Benjamin Jomo Washiali

All parliamentary appearances

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• 7 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table: The Reports of the Auditor-General and the Financial Statements in respect of the following institutions for the year ended 30th June, 2017, and the certificates therein: (a) Public Service Commission; (b) Kenya Local Loans Support Fund; (c) Receiver of Revenue – the Judiciary; (d) Kenya Citizens and Foreign Nationals Management Service; (e) State Department of Interior; (f) State Department of Devolution; and, (g) State Department of East African Community Integration. The Reports of the Auditor-General and the Financial Statements in respect of the following constituencies for the ... view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I am a victim of the malfunctioning system. view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you. Allow me to digress a bit by congratulating the Member for Vihiga who made… view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I was saying that I want to thank the Member for Vihiga, who made a very eloquent maiden speech. In the course of that speech, he talked of Mumias Sugar and the unavailability of cane being the problem that has caused the company to be where it is. I wanted to inform him, in his absentia, that the unavailability of cane can only be tackled if Mumias Sugar is able to pay farmers. You cannot expect farmers to get engaged in farming cane when they cannot be paid. The corruption that took place in ... view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: contractor has finished two years and he has covered only six kilometres. You wonder what happens. I am told they are supposed to be paid on certificates of three kilometres. But even if that is the mode of payment, why can he not move faster so that he completes as many three kilometres as possible so that we can complete that road and go to another one? I think it is the responsibility of this House to make sure that that is done. I also wanted to advise Members and the Government that we need to start working on programmes. ... view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: I just wanted to mention that Committee Members oversee Government departments and they should not rush to draw conclusions. This is because PAC sort of agreed with the Principal Secretary in charge of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports who was involved in the NYS scandal. As a leader I followed what was transpiring but later on I saw the PS was indicted and I was right. Therefore, we should not rush to make conclusions to please our political supporters or who come from our regions. view
• 6 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to end there. view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. For your information, I am among the 235 Members who had already registered by 1.30 p.m. I was advised to use the previous Personal Identification Number (PIN). Unfortunately, the previous PIN is not working and it applies to all the other Members. It is important that the officers charged with the new technology are informed that the PINs they have given us are not working, except for the Leader of the Majority Party. view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. For your information, I am among the 235 Members who had already registered by 1.30 p.m. I was advised to use the previous Personal Identification Number (PIN). Unfortunately, the previous PIN is not working and it applies to all the other Members. It is important that the officers charged with the new technology are informed that the PINs they have given us are not working, except for the Leader of the Majority Party. view
• 5 Jun 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House, Tuesday, 5th June, 2018: Report to Parliament on new loans contracted by the Government from 1st November 2017 to 28th February 2018 from the National Treasury. The Cabinet Memorandum on Kenya’s Accession to the Intergovernmental Convention on International Hydrographical Organisation (IHO) and annual contribution. The Addendum to the Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Regulations as follows: 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