Moses Masika Wetangula

Sen. Wetangula Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I am happy that the distinguished Senator for Elgeyo-Marakwet County has the courage to decry the death of reading. Mr. Pheroze Nowrojee captured it very well. He said that we have reached a stage in our country where people will only read books...

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

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Sen. WetangulaGross Domestic Product (GDP), is not a matter that the Senators from this side need to be encouraged to attend. Rest assured that we are as concerned as the Senators on the other side of the House. We shall come and debate it. That should not have been left...

Sen. Wetangula Madam Temporary Speaker, gender issues are very important, but we do not talk about them in this country. The Constitution of Kenya was passed over 10 years ago. However, up to now, the Gender Bill has not been passed by Parliament. Despite the former Chief Justice asking for...

Sen. Wetangula Madam Temporary Speaker, I thank you for giving me this opportunity to support this Statement from Sen. Farhiya. This statement is very timely because many of the governors are now going out after doing their 10 years in service. They cannot come back as governors yet there are...

Proceed, Sen. Kavindu Muthama.

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Sen. WetangulaNext Paper. Proceed, the Senate Majority Leader.

Proceed, Sen. Outa.

Mr. Speaker, Sir, I would like to clarify that the Senate does not have the capacity to go after the bandits. However, the Committee will invite the people with the authority. I am therefore just relaying what the people in authority have told me. I was told to inform the...

Thank you, Sen. Outa. However, in your attempt to be official, you may end up issuing statements that you are not supposed to make. This House appreciates the efforts of the Committee on National Security, Defence and Foreign Relations. October 6, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 6

Sen. Wetangula Sen. Orengo, proceed. The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Orengo) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, I think the Senator for Bungoma County has raised a very important issue. As you may recall, in making the Constitution 2010 in the context and background that Kenya in the first 20 years or...

Sen. Wetangulathese honorable men and women this afternoon is an exemplification that God is indeed faithful.Secondly, my profound gratitude goes to the President and my party leader, His Excellency Uhuru Kenyatta, for making this dream a reality. Further, my heartfelt appreciation goes to the rank and file of my party,...

Sen. Wetangulapieces of legislation must take account of this. We must be structured and deliberate in creating a prosperous, cohesive nation for this and future generations.We must be committed to pushing forward the frontiers of knowledge, in selfless service, in the needs of our people, in expanding food production, in...

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Sen. Wetangula Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I wish to welcome Sen. Ngugi. This world has its ups and downs. Last week, you were chosen to be here. Do not feel guilty because our friend passed away. That was the will of God. It is also the will of God...

Sen. Wetangula Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve. October 6, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 27 Sen. Wetangula that the governments at the national and county levels are distinct and inter-dependent and shall conduct their mutual relationships on the basis of consultation and cooperation.This is what this Bill seeks to enhance; they are distinct, but...

Sen. Farhiya, proceed.

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Mr. Speaker, Sir, I first want to take this opportunity to offer heartfelt condolences to the family of Alex Macharia, the people of Kahawa West and the traders who have lost a friend, a family member and a brother. I am really grateful to Sen. Omanga, Mama Miradi, for bringing...

A ---amongst others in my delegation, who always raise issues of concern regarding the people of Nairobi. Sen. Wetangula On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is my distinguished nephew, the Senator for Nairobi City County in order to denigrate the status and standing of the very active Senator...

Mr. Speaker, Sir, to the contrary, I have not denigrated Sen. Omanga. In fact, I have been praising her. I have said she is a Senator who assists me and I assist her also in her work. This is because Nairobi is big. I have 17 constituencies, 85 wards and...

Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me the chance to congratulate our active Senator from Nairobi for bringing this issue which is actually a countrywide problem. It is not just for Nairobi; it cuts across the entire country. September 23, 2021 SENATE DEBATES

A It is a sad situation when a Kenyan dies and especially in the hands of the same force that is supposed to help that particular Kenyan survive. Utumishi kwa Wote means that the police force must be a service force that helps wananchi survive and not kill them. In...

Asante Bw. Spika kwa kunipa fursa hii. Kwanza, ninampongeza Sen. Omanga kwa kuleta Taarifa hii katika Bunge la Seneti. Yeye ni msimamizi wa wanyonge katika nchi yetu ya Kenya. Swala la polisi kutoajibika limezungumziwa kwa muda mrefu hapa katika Bunge la Seneti. Wiki iliyopita, tulizungumzia swala la kupoteza Prof. Abdisalam...

Sen. Cherargei, these nomadic tendencies are disturbing.

On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. September 23, 2021 SENATE DEBATES

What is your point of order?

Mr. Speaker, Sir, nomads are very important people in the country. We should not have been denigrated.

I did not mean to denigrate them. They are people who move from one place to another in search of pasture.

Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. We are happy with that. You should tell him that as a farmer, he should not walk around farming.

Sen. Wetangula Madam Temporary Speaker, mine is just to concur with the rest of the Members as they have spoken on the importance of the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations and the whole purpose of consulting so that we can agree on who serves where. Madam Temporary Speaker, there...

Sen. Wetangula On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. September 23, 2021 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Wetangula Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I just want to commend on a comment that was made that the Committee on Devolution and Intergovernmental Relations needs to distribute relief food. Please, we should not...

Sen. Wetangula Sen. Cherargei, kindly finalize.

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Sen. Wetangula Mr. Speaker, Sir, when the moving of the Motion started, I was wondering where Sen. Cheruiyot was. There was once a committee to investigate land clashes and when it came to voting, half of the Members of the Committee disappeared. I beg to second this Motion. I urge...

Sen. Wetangula Mr. Speaker--- (Loud consultations)

Sen. Wetangula Mr. Speaker, Sir, the chairperson must be put under pressure. This is serious business and I want the chairperson to sit down and listen to us instead of engaging Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. The Chairperson should sit down and listen to us. This morning up to the afternoon...

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Sen. Wetangula Sen. Orengo, you still want to speak? The Senate Minority Leader (Sen. Orengo) : Mr. Speaker, Sir, we had passed this Order as rightly put by Sen. Murkomen and Sen. Wetangula. However, I beseech the House that we are a House of records. I will give an example...

Sen. Wetangula Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Committee for those incisive recommendations, particularly, in relation to the land grabbed by a well-known land grabber in Trans Nzoia that has now been ordered to be given back to the school. I emphasize the point raised by the distinguished Senator for...

Sen. Wetangula Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise in defence of the distinguished Senator from Murang’a County. Yesterday, we were in this House. When he logged in on the Zoom platform and his picture did not come on the screen, you said that he needed to have an appropriate platform through...

Sen. Wetangula Mr. Speaker, Sir, before you make a determination it will help a great deal the reputation of this perfect gentleman from Murang’a, Sen. Kang’ata if you ordered the live recording of KBC to be released and circulated to these offending media houses to replace the fake news that...

Sen. Wetangula Mr. Speaker, Sir, that is sound ruling. However, I request that following the representations that have come on the Floor, particularly from Sen. Cheruiyot and Sen. Nyamunga, that you invite the twin Cabinet Secretary of Energy and Petroleum, so that they also answer questions on the issue of...

Sen. Wetangula Division will be at the end. September 15, 2021 SENATE DEBATES 39

Sen. Wetangula Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I enjoin the distinguished Senator of Vihiga to decry the rampant accidents of loss of lives at Kaburengu. Kaburengu is very close to Bungoma. It is the last small market before one crosses River Nzoia into Webuye, Bungoma. This stretch has claimed many...

Sen. Wetangula Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I also support this Statement by calling upon the agencies of the state to have an even approach in handling the issues of COVID-19 restrictions. Last week, I heard the Inspector-General directing the removal of roadblocks that had become toll stations every time...

Sen. Wetangula On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker.

Sen. Wetangula Madam Deputy Speaker, I was in some discussion with some Senators there. I support this report and thank the distinguished Senator for Mombasa County for a well-done job. Our country has done well, but it has not done so well in many respects. We have done well to...

Sen. Wetangula On a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. I urge the Chair to treat this matter as of extreme national importance. Treat it as if it was a Motion of Adjournment. Given that in the Order Paper we have several Divisions, as we wait for quorum for that,...

Sen. Wetangula Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. As we support the Statement from our distinguished colleague, what we are seeing happening in Laikipia County is a terrible shame to our country. It is actually collective shame to all of us. Yesterday, for the whole day, the British Broadcasting Cooperation (BBC)...

Sen. Wetangula Madam Deputy Speaker, this is about the second time in the last two or three months that Mr. Taratisio Ireri has brought very good Petitions to this House. I want to support the Petition and enjoin the distinguished Senator for Kitui County in what he has already observed....

Sen. Wetangulabeen doing well. The gossips we hear out there from governors is that they come to CPAIC carrying briefcases. Therefore, we also compromise our responsibility as a House that must oversight the success of devolution.Madam Temporary Speaker, I also urge my Chair, as we have discussed and agreed, that...

Sen. Wetangula Madam Temporary Speaker, I want to inform my distinguished colleague from Kakamega that, actually, under the Constitution and the law, there is what we call the power of citizens to arrest. In cases where the law enforcement officers fail, omit or ignore, citizens can exercise that power in...

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Sen. Wetangula Thank you, Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir. Listening to you reading the Petition by Mr. Taratisio Kawe sends a chill down my spine. Mr. Taratisio could be a retired policeman who is probably suffering from nostalgia of the bad old days because it is a terrible proposal to claw...

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Sen. Wetangula Madam Temporary Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee on the said report. I request Sen. Mwangi to second.