Benjamin Jomo Washiali

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 781 to 790 of 1882.

• 31 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, so that Parliament does not debate in vain, this was a very good move from the Government even though later on there were a few complaints from those who were working in the forests. Some materials got spoilt in the forests during the total ban. There was no movement and some of the materials that had already been harvested got spoilt. view
• 31 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: However, what is important is that as a country… view
• 26 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. view
• 26 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker. I rise to comment on Order No.8. We followed this debate the entire of yesterday’s afternoon Session. By the time the debate ended, Members had started repeating themselves. Therefore, I request the House under Standing Order No.95 that the Mover of this Motion be called upon to reply. view
• 25 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker. Whereas the blame may go to the Table Office, but is it not proper for the clerks of the committee to follow what takes place in the House in terms of even getting the HANSARD reports. That is because we cannot entirely rely on the action of the Table Office. That is because petitions are pronounced in the House and they are either brought by Members or through you Office. I was thinking that it was also equally the responsibility of the clerk of respective committees to follow what is taking place in the Chambers so ... view
• 24 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Temporary Deputy Speaker. It is true that the debate on this Bill adjourned when I had an opportunity to contribute for two minutes. I still have about eight minutes. The adjournment gave me an opportunity to look at this Bill better. view
• 24 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: The importance of this Bill cannot be overemphasised. For those Members who are yet to contribute, I would like them to ask themselves a few questions. For example, why is the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) terminal that is supposed to be serving Nairobi Central Business District (CBD) outside Nairobi? Like in many other countries, the terminal of a national railway system like the SGR should be serving Kenyans up to the CBD of a city like Nairobi. Members should ask themselves why the SGR terminal is in Embakasi and not the CBD. In Mombasa, the terminal is at Miritini instead ... view
• 24 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: Members should ask themselves why the extension that we already have from Embakasi runs through the Nairobi National Park all the way to Naivasha instead of passing through Nairobi City on its way to Naivasha. This is a clear sign that the SGR could be running away from the expensive compensation that the Government would experience were the SGR to pass through the CBD. The Land Bill Index should cater for this situation. The Bill should stop prospective land buyers who speculate from buying land, especially when already a survey has been done. view
• 24 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: It has been a tradition that whenever the Government announces commencement of a major project, individuals flood that area, especially those connected to the Government. Right now, there is a plan of extending the SGR from Naivasha all the way to Kisumu through Narok and beyond. There is a place in Western Kenya, in Matungu, where someone from Nairobi has 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
• 24 Jul 2018 in National Assembly: bought a chunk of land to the tune of 30 acres. The price at which he bought the land was very attractive. It made people move away from Matungu. I suspect that eventually, this could be the place that may have been designed to be the SGR terminal that would serve that area. view