Benjamin Jomo Washiali

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 191 to 200 of 1882.

• 11 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I beg to move that the Committee do report to the House its consideration of the Employment Amendment Bill, National Assembly Bill No.15 of 2019 up to Clause 2 and its approval thereof with amendments and seek leave to sit again. view
• 10 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Budget and Appropriations Committee, I would like to move the following ProceduralMotion: view
• 10 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 120, and cognisant of the timeliness contemplated under Article No.218 of the Constitution and Section 42 of the Public Finance Management Act regarding the period for passage of a Division of Revenue Bill, this House resolves to reduce the publication period of the Division of Revenue Bill, (National Assembly Bill No.3 of 2020) from 7 days to 1day. This Motion is self-explanatory. Given the Calendar of the House, and given the timelines of the Division of Revenue Bill, it will only be reasonable if we reduce the time for publication so that ... view
• 10 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House do agree with the Committee in the said Report. I also request Hon. William Cheptumo to second the Motion for agreement with the Report of the Committee of the whole House. view
• 5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to support this Bill. Ease of doing business means creation of employment and improvement of the economy. There is nothing that can stop us from supporting such a Bill. view
• 5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: I have been looking at the business laws that are being amended. There is one particular area that I wish is improved. It is the issue of inspection of imported goods. We have a big problem. I heard what the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing said. He said that this Bill will ease inspection of imported goods, that is true. On inspection of imported goods, we have a serious problem that we need to look at, especially if we mean to create a conducive atmosphere for doing business in this country. As it is ... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: That is exactly what I am talking about. Maybe, for your information, I should tell you that I have interest in logistics business. I know what goes on at our ports of entry. The truth is that this is inhuman. The companies that inspect such goods are approved by KEBS and paid a lot of money for doing so. I am sure KEBS gave them the standards that are required for our country. They inspect the goods from the points of origin and approve them to... view
• 5 Mar 2020 in National Assembly: I do not know. Despite the fact that my colleague, Hon. Oundo sits in the Departmental Committee on Trade, Industry and Cooperatives, the issue at hand is in the public domain. Everybody is aware of what has been happening. The importance of that edible oil has been captured in documents from... Even if that is not a case that we would want to cite in this matter, we have had many other importers who have brought in goods with documentation of pre-verification having been done in the country of origin. They come here and are subjected to fresh inspection. If ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity. I will quickly start by thanking Hon. Gideon Keter for bringing this Bill that is focusing on the youth who are over 75 per cent or more of our population, if we go by the current census. I have listened keenly to what my youthful colleagues have been saying and I take this opportunity to encourage them to bring more Bills that will address the challenges the youth are facing. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: I may not be a youth, but I have several youth in my house that I talk to every evening and morning and I know what they are going through. The current status of leadership in the world is that we have a youthful Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin, who is only 34 years. She is a female youth and is the Prime Minister of a first class country called Finland. The question I am asking is whether it is possible for a Kenyan youth, leave alone a female, to be Prime Minister, cabinet secretary or hold other serious ... view