Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 16 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. With those remarks, I beg to support. view
• 11 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me join my colleague, Hon. Dennitah, in thanking the Mover of this Motion, Hon. Mutua. This is a very important Motion. I want to take this opportunity on my own behalf and on behalf of the good people of Kitui Central to say pole to the families who have lost their loved ones. I wish a quick recovery to those who are in hospitals. We need to stop these kinds of Motions from becoming talk shows. We have lost about 55 Kenyans. When you follow the story in the print media and on ... view
• 11 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thirdly, what happens to those who have lost their loved ones? What happens to the children who had parents yesterday and today they have none? They are now orphaned. What happens to the women who lost their husbands or husbands who lost their wives? What happens after this accident? What happens to those in hospital? Who will meet their hospital bills? There are very many unanswered questions. As we debate this issue, this country needs to stop being reactive and become proactive. Now that it has happened, everybody is up in arms. The NTSA and the police are giving different ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me the chance to add my voice to this important debate. I am not convinced that I should support this Bill and I have five points why I oppose it. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The first point comes from what we went through to come up with the 2010 Constitution. The process was very consultative. Very many Kenyans from all walks of life like religious leaders, serious lawyers like you and professionals like me added their voices to the debate on the Constitution of Kenya, 2010. We all agreed that we hold our elections on the second Tuesday of August in the fifth year. We need to agree that there were a few people who were still pushing for the elections to be held in December. However, the majority said that August is the ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The second point is the history of the Budget. Members have talked about it. You realise that the 11th Parliament passed the Budget last year and at the same time, we held our elections. If we did not have another election after the main one at the presidential level, we would not have had any problems. Unless Hon. Wamalwa is telling us that during the next election we will still go through the same process again, I am not convinced that this is the time to change this clause. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The third point is what Hon. Kaluma has said. By changing this date, we might say no or yes. The truth of the matter is that we will extend the term of the President by three or four months. The Constitution is very clear that once you do that, then you have to go for a referendum. We cannot pretend that we are not aware of that fact. We are saying that we want to subject Kenyans to a referendum on the basis of the date of the election. I do not think that is the way to go. Some ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: There is also the issue of the school calendar. August and December are school holidays. Kenyans were really clear that so long as elections are held when schools are closed, it will be 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
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: okay. I also believe that even if we talk about holding the elections in April, it would still be okay because schools will be closed. So, let us allow the new date to be practised for about three or four times. We are in the 12th Parliament. By the time we will have the 17th or 18th Parliament, we will talk about this date because we will have gone through the process many times and we will see whether it makes or does not make sense to change the date. I am not convinced that we need to go that ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The other issue is where we are saying that December is time for holidays. There are some Kenyans, although they may not be very many, who plan their holidays for a whole year. They agree that they would go to a certain place for holidays in December. When we change the election date to the third Monday of December, that is almost when you are approaching Christmas. Christmas is very important to those of us who are Christians. That is the time our saviour was born. I want to be free to worship and do all the things I do ... view