural diversity, our differences in terms of endowment has been a challenge as opposed to being a blessing. Therefore, the approach of taking Senate Mashinani will not only give the Senators and the members of public a view of the other counties, a perspective of a different diversity, but it will also show the public what the Senate does. The interaction ... view
• 8 Mar 2023 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this chance. I also rise to support the appointment of Dr. Susan Jemtai Koech to become the next Deputy Governor of CBK. Today, being Women's Day, this is a major milestone for this country. I would also want to thank the administration of Kenya Kwanza. They have indeed shown that women have shattered the glass ceilings. They have indeed demonstrated that their commitment and the charter they signed with women was not a campaign gimmick, but proof of their commitment towards empowering women to take up roles in major positions and become ... view
• 8 Mar 2023 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 8 Mar 2023 in Senate: Therefore, it is my wish that together with the Governor of CBK, they will be able to formulate sound fiscal policies that will get us from the situation that we in are today. This country has very great potential. Going by the number of graduates and the number of people who are PhD holders, both men and women, we have what it takes to be able to formulate policies that can change this country, but the impediment has always become the political class. I am happy to be a Member of the Kenya Kwanza Government, which is committed to liberating ... view