Benjamin Jomo Washiali

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order 28, this House approves the Calendar of the National Assembly (Regular Sessions) for the Fourth Session (2020) as contained in the Schedule. view
• 10 Feb 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. On behalf of the people of Mumias East, and on behalf of my family, I would like to convey my heartfelt condolences to the family of the late former President. I knew him as a person who had a very good heart. The spirit of Harambee was enhanced by the former President. I remember when I was in Form One in 1977; he came to Mumias to raise funds for three schools: Lubinu Secondary School, Muslim Secondary School, and Matungu Secondary School. This enhanced construction of many secondary schools. We now have NG-CDF and people may ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Yesterday afternoon the Speaker pronounced the attendance of Members to the launch of the Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) Report. This is a very important document to this country; it informs the way forward in future. Members being compliant have gone to Bomas of Kenya. I want us to consult whether we may continue in this manner because our interests are divided. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Before I give notice of this Motion, I want to thank Members, especially those who were in the breakfast area. They had to stop their breakfast to come in and give quorum. I appreciate because some of them had to just cover what they were eating. I think that is a very high level of commitment to this House. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: On behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I beg to give notice of the following Motion: The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: THAT, pursuant to the provisions of Standing Order No.28(4) under the Calendar of the Assembly, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.30(1), which is under “Hours of Meeting”, this House resolves not to hold a sitting on Thursday, 31st October 2019, in the afternoon. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Allow me to thank Dr. John Mutunga for bringing this Motion which is very important. Having looked at the Motion and the effects, I was actually going to suggest that Hon. Dr. John Mutunga should move very quickly and do a Bill. It is only from a Bill that the Government can start moving. Agriculture is one of the sectors that have been devolved. I think it is fully devolved, but there is still some confusion. Up to date, the Government cannot tell where it reaches and where the county government takes over. It ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: officers, you must be able to tell the number of farmers you have, the kind of crops being developed and what you expect to get after they have done what they need to do. To eliminate quacks, we have had farmers’ organisations like the Kenya Sugar Board. You will find that even to identify who the directors representing farmers are, the farmers must be the ones to be involved in the election of directors. But you find directors who do not know much about farming and, sometimes, they do not even understand the crops they are representing. We have allowed ... view
• 30 Oct 2019 in National Assembly: It is only from this registration that we will tell how many of our citizens can produce. The current policy of the Jubilee Government has encouraged farmers to plant avocado and macadamia fruits. The other day, a number of farmers in my place showed interest in planting macadamia nuts. The question is: If they are not registered and they have no farmers’ organisation or a co-operative society, how will they market those macadamia nuts? This is because we do not consume much of it here and you cannot export it in bits. If we do not have such a body, ... view