Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 20 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: That is why I am raising this issue because the Leader of the Majority Party--- view
• 20 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I have actually been waiting for this opportunity for some time. I want to oppose this amendment bearing in mind that it takes a lot of time for people even to agree to marry. Some people will take as long as five years while others will take six or four years. I think it will be unfair just to allow six months to dissolve a marriage. I propose that we retain the one year period, so that we allow people to cool--- view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, Temporary Deputy Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this Motion. I also support the adoption of this Report as amended. I think when you read through the Report, it has very important issues to do with Budget making in this country. As we are all aware, a budget to an individual or to a country is a very important document because it sends very clear signals as to what are your intentions and at the same time what resources have been set aside so that the intentions are achieved. When you read this BPS, that ... view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: have to do justice to this important document, Parliament has no choice but to be allowed more time to discuss it. view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I want to support my Chair and the Members who have said that we need to seriously look at the Public Financial Management Act and see what amendments are necessary so that we allow this House more time. This will enable us to seriously discuss these documents and do justice--- view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, it does but most of the tight timelines are in the Public Financial Management Act. view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: He did, but what I am saying hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, is that the budget-making process kicks off around 30th August. That is the time the Treasury circulars for making budgets are sent to the Ministries. They have all the time up to around February when they send these documents to us and we have only three or four weeks when these documents are brought before the Budget and Appropriations Committee. view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Yes, but I am saying that this is an area, as a House, if this Committee has to do justice to this document, we need to do something. view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other thing which we need to discuss is--- view
• 18 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I can continue because I do not have much time and I think hon. Members want to contribute to this debate. view