Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Disposal Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 40 of 2014). We agreed on the basis that the amendments are improving the Bill and some were very minor amendments. Hon. Deputy Speaker, Clause 33 talks about the functions of the county treasury with regard to procurement. The Senate made the amendment to say that the functions of the county treasury is to ensure that they promote preferences and reservation schemes for residents of the county to ensure a minimum of 20 per cent in public procurement at the county. That is to say that, at least, 20 per cent of the procurement ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I wish to thank the Members who have spoken to the Senate Amendments. Generally, they were in support. I want to thank the House for supporting the Committee and the Senate on those amendments. I urge the Members to support these proposed amendments by the Senate. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Deputy Speaker! The resolution of the House passed on Wednesday, 11th February 2015 provides that the Leader of the Majority Party will move the Motion, then next to talk will be the Leader of the Minority Party followed by the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee, in that order. I do not know whether that has been varied. I thought I should inform the House what the Committee resolved so that it is properly guided. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: After secondment, the Leader of the Minority Party was next and then the Chair of the Committee. However, I give my good friend time to complete his contribution. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Deputy Speaker. As has been mentioned by the Majority Whip when he was moving, the Senate proposed nine amendments to nine clauses, that is 5, 11, 19, 24, 26, 32, 39, 40 and 41. My Committee sat in the morning pursuant to the Speaker’s ruling and we went through all those amendments. We did agree with the Senate in some amendments. We also did disagree with the Senate in some of their proposed amendments. I will go to details which I will ask Members to support or reject at the relevant stage of the House. ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: that for one to be an Auditor-General, he or she must have a minimum of postgraduate degree. The constitution is very clear. It has provided very clear academic qualifications on the Auditor-General. What the Senate proposed can be construed to mean denying a majority of Kenyans a chance to apply to be Auditor-General. The Constitution specifies that the President only needs to have a degree. It is too elitist and too exclusionist when you put a postgraduate degree as a minimum. At a relevant stage, I will ask the House to reject this proposal. A standard practise has been basic ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Constitution, the AG has the final say. He can actually accept or reject the advice he is being given because the law is very clear. What the Senate is proposing is that the person being advised will chair the advisory committee. How do you advise yourself? I think it would be better to either do away with the whole advisory committee issue or we make it more objective so that the person being advised does not chair that process. He is the final person to decide whether he will take that advice or disagrees with it and performs his functions ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Yes, hon. Deputy Speaker. Two minutes please because I am almost finishing. My Committee rejected the proposed amendment to Clause 39 and I will be giving the reasons. The Committee agreed with Clauses 40 and 41. Hon. Deputy Speaker, I support but with some reservations which I will express at the Third Reading. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, as I reported to the House earlier, my Committee considered the Senate amendment to Clause 5, paragraph (c). I urge the House to reject the amendment because accepting it would mean that in order for one to become the Auditor-General, one should have a minimum qualification of a Master’s Degree. The standard practice has been a minimum qualification of a first degree. Other qualifications become added advantage for a candidate. If we adopt the Senate’s amendment on this clause, we will be excluding many people from seeking to serve as Auditor-General, and it would be unfair. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Therefore, I urge this House to reject this particular Senate amendment by voting “No”. view