Benson Makali Mulu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: I have said many times in this House that if it were possible, I would want us to make voting a mandatory exercise, so that every Kenyan must be pushed or coerced to vote. It is a democratic right. With that in mind, I am not convinced that people will not be able to travel to their rural areas to vote. It is very clear that if I cannot go to Kitui to vote, I can vote in Nairobi. We have Hon. Members like Hon. Mawathe whom I can vote for or Hon. Oluoch who is about to move a ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: With those few remarks, I will be among the Members who will oppose this Bill. I know that very many Members will oppose it. I want to urge them to oppose the Bill, so that as we move to the future, we stick to the elections date of the second Tuesday of August in the fifth year. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: With those remarks, I oppose the Bill. Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I have read this Bill and I want to support the amendments as presented by the Senate and a further amendment as proposed by the Committee. Even as I do that, I think it is important to appreciate that even though this Act was passed by this House in the 10th Parliament, a number of implementation challenges have been faced and that is the reason why the Senate decided to make the current amendments. view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The main objective of these amendments is to review the criteria of establishing urban areas. As you rightly put it, we all represent areas which are urban. For example, Kitui Central which I represent is the host of the county headquarters which is in Kitui Town. In the former arrangement, the town used to be a municipal council, but with the new arrangement, it has been tricky to say where it belongs. That is why I am a bit happy with the proposal which is coming up in terms of ensuring that the required criteria in terms of population figures ... view
• 3 Oct 2018 in National Assembly: The other thing which is important, and which I think we need to support as a House, is the requirement that before governors categorise those urban areas as markets, towns or cities, they should consult the CS in charge of that particular area. I think that consultation is very important. Otherwise, the way some of us do our things when we are given a chance to do them without consultation, we, at times, get out of control. It is important that there is a discussion between the national Government and county governments even as we agree on the classification. The ... view
• 20 Sep 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. As you have heard, the no vote carried the day. Procedurally, what is expected is for people to stand wherever they are if they want to go for a division. I can confirm nobody stood up. Instead, people started walking out. So, the issue is: Should they have stood in their places to be counted so that we go for a division or should they have walked out? From that point, we lost it. But the vote was taken and the no carried it. Thank you. view
• 30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I like what the Chairman of the Committee has said. We do not have an opportunity to look at regulations and that is why things are happening the way they are. But through this new clause, regulations will be becoming to the House for us to approve. Once we approve, they can then be effected. view
• 30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: I support the new clause. view
• 30 Aug 2018 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I thank the honourable Member who has just spoken. That is a very important issue which I wanted to raise. As a matter of procedure, it will be important for the Committees, when they are presenting their Reports, to indicate the requirements for the people they are interviewing. This is because even procedure is important. In a situation where people are also required to apply for positions, we need to be told as a House whether people applied before they are even shortlisted because there is a procedure. I support what the honourable Member has said. ... view