Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1991 to 2000 of 2344.

• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: The original Children Act was enacted to protect the interest of the child and make sure that children are taken care of in situations where the father and the mother do not agree. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: At the time this Act was being enacted, we had not passed any Constitution. With the passing of the Constitution in 2010, the right of the child has now been guaranteed to both parents. I support this amendment because it just makes that process of ensuring that the child’s interests are taken care of. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I think the interest of this Bill is to make sure that the children that we bring to this world do not suffer as a result of us parents not agreeing. It is normal for parents to disagree. However, there is a child who is born as a result of that relationship. I think the law should ensure that children who are in such a situation do not suffer as a result of the disagreement between the parents. That is what this amendment is trying to do. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, thank you for giving me the chance to add my voice to this Bill. From the word go, I want to say that it is very difficult to support this Bill unless amendments are made. But, at the same time, domestic violence is a reality that we are living with. So, when I look at this Bill, there are some good clauses which need to be supported, before I talk about what I cannot support. The whole idea of shelters or safe houses is good, bearing in mind that we have witnessed domestic violence as hon. Members. At ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, when you look at the earlier Act, you can see that it actually gives some kind of priority in terms of who takes care of the child and, more so, in a situation where the mother and the father do not end up marrying each other. So, what happens in a situation where you are not married to a lady and you have a child? It then forces the father to have access to the child as frequently as he might want and even then, there is that requirement where you must go to court to see ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: issue of cold war. You know that in domestic matters, it is very difficult to legislate. You might decide by choice that the whole of this week is nil by mouth; you are not talking to each other. So, I do not whether, if you make that decision, you will be taken to court because you are not talking. Sometimes, you want to reflect on the whole issue and see whether you had to talk or not. What we call the “cold war” is not captured in this Bill and we need to capture it here. If you go and ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I wish we could all go by what the Bible says. Ephesians 5:22 simply says: “Wives, submit to your husbands.” Ephesians 5:25 says: “Husbands, love your wives.” On a serious note, if we get that simple verse in the Bible and adhere to it, we would have done away with domestic violence. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker so, I think this amendment is very important and that is why I support it. It will now enable the father to take care of the child without really going through the court. To me, this is really also Biblical because by the time you are getting this child, you are agreeing either with your girlfriend or wife and you know when you look at the child, he or she has done nothing wrong. The child is innocent and it becomes very tricky when the child is now subjected to that kind of treatment where, for the ... view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, in most cases, you see, if you do not succeed to marry a lady and you have a child, more likely, the lady will never be a friend to you. That is because you have a child with her and you did not end up concluding that process by marrying the lady. So, that relationship is actually very bad. In most cases, you find you cannot agree and anytime the lady sees you, it is a situation where she wishes that you are dead. view
• 20 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I plead with my colleagues in this House that, other than saying we take people to shelter houses or courts, we should encourage our daughters and sons to adhere to the Bible. I am imagining that the Quran and other religions must be having a verse like that. If we do that, we will help this country. view