Moses Masika Wetangula

Sen. Wetangula) : Sen. Wetangula) : Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, thank you for giving me this opportunity. I want to register my disappointment with the way the Chairman of the Committee on Education has responded to this issue. I wonder if he is comfortable the way my colleagues have been...

Sen. Wetangula) : What is it, Sen. Wetangula? The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Wetangula) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I duly notified the Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No.33 (1) , my desire to move a Motion for Adjournment on a matter of grave national importance, that is, the teachers’...

What is it, Sen. Wetangula? The Senate Minority Leader ( Sen. Wetangula) : Sen. Wetangula) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I duly notified the Speaker in accordance with Standing Order No.33 (1) , my desire to move a Motion for Adjournment on a matter of grave national importance, that is, the...

Order, Sen. Wetangula! You are raising a matter that does not exist. You need to move the Motion and be supported. I was very clear because I September 16th , 2015 SENATE DEBATES NOTICE OF MOTION FOR ADJOURNMENT UNDER STANDING ORDER NO. 33 CRISIS OF TEACHERS’ STRIKE IN KENYA

Order! You do not need the whole House, you already have the requisite number. We will have the Motion after we finish with the three orders that I had mentioned.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Yesterday I rose on a point of order and requested the person who was sitting on your Chair to give directions on the report issued on the dissolution of Makueni County by Mohamed Nyaoga. The directions were given that a communication will...

Hon. Senators, I am learning of the matter and we will endevour to give it to you on Tuesday. Let us move on to Order No.12 and it is Division. We shall ring the Division Bell for one minute. (The Division Bell was rung) [The Speaker (Hon. Ethuro) left the...

Sen. Wetangula) : Sen. Wetangula) :

Hon. Wetangula Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. As I support this amendment, there is a very thin line between the doctrines of separation of powers between the various arms of the Government. The three arms of Government operate interdependent of each other but they still pull in the same...

Hon. Wetangula Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support this amendment. I think it is important because many times students apply and they are never informed whether their applications have been rejected or not. Sometimes, there are undue delays which cause undue hardship to the students. I support this amendment....

Hon. Wetangula Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I also wish to support this amendment because it will inject professionalism in the manner in which this practice is carried out. If we just leave it to the whims of those people, they will introduce corruption into it. I support the amendment.

Hon. Wetang’ula Yes, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support the amendment because the penalty will deter crooks who move around with briefcase companies. This amendment is very important. I support it. The Temporary Deputy Chairman (Hon. Cheboi) : Let us have Hon. Kenta, the Member for Narok North.

Sen. Wetangula) : This is a procedural matter. Let us not get deep. On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

This is a procedural matter. Let us not get deep.

Point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir.

Order Members! Chair, could we get the response on Tuesday with finality?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will provide an answer to the statement on Tuesday. However, allow me to respond to---

How long does it take to append a signature?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I can only rely on the information given to me by the Clerk of the Committee and from the Cabinet Secretary’s (CS) office. However, we will provide an answer to the statement on Tuesday, next week.

Order, Senator! I was very clear. This week, you rejected the Motion for extension. You went ahead to implore all of us to manage our time effectively. Therefore, I am subject to your own directions and I will not entertain any objections to that because you did it convincingly. July...

Sen. Wetangula, I hope you are not on the same because I will rule you out of order. The Senate Minority Leader ( Sen. Wetangula) : Sen. Wetangula) : For once, you have made the distinction between “same” and “similar”. So, I agree with you.

Sen. Wetangula) : Order, Sen. Leshore! You are completely out of order. The one you are giving information must agree with you. Sen. Musila has not agreed with what you have said. To respond to the point of order raised by the Senate Minority Leader, I wish to confirm that...

Sen. Wetangula) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, you will recall that last week, the Vice Chairperson of the Committee on Health issued a statement. However, she did not answer Mr. Speaker, Sir, the distinguished Senator for West Pokot County brought a Bill here regarding police reservists. He wanted them to be...

For once, you have made the distinction between “same” and “similar”. So, I agree with you.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to inform my good friend, Senator for Kitui County, to persuade his deputy leader, Sen. Abdirahman and Sen. Mohamud regarding the issue because most of the herders come from Wajir. They should flush out those herders.

Order, Sen. Leshore! You are completely out of order. The one you are giving information must agree with you. Sen. Musila has not agreed with what you have said. To respond to the point of order raised by the Senate Minority Leader, I wish to confirm that that Bill was...

Sen. Wetangula) : Order, Senators! This is a matter that must be put it its context. There is a malaria outbreak, children are dying and there is no response. To me, the Senate Minority Leader, in desperation, is trying to understand the situation and giving the possibilities of “may it...

Order! Order! What is it, Sen. Murkomen? Avoid the accusations, Members.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am personally flattered by the manner in which, for the first time, the Senate Minority Leader has showered a lot of praises on me. However, I want to tell him that I am not Makmende to sort out every Committee problem in this House.

Order, Sen. Murkomen! He has not only showered you with praises, but enhanced your stature and responsibilities. (Laughter)

Sen. Wetangula) :(Loud Consultations) Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on a point of order, I want to correct the impression created by the distinguished nominated Senator from Nakuru, Sen. Njoroge because Sen. Bule, the distinguished for Tana River County was elected to this House on a ticket of the Federal Party...

Proceed, Sen. Kindiki. Sen. Bule, I will give you a chance later on since you are the subject of this discussion. So relax.

Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, earlier on, I had sympathized with my brother, the Senate Minority Leader when he was under attack from another Senator who has now become something bigger than an ordinary Senator. What the Senate Minority Leader has done is to complicate the already bad situation of Sen....

Order, Sen. Bule! You will be given time in a dignified manner.

Sen. Wetangula) : Sen. Wetangula) : On a point of order, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. There is what is known as the House Leadership in this Senate. This does not belong to two Members; (Laughter)

Order, Sen Wetangula. This is not a CORD Motion, but one brought by a CORD Member. However, that does not mean anything in so far as --- The Senate Minority Leader ( Sen. Wetangula) : Sen. Wetangula) : Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I take your ruling with a lot of...

Sen. Wetangula) : Sen. Wetangula) : Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I agree with Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale that this list be tabled first so that everybody knows what it is all about. Secondly, I had asked three questions: One of them was: What is the criterion? As much as Sen. Wetangula...

Sen. Wetangula) :July 21st, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank Sen. Khaniri for raising the issue. I would also want the Chairperson of the Committee to clearly – in fact, before bringing the actual Statement – give an interim Statement and directions that apart from the police force...

Sen. Wetangula) :July 15th, 2015 SENATE DEBATES Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is the Central Bank that determines, sets, guides and breeds monetary policy of any country. If the Governor says he is not for this, where is the Cabinet Secretary getting authority to do the misguided pronouncement? July 15th, 2015...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, in trying to justify why there was the increase of the share capital from Kshs1 billion to Ksh5 billion, the Chairman says that the Cabinet Secretary informed him that the banking sector should play a catalytic role to achieve Vision 2030. That is what informed their increase...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I understand that it has been the policy of the Government that Small and Medium Scale Enterprises (SMEs) are the key to developing this country and they should be encouraged. I want a clarification as to why the Government has decided that it is only foreign institutions...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, while we appreciate the need for developing strong banks in order to become a regional banking sector, in this country the unbanked are more than the banked. In other words, people with bank accounts are a lot less than those who operate without. Therefore, there is need...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the mischief of business monopoly in this country is a well known factor. Could the Chair table the list of all the banks he mentioned with their capital ability? Especially so, I am more interested in the banks which are more than or equal to Kshs5 billion...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, this is clearly a very significant policy change but it has also become clear that it was not specifically subjected to public participation and public scrutiny as required. Is the Chairman satisfied that it met the constitutional threshold before it is operationalized? The second question is, what...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, it is not in doubt as who are the private Kenyans who own banks. If you go to Wall Street, they are still opening new companies; a bank is just like any other enterprise. The Chairman has been misled to tell us that the reason for this...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, the last time this question was asked, I had sought my own separate question on the list of banks that fall under the category of under Kshs 5 billion. This is because we wanted to determine whether or not there was something ulterior about the proposal to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Kenya is one of the developing countries and Kenyans are still struggling to come to the level of doing business in competition with the rest of the world. You need ten Kenyans to each come up with $5 million to raise $50 million to start...

The Chairperson may now respond.

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. When the Government raised the minimum capital of the banks from Kshs250 million to Kshs1 billion, it was an increase by four times. Literally, all the banks complied within the timeframe and the objectives at the time was also the same; to encourage banks to...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Anybody who has studied business trends will tell you that one of the strategies used by business people and investors once they have built enough capital to insulate themselves from competition is to raise thresholds to lock out the competition. The move by CBK to...

Hon. Wetangula Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to also contribute to this Bill. I am very happy. Being from a legal background, I know that this Bill is going to really modernise our legal practice, especially in the business area. The Companies Bill 2015...