Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Secondly, this Committee has been going round the country visiting police stations. As a result of the visitations, a Report was tabled here and one of the key findings was that there is need for counselling services for our police officers. So, on the basis of that, the Committee proposed the reallocation of Kshs50 million to the Police Service Commission to have seed money to start that important exercise. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I will come to that. That is why I want to tell you why we boycotted the meeting. The same Ministry approved establishment of administrative units. This Committee, in their wisdom, decided to have some money set aside to operationalise some of these units. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: We made a proposal, but what happened? After doing all that work in Committee meetings and even in hotels where taxpayer’s money was used, at the end of the day, all the other Committee’s reallocations were approved. Reallocations of this Committee were declined on the basis of a telephone call. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, what we are saying is this Committee represents Parliament; it is a Parliamentary Committee. In a situation where the Committee is being ignored, Parliament is being ignored. What has come out of this Committee is the ‘big brother’ - if you go to that Ministry, there is the so-called ‘big brother’ and some ‘small brothers.’ The ‘big brother’ in this particular Ministry is so unkind and inconsiderate that he only wants to take all the money and all the other ‘small brothers’ are left with nothing. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: As representatives of the people, because we represent prison officers and police officers too, when we ask for fairness as an oversight Committee, we are told that we cannot move. What reason do we have to attend a meeting with such people? view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, you can check our records as a Committee, we have been meeting for the last three-and-half years. I can say without any fear of contradiction that we have only met the Cabinet Secretary less than three times. The only time the PS comes with a full team is when we are discussing the budget. When we are discussing matters as important as these Questions from 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
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Members, they are never there. I thought the Chairman would say all these things, but I think time has come when we must call a spade a spade and not a small spoon. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: So, we are saying that if we have to engage as Parliament with this particular Ministry, then we must do our work as parliamentarians as provided in the Constitution and as they do their work. To make matters worse, one goes tweeting when you are only ready to attend a virtual meeting, not even a physical meeting. Security matters are never discussed virtually, they are discussed physically because they are confidential issues. Hon. Speaker, as a Committee, we want your indulgence and your support. I know you tell us that we have what it takes to do our work, but ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Let me also join my Chair of the Committee in supporting this Supplementary Appropriations Bill. This Bill is drawn from a Report which was discussed and passed by this House last week. So, we are just now making it an Act of Parliament by passing this Bill. Importantly, I want to make the following observations. Most of these things are things we have said in the past in this House. I want to agree with Members who are saying that the National Treasury needs to take their time and do a ... view
• 23 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: (GDP) in terms of revenue. We have now gone down to about 15 per cent if you look at the current projections. The question I ask myself is this: What has happened? Why are things not working as expected? Hon. Speaker, many factors are attributed to this. Some like where we have leakages in the system; some where we are giving waivers and people are taking advantage of that and just the general administration of revenue collection. What is happening is that if we have to help this country, our first point in terms of focus should be the way ... view