Amos Wako

Sen. WakoNovember 18, 2015 SENATEDEBATES

Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to thank the National Chamber of Commerce of Nandi and the civil society for bringing this Petition to us. We indeed encourage all Kenyans to be doing that. This shows that the systems at the county level are not working. These are some...

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Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I join my colleagues in welcoming our partners in county assemblies. They must be aware that they play an important role in the implementation of our Constitution. Article 1 (3) of the Constitution provides that:- “Sovereign power under this Constitution is delegated to the...

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Adan for the information she has given us. It is precisely because of that information that I support Sen. Kagwe that this must be brought to a stop now until we have proper legislation in place. Initially, I was of the...

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, what I want to clarify and recommend is that---

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, could all the groups that have been formed in our counties be stopped forthwith? Secondly, could a Bill be brought within a month so that we enact it? Thirdly, could the Inspector-General of Police take up the issue because the Constitution is very clear...

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, We know that the police structure operates at the county level. Could there be a directive that all the structures operate under the Officer Commanding Police Division (OCPD) so that they know that they are not operating under the directive of the governor, but...

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the issue of legislation and the business of the House should be organized in such a way as to give utmost priority to legislation because that is our core function. These Motions, important as they are, should take second place and I am not...

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, that is the impression I had but he has now put there statistics which has enriched that point. Therefore, the Rules and Business Committee should consider a strict enforcement of the Statement Hour, because every October 22, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Wakoday, we take...

Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity to speak to this very important Motion by Sen. Adan. I have every confidence in the proposed Members of the Committee. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this topic reminds me of what Justice O’Kubasu said about prisons. He...

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Sen. Wako Sen. Wako, you know that you are only allowed, in a brief sentence, to quote a particular language, whether it is Luhya, Kikuyu, French, Spanish or Latin but you must say what it means. You must know that this is what it means in a particular community but...

Sen. Wako Order, Sen. Wako!

Sen. Wako Order, Sen. Karaba! Our Standing Orders allow reference to any other language but it has to be very brief and translation be provided. That is exactly what I have told Sen. Wako. That is why we quote in Latin. Why would you want to say that the use...

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Sen. Wako Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, English is an official language of Parliament. Therefore, I assume that people elected here understand simple English words.

Sen. Wako Okay, I will explain. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, when it comes to the issues of East African integration, I hope that Tanzania will now move forward taking into account the spirit of the Speech of H.E. President (Dr.) Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete on East Africa integration. On bilateral relationships...

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Sen. Wako Ninashukuru sana kwa nafasi hii, Bw. Spika wa Muda. Nimesikiza waheshimiwa waliozungumza na walioshindwa kuzungumza Kiswahili. Niligundua kwamba umoja wa taifa hili uko mbali. Hii ni kwa sababu kitu kimoja kinachounganisha watu ni lugha ambayo wanatumia. Tumekuwa tukitumia Kiingereza hadi maeneo ya kata. Utapata mtu anaongea na wananchi...

Nidhamu. Sasa kila Seneta ataongea kwa dakika nane. Seneta Wako usilalamike kwa sababu umepewa dakika kumi na tano.

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Sen. Wako Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Leader of the Majority made an appeal to Senators to pay greater attention to the business of the House. Yesterday, the Chairman of the Health Committee, Dr. Kuti, gave notice of a meeting with the Cabinet Secretary (CS) of Health this morning. That was...

Order, Senator. You have put your case and I am sure the Majority Leader and other Members of the RBC have heard you. We will definitely prioritize.

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Sen. Wako Thank you very much Sen. Wako. Sen. (Dr.) Machage, is it on this matter? (Sen. (Dr.) Machage stood up in his place) September 29th , 2015 SENATE DEBATES

Thank you very much Sen. Wako. Sen. (Dr.) Machage, is it on this matter? (Sen. (Dr.) Machage stood up in his place)

I would rather allow Sen. Obure to go first because it his Statement. I would like each of you to be as brief as possible.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want to take this opportunity to thank Sen. Wako for a very elaborate answer. I am particularly excited to see that the IEBC is planning to carry out a massive registration of voters in November and December this year. I am therefore quite satisfied about...

I want to get you right, Sen. Obure. When you say you are satisfied because you have extracted so many areas that have not been dealt with, I would like to hear the response to that from Sen. Wako whether indeed those areas have not been answered.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the chicken gate scandal is still very fresh in our minds. It involves the IEBC and their activities in procurement and especially the procurement outside this country.

Are you sure that when the HANSARD is read ten years down the line, people will understand what chicken gate was, because the HANSARD is for record?

I think they will understand, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Otherwise, I meant corruption in the management of resources in procuring items for purposes of the IEBC’s activities. It is very well known especially that some of the senior officers of IEBC - and, indeed, including the Chairman of the IEBC...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I thank the Chairman for the response but I have a few clarifications---

Are you not the Vice Chairman of the Committee?

I am speaking as the Senator for Nandi County.

I thought that you will not be seeking clarification because you are fully seized of the issues raised in that Statement. You must have agreed as a Committee.

No, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we have not yet discussed this Statement as a Committee but would the Chairman clarify---

That is quite strange. If you ask - as a Vice Chairman of the Committee and you have used the correct term; clarification - I do not think you should be seeking any clarification from the Chairman of your Committee.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, just for the Chairman to confirm because the Statement that he gave us reads that there is already a process of reviewing the elections law through a Draft Election (Amendment) Bill and within the Statement, it clearly says that they are carrying out consultations with the...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to thank the Chair of the Committee for the detailed response. I just need some few clarifications. We have been informed that the Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) kits that were procured during the last General election are obsolete because the batteries had a...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in 2007/2008, Kenyans killed each other because of a disputed election. One of the reasons was that when election results were announced from certain constituencies, people doubted them. There is a very important constituency called the voter in the diaspora. Could the Chairperson tell us what...

Sen. Wako, there are two issues here. Several clarifications have been sought, some of which are seeking for completely new things, for example, the one from Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale. However, Sen. Obure said that there are three areas that you did not address. Can you let me know, without dealing...

Sen. Wako, I am asking you that for a purpose so that I can give direction. Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I was aware of that, I just want you to understand the background. I was aware of Sen. Obure’s number of questions that had not been covered by...

Order, Sen. Wako! What is your point of order, Sen. (Dr.) Machage?

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Sen. Wako has said that he came with a partial reply and intentionally so – he has also received more questions which he is likely not to have immediate answers to. Would I be in order to request that you defer---

You are pre-empting me. I am waiting for Sen. Wako to confirm that there are areas he did not deal with in the Statement sought by Sen. Obure so that I can give direction. It appears that there are more than three areas that you have not dealt with. The...

Sen. Wako, the Clerk-at-the-Table keeps reminding me that you are the Chairperson of the Committee. We do not know where you get your Statement from. The moment you step into this House, it is your Statement as the Chairperson of the Committee. That is important. For us, the source is...

That is very reasonable request because it will remove duplication. Sen. Wako Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree that the Senate Leader of Minority’s request is very reasonable. In fact, it ties in very well with the questions asked by Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale which has enriched the information that we...

Order, Senator! You have finished. What is your point of order, Sen. Haji?

On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. We know that Sen. Wako has been away for some time. Instead of answering in a brief manner, he is going round in circles, wasting our time--- Sen. Wako On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Is the hon....

Order! That matter is settled. Both of you have been away. That is the position. The Statement will be issued in the next two weeks. Is it okay, Sen. Obure? (Sen. Obure nodded) The direction is that you are now going to deal with all the issues that have been...