Benson Mutura Kangara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (1) by inserting the following paragraph immediately after paragraph (c)— “(ca) by enforcing budgetary ceilings prescribed by Parliament on national and county government expenditure;” This amendment takes cognisance of the fact that the Controller of Budget under Articles 206 and 207 of the Constitution is squarely mandated to see to it that the ceilings are enforced by the national Government and county governments. view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. Mine is an insertion on Clause 6. I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 6 of the Bill be amended in sub-clause (2) by— (a) inserting the following paragraphs immediately after paragraph (c)— (d) information on— (i) unauthorised withdrawals made from the Consolidated Fund, a county Revenue Fund or the Equalization Fund; and, (ii) the level of compliance by the national and county governments in submitting copies of budget estimates or the County Fiscal Strategy Paper within the required timelines.” (b) deleting sub-clause (5) and substituting therefor the following new sub-clause— “(5) The Controller of ... view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: (a) publish and publicise the reports referred to in this section not later than fourteen days after the reports are submitted to Parliament; and, (b) make the information in the reports available on a website.” view
• 3 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 7 of the Bill be deleted and replaced with the following new clause— Special reports. 7. (1) The Controller of Budget shall prepare and submit the following special reports as provided for in the Constitution ─ (a) in accordance with Article 225 (7), a report to Parliament on funds withheld by the Cabinet Secretary giving a detailed account as to why the withholding should be continued or withdrawn; (b) pursuant to any investigations conducted under Article 252(1)(a), a report to Parliament, the national executive, county assemblies or county executives, or ... view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to oppose this Motion simply because I am a Member of the Departmental Committee on Justice and Legal Affairs. These Members are my friends. We have worked with them for the last three years and they are very effective and good people. It has reached a point where we do not want to mix friendship with issues which we are discussing currently. We have very sensitive and serious deliberations and the country is looking at us to give direction. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: On that level, it is better for them to stay away because the time we needed them most they deserted us. I understand they went to their party leaders and they were given a dress down on how they should be conducting themselves in Committee meetings. We also have some other issues which we are deliberating currently and the Committee has been working seamlessly without a lot of issues. So, I urge that they come back after one month so that they can see how far we have gone. Effectively through the Standing Orders, we have 18 Members who are ... view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Another fundamental issue is the power of the National Assembly. It is as if we are delegating our powers to third parties who are not in this House. It is also a tragedy, in that this is an independent institution, but if we will be taking directions from elsewhere, it means we are going to kill this institution. I would have been happier to see Members of the Committee on Selection being the same because we would have shared the in-depth experience we have in our Committee meetings. That could have been a positive direction. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Another issue is when you see Members being de-whipped and then being told to come back. I do not know the value they are going to add which they had not done earlier. I believe they are coming with a fixed mind to antagonise how we have been working as a Committee. It is good riddance that they are not in the Committee. They could ask their House leadership to see where else they can place them. view
• 6 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I beg to oppose. view
• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I join my colleagues in supporting this Bill. I will start by saying that for a country like Kenya to develop, we must raise The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view