Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we have Hon. Sakwa Bunyasi, who worked for the World Bank. It is surprising that a leading newspaper in the county can only report on a question that was asked in one second and ignore all the other questions that were asked in two hours. The question about his marital status came as a joke. I did not expect it to grab the headline of the Daily Nation . Having said so, I want to briefly give information about each of the candidates in three minutes and then finalise. view
• 18 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Jairus Mohammed Nyaoga, who is a nominee for the Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Central Bank of Kenya, is a Kenyan citizen born on 23rd September, 1960 in Kisii County. He has a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees in Law from the University of Nairobi. He has a wide experience in law practice. He is a member of the boards of directors of many institutions. He impressed the Committee in that he understood the role he is going to assume as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the CBK. He seemed to understand the roles ... view
• 18 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Therefore, my Committee did not have any reservation about him only that he seemed to be very committed with a lot of work. Of course, he promised that once his nomination is approved, he will relinquish some of the responsibilities so that he can concentrate on that position. 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
• 18 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The Committee noted that the nominee exhibited impressive knowledge on topical issues touching on administration and corporate governance. He has the requisite abilities, qualifications and experiences to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the CBK. view
• 18 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: However, he will have to relinquish some positions he holds to avoid conflict of interest and have enough time to concentrate on the new role of the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the CBK. view
• 18 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Dr. Patrick Ngugi Njoroge, who is the nominee for the position of Governor of the CBK is a Kenyan citizen born on 2nd December, 1961. He holds a PhD from Yale University, and a Masters Degree in Economics and a Bachelor Degree in Arts from the University of Nairobi. view
• 18 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: He has wide knowledge in the financial sector, having worked in the sector throughout his career spanning over 30 years. He has been working with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) since 1995 to date. Most notable in his work at the IMF is the formulation and implementation of financial and operational policies related to the IMF’s concessional lending to low income countries. view
• 18 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: He also headed the IMF missions abroad over and above implemented the IMF’s development projects across the world. He is currently working as the advisor to the Deputy Managing Director of the IMF. His exemplary work at the IMF saw him awarded for excellence innovations in 2010. view
• 18 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: He has published many materials and I do not want to go into detail. He is a member of the American Economic Association (AEA). During the recruitement process, he emerged second during the interview conducted by the Public Service Commission (PSC). He scored 77 per cent, which was very high. view
• 18 Jun 2015 in National Assembly: The EACC, the CID and the HELB have cleared him and he has never been charged in a court of law. He has no potential conflict of interest and this came out very uniquely because this man said that he does not own any asset. That means there will be no conflict of interest. He has just been into the job. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other question that we asked, which has been viral in the social media, was about his marital status. The matter came up because somebody must clear such issues in the form. Members wanted him ... view