Benjamin Jomo Washiali

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 931 to 940 of 1882.

• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: I have listened to a number of opinions which were given to us by the Members. I want to comment on what Hon. Bunyasi has said. The Motion is about adoption of the Sessional Paper. You either adopt it and if you are not adopting it, then you flag out areas that you feel need to be corrected. This is not like a report that we can amend. Members need to look at the Sessional Paper and flag out areas which need to be corrected. For the Sessional Paper to work, there are some attendant Bills that need to be ... view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Quite a number of Members, including the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing, have a share of what may need to be decided in this Sessional Paper. Housing is one of the departments in the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing. I am sure the Chair of that Committee, together with the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Lands, need to work together to make sure that this works out for us. I was also happy when I heard the Member talking of a Bill that is about to be brought to this ... view
• 22 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to reply. view
• 21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I sat here patiently listening to Members. It reminded me that we have not had a Kamukunji since the time the 12th Parliament came to being. Most of the issues being raised will be better handled in a Kamukunji as opposed to being handled in support of this Motion. Therefore, I am rising on Standing Order No. 95 on whether we could end this and call the Mover top reply. Thank you, Hon. Speaker. view
• 21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to move the following Motion: view
• 21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: THAT, this House adopts Sessional Paper No.3 of 2016 on the National Housing Policy, laid on the Table of the House on Thursday, 15th February 2018. Hon. Deputy Speaker, when I was asked by the Hon. Leader of the Majority Party to move this Motion, I remembered what I said when I was moving Procedural Motions that would help this House proceed with business; I asked Members to take these Sessional Papers seriously. To have time to look at them so that we can debate them and come up with a policy that is workable and that will be useful ... view
• 21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: achieve the progressive realisation of the rights guaranteed under Article 43. This is in line with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR-1948), Article 25(1) which states that everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing and housing and medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. Hon. Deputy Speaker, we, Members, have noticed that developers are coming up with development ... view
• 21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: 2. Enactment of all-encompassing housing Act to provide for a comprehensive framework for coordination and facilitation of the housing sector. 3. Development and sound management of social housing for identified target groups, particularly the low-income slum dwellers through budgetary allocation, county governments and priorities provision for social housing through provision of infrastructure and availing serviced land. 4. Increased delivery of affordable rental housing by county governments with facilitation from the National Social Housing Development Fund and where applicable through partnerships and the private sector. 5. The promotion of savings for housing as well as use of capital markets for mobilizing ... view
• 21 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: Therefore, I beg to move, but before I ask my colleague to second, I just want to add that housing is one of the four pillars of the Jubilee Government. I am sure going by what I am privy to as part of the leadership in this House, in the coming Budget, enough funds will be allocated to the respective ministries and especially the Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing and Urban Development. That way, we will have adequate housing for Kenyans which has been a problem for many years. I am sure the Jubilee Government is out to solve this ... view
• 14 Feb 2018 in National Assembly: No, it is on behalf of the Leader of Majority Party. view