Boniface Mutinda Kabaka

All parliamentary appearances

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• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: “Parliament shall establish courts with the status of the High Court to hear and determine disputes relating to– (a) employment and labour relations; and (b) the environment and the use and occupation of, and title to, land.” view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: I appreciate what you are saying. This is a good Bill but we will bring an amendment to polish it. It is not possible for us to just have the High Court because the Constitution, which is the supreme law, is very clear. Article 162(2) is very categorical that it only gives two aspects for the High Court. It states that- “Parliament shall establish courts with the status of the High Court to hear and determine disputes relating to– (a) employment and labour relations; and (b) the environment and the use and occupation of, and title to, land.” That is ... view
• 3 Mar 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, the other aspect of this Bill is that we presuppose that there are persons who cannot explain how they obtained their wealth. The question we should be asking is what happens at both national and county governments and how do people get wealth. This is an area we need to interrogate but there is a law on that. The wealth is obtained through procurement at the national and county levels. Parties are known to do shoddy tendering process and that is where they make money and get kickbacks. There is also what we call falsification of Government ... view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I am a Member of the Committee on Finance and Budget. I would like to inform Sen. Kajwang that we summoned the CoG but they decided to go to bed with the Executive. We summoned the CoG but they never appeared. I would like to highlight two issues from this document: The issue of own-source revenue (OSR) which has not received the best practice. When devolution was created, we assumed that counties have enough human resources and technocrats to operationalize well on the OSR. The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A ... view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: However, I believe that the national Government with the pool of human resources in finance, law, economics and other areas should intervene to assist the counties enhance their own-source revenue streams. The performance is farfetched; it is below par. Madam Temporary Speaker, I also support the issue of stoppage of allocation of conditional grants on leasing of medical equipment. The reason is that, we know that these contracts are shrouded in mystery. They are illegal and fraudulent. In fact, they are a scam and they should be called what they are. Counties have lost a lot of money through this ... view
• 27 Feb 2020 in Senate: This one cuts across all the counties. The Government should be very clear on the money which is allocated, to give us timelines within which these projects should be completed because we are suffering and we are being told that we are not doing our oversight role well. I support. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, with due respect to the Senate Majority Leader, we are also lawyers and we have practiced law for a long time. The language he is trying to coach, having cautioned him not to mention the issue of the charges, even without mentioning governors, he brings, “some charges are being faced--- ” the sui generis interpretation aspect goes with that. Please, save yourself the face. The presentation is excellent. Otherwise, you will succumb to Sen. Sakaja’s trap. view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I will be fast. First, devolution is at crossroads in this country. The signing of the transfer of functions of Nairobi City County was unprocedural, in haste and politically motivated. Secondly, we have heard time and time again that there are mafias in this City. There are land and business cartels that are fighting the governor. The document was crafted fast, and as a lawyer there is what we call vitiating factors. Even if a contract has been made, there comes a time when certain factors or variables may occur to nullify it. If ... view
• 26 Feb 2020 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am coming to that point. Sen. Cheruiyot clearly said that--- The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view