Benson Mutura Kangara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. At the outset, I oppose the deletion by the Chairman. I am seated right next to the Vice-Chairman of the Committee and I have been asking for the report of the Committee so that I can also make informed decision on how they reached at this. Another issue is that we passed the law. It is hardly six months down the line and now we are trying to move an amendment. I read mischief in that. We cannot be used as a House to pass laws--- We delegated the mandate to the Committee on ... view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. At the outset, I oppose the deletion by the Chairman. I am seated right next to the Vice-Chairman of the Committee and I have been asking for the report of the Committee so that I can also make informed decision on how they reached at this. Another issue is that we passed the law. It is hardly six months down the line and now we are trying to move an amendment. I read mischief in that. We cannot be used as a House to pass laws--- We delegated the mandate to the Committee on ... view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: On a point of order. view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: On a point of order. view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I want to notify you that we do not have the requisite quorum to pass any Bill. view
• 25 May 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I want to notify you that we do not have the requisite quorum to pass any Bill. view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to support this Bill. From the outset, I am surprised. I really wanted to raise a point of order so that you can rule Hon. Gikaria out of order. He is a Member of the Committee. When we were deliberating on this issue, he never raised those concerns that he is putting across right now. In most cases, he is usually an absent member. He did not understand the gist of the Committee finding. On the issue of devolution, it is well stipulated that after five years, we are supposed ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: That is why we are having problems in our health sector. The Government devolved functions, but costing was not done. With regard to health, there are some areas in this country where we do not have hospitals. So, the cost element ought to have been done. Who is now going to do the costing? The Intergovernmental Relations Committee, as the word says, is a relation committee. It has no weight. It cannot pursue money because it is more or less like a diplomatic mission. We need to see that there is a committee that looks into some of these issues. ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: When the new Constitution was promulgated, the Government did not want to delegate some of its functions. County governments said that the national Government was commanding them. Currently, the county governments and the national Government agree that there are issues they need to work together to resolve. However, who is supposed to bring them on board? In the Constitution, there is nothing about that. The National Assembly deals with money Bills and the Senate usually oversees counties. So, if you were to give more money to counties, especially with regard to the health function, where would that money come from? ... view
• 14 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: and that is a dangerous aspect because we are the ones who are supposed to implement some of these things and see the smooth flow of functions. We supported the formation of county boards. The issue was challenged and was dismissed because governors thought we were encroaching into their mandate. This Bill has to do with smooth flow of operations. view