Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to add my voice to this important Bill. The main object of this Bill is to give effect to the Constitution in order to promote all forms of national and cultural expression through literature, arts, traditional celebrations, science, communication, information, mass media, publications, libraries and other cultural heritage. view
• 23 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me this opportunity. Allow me to join my colleagues in conveying my sincere condolences to the family and friends of Hon. Waititu. I got to know this great man when we joined this Parliament in 2013. As my colleagues have said, Hon. Wakapee was a very generous man. Anytime you met him, you always felt like you have known him for many years. I remember when he came back from India; he became a champion on matters on cancer. How it has turned out that he has died just two years after coming back ... view
• 23 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: This objective is very important to this country because many a time, Kenyans are accused of not being very keen on reading. There is this common saying that if you want to hide your money, you can put it in a book because it is common that not many people will find it and your money will be safe. This Bill will go a long way in promoting that culture of reading. It is a very important Bill. view
• 23 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: This objective is very important to this country because many a time, Kenyans are accused of not being very keen on reading. There is this common saying that if you want to hide your money, you can put it in a book because it is common that not many people will find it and your money will be safe. This Bill will go a long way in promoting that culture of reading. It is a very important Bill. view
• 23 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The Bill also talks about the institutional framework of the Kenya National Library Service. It says clearly how the Service and board will be constituted. It also states clearly the qualifications of the members of the board. There are two functions of the Kenya National Library Service which are attractive. Clause 5(h) of the Bill says that the function of the Kenya National Library Service shall be to establish the national web cat to publish catalogues for all libraries. The idea of having a web cat is very good for this country because we know that many Kenyans can access ... view
• 23 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: The Bill also talks about the institutional framework of the Kenya National Library Service. It says clearly how the Service and board will be constituted. It also states clearly the qualifications of the members of the board. There are two functions of the Kenya National Library Service which are attractive. Clause 5(h) of the Bill says that the function of the Kenya National Library Service shall be to establish the national web cat to publish catalogues for all libraries. The idea of having a web cat is very good for this country because we know that many Kenyans can access ... view
• 23 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Another interesting function of the Kenya National Library Service is to establish and maintain a national virtual library service. We all talk about virtual meetings. When we talk about a virtual library, I am sure we know what we are talking about. In this time when we have Coronavirus pandemic and we do not know what will come in future, this is the way to go. This Bill has captured the contemporary issues which relate to library matters. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view
• 23 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: Another interesting function of the Kenya National Library Service is to establish and maintain a national virtual library service. We all talk about virtual meetings. When we talk about a virtual library, I am sure we know what we are talking about. In this time when we have Coronavirus pandemic and we do not know what will come in future, this is the way to go. This Bill has captured the contemporary issues which relate to library matters. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from ... view
• 23 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: This Bill also talks about the staff who will work in these libraries. It is unfortunate that most of the counties in this country do not have functional libraries, despite us talking about very high literacy levels in this country. The idea of having this Service to establish libraries at the county level is good. It will ensure that many young people will access them and do research relating to what they do. The fact that the Bill determines the qualifications which are required for the staff who will work in those libraries is very good for the country. view
• 23 Feb 2021 in National Assembly: This Bill also talks about the staff who will work in these libraries. It is unfortunate that most of the counties in this country do not have functional libraries, despite us talking about very high literacy levels in this country. The idea of having this Service to establish libraries at the county level is good. It will ensure that many young people will access them and do research relating to what they do. The fact that the Bill determines the qualifications which are required for the staff who will work in those libraries is very good for the country. view