Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me join my other colleagues in supporting the appointment of Dr. Jane. The appointment is very important to the Commission in this country. When I listened to the presentation by the Mover of the Motion, it is clear that, in terms of experience, Dr. Jane has what it takes to do that important national duty. I know Jane. At one point when I was doing my Masters in Economics, she was doing a course in Economics at the The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: University of Nairobi. When you look at the other Commissioners, you realise that one of them is Prof. Peter Kimuyu, who was then one of our lecturers. This is a case of a teacher being now supervised by a student. I am really happy when I see such a case because it simply says that in this world, you have to respect everybody because one day, they might be your boss as you continue in life. This is a lesson we should all learn as leaders. The fact that God has given us the chance to be leaders today does ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. This proposal makes a lot of sense and I am really attracted to the proposal of having a transactional advisor. At times, you realise that even though procurement officers are normally trained, there are cases where you need some technical expertise in terms of procurement. At times, the subject matter or the technicality of the issue might not be clear to them. To me, to bring on a transactional advisor to assist is a very good proposal in terms of adding value to the whole process and make sure that Kenyans get the best ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I support this amendment. As the Vice- Chairman of the Committee has put it, this is more of cleaning so that things are clearer in terms of interpretation of the law. I support. view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I listened to the Leader of the Majority Party and he is raising an important matter. It is more of an administrative issue in terms of whether the PBO has the mandate to write directly to an institution or that has to come through the Clerk. I think that is just a matter of wording to get it right that even though they can 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
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: request for information, it has to go through the normal procedure, which is the Clerk, and then the information is given to them. I want to support this amendment. view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I am commenting generally on Clause 5. view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: I was just saying that we may need to reword it. This is a matter of drafting. Procedurally, we need to get the information right. The PBO should write through the Clerk because that is the normal procedure in Parliament. So, it is a matter of wording. I do not think you want the Director, PBO, to write directly to the Treasury. It has to be through the normal procedure. To me, this amendment is very important because the PBO assists Parliamentary Committees on matters of the Budget in analysing, forecasting and all other important issues of the Budget. It ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. This is an important amendment to this law. Just to make sure that we have no fears, as has been expressed by our colleagues, three months to a general election would be around June. It would be unfortunate for any Accounting Officer to initiate a procurement process in June when the financial year is coming to a closure to pave way for a new financial year. This is just to make sure that people have procurement plans that are properly planned. One should do all his procurements before June. This law is only applicable ... view
• 15 Feb 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, just as you said earlier on, this amendment was taking away the power of Parliament, namely, the National Assembly and the Senate in terms of Vote on Account by providing that the Government can withdraw money without Parliamentary approval on Vote on Account. Clause 14 states that in case there is a delay in terms of the County Allocation of Revenue Bill being passed by county assemblies, county governments can withdraw money on Vote on Account without the approval of county assemblies. This should be deleted, so that assemblies at both levels approve Vote on Account ... view