Martha Wangari Wanjira

Sen. Wangari Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. The reason you hear Members speak with certainty to this issue is that from the Members of the County Public Accounts and Investments (CPAIC) and the Committee on the Finance, Commerce and Budget, we encounter many of these issues that you can almost...

Sen. Wangari On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I did not hear you commit the petition to a Standing Committee.

Sen.Wangari Mr. Speaker, Sir, as you know, Murang’a is my county of birth and I--- Order, Senator! How do you expect us to know? Sen.Wangari Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thought I had pronounced it on this Floor over and over again, but I can inform the House that, yes, it...

Sen.Wangari Mr. Speaker, Sir, if I said Sen.Muthama, it must have been a slip of the tongue. I actually meant the Governor of Machakos who has since honoured the summons to appear before CPAIC. I apologize. I reiterate that the conduct of the proceedings of any committee of the House...

Sen. Wangari On a point of order Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir.

Sen. Wangari Yesterday, the Speaker directed that this issue be brought to this House because it is long overdue. I have waited for this response for over a month yet I do not hear any commitment from the Chairperson. He is not telling us when he will bring the response....

Sen. Wangari Mr. Speaker, Sir, I join you in recognising the presence of the public relations officers from Nyamira County Assembly noting that their Senator has since become a presidential candidate. I thank your office for the steps that it has taken to make sure that the Senate is a...

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Sen. Wangari I still want to maintain that the Senator is still making his contribution and is yet to conclude. In case he concludes without convincing us that he has put on the table enough facts to substantiate, then I will make a ruling. Senator, proceed as you bear that...

Sen. WangariAThe Senate has discussed the transfer of functions between the National Government and the county governments extensively. We have agreed irrespective of political formations or political affiliations, there is still a lot that needs to be done to see to it that counties get the functions that have been...

Sen. Wangari Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. This was real selective utilization of numbers to try to justify and to show that the Government is doing something right.

Sen. Wangari Senator, proceed and make that clarification.

Sen. Wangari Madam Temporary Speaker, I also rise to join in noting the Speech by the President. This is his last one at least until election and the next Parliament, and he has done that consistently in accordance with Articles 10, 132 and 240 of the Constitution as required. The...

Senator, proceed and make that clarification.

Sen. WangariA attacks. We stood up to honour the fallen soldiers who have lost their lives. I hope that even as Parliament, we can put in place a better framework to ensure faster compensation and recognition of the families that have been left by their loved ones. Further, let them...

Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to the President’s Speech. Before I do so, I would like to appeal to the security organs to protect Sen. Wangari to become the first woman Member of Parliament (MP) for Gilgil because she will be a very...

A them good salaries to work as we saw under the National Rainbow Coalition (NARC) Government and the coalition government.In the NARC Government, we never had any problem with the wage bill. One of the things that we did as a policy was to reduce the tax rate and broaden...

Sen. Wangari Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.45, I wish to present the Senate Business for the coming week, On Tuesday, 28th March, there shall be a Rules and Business Committee (RBC) meeting---

Sen. Wangari Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I would like to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT- ACKNOWLEDGING that the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA) is established under Article 9 of the Treaty for the Establishment of the East African Community as one of the key organs and institutions of...

Sen. Wangari Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I rise to move this very important Motion, as we all know the role that EALA plays in terms of legislative matters between the East African countries----

Sen.Wangari Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I apologize for that---

Sen.Wangari Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion:- March 2, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen.WangariA March 2, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen.WangariA will do their job well and submit a report to both Houses of Parliament within the stipulated time of 14 days.I hope they will come up...

Sen. Wangari Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, on a point of order. As I join you to welcome the delegation from the Norwegian Council, I would want to note, maybe, that you would have advised them to stand and bow to the Speaker. They looked a bit shocked. I can tell...

Sen. Wangari On a point of order, Madam Temporary Speaker. This is a House of record. We actually pass laws through a systematic way, through a vote, which we did. Is the Senate Minority Leader in order to actually say that a law was fraudulently passed in this House, when...

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Sen. Wangari On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Standing Order No.90 is very clear. Therefore, I think it is Sen. Njoroge who should apologize for calling Sen. Madzayo just ‘Madzayo.’

Sen. Wangari Asante sana, Bw. Spika wa Muda. Nachukua nafasi hii kwa niaba yangu, familia yangu na wananchi wa Gilgil na Nakuru kwa ujumla kutoa rambi rambi zangu kwa familia ya mwenda zake Gavana Gachagua na Sen. Kagwe. Tunaomboleza nao. Tunakumbuka kuwa sio muda mrefu umepita tangu tuwe naye hapa....

Sen. Wangari Mr. Speaker, Sir, there are two different issues. There is the Bill on pensions for county workers and the issues that were raised by the former councilors. The Bill on pensions was stood down from First Reading last week. We hope that it will be on the Order...

Sen. Wangari Mr. Speaker, Sir, as I welcome the pupils from Ikalaueni Primary School from Makueni County. I also want to note that Sen. Mutula Kilonzo Jnr. has been very consistent in bringing children here to learn; not once or twice. He has done very well as to also being...

Sen. Wangari Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also support the petitioner. This issue has been canvassed before. In fact, the one reason that governors are very confident to show up in the CPAIC confidently is because the devil is not in the monies that we take to the counties. The...

Sen. Wangari Sen. Wangari, are you satisfied?

Sen. Wangari Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale, you are going to withdraw that statement or substantiate it. The question that Sen. Wangari is asking you is to clarify to her who you referred to as the Kiambu mafia of 1963 to 1970. Do you have a list?

Sen. Wangari Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, everything which is created could have its positive and negative aspects. We normally buy “all practices” to allow what has more benefits and reject what has more negative effects and this could be one reason. So, I would like the petition to be submitted...

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Sen. Wangari Sen. Okong’o, do you have any response to this? Do not feel obliged, but if you want to comment on the points of order you can do so.

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Sen. Wangari He did not say he would be campaigning for what. Maybe it would be for a medical event or something else.

That is exactly what I have ruled. Sen. Sang, are you not satisfied yet?

Sen. Wangari You should be.

Sen. Wangari Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this will be the first time a Bill is being presented for First Reading and it is stood down. We have had one such Bill in this House. We have had very protracted discussions about pensions. If you look at the importance of this...

Sen. Wangari Could I conclude, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir? February 15, 2017 SENATE DEBATES Sen. Wangari Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first, we should understand that this is a very sensitive matter. Last year when we were about to embark on this Bill, we had a lot of consultations with the...

Sen. Wangari I would like to bring to perspective three things. One, initially, I was the sponsor of an earlier version of this Bill. It did not go through Second Reading and the House committed the task to the Committee. Secondly, thereafter, consultations have been going on, some spearheaded by...

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, this will be the first time a Bill is being presented for First Reading and it is stood down. We have had one such Bill in this House. We have had very protracted discussions about pensions. If you look at the importance of this Bill and...

Sen. Wangari[The Deputy Speaker (Sen. Kembi-Gitura) left the Chair] [The Temporary Speaker (Sen. Sang) took the Chair]

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the government has three arms. We are the legislators. There is the Executive and the Judiciary, in case we argue. The Legislature has done its work and very ably so. It is true that there is another Bill that had been brought to this house to...

Sen. (Prof.) Lesan, have you sought the Floor?

No.

Then switch it off. Sen. Madzayo, have a last go at it.

Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I take into consideration the plight of all those workers in the 47 county governments, all those pensioners and further taking into consideration the time spent by this very able Committee. I have always held and still hold that you are one of the most outstanding...

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