Benson Makali Mulu

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• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. Actually, my point of order relates to these two Statements. As you can see, they are all listed in the Order Paper and the Chair is not here. The Vice-Chair is just walking in. Is this a sign that this Committee is not taking the work of this House seriously? view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me a chance to contribute to this Bill. I want to support this Bill. I start by thanking Dr. Ottichilo for this initiative because this Bill is very important. Whether we like it or not the negative effects of climate change are with us. We realize that out of the many planets in the universe, earth is the only planet where we can have life. If we do not do anything to this kind of scenario then it means that we might lose life in our planet. That is why I think this ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: mum who was actually illiterate was able to predict when the rains would come and when they would end. Based on such predictions, she would actually prepare her farm and plant. These days it has almost become impossible to know when the rains are coming and when they would end. Most of our farmers now are relying on information by the Meteorological Department. If they are not able to get that information they will not be able to harvest anything and then we will start complaining that we do not have food. When, still, I was a young man there ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you for giving me the chance to also support this Report. Let me start by appreciating what the Committee has done. It is important to get these Commissioners. In this country, we are all discussing about lack of inclusiveness. We are saying that some people in this country feel like they are being excluded from public activities. That being the case, if we are not careful, we will get into problems. Where people feel like they are excluded, things can get worse. As I support this Report, there are a number of reservations that I want to make, which ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I am aware of this, but because of what we have been saying as the National Assembly, the spirit is that we would want to see these kinds of institutions having fewer Commissioners. Although as you are saying, maybe the law will not allow but the spirit is to have fewer commissioners. The other thing that I want to comment on is what has been said to be institutional memory. I understand that two of the Commissioners have been included in this list to ensure that we have institutional memory. These two Commissioners served in the earlier Commission, ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: decide to bring on board Commissioners who were in the other Commission, it is important that we get a clear evaluation of their performance, so that we do not transfer the problems of the previous Commission to the current Commission. That is very important. The other point is that when you look at the minutes, they are very brief. One of the problems that we are having, even when we are discussing hon. Kaparo, is that Kenyans know very well that hon. Kaparo has been the Chairman of the URP. When you read this Report, page 9 is very clear. ... view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I will be more than willing to do that. When you go to page 10 of the Report, one of the proposed names is Ann Munyiva Kyalo-Ngugi. The other one reads Rose Macharia-Mghoi. We are Kenyans and we know what these dashes mean. We are only saying that if we are serious about regional representation, unless we are being told that those regions cannot produce somebody who is qualified, let us be fair to the process. view
• 30 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. Let me assure hon. Members of this House and more so honourable ladies that I have a lot of respect for ladies. I have two daughters and the third lady in my House is my wife. I have a lot of respect for ladies. There is no way I can say anything which demeans ladies. If we are saying it is not important to get somebody from our region, let us remove this requirement and appoint Kenyans. Let us appoint Kenyans; we will be fair to ourselves other that saying region is important, then when it ... view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I want to seek a clarification on two issues. One of the problems we are facing is that this recruitment was done in a lot of secrecy. Being a public recruitment, why was it not important that Members of Parliament were informed about the criteria used? The Chair of the Recruitment Committee was the Sub-County Commission; this is a former District Commissioner (DC). The same DCs are now sitting in our CDF boards and other committees. Why was it difficult to involve leaders in the criteria used? view
• 23 Jul 2014 in National Assembly: Secondly, is it really within the law to have a recruitment exercise extending up to midnight and even 4.00 a.m? view