Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Clause 15 talks about general monitoring. It is said that in addition to financial monitoring, we need to bring on board the issue of monitoring non-financial issues. There has been a focus on the financial aspect, but there has been minimal talk on the outcomes as a result of that expenditure. Through this amendment, it will be a requirement that MDAs also report on outcomes which are non-financial. As the Budget and Appropriations Committee, we have been saying that this is the way to go. We have been pushing the Controller of Budget to move to this direction. Other than ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: The most important parts of this Bill are Clauses 31 and 35. These talk about a single treasury account. It has been mentioned by the Chair of the Committee, Hon. Leader of the Majority Party, and if there is anything which is going to help this country in terms of prudent use of public finances, it is the introduction of single treasury accounts both at the national and county levels. Why am I saying so? You realise that anytime we talk about domestic borrowing, the Government would be borrowing from our local banks. We cannot rule out situations where the ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: money when the money that has been collected through the revenue collection system and using the Consolidated Fund is no longer there. So, you are likely to see a reduction in domestic borrowing from banks and that will affect our interest rates which will be good for the economy even as the current interest rates are pegged. This is an important amendment through the current Act. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Also, Clause 2 is talking about the use of the emergency fund. Just as you do at the national level, we have a contingency fund at the National Treasury and an emergency fund at the county level. This has been abused by governors in most counties. It is giving clear guidelines on how to use the emergency fund, how to draw the money and clarity for its purpose. So, it does not leave any room for somebody to start joking around with money because the guidelines are clear. If you misdirect the money, then you will have audit queries and ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for the additional minutes. As I said yesterday, it becomes very tricky to put the points across especially when you have done much research and you are just given 10 minutes. I have two more clauses and then I can give general comments and I close. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Clause 35 talks about overdrafts. It is saying that where MDAs and county governments have taken overdrafts from the bank, they have to declare them on the 5th day of the following month. This is very important for the management of our resources. It will ensure that we do not have county governments which have overdrawn their accounts and are not mentioning it. These are public funds and it should be stated clearly how the money has been used. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Clause 39 talks about cash flow projections. I would like the Chairman to listen to me on this matter. Initially, the law required that all the entities should submit their annual cash flow projections by 15th June every year, so that the National Treasury can work out on how they will be releasing the money. What is being proposed here is to move that time from 15th June to 30th April. This means that we are telling the expending units that by 30th April, they must give their cash flow projections which will be starting from July. We might be ... view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: supposed to be collecting more, but money is being collected and is not being deposited into accounts. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Therefore, this is an area we need to look at and see how we can tighten it in order to avoid creating loopholes for people to play around with it. We should also look at the issue of public debt which we are all crying about it. We should look at this law and see how we can deal with it. Even if we have international benchmarks, we need to see how this can be tightened instead of leaving it and we may end up auctioning our future generation. view
• 13 Feb 2019 in National Assembly: Another important issue is economics of cartels. This country is suffering a lot because of cartels. Therefore, this is an area we should address. I think the Chair will champion this matter so that we avoid issues where we pass budgets here and they never reach the intended purpose because of cartels. Lastly, I must talk about the issue of non-payment of contractors. I am sure you can bear me witness. Even in your own counties there are contractors who have died because of nonpayment by county governments. We should relook at how we can ensure smooth payments to avoid ... view