Benson Mutura Kangara

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 May 2016 in National Assembly: money from levies and taxes which must come from the citizens. So, it is right for this Bill to impose taxes. It is the right way to go for this country so that we can have money to develop. I have seen in the Bill that there are exempts of exports which are within the EAC. This goes a long way in encouraging integration with the East African countries so that we can move goods within the EAC. We need to look at the relationship between us and the other countries within East Africa, which may be willing to bring ... view
• 26 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairlady. I oppose the amendment by the Chair. First and foremost, we need to take cognisance of the fact that Kenya is at war, and the police ratio is not enough to guard everyone. I am proposing that we provide firearms to the private security guards. There is also a technology of tracking firearms, and so the issue of misuse should not arise at any one time because we can track firearms where they are. Look at the case of Westgate, if the security guard there had firearms the killings that happened could have been ... view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker; I am going to be brief. At the outset, I oppose this Bill. I have even written to the Speaker of the National Assembly to give a clarification. As a Member of the Justice and Legal Affairs Committee, this Bill has not been subjected to public participation – which is key. This being a constitutional amendment Bill, it should be subjected to the instruments of the Constitution. I am looking forward to getting a ruling from the Speaker. view
• 21 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The essence of this Bill was to harmonise and see that elective positions from the county assembly to the Senate and the National Assembly are in line with the two-thirds gender rule. My worry is that the governors are also elected. How are we going to harmonise this Bill to ensure that we also have elected women in governorship position? The other element is the issue of auditing. It is good that we make laws as a country. We also need to get time where we analyse and see whether some of the rules we make ... view
• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. I want to note that there was reluctance on the part of the Ministry of Sports, Culture and the Arts with regard to this Bill, which is really bad. This is how the Ministry has been taking issues to do with sports. The Government had to seek an extension, so that we are not banned from athletics. view
• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I will try not to repeat what other Members have raised. I was raising concern on how the Ministry has taken the issue of sports in this country. It is high time the Ministry views sports as an investment just as we view coffee and other stakeholders’ investments in this country. In a town like Eldoret, there is a The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: lot of development done by athletes. That tells you that sports is a major foreign earner in this country. We should support it. There is a problem of doping. I was discussing with my colleague, Hon. Korir, and he told me that it is getting rampant because there is a lot of money involved in sports. I appeal to the Government to take major steps to curb this problem. No single investment has been done by the Government, for instance, building a track. It is by sheer luck that some of these athletes progress. As we tighten the law, the ... view
• 12 Apr 2016 in National Assembly: I come from Makadara where there are vibrant sports activities. Many people in the sports fraternity and many of my friends were worried that we may get banned. I want to assure them that the National Assembly is up to the task and has their concerns and is going to do all it takes to see that we participate in the Olympics. view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to contribute to the Controller of Budget Bill. This is a very important Bill in that the Office of the Controller of Budget is the only office that is mandated by the Constitution to safeguard public funds. All public funds are squarely in the hands of this office. I have been following the current issue of corruption and wastage of public resources. There are loopholes on how we use our public funds. I intend to bring some vital amendments to this Bill to give the Controller of Budget some powers to ... view
• 24 Feb 2016 in National Assembly: serious. This is an independent office whose tenure of office is guaranteed. The holder does not need any favour and must act authoritatively. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the national Government and county governments should be taking their draft Budgets to the Office of the Controller of Budget. What happens if the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury or the County Executive Officer responsible for finance in a county does not take their Budget proposals to the Controller of Budget? This Bill is short of giving the input, mechanism and punishment in tandem with such omissions. We need to follow up ... view