Elias Peter Mbau

All parliamentary appearances

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• 18 Aug 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have heard the Assistant Minister confess that since Independence, there has never been another line except those that were put up by the colonial government. We have a line that runs from Nairobi to Nanyuki and which has not been put to use. There is a time, 2003/2004 when it was put to use but that also stopped. Does the Ministry or the Government have a policy on the railway line in Kenya given that it is a cheaper mode of transport for Kenyans between places within the country? Is there a policy to address ... view
• 15 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me a chance to contribute to the Budget Speech. view
• 15 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The matter that has preceded the commencement of this debate regarding the need to lay, together with the National Budget, the Treasury Memorandum, which has been contested and which you have kindly resolved, is a matter that I was also going to raise. I want to thank hon. Mungatana as well as Dr. Khalwale for bringing it to the fore, so that the Executive can begin to know. When we brought the Fiscal Management Bill, and the same was discussed in this House and it went through the necessary stages, I believe the Members ... view
• 15 Jun 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. To wind up, it is good for us to also know that, on the same principle of budget rationalization, the Minister promised to rationalize salaries and allowances of the bloated Government employees, so that we do not need to utilize 62 per cent of our revenue, as is now going to happen, on non-discretionary expenditure as opposed to only 32 per cent that is going to go towards the development expenditure. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, with those few remarks, I want to say I appreciate; this is good and I want to ... view
• 14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to give notice of the following Motion:- THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget Committee on the Budget Policy Statement laid on the table of the House today, Wednesday, 14th April, 2010. view
• 14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, in view of the various cyclical shortages of foodstuffs, especially grains in the country, what does the Ministry require in terms of knowledge or skills to ensure that there is a policy in place that takes into account moments when we have bumper harvests and times when we have shortages, so that at no time does the country go through what we have gone through in the past because of lack of coordination of policy? view
• 14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: On a point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I want to know whether the Prime Minister, indeed, has legitimate powers to be sent to advise the media in this country on how to report and how to cover the debate on the Referendum as implied and instructed by one Mr. Kutuny. view
• 14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move the following Motion. THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Budget Committee on the Budget Policy Statement Tabled on March 23rd 2010. view
• 14 Apr 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, on behalf of the Members of the Budget Committee and as required under the Standing Order No.143 (4), I would like to take this opportunity to present to the House, the Committee’s report on the 2010/2011 Budget Policy Statement laid on the Table of the House on Tuesday 23rd March, 2010 pursuant to Standing Order No.143. The Budget Policy Statement stands committed to the Budget Committee for examination in consultation with the various Departmental Committees and by 15th of April, 2010 should be laid on the Table of this House. view