Wahome Wamatinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. My question to the Cabinet Secretary is that most of the JSS teachers who have been posted to different schools have been housed in the primary schools are graduates. We have head of teachers who are P1s. Will the Cabinet Secretary tell us how administratively, a graduate and a P1 teacher are supposed to work under the P1s? view
• 27 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this important Motion. I will be very brief because at 11.30 a.m., I will be taking the oath of office as a commissioner. I am quite happy. I sat in the Mediation Committee. Indeed, we, as the Senators, were quite firm that the amount we had suggested of Kshs400 billion plus would remain untouched. We pushed and listened to our counterparts. I agree with our colleague Sen. Beatrice that we had insisted we needed and we must get the Kshs400 billion. However, at times it ... view
• 27 Oct 2024 in Senate: We realised we were not the only people who are served by the national or the county Government. We realised the situation and the fiscal space that the country is moving around. In the spirit of give in order that the counties do not come to a halt, we must agree. In every mediation, it is the spirit of give and take that governs people. Emotional intelligence is required for us to be able to conclude. Looking at the fact that we will be shortly moving for recess and the county government will also be doing the same, we asked ... view
• 27 Oct 2024 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 Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate. view
• 27 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I agree with my colleagues that county governments do not have a framework that the national Government enjoys having such as entering into Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). We must also have a paradigm shift in the way we look at things. In some of our counties, especially in the agricultural sector, when it comes to water reticulation, the units are so little that they cannot achieve economies of scale. Therefore, this calls for a collaboration between counties and the national Government, so that they can realise some of the mega projects that have been conceptualised. We ... view
• 24 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker. I sat in the Mediation Committee as a member of the Standing Committee. Indeed, the issue of water scarcity and the reticulation has remained quite a major challenge in this country. That being the case, the Committee from the Senate and the National Assembly sat together. In the spirit of one nation and one approach, we thrashed out the issues that we had. Fully aware that matters of water affect county governments, we realized that it is imperative that we agree on a way to move it forward. It is not lost to ... view
• 24 Oct 2024 in Senate: need to come up with smart meters, smart and intelligent water reticulation system and water leakage system as is with gas and oil pipeline. Madam Temporary Speaker, if we achieve this, some counties will save up to 70 per cent of the water that they harvest. We know that in the wake of the climate change, our rivers and our groundwater is reducing day by day. This calls us to ensure that we have a more pragmatic approach that will ensure that the water that we harvest is not only used prudently but also accounts for each and every drop. ... view
• 24 Oct 2024 in Senate: family kind of approach where the governors in most counties do not even know what happens. Therefore, we must also put into place structures and systems to ensure that we do not only account for the water that has been harvested and reticulated, but also ensure that transparency and governance are written in capital letters. The spirit of the Bill is to ensure that moving forward, water becomes a tradable commodity and that we have responsible boards that are manning these water service providers. As we do that, it should not be lost to us that some of these water ... view
• 24 Oct 2024 in Senate: of dams that were promised in the 1960s have not been realised up-to-date because of the challenges in the balance sheet of the country. As I said at the beginning, the Government approach today is to have Public Private Partnership (PPP) where you will let private equity flow into the construction of dams, development of the infrastructure and reticulation works, which can be paid off like it is with the Expressway. I would want to urge my colleagues to keep their eyes wide open especially with the water service providers. We have a gap in terms of governance and management. ... view
• 23 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the report by Sen. Osotsi. The issue of water reticulation and service providers has been wrongly handled for a long time. Indeed, Senators uphold and are determined to protect devolution. That being the case, we know this function is devolved and it must be undertaken by the counties. However, it must not be lost to us that we have aspects of water in some counties that cannot be handled by the county government alone and there must be concerted efforts by regional bodies. I support water development agencies because ... view