Enoch Kiio Wambua

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Sen. Oketch Gicheru. I will indeed take more than passing interest in the response to those Statements. While at that, because I have the Floor, we must also a find way of getting Chairpersons of Committees to fast-track responses to statements, either administratively or otherwise. It...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether the Senator for Kakamega has already made his contribution on this matter. Since I now have time to make my contribution, if he listened to my opening statement, I said that this is not just an act of ticking boxes...

Sen. Wambua I am well guided, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will see how to navigate my comments. First of all, I want to say on record that before I joined the Senate in 2017, I was a senior editor in this country. I used to dispatch journalists to cover this...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to also add my comments to the Address by the President. I seek your guidance first before I make my comments on whether you have ruled on the admissibility of the statements and documents laid by Sen. Sifuna to substantiate...

Sen. Wambua I am okay, he can inform me.

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. The CS said that this is a first time for him to appear before the Senate to engage in this manner. It is also my first time to engage with a CS after the court ruling the other day....

Sen. Wambua Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the beauty of it is that you are dealing with a fast learner. I am guided.

Sen. Wambua Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on the matter of human-wildlife conflict, it is a shame that 60 years after Independence, we are still grappling with the basics of the issue of human-wildlife conflict. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have a case in point. Two weeks ago, in a ward...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Sen. Oketch Gicheru. I will indeed take more than passing interest in the response to those Statements. While at that, because I have the Floor, we must also a find way of getting Chairpersons of Committees to fast-track responses to statements, either administratively or otherwise. It...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, I do not know whether the Senator for Kakamega has already made his contribution on this matter. Since I now have time to make my contribution, if he listened to my opening statement, I said that this is not just an act of ticking boxes...

Sen. Wambua I am well guided, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will see how to navigate my comments. First of all, I want to say on record that before I joined the Senate in 2017, I was a senior editor in this country. I used to dispatch journalists to cover this...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the opportunity to also add my comments to the Address by the President. I seek your guidance first before I make my comments on whether you have ruled on the admissibility of the statements and documents laid by Sen. Sifuna to substantiate...

Sen. Wambua I am okay, he can inform me.

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity. The CS said that this is a first time for him to appear before the Senate to engage in this manner. It is also my first time to engage with a CS after the court ruling the other day....

Sen. Wambua Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the beauty of it is that you are dealing with a fast learner. I am guided.

Sen. Wambua Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on the matter of human-wildlife conflict, it is a shame that 60 years after Independence, we are still grappling with the basics of the issue of human-wildlife conflict. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I have a case in point. Two weeks ago, in a ward...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will try to say a lot of things in three minutes. First of all, I want to go on record on this impeachment Motion. It is clear to this House, to this country and to the world that the relationship between the Governor and...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, why am I getting directions on what to do from all over? I am a ranking Member of this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second the Motion by Sen. Cherarkey.

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I seek three quick clarifications. First, Hon. Josphat Nicholas Kinyua should clarify which political party he was elected on. Secondly, according to the report of the resolution of the Meru County Assembly on impeachment, 59 Members of County Assembly (MCAs) voted to...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will try to say a lot of things in three minutes. First of all, I want to go on record on this impeachment Motion. It is clear to this House, to this country and to the world that the relationship between the Governor and...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, why am I getting directions on what to do from all over? I am a ranking Member of this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second the Motion by Sen. Cherarkey.

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will try to say a lot of things in three minutes. First of all, I want to go on record on this impeachment Motion. It is clear to this House, to this country and to the world that the relationship between the Governor and...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, why am I getting directions on what to do from all over? I am a ranking Member of this House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second the Motion by Sen. Cherarkey.

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I seek three quick clarifications. First, Hon. Josphat Nicholas Kinyua should clarify which political party he was elected on. Secondly, according to the report of the resolution of the Meru County Assembly on impeachment, 59 Members of County Assembly (MCAs) voted to...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I seek three quick clarifications. First, Hon. Josphat Nicholas Kinyua should clarify which political party he was elected on. Secondly, according to the report of the resolution of the Meru County Assembly on impeachment, 59 Members of County Assembly (MCAs) voted to...

Sen. Veronica Maina, you are accused of misleading the nation and the House.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in my profession as a lawyer, I have never misled anyone. I cannot mislead a Senate. I wanted to explain to the House that the kind of decisions that you need to make at this level are equivalent to the decisions that are being made, not...

Sen. Kisang, you may have the Floor.

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu, you may have the Floor.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not want to comment on what Sen. Sifuna has said. Most of us in this House are not lawyers, but it is important that we check the minimum qualifications that Speakers have both at the county assemblies, National Assembly and Senate. Even...

Sen. Wambuaand those who do not get it will get another chance. Let debate flow so that we extract value from the debate. November 2, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 10 Sen. Wambua and those who do not get it will get another chance. Let debate flow so that we extract value...

Thank you, Senator. However, this is not a Motion. This is a Petition and I am allowing Members to comment. Checking on the list, as the Chair, I should balance issues. Sen. Tobiko, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is an important Petition. It raises pertinent questions on the qualifications of all the Speakers in the country that are in Parliament and the county assemblies. I believe we should raise the threshold on people who are going to lead these county assemblies...

Your time is up. Sen. Sifuna, you may have the Floor.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy speaker, Sir. I happen to know the gentleman who sponsored this Petition. Simon Lenguiyia is nominated by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to the County Assembly of Narok. ODM is the largest political party in East and Central Africa and I happen to be the Secretary...

Sen. Wambua

Sen. Wambua Sen. Veronica Maina, you are accused of misleading the nation and the House. (Laughter)

Sen. Veronica Maina, you are accused of misleading the nation and the House.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in my profession as a lawyer, I have never misled anyone. I cannot mislead a Senate. I wanted to explain to the House that the kind of decisions that you need to make at this level are equivalent to the decisions that are being made, not...

Sen. Kisang, you may have the Floor.

Sen. (Dr.) Oburu, you may have the Floor.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I do not want to comment on what Sen. Sifuna has said. Most of us in this House are not lawyers, but it is important that we check the minimum qualifications that Speakers have both at the county assemblies, National Assembly and Senate. Even...

Sen. Wambuaand those who do not get it will get another chance. Let debate flow so that we extract value from the debate. November 2, 2023 SENATE DEBATES 10 Sen. Wambua and those who do not get it will get another chance. Let debate flow so that we extract value...

Thank you, Senator. However, this is not a Motion. This is a Petition and I am allowing Members to comment. Checking on the list, as the Chair, I should balance issues. Sen. Tobiko, proceed.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This is an important Petition. It raises pertinent questions on the qualifications of all the Speakers in the country that are in Parliament and the county assemblies. I believe we should raise the threshold on people who are going to lead these county assemblies...

Your time is up. Sen. Sifuna, you may have the Floor.

Thank you, Mr. Deputy speaker, Sir. I happen to know the gentleman who sponsored this Petition. Simon Lenguiyia is nominated by the Orange Democratic Movement (ODM) to the County Assembly of Narok. ODM is the largest political party in East and Central Africa and I happen to be the Secretary...

Sen. Wambua

Sen. Wambua Sen. Veronica Maina, you are accused of misleading the nation and the House. (Laughter)

Order, Sen. Wambua! Sen. Wambua Madam Temporary Speaker, I am sharing information---

Sen. Wambua Madam Temporary Speaker, I am not responding. I am saying that he is supposed to be responsible. I am rising under Standing Order No.105 on statement of fact. Nandi County can be rich, but it has a sub-location that is poor and is supposed to be brought to...

Order, Sen. Wambua! No, you are not. You are playing the role of the Speaker. Can you pass on the information that you have? Sen. Wambua Madam Temporary Speaker, if you take debate that way, then people will not debate. Allow free flow of opinion. I want to inform the...

Thank you, Sen. Wambua. (Laughter)

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I thank Sen. Omogeni for giving me the honour to second this very important Motion. When this Committee was constituted, there was a lot of suspicion and bad blood between the two sides at the dialogue. With time, things have normalized and therefore,...

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