Benjamin Jomo Washiali

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1681 to 1690 of 1882.

• 9 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, indeed, I had a briefing from the Assistant Minister and I am encouraged on the progress they are making. However, the amount involved is huge. view
• 9 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I have no objection. view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Local Government:- (a) Whether he could explain why “ Boda Boda ” operators in Mumias Constituency are subjected to numerous charges by the County Council; (b) what the Ministry’s policy is on the charges; and, (c) how the funds are spent, given the bad state of the roads within the council? Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have not received the written reply to this Question. view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would not mind proceeding. view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I would like to inform the Minister that Mumias Constituency is surrounded by several County Councils starting with Siaya, Busia, Bungoma, Kakemga, Butere and also Mumias Municipality. From the answer, the Minister may not have proper information from the ground. All these local county councils and municipal councils charge Boda Boda riders when they cross their boundaries. A Boda Boda operator carrying a passenger to Siaya County Council is forced to pay levies. Why does the Minister not come up with a harmonized policy of collecting these charges? view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in his answer, the Minister says that they charge Kshs50 per week, translating to Kshs200 per month. Is this the information we would pass to our Boda Boda riders that they should not pay anything more than that? Could he also ask local authorities askaris to be more humane when collecting these funds rather using ropes to trap these Boda Boda riders as if they are thieves? view
• 8 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Not long ago, I asked a Question to the same Assistant Minister for Defence, wanting to know how many recruits had been recruited from Mumias. He gave me five names. He even laid on the Table the names of the officers who had been recruited. Why has it now become a secret and he cannot disclose information regarding other districts? view
• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: asked the Minister for Agriculture:- (a) what formula is used by Kenya Sugar Board (KSB) to pay sugar-cane farmers; and, (b) whether Mumias Sugar Company (MSC) is in compliance with the formula. view
• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I filed this Question about three weeks ago. view
• 1 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Although, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, indeed, I had talked to the Assistant Minister--- view