Hon Ali Menza Mbogo

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: consideration. These are public funds, which if utilised well, we can see fruits, benefits, and have value for the money. Hon. Speaker, when we went through the Budget Estimates for the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning, we noted that a big chunk of money was allocated to land titling. There was none that was kept aside for the settlement of the poor or landless. The Cabinet Secretary allocated Kshs49 million only to purchase land for the poor and over Kshs1.4 billion for titling. If you have not purchased land, what will you title? Through our able Chair, we negotiated ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I really appreciate this House because that Report assisted us in allocating Kshs250 million from titling to the settlement of the poor. As we speak, the same was passed by the Budget and Appropriations Committee. It appears in their Report. We hope that this matter will be brought to a logical conclusion, so that the elders can visit members of Taita Taveta Teachers SACCO who are very old people. Most of them died because of age without benefiting from their investment. view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Apart from that, we created a new State Department of Physical Planning in the Ministry of Lands and Physical Planning. However, we were also shocked; being a new State Department with a Principal Secretary (PS), it was allocated Kshs60 million only to run its affairs. We know that the State Department of Physical Planning is very critical in this country. They are not only involved in land matters, but also in everything. For proper planning of this country, the State Department of Physical Planning will play a very critical role. Through our able Chair, we reduced some monies from titling ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I also wish to commend the good work that was done by the Departmental Committee on Education and Research. They have allocated funds to recruit 5000 new teachers. The recommendation is that their recruitment will be done at the constituency level. Seventy per cent of those teachers should come from that constituency. We expect this recommendation to be implemented fully, so that our people from the constituency who have graduated and have Teachers Service Commission (TSC) numbers can be employed by the Ministry of Education, so that they can play a critical role. view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: The other issue is about the Value Added Tax (VAT) on Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) which is a very critical matter. I know that LPG was initially zero-rated to allow much and fast penetration of LPG because of global warming and to protect our forests. However, during the Budget Estimates in the last financial year, VAT was reintroduced. Nevertheless, our people still use charcoal and firewood for their day-to-day energy consumption. There is need for this matter to be reconsidered. We need to zero-rate LPG, so that we can allow its penetration to be fast, so that we can continue ... view
• 9 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Finally, there is the issue of Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA). There is need for KRA to be funded. We know that they play a critical role in the collection of revenue in this country. However, it can do much more than that. They can bail companies that are suffering because of COVID-19 Pandemic. We know that this is happening in the United States of America (USA). The revenue collector bails out companies, so that they can collect more revenue from these companies and safeguard employment of our people. If KRA is fully funded, we believe that they can play this ... view
• 6 May 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am Hon. Mbogo Ali Menza, the Member of Parliament (MP) of Kisauni. On behalf of the great people of Kisauni Constituency, I vote yes. view
• 23 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First and foremost, I wish to congratulate the former Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Duale, for bringing this Petition. As you are very much aware, Mombasa is dominated by a big business community that is from the Somali community. However, majority of the youth from that community, up to today, are still suffering in acquiring ID cards that can enable them get the necessary services in this country. So, this Petition should be opened up and not be limited to only North Eastern so that whatever recommendations that may be ... view
• 25 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to ask Question No. 052/2021 on behalf of the great residents of Njia Kuu in Mwakirunge Ward in Kisauni Constituency, to the Cabinet Secretary for Lands and Physical Planning. (i) What is the current status of ownership of the parcel of Land Reference No.MN/II/506 in Mwakirunge Ward in Kisauni Constituency? (ii) Are there any plans by the Ministry to settle the over 664 families who are currently occupying the said piece of land? Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 10 Nov 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity to say a word about my dedication to the anti-FGM campaign, as proposed by Sessional Paper No.3 of 2019. Statistics that have been shared by the Leader of the Majority and other speakers speak for themselves. About 94 per cent of Somali women have gone through the knife. It is a serious matter. We need to ask ourselves who the victims are in this case. It is the women. Who propagates this victimization? It is the men. If the women or the mother of the family delivers, takes the ... view