Benjamin Kipkirui Langat

All parliamentary appearances

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• 21 Jul 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I think Hon. (Dr.) Nyikal seems to have said that the Bill was not considered because I was not in the House. The Bill is now the product of the House. It is up to the HBC, as you have directed, to place it in the business of the House. We have deliberated on the matter and tabled the Report. We have no amendment to the Bill. I inform Hon. Nyikal that the Bill is sponsored by Hon. Jude Njomo. It is already listed and the Speaker has said that it will be considered next week. So, I ... view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I want to inform him something about the IDPs. In the Budget for the Financial Year 2016/2017, Kshs6 billion has been allocated for IDPs. Therefore, he should be informed. view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade on the Vetting of Nominees for Appointment to the Privatization Commission, laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday, June 28, 2016, and pursuant to the provisions of Section 5 (1)(d) of the Privatization Act, approves the appointment of the following persons as Members of the Privatization Commission:- 1. Amb. Boaz Kidiga Mbaya; 2. Mr. Wilfred Sang; 3. Mr. John Boru Halake; 4. Ms. Faith Chepkemboi Bett; 5. Mr. John Joseph Tito; 6. Mr. Mohamed ... view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: On Tuesday, 14th June 2016, you brought the names to the Floor of the House. Pursuant to that, we proceeded to the next stage, which was calling the nominees to appear before the Committee. Section 5(1) of the Privatisation Act, as I have already said, obligates the Cabinet Secretary of the National Treasury to nominate seven members who are not public officers and approved by the relevant committee of Parliament by virtue of their expertise in such matters as will ensure that the Commission achieves its objectives. view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: This will ensure that the Commission achieves its objectives. We held four meetings during approval process in which we met the nominees, interviewed them and examined their documents. The nominees appeared for vetting on 23rd June, 2016. The Clerk of the National Assembly wrote to the nominees informing them of their nomination by the Cabinet Secretary (CS) for the National Treasury and requested them to appear for vetting by the Parliamentary Committee on 23rd as I mentioned earlier. On 15th June, the Clerk of the National Assembly as required by law, wrote to the Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA), Higher Education ... view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: As required by the Constitution and for the purposes of public hearings, the public was duly notified of the vetting programme through a paid up print media advert of 16th June, 2016, and they were asked to submit memorandum or otherwise of the suitability of the nominees to be appointed. By the time of tabling this Report, we did not receive any memorandum, for or against any of the nominees and, therefore, we proceeded to table our Report. view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I would want to briefly talk about the individual nominees so that the House can have an idea of who they are. Hon. Speaker, the first one is Amb. Boaz Kidiga Mbaya. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Literature from the University of Nairobi. In addition, he holds a Postgraduate Diploma in International Relations from the same university. He was a career civil servant who rose from junior levels to become the Permanent Secretary (PS), Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 2005/2006. He has been an Ambassador in so many countries. He also informed ... view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, the next one is Mr. Wilfred Kipkorir Sang. I want to note that he holds a Masters degree in business and administration from Sheffield Hallam University and a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Economics degree from Nairobi. In addition, he holds a diploma in banking and a diploma in financial studies. On academic side, he is qualified. In terms of career, he has been working in the Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) where he rose from an accounts officer to the position of Director of Group Corporate Division and later on, Director of Group The electronic version of the ... view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: Credit Division. In short, he is a banker by profession but also runs his business which is called Signature Cars Ltd. The Committee noted that the nominee exhibited impressive knowledge of financial issues touching on private sector financing which will come in handy in dealing with privatization proposals. view
• 29 Jun 2016 in National Assembly: The next nominee is Mr. John Boru Halake. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Dar-es-salaam University and has attended a course in financial management from the University of Leeds and a course in Budgeting in Public Sector from Harvard University. I also wish to note that Mr. Halake was a civil servant who rose from being a teacher all the way to the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) Deputy Secretary, after becoming the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Finance. Looking at his CV and noting that he got an accident and he is currently disabled, his appointment ... view