Amos Wako

Sen. Wako On a point of information, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I want to state here that it is I, as the Attorney General, in 1994, who crafted that Act and moved it in Parliament, and it was enacted. At that time, we had to get the latest list...

Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, I agree with you. He was found out of order by the then Speaker. In fact, he was thrown out of the House for the rest of the afternoon. Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is what I want to inform Sen. Haji and it may be...

Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will accept the information.

Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you very much for that generosity. I was trying to ensure that it is done before I complete and that is why I rushed. Had I sat there and everything was completed, you would have ruled me out of order. It is precisely because...

Sen. Wako Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Bill; the County Allocation of Revenue Bill. Madam Temporary Speaker, I speak with a very heavy heart, because this is a case where we, as a Senate, are caught between a hard...

Sen. Wako Madam Speaker, Sir--- (Laughter)

Sen. Wako Madam Temporary Speaker, the problem is that the Senator for Homa Bay is confusing me. (Laughter)

Sen. Wako No, Madam Temporary Speaker. What I am implying is that I should have been looking at you rather than the Senator for Homa Bay.

Sen. Wako Thank you very much, Madam Temporary Speaker. Coming back to the Bill, my heavy heart is on that constitutional issue. My other heavy heart, Madam Temporary Speaker, is on the fact that we, as a Senate, are not really discharging our constitutional mandate by enacting this Bill. To...

Sen. Wako Madam Temporary Speaker, I am sorry for my---

Sen. Wako I am sorry! Madam Temporary Speaker, right now, we have different signals from the Government on what functions have been transferred to the county governments. Because sometime ago – and it was widely reported and we heard it with our own ears – communication was made in support...

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Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I am one of those Chairmen of Committees who is from the Minority party. I do not see any conflict whatsoever because if a Question arises, it is my duty with the assistance of the Senate Majority Leader...

Sen. Wako On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. Is the eminent Senator from Kirinyaga, who is a gentleman and a former teacher, in order to behave unlike a gentleman, to ask a woman’s age?

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Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. First of all, I completely support this but I just want some clarification. We were led to believe at the beginning of our sitting that the House Business Committee was considering changing the timings of our sittings to...

Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this very important Motion. First of all, I want to thank the Mover of the Motion who is also the Chairman of the Sessional Committee on Devolution for having brought this Motion. I thank him...

Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, actually I do not know whether that is guilty conscience because I did not even state that the Senator is of that view. In fact, I respect the Senator. What I stated is a historical fact. I know that in the 1990s, there was some...

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Sen. Wako Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. First, let me thank you for your ruling and the way you have led the Senate throughout this crisis. You have spoken. The Chairmen of the Committees on Finance, Commerce and June 11, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. WakoCommittee...

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Sen. Wako(Loud consultations) May 23, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Wako any county in the world. This is because in your ruling, each statement was supported by a Section of the Constitution. We are only two Senior Counsels in this House, My other Senior Counsel also concurs that, really, this was...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to our traditions in the old days when there was any dispute in the local communities, the wise old men would sit with the chairman to resolve the dispute. If the chairman came up with a wise decision, the women of the village would come with...

and the disagreements on the areas that seem to be grey will, not only be settled, but I am sure the distinction will be made. We will continue to stick to that ruling and respect Standing Order No.88 (5). We will always be and we shall remain the Upper House.

The last one was Sen. Haji, but I am not seeing him. So, I will give the chance to Sen. G. G. Kariuki and maybe one last chance for gender purposes, to Sen. (Prof.) Zani.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in thanking you for this very good ruling. It is good and it came at the right time. We nearly lost the battle until you came up--- (Loud consultations)

Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kenya and, indeed, the whole world is watching to see how the Parliament of Kenya is conducting itself. They are watching to see how hon. Members in both the National Assembly and the Senate are conducting themselves. I think it came as a shock to many Kenyans...

Sen. Wako

Sen. Wako(Loud consultations) May 23, 2013 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Wako any county in the world. This is because in your ruling, each statement was supported by a Section of the Constitution. We are only two Senior Counsels in this House, My other Senior Counsel also concurs that, really, this was...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, according to our traditions in the old days when there was any dispute in the local communities, the wise old men would sit with the chairman to resolve the dispute. If the chairman came up with a wise decision, the women of the village would come with...

and the disagreements on the areas that seem to be grey will, not only be settled, but I am sure the distinction will be made. We will continue to stick to that ruling and respect Standing Order No.88 (5). We will always be and we shall remain the Upper House.

The last one was Sen. Haji, but I am not seeing him. So, I will give the chance to Sen. G. G. Kariuki and maybe one last chance for gender purposes, to Sen. (Prof.) Zani.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to join my colleagues in thanking you for this very good ruling. It is good and it came at the right time. We nearly lost the battle until you came up--- (Loud consultations)

Mr. Speaker, Sir, Kenya and, indeed, the whole world is watching to see how the Parliament of Kenya is conducting itself. They are watching to see how hon. Members in both the National Assembly and the Senate are conducting themselves. I think it came as a shock to many Kenyans...

Sen. Wako

Sen. Wako On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when the Motion came up before Sen. Orengo raised his point of order, you said that after Sen. Sang, it will be Sen. Wako.

Sen. Wako I am just reminding you of that.

Sen. Wako Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. There is no doubt whatsoever that the Senate is the Upper House, and proof of that, I think, is in Sen. Mbuvi. I was in the 10th Parliament when Sen. Mbuvi was elected a Member of Parliament;...

Sen. Wako It is with a light touch---

Sen. Wako I am not imputing improper motives--- May 22, 2013 SENATE DEBATES

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you were right this morning in your ruling that this Bill is properly before this House, and I do not have to quote the sections that have been quoted. I defend the right of the Member of Parliament who sought the ruling of the...

Sen. Wako On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, when the Motion came up before Sen. Orengo raised his point of order, you said that after Sen. Sang, it will be Sen. Wako.

Sen. Wako I am just reminding you of that.

Sen. Wako Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. There is no doubt whatsoever that the Senate is the Upper House, and proof of that, I think, is in Sen. Mbuvi. I was in the 10th Parliament when Sen. Mbuvi was elected a Member of Parliament;...

Sen. Wako It is with a light touch---

Sen. Wako I am not imputing improper motives---

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you were right this morning in your ruling that this Bill is properly before this House, and I do not have to quote the sections that have been quoted. I defend the right of the Member of Parliament who sought the ruling of the...