Wahome Wamatinga

All parliamentary appearances

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• 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
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: 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
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Using the e-platform there is a possibility to use a doctor in India to conduct an operation using technology that is used in the UK. This will ensure that we get maximum benefits of our health services while ensuring that the cost benefit is also ascertained. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we know that this country is one of the many in Africa that suffers from low technology. Therefore, the application of e-Health, will ensure the transferability and mobility and application of e-services through Artificial Intelligence (AI) is enhanced. Therefore, our people will enjoy more advanced services from our hospitals. view
• 23 May 2024 in Senate: Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, we know that Kenya has produced some of the best doctors. However, after their studies and work experience, they end up going to foreign countries to work there. This brain drain can only be stopped if we compensate them appropriately. That cannot happen so long as we do not have the right technology that will ensure our people get the right services. As I wind up so that I can give my colleagues a chance to also contribute, It is important to note that the success of devolution cannot be ascertained, fulfilled or met unless we ... view
• 22 May 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I also rise to support the spirit in which Sen. Wambua has raised his statement. However, I would want to enrich his understanding of project management and initiation in the spirit of one Kenya. It has been said and truthfully so, that Sen. Mungatana has been a victim of water overflowing from the Seven Forks Dams. If we embrace the one-Kenya approach, where we look at one community benefit as a benefit for all Kenyans, then we will embrace projects that benefit two or three counties, which will in the long run benefit the ... view