David Musila

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 1081 to 1090 of 1152.

• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, I circulated my proposal to amend the proposed Standing Order No.110. My December 10, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 4035 concern was that this House has been passing Bills without the necessary quorum. I was, therefore, going to suggest that we have a clause that makes it mandatory for a quorum to be there before a vote is taken on legislation at the Second Reading Stage. However, Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir, in order that I do not appear to be imposing the will of the former Sub-committee on Standing Orders, I want to withdraw. view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Deputy Chairman, Sir. view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Without boring my colleagues by appearing to be repeating, I also want to join my colleague, hon. Imanyara, in congratulating the Chair for having steered this process successfully. I need not remind hon. Members that the exercise of revising our Standing Orders has taken a very long time and surely for us, it is history in the making today that we have finalised this process which has taken so much time. Obviously, the bold step taken by Mr. Speaker in this regard is highly commendable without of course failing to recognise the role that the ... view
• 10 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I just wanted to make my contribution on this issue. I totally oppose the deletion of this section. I have actually read this very carefully. It only says, "in the event of declaration of a state of emergency," which is very rare. Secondly, Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, it says, "or in the interest of public safety and tranquillity." This concerns national security. In any case, it is not an infringement because it provides for the Minister to put it in writing and it is only a temporary measure for security. Those who are aggrieved ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on Tuesday 2nd December, 2008, both the print and electronic media reported that some present and former Members of the Ninth Parliament had been taken to Milimani Commercial Courts by the Kenya Anti-Corruption Commission (KACC) seeking to recover monies allegedly received fraudulently by the Members who were serving as Parliamentary Service Commissioners. As hon. Members are aware, it was reported that I was accused of having "knowingly and fraudulently" received Kshs5.6 million while serving as the Deputy Speaker of the Ninth Parliament. It is in this connection that I make this Personal Statement under Standing Order No.69. ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, this clearly shows that KACC's aim was not to recover any money but malign my good name and by extension, that of this august House. Mr. Speaker, Sir, if, indeed, KACC had any case against me and others, why was I not served before the matter was given to the media? Mr. Speaker, Sir, for the information of Members, I served as the Deputy Speaker of this House from the year 2003 to 2007 with loyalty, honesty and dedication and upheld the dignity of this House in whatever I did. view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I was not a Member of the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC). Hon. Members may be aware that prior to my election as Member for Mwingi South Constituency in 1997, I had served my country in various capacities, rising to the position of a senior Provincial Commissioner. During the over 35 years of my public service, I was held as a most honest, loyal and dedicated public officer. At no time, during those 35 years of my service, was I suspected, leave alone accused, of dishonestly misappropriating any public resource. Finally, Mr. Speaker, Sir, hon. Members may further ... view
• 9 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity. First, I want to pay tribute to you personally for having ensured that finally the new Standing Orders come to the House for approval. This is because we have worked on this document for a long time and I was looking forward to a day when the new Standing Orders would be brought to the House for approval. Let me also thank my successor, the Chairman of the Sub-Committee on Standing Orders for the role he and his committee has played. Indeed, I was happy to be invited by the ... view
• 16 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. This Question came up on 8th October, 2008, and it was satisfactorily answered by my colleague, Maj-Gen. Nkaisserry. In fact, we took Mr. J.M. Kamau to the site where he had alleged that there were bombs and we did not find any. Therefore, would I be in order to ask that this Question be struck out of the Order Paper? view
• 30 Jul 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I apologise. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) Our initial investigation reveals that, indeed, the incident occurred at Lavesoro area of Archers Post on 11th July, 2008, and Mr. Leranta Lepartobiko, aged 60 years, was injured and was given first aid treatment at Archers Post Health Centre before being transferred to Wamba Catholic Hospital. (b) Mr. Leranta Lepartobiko suffered severe burns and a fractured right leg and is currently undergoing medical treatment at the said hospital. (c) The area where Mr. Lepartobiko was injured is a gazetted Military training area and statistics of how many ... view