Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: You said that you were bitter and I never interrupted you, my friend. Hon. Deputy Speaker, there are people who feel that they have achieved. However, I can tell them that here we have the numbers to reduce our recess period. It only requires a simple majority. We are going to reduce the recess period. We have the numbers even if they walk out. We have the numbers to pass the Bill when it comes. Therefore, there is nobody who has won in this thing. In fact, they are the greatest losers and they have disappointed this country. In fact, ... view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Earlier on, I wanted to speak to the Bill, but now, when the issue of procedure came--- view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: First of all, I want to tell this House that we are discussing the amendment by hon. Chepkonga. You know, what the Committee has tabled maybe came from the Cabinet Secretary. We do not know where they got it from. What I know now is that this House has power to amend, agree or disagree on any Committee’s report. We have done it before. A Committee’s report has come before this House and it has been amended here. Therefore, it is not right for us to be told: “Because the Cabinet Secretary said six months, it is enough we must ... view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Before I move the Bill, I want to report progress pursuant to Standing Order No.127 (5) regarding the Report that should accompany this Bill from my Committee. We are working on the Report. The Bill came to us together with many other Bills including the VAT Bill, which has attracted a lot of public interest and participation. I will table the Report before next week. I am ready now to move the Bill. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the Capital Markets (Amendment) Bill be now read a Second Time. This ... view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, some emerging issues have made it necessary that amendments are made. One of them is that our commercial activities are increasingly becoming global. We are trading with many countries. We want US Dollars and they want Kenya Shillings. So, there is a new matter that this Bill seeks to introduce. It seeks to bring a framework for future market, which is a new concept. I want to thank CMA for being proactive so that before this matter picks up, they will already have introduced the framework. More than a year ago, this House constituted a select ... view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: If we had a market similar to that being proposed by this Bill, called “the futures market”, it would be possible for an investor who, for example, would need some US Dollars eight view
• 18 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I sympathise with the hon. Member. The Leader of Majority Party is here. He can offer her a Committee from the other side. view
• 17 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, yes, we are in receipt of the Bill from my good friend who claims to have been my senior in the university – let me just accept that! When the Bill was brought, it was decided that it be taken to the State Law Office and also the Constitutional Implementation Oversight Committee (CIOC). We received the Bills seven days ago. Members of my Committee can bear me witness. We have already discussed the Bill and we agreed that there were some consultations that we needed to hold with the Leader of Majority Party so that we get the ... view
• 17 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I agree that 14 days is not an option, but you realize that we came in and we are operating under very difficult deadlines. However, I wish to seek your indulgence that we re-look at this Bill and by next Thursday, we will have given our comments. view
• 17 Jul 2013 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, Sir, I want to thank hon. Abdalla for that request. A case in point is the Finance Bill, which brought up a lot of contradictions in the Standing Orders. In one section, the Standing Orders provide that the Committee on Finance shall bring the Bill to the House in the form in which the Cabinet Secretary presented it, plus a report of the committee. In another section of the Standing Orders, namely, the section which hon. Mbadi read on the committal of Bills in the House, it says that all Bills shall stand committed to the Departmental Committees. ... view