Benard Masaka Shinali

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 111 to 120 of 193.

• 16 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I direct my Question to the Cabinet Secretary for Education: What criterion is used by the Ministry to allocate and distribute infrastructure development funds to secondary schools, colleges and universities in the country? view
• 16 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the first Question was directed to the Cabinet Secretary for Education. My second Question goes to the Cabinet Secretary for Petroleum and Mining. Could the Cabinet Secretary: (a) Explain the activities being undertaken by Acacia Mining Company in Ikolomani Constituency and, in particular, the company’s role in environmental degradation? b) What benefits, if any, are the residents of Ikolomani Constituency gaining from the said company? view
• 16 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My Questions have been there for some time. I would like to direct my Question to the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Labour and Social Services as follows: Why has it taken long for the Ministry to gazette the regulations on human trafficking? view
• 30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. At least, my sitting here has borne fruits at the last minute. I stand here to partially support this Report. We have worked with Hon. Dalmas Otieno in this House, who is also a nominee. Going by the contributions he has made here, and considering the way he has worked in the civil service, he is going to the Commission with a wealth of experience in public management. I also confirm that I know one Nelly Ashubwe, the lawyer and nominee in this case. She comes from Khwisero, a constituency near to mine. I know her ... view
• 29 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Chair. I want to oppose this amendment. It is not right that when you are making any transfer, including paying school fees, you have to pay. The banks are already paying taxes. There are taxes which are clearly prescribed when the bank is transacting. We do not need to burden parents and Kenyans as a whole by taxing any transaction they make. When you receive money from wherever, it is taxed. I oppose. view
• 16 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I wanted to contribute to the amendment which we have just concluded. Nothing is comparable to life. Now that the chairman has already given his proposal and you have concluded, I will wait to contribute later. view
• 2 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Shivagala village is in Ikolomani Constituency which I represent. I was at home during the weekend in a nearby village. I want to confirm that I am not aware of such action. view
• 27 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me an opportunity to contribute to this Motion by Hon. Michael Muchira. Prioritising recruitment of the NYS graduates to the disciplined forces is a good idea. Going by what has been happening I want to be the devil’s advocate because I have made inquiries to see how the NYS works. The NYS is the only institution which recruits people who have scored grade D+ and above. One usually knows very well what he or she is going to do because you undergo training and after that you choose a course you qualify ... view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me this chance to contribute on the Tax Laws (Amendment) Bill. view
• 20 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: I will start by urging those people in authorities and departments that collect taxes to make sure that they do not favour big taxpayers. We have goods which come to the country through Mombasa Port and other ports in Kenya. We wonder how so many tonnes of maize and sugar can come in the country, when we have such authorities that should check them and collect taxes. When you allow large quantities of commodities to be brought to the country and then they are mixed or repackaged and sold to Kenyans as if tax was collected from them, you are ... view