Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Secondly, on the issue of the Digital Innovation Hubs, we all agree they are important. However, the implementation of the same should be properly structured so that it does not inconvenience Members. When we came to this 12th Parliament, there was a circular which came from the national board requesting all MPs to convene ward public meetings to discuss and agree on priority projects in every ward. The requirement was that there be minutes which then would be forwarded to the board. On that basis, the board demanded from MPs and their own committees at the constituency level to submit ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: The other thing is, in every constituency, we have priorities in terms of needs. There are constituencies which require primary schools to be renovated. Some have issues with security and many other challenges which are in line with the national projects. So, when the board comes and says we must implement this, we ask ourselves, who between the board and MPs should know the needs of the people who elected us? Generally, the Report is good but procedural. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Secondly, if the Ministry thinks this is important and we agree it is, then there is an easier way of doing it. For instance, why can they not request for the money through the normal budgeting process? The money will be at the Ministry headquarters and then it will be channelled through the constituencies for implementation. It is money from national Government coming to that particular Ministry. My work will be to co-ordinate implementation. In that case, we will have the hubs but at the same time we will not jeopardise the local needs as presented by the people. Otherwise, ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: So, even as I support this Report it is important that this Committee, in future, be in charge of what is being done. We should not let the board do things without any proper consultation. If it consulted properly, we would have implemented these projects a long time ago and we would be talking about completing classrooms, Administration Police (AP) lines and chiefs’ offices. view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: With those remarks I support the Report. 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
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me also take this time to thank the Committee for the good work they seem to have done. Listening to the Chair of the Committee make his presentation, it is obvious that this instrument had to be rejected by the Committee. The first point is on public participation. It is very clear that public participation is central to all that is being done by institutionsincluding Parliament, in this country. I think the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) cannot be an exception.They need to note that for them to get their things done correctly and ... view
• 27 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: the money does not go through the Consolidated Fund, it is a clear signal that Kenyans need to be worried. That is why it is mandatory that all funds collected on behalf of the Government or the public must go through the Consolidated Fund. That paves way for the budget- making process, during which consideration is made on which activities are being proposed and how important they are to this country. The fact that they are trying to use money directly after collecting it without the money going through the Consolidated Fund, it means they want to bypass the budget-making ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Let me also add my voice to this important Bill. I support this Bill. Initially, I was opposed to the procedure because I felt that as a House, we discussed all these issues and agreed they are important to the country. We need to pass a message clearly. It is not the work of the National Assembly to push the Senate to do its work. If the Bill has been lying for some time, this is the reason Hon. Muriuki is bringing this Bill. We passed the Bill for the Senate to do their work ... view
• 21 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: When you look through, the Bill makes provision of personal liability on those who will be overseeing the scheme. This is best practice in pension schemes. At one point, I was a trustee of a pension scheme and I can tell you, if properly managed, workers of county governments and assemblies will benefit very much when they retire as a result of this Bill. With those comments, I support the Bill. I hope when this House supports the Bill, it is going to push the Senate to get, at least, one in the centre and then we can harmonise the ... view
• 20 Nov 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Chairman. I support this amendment. What it is saying in simple terms is that it will be sufficient to be registered if you have any of the listed alternatives, so long as you have the five or six. You cannot fail to be registered because you are lacking one. So long as you have any, you are okay. You can be registered. view