Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 14 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I think the Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade should not downplay the matter being raised. We are on national TV and people are watching what we are saying. It is unfortunate that the only thing we are saying is ―the‖, ―for‖ and other typos. The question is: At this level, why should Members of Parliament be given a Bill to discuss almost two pages of amendments and the only thing we are saying is changing the word ―the‖ and putting the word ―if‖? I think it sends the wrong ... view
• 8 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I think you need to guide the House. As the Chair was presenting these amendments he indicated that he had discussions with the CS, National Treasury. Procedurally, the way we process budgets in this House is that Departmental Committees must first of all look at them and approve then forward them to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I agree that the budget for the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts had been discussed by the relevant Departmental Committee, but the other two were not. Hon. Rasso, the Kshs300 million we are talking about is an additional ... view
• 8 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I think you need to guide the House. As the Chair was presenting these amendments he indicated that he had discussions with the CS, National Treasury. Procedurally, the way we process budgets in this House is that Departmental Committees must first of all look at them and approve then forward them to the Budget and Appropriations Committee. I agree that the budget for the Ministry of Sports, Culture and Arts had been discussed by the relevant Departmental Committee, but the other two were not. Hon. Rasso, the Kshs300 million we are talking about is an additional ... view
• 7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I support this amendment. Maybe I just want to make an observation that the idea of reducing the fine from Kshs50,000 to Kshs30,000 only and there is the word “not exceeding Kshs30,000” may just encourage people to break the law. This is because Kshs30,000 is such a low amount that the magistrate might even put it at Kshs5,000 because it is “not exceeding”. So, I wish to see a higher penalty for people who break this important law. I support. view
• 7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. I support this amendment. Maybe I just want to make an observation that the idea of reducing the fine from Kshs50,000 to Kshs30,000 only and there is the word “not exceeding Kshs30,000” may just encourage people to break the law. This is because Kshs30,000 is such a low amount that the magistrate might even put it at Kshs5,000 because it is “not exceeding”. So, I wish to see a higher penalty for people who break this important law. I support. view
• 7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute to this Supplementary Budget. I am a Member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, but I will not dwell on the figures. However, I want to make some observations. The Constitution makes provision for Supplementary Budgets. What is expected is--- view
• 7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, this constitutional provision provides the National Treasury with the opportunity to make provisions in terms of funds for unforeseen activities. Looking at this Supplementary Budget the House is being requested to approve about Kshs64 billion so that we are able to meet the unforeseen expenditures. One of the challenges we have faced as a Committee is the way the Budget is presented to Members of Parliament. It is not usually very clear how much has already been spent so that the House is requested to regularise. The Constitution states that the Cabinet Secretary, National Treasury can spend and ... view
• 7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: We are nearing the end of the 11th Parliament. In the 12th Parliament it will be good for MPs while debating the Supplementary Budget, for the parliamentary budget office to show how much has been spent so that we can only approve regularisation and how much is supposed to be spent. That way we will get a clear picture on how much we spend. On the issue of donor The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: funding, if you look at this Budget it has a huge amount in terms of development vote. This is because we are trying to factor in money which has been provided by donors so that it can be spent. Unless, we do this, it cannot be spent outside the budget making process. This request is very important for the country. view
• 7 Jun 2017 in National Assembly: In future, it will be very important to do right timing while factoring in donor contribution in our budget-making process. It should come in good time so that we are able to factor it in our budget and should not be brought on the last day. I am wondering why Kshs.42 billion is requested to be put under the capital expenditure in the development vote. I am wondering whether in three weeks this money will be spent so that on 1st July, the budget we passed in April becomes effective. Donor projections and getting the right commitment from the donors ... view