Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for giving me the chance to support this unfortunate Motion. It requests this House to approve extension of the timeline of submission of financial reports of the CBK. The reason being advanced for this request is because the Auditor-General did not sign the Report because the person who is there now is in an acting capacity. We must realise that this extension will cause a lot of challenges in our financial operations. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: First, we have this annual ritual where at the end of the year, the CBK Board presents a cheque to the Government which advances dividends for that particular year. By extending these timelines, we are saying that that ritual will not take place this year. For the CBK to release dividends to the shareholders, and the national Government is one of them, the report has to be approved by the shareholders. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as the Budget and Appropriations Committee, we had a meeting the other day with the Office of the Auditor-General. The two officers who came from that office told us that they have a list of reports which have been finalised, but they cannot be submitted to this House just because we do not have a substantive Auditor-General in office to sign them. This House has pronounced itself to the fact that we need to carry out some special audit of some specific programmes in the Government. In a situation where such a report will inform even budget-making process, ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Majority of us have just come from the Bomas of Kenya where we were looking at the Building Bridges Initiative Report. As part of those highlights, one of the things which Kenyans out there are saying is that this Government is not working for them, but for themselves. This means that Kenyans out there are not getting value for money in what the Government is doing. Basically, Kenyans are saying that we have a lot of resources which can improve their welfare, The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: but they think that they might be misdirected. The only office which can help Kenyans appreciate the fact that funds are being used for intended purpose is the Office of the Auditor- General. When the Auditor-General is not in place to tell Kenyans that their resources are being used properly, then we are not helping ourselves when we say that resources must be used prudently in the BBI Report. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: The other point which has come out very clearly in that Report is the issue of corruption. Who tells Kenyans about the level of corruption in this country? We pass the budget every year. The Office of the Auditor-General tells Kenyans that they have independently looked at the financial statements and are convinced that 30 per cent of their resources have not been applied properly. It has been three months with nobody doing that. Are we now telling Kenyans that we can allow officers in charge of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to continue using public resources as they wish? ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: As I conclude, I request the Members that in case the name of the Auditor-General is submitted to this House while we are on recess, I do not think you will be demanding too much, in case you summon us for a special sitting to come and approve the person who will be nominated or proposed. It will serve a national interest for us to come and debate that particular individual. If we, as a House, agree, we will approve the person, so that he or she can occupy the office as soon as possible even before February. We will ... view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: With those remarks, Hon. Speaker, I support this Motion. Thank you. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the chance to add my voice to this important Motion. I want to join my colleagues, the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and Hon. Mbadi, who is also a Member of that Committee in saying that we discussed these proposed amendments, as the Budget and Appropriations Committee. view
• 27 Nov 2019 in National Assembly: We made a number of observations which we want to share with Hon. Members as a way of improving the Budget-making process. You realise that Parliament and moreso, the National Assembly, has now a very huge mandate in the Budget-making process. This House cannot be taken for granted when it comes to discussing the Budget. That is why anytime we get these Budget proposals, we, as a Committee, sits down and tries to do justice to the figures as a way of ensuring that we have prudent use of public resources. The figures have been mentioned by my Chairman. So, ... view