Benson Makali Mulu

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• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: projects because we are going to pump more money to the vulnerable groups. That will put the demand side of the equation higher and in turn more productivity. In terms of the way Ministries are structured, if you look at this Budget, there is a ministry with a total budget of less than Kshs 1 billion shillings. Time has come where such ministries should be made departments in other ministries. They are what we call recurrent expenditures which we cannot do away with. If a ministry has a budget of less than one billion shillings, the Executive should just move ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Another thing I would recommend is, if I had my way, we would freeze all new development projects for a year so as to manage our deficit. That is important. My last point will be on county government allocation. When you look at the policy paper there is what we call vertical division, where the county and the national Government have been given money. The allocation for equitable share is Kshs 370 billion, out of that, there is a small component of road levy which has been put there. I am sure my chairman did mention this. The road levy ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I indulge you because I am occupying this space alone. Let me go without a mask. I do not know whether I have your permission. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I have a mask. I am saying that I am in this space alone, more than three metres from the next person. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I want to join my Committee to support this important Bill. I belong to the Committee. The issue of drugs we are discussing in the House today is very serious in the country. Why I am saying that? No region in this country has been spared by this problem. It is all over. To make things worse, our children – our sons and daughters – have become part of this problem. I can say in this Chamber without any fear of contradiction that our universities have become centres of drug distribution. If you go to university, you will find your ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: During the public participation session of this Bill, we engaged stakeholders, including the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI), the National Intelligent Service (NIS) and all other serious stakeholders. Part of the drafting of this Bill was actually informed by their input. These are people who understand the inside of the drug world. That is why I am saying even as we discuss this Bill, when it comes to the Third Reading, we must be very careful with the drafting bit of it because the so-called “suppliers” and “distributors” are not sleeping. They are very much awake. It is not a ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: 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
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: However, we have a Constitution which prohibits hanging of criminals. I am just saying that I will do otherwise if I had my way. To me, they are even worse than murderers because they kill slowly. They kill the dreams of young people and their future families. We have zombies all over the place. There are some people who must use these drugs every morning. Like the Hon. Member from Kilifi was saying, until they get that injection, they cannot even take tea. It is like that is the trigger of their lives. If the injection is not there, these ... view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: So, I thank the Committee and agree with the penalty regime which has been proposed. I plead with all Members of this House to support these amendments so that we get to the root cause of this problem in this country. view
• 4 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I support. Thank you. view