Enoch Kiio Wambua

It is this proposal, ensuring that you have it in the formula, that at the very minimum should anything happen, it is not possible to devolve less than Kshs387 billion to the counties plus all these other billions that are over and above it.I am a firm supporter of the...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale should know this better than anyone else. When he was reading the statement under Standing Order No.57, he was doing it as the Senate Majority Leader. He then went ahead and switched when on the Floor and started to address the...

Sen. Wambua I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I stand to comment on the Statement raised by Sen. Agnes Kavindu, the Senator for Machakos County, concerning the construction of stadiums in Machakos County. There is a reason the Constitution of Kenya, 2010, under Part II of the Fourth Schedule,...

Sen. Wambua I thank you for the assurance.

Sen. Wambua Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand here to make comments on the proposed amendment to the Motion by the Committee on Finance and Budget.

Proceed. (Resumption of debate on the Motion) Sen. Wambua[The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kathuri) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Mumma) in the Chair] June 5, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 28 Sen. WambuaOut of that Kshs5 billion, the Senator for Nyamira County and his colleagues are asking us to share Kshs4.6...

Sen. Wambua Madam Temporary Speaker, I have just come back from Kitui County, his home county, this morning. I was in Kitui East--- (Sen. Wambua consulted loudly.)

Sen. Wambua It is a point of information, Madam Temporary Speaker.

Sen. Wambua Why is Sen. Wambua restless? Could it be because the people of Kitui welcomed me so well this morning?

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Madam Speaker, for protecting me once again this afternoon, but I had a very good time in Kitui. That is all I wish to say at this point. Madam Temporary Speaker, I will speak to the amendment being canvassed by our colleagues at the end of...

Sen. Wambua, the Speaker is constrained to rule on customs that are not in the Standing Orders, but Sen. Cheruiyot has heard. I hope behind the tent, he will do what is necessary.

Thank you, Madam Speaker, for protecting me once again this afternoon, but I had a very good time in Kitui. That is all I wish to say at this point. Madam Temporary Speaker, I will speak to the amendment being canvassed by our colleagues at the end of my conversation,...

96 to appreciate and to know that everything that we do fosters devolution and ensures that it succeeds.The second thing that I would wish Senators to note and perhaps to the pleasing of Sen. Osotsi, Sen. Kisang’, Sen. Omogeni and my colleagues, it is not possible for devolution as a...

including leaders in this House at that particular time, made certain remarks that were considered offensive to counties with a smaller population.I still insist that in the same way that our colleagues from smaller sized counties are asking us to bear with them, they should also bear with us with...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Two quick ones; number one, I expected the Cabinet Secretary would give us actual amounts because that was my biggest interest. Since it is public money that is used to pay Pension, I thought he would tell us the amount of money that...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for your protection. My question flows from question (b) on illegal mining activities, Cabinet Secretary, are you aware of the illegal extraction of copper in Kitui County, especially the area around Kitui West, called Mithikwani? If he does not have the specifics about...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Given that we have 22 minutes for this one, I will spare the Cabinet Secretary a few things that I wanted to say. Let me just go straight to the Question. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to ask the Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Speaker, Sir, the way Sen. Ojienda is pointing at me, I am not sure I am safe. I want protection from you.

Sen. Wambua I believe so. I will not respond to him. The thing that Sen. Kinyua must know is that a lot of works by Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o were translated into many languages. In fact, his short play, The Upright Revolution, or Why Humans Walk Upright, which he wrote...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to eulogize Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. I am a student of literature and I have studied a number of works by Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. I stand here today to pass my condolences, as well as the condolences...

Sen. Wambua I thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for this opportunity to also stand in solidarity with our colleague, Sen. Dullo, who has suffered a sexist attack from a fellow leader in the same county. I would like this House to take note that sometimes last year when the...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I beg to continue. I will start by conveying my condolences to the family of Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, the people of Kamirithu and the entire literary world on the passing on of Professor Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o. It shall be remembered by...

Sen. Wambua Is it a point of order or he needs some information?

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. With your permission, I will read the two Statements. I rise pursuant to Standing Order No.53 (1) to seek a Statement from the Standing Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations on a matter of countywide concern regarding the resurgence of banditry...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have listened to what our colleague, Sen. Osotsi, has said. (Sen. Oketch Gicheru consulted loudly) Sen. Eddy, you may want to listen to this. Mr. Speaker, Sir, maybe what Sen. Osotsi has said makes sense, but there is one thing that we,...

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Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I rarely agree with Sen. Cheruiyot, but I totally agree with him on that matter of personalising battles on the Floor of the House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I stand here to make comments on the Statement brought to the Floor by Sen. Danson...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also want to join you on behalf of my colleagues in the Senate to extend a warm welcome to the visiting delegation from the USA. May 22, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 2 Sen. WambuaFor the avoidance of doubt and to clear the mind...

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Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. What I do with my question time is my business. It is not the business of the Senator of Kakamega. Therefore, I will proceed to make my comments. I have seen Cabinet Secretaries who have appeared before us before, and they have been...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I would like to seek your direction before the Cabinet Secretary gets in. I had received communication from the Office of the Clerk that the Cabinet Secretary for National Treasury and Economic Planning will be appearing this morning to respond to Questions, including...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Mine will not be a question. I just want to make a comment on the response that the Cabinet Secretary has brought. May 21, 2025 SENATE DEBATES 7 Sen. WambuaI will begin by congratulating her. This is her maiden appearance in this House....

Sen. Wambuarecommendations and apply themselves to the situations that they face on the ground, as far as devolution is concerned.Lastly, I have heard that the Committee wants to go back and have sessions with the Governor and the Senator, who is actually the leader who brought the Statement to this...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I have been called upon to second the amendment to this Motion. As we second the amendment to this Motion, let it be known to all of us in this House, that the county assemblies are what is referred to as regional parliaments...

Sen. Wambua On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like to help the Chair to manage Sen. Olekina and the Senate Minority Leader who were entirely disrupting the proceedings. We desire to listen to the Senator as well as the Chair to coordinate and manage the...

On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I would like to help the Chair to manage Sen. Olekina and the Senate Minority Leader who were entirely disrupting the proceedings. We desire to listen to the Senator as well as the Chair to coordinate and manage the House. Is...

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Sen. Thang’wa, please proceed.

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Sen. Wambua We have relaxed. It is my time now. Thank you, Speaker, Sir. My question flows from the response of the Cabinet Secretary on part (c) of the question asked by Sen. Mbugua on the issue of the ongoing work to integrate disability employment data within the UHRIS. The...

Sen. Wambua Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, it is getting worse. Last week, we had a similar situation with the CS for National Treasury. He communicated after we had assembled that he was not going to attend the meeting. We are waiting for the CS for Health just for us to...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. I will be brief and comment on the statement you read as the Chair of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee. I have keenly listened to colleagues making reference to the process of appointment of the new IEBC commissioners and a reference...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am seeking your indulgence under Standing Order No.1 because you have made a statement that is really very pregnant; the issue of the mistreatment of the Senate by PSC and by extension, the National Assembly. I am asking if it is possible...

Sen. Wambua Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I walked in when Sen. Cherarkey was making a passionate appeal for time out on this Motion by Sen. Ali Roba. The truth is that this is perhaps one of the most important engagements of the Senate in its five years. This is...