Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: The other area which I want to comment on is where a Member of Parliament is supposed to sit either at the county level or at the sub-county level. When I look at the wording it sayst: “A Member of Parliament from the respective sub-county or county may attend the meetings of the County Education Board, but shall have no right to vote.” This means that if you are not there as a Member of Parliament then even your representative cannot be allowed to sit in that meeting. We all know that we are busy as Members of Parliament. We ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: When I look at the responsibility of the sub-county, there are quite a number of interesting things that we really need to support. One of the very attractive tasks which this Committee must undertake is where it says: “Put measures in place to ensure that all children and youth of school-going age within the sub-county attend and stay to complete basic education.” That is a very important responsibility. It makes this amendment very attractive, because in our areas of representation, we have a lot of challenges. The money we set aside for the bursaries is not enough to get most ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: school in second term. What happens then is that this intelligent brain of this country drops out of school. This amendment is important because this responsibility should be taken very seriously when it is brought. view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: On amendment to Clause 25(c) there is the issue of renewal of terms of service for the members. While it is clear that the chairperson can only serve for four years which can be renewed once, it is not clear for the members. So, members will be serving for three years and after renewal, it does not say whether it will be renewed once or they can be there forever. It is important that even this is also fixed. We can actually peg it at either once or twice, so that in the long run, we also get new people ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: The other area we need to support is the Teachers Service Commission (TSC) being charged with the responsibility of recruiting all the teachers at the pre-school level, polytechnic level or even the regular school level. We know the Constitution gives the mandate to recruit teachers and register them to the TSC. For purposes of harmonisation, standardisation and quality assurance, it is important that the teachers we sent to these institutions are, to some extent, quality assured by the same organization, so that we do not have children who come from some parts of this country getting lower grade teachers while ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: I see that time is really against me. The other point I want to bring out is the consultation between the Cabinet Secretary in charge of Education and the Cabinet Secretary, Treasury, to make sure that enough resources are set aside for bright students to go through the education system. This is an excellent amendment. We are saying that it is not fair in this country, that since you are born in a poor family you cannot go through your education even when you are an excellent student. We need to identify excellent students in this country and make sure ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the chance to also contribute to this important Bill. The issue of tax payment is a very important issue in any country. This is the reason why people say tax is a good evil. It is a good evil because for any country to develop, it needs to collect taxes to get national revenue. Those who are familiar with our budgeting process realise that even as we budget for resources, most of those resources are expected to be generated from local sources, including the taxes we pay. This Bill is very important because ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: just a temporary measure to make sure that Kenyans with challenges in meeting their tax obligations in time can apply for extension of time. This is quite good because it makes taxpayers feel like they are also being taken care of in terms of their needs being considered by the Government. Under Clause 33 there is the issue of relief in a situation where an individual has challenges in paying taxes. At times, from tax assessment, you could be found to be an individual or a corporate body that is not able to pay taxes. So, in case that happens, ... view
• 18 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Kenya is in a situation where it is only people who pay through PAYE who pay the actual tax expected by the Government because they have no choice since it has to be done by the employer. However, those who have businesses and property in terms of big houses for rent and leasing in most cases do not pay the expected amount. So, I would really plead as we move forward as a country that we think on a way of bringing landlords into the tax net so that we can improve our tax collection. By doing that, we will ... view
• 17 Nov 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady, I know that even if I oppose the reservations expressed by the President, my wish will not go through. However, we need to realise that in this country, we have Module II students and regular students. It is a fact that for parents to enlist their children in the Module II programme, they must have considered their financial position. The purpose of this amendment is to ensure that the regular students, who have no choice, are given priority. It is unfortunate that there are reservations. This is an amendment which should not have been carried through. view