Benson Makali Mulu

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• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: As we move forward, it is good that at the Committee of the whole House, we will bring on board a representative of the Ministry of Devolution and Arid and Semi-Arid Lands because he oversees county governments so that as the committee sits, we have somebody from that Ministry to make sure that from the word go things are well organised. That is why this is very important because initially as Hon. Kioni said, a team could come and decide to frustrate the governor-elect and he will never have a say and waste a lot of time instead of implementing ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: a report of all staff establishment per department. It is supposed to have a comprehensive report on county entities or corporations or agencies containing information which is listed above. It is also supposed to have an updated report on all pending legal cases. Lastly, there is the county source of funding. In cases where the county government has other sources of income other than the Central Government in revenue generation, they are supposed to indicate the other sources so that when the governor-elect settles and has all these reports, he can very quickly settle and begin working. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The other good thing with this committee is that during the interim time, when you have a governor-elect and a governor who has lost an election, the committee is supposed to facilitate smooth communication between the two. At times, they do not see eye to eye. So, this committee could visit the governor-elect, hear his side of the story and go to the governor who has lost and hear his story for smooth communication so that county activities do not suffer as a result of that. The Bill makes provisions for that and it is important. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The other thing provided for here is once the governor-elect is declared the winner he is supposed to be provided with security. We know people have suffered after they have been elected. If you do not have adequate security, you can easily be targeted and things go wrong. This committee will make sure that the governor-elect is provided with adequate security for the period before he is sworn in. That way, things will be okay. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The other good thing about this Bill is that, if the governor is not able to assume office, there is a clear provision of how a deputy governor assumes office. In case where the governor and the deputy governor are not able to assume office, it is clear and it is provided for here how the speaker of the county assembly assumes office. One of the things we were discussing as a Committee is that in a case where the speaker of the county assembly assumes office on a temporary arrangement before elections are conducted, we asked ourselves if the ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Clause 13 is very important as it addresses the issue of handing over instruments of power. Every government has instruments of power which include the flag, coat of arms, the constitution and the seal. At times, we have seen governors who because they have lost elections, may not be there to present these things to the governor-elect because at that time there are a lot of differences and feelings of unfairness and more so people are thinking of going to court to petition. They may not want even the governor-elect to be handed over. Where that happens, the county secretary ... view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: These are some of the good things in Bill. As we move forward, if we support them, it will help. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: In terms of funding, each county government should come up with a reasonable budget for this ceremony. We have seen a lot of wastage, I agree with Hon. Kioni. Once we bring in the Ministry of Devolution and ASAL, they could come up with some range of figures of the lowest and the highest so that people do not take these ceremonies as a way of misusing public resources. The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposes only. Acertified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 29 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I support. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I support the Report of the Committee. As I do that, I have observations to make. Even though the Report is good, it is coming too late. In future, this being a Parliamentary Committee which takes care of our interests as MPs, we should do such reports in good time so that we do not waste time to implement. view