Benson Makali Mulu

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• 27 May 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I was also a Member of the Mediation Committee and it was my first experience to sit in a Mediation Committee. In agreeing with my colleagues who are also Members of the Committee, I must thank the Members of the Committee because it did not take us very long to agree on these issues of concern. Hon. Speaker, I will only focus on Clause 39 because the rest have been explained quite well. Clause 39 focuses on the audit of security organs. To me, this clause is very important because, in this country, there have been ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. Listening to the Chair of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, it looks like the amendments by the Senate are actually more of semantics than serious amendments. I want to repeat what I said this morning about the procedures of this House. I am sure that they are also applicable to the Senate. One of them is that every time a Bill is presented to the House, it is normally referred to the relevant Departmental Committee. It is the work of the Committee to look at the Bill before it comes to the House for ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: With those comments, I support the use of the word “administrator”. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the chance to also support this Motion. I start by appreciating the work of the Chair of our Departmental Committee on Environment and Natural Resources. I also appreciate the work of the Mediation Committee. It is not always the case that when the Mediation Committee meets, it agrees on matters. I must appreciate the team for agreeing and seeing the need to have this law in place. 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
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Looking at the four clauses that caused the whole process to be taken to the Mediation Committee, you realise that some of the issues raised are not issues on which people should have disagreed in the first place. For example, the issue in contention in Clause 10 was whether the Attorney-General should be part of the board. We all know that environmental matters are cross-cutting in nature, and have a lot of legal issues. I cannot imagine how a board would discuss environmental matters without consulting the Office of the Attorney-General. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, can you allow me to finish? view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. Participation of the Attorney-General in this board is very important. I support and appreciate the fact that the Mediation Committee actually accepted to retain the Attorney-General in the board. On the issue of the civil society, I would have opposed Clause 20, given the opportunity. It is very unfortunate that while we are all pushing for public participation, we want to leave the civil society out of an important board like this one. Because of the timelines and the constitutional requirements of this Bill, our hands are tied in relation to Clause 20. As we ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: matters. I believe that after this Bill becomes an Act of Parliament, NEMA will use this legal framework and make sure that they do their work as is expected by Kenyans. Hon. Deputy Speaker, when you drive around this country and more so in Nairobi, you will see things which are not environmentally friendly. Now that NEMA are going to have this law in place, which gives them a very clear legal framework in terms of co-ordination and management, they should take advantage of it and make sure that they do their work as per the expectations of Kenyans. Otherwise, ... view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I want to agree with the chairman. I am opposing the amendment by the Senate. This is because in normal boards, even though the members may be appointed by the Principal Secretary, the chair is normally appointed by the President. I think it is just procedural that we do not really deviate from this norm. I support the rejection. view
• 26 May 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I also want to support the Committee in supporting the Senate Amendments because this provides more clarity on this particular clause. view