Jessica N. Mbalu

All parliamentary appearances

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• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that the Committee of the whole House has considered the Kenya National Library Service Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 5 of 2020) and approved the same with amendments and sought leave to sit again. view
• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that a Committee of the whole House has considered the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 5 of 2020)…. view
• 6 Jul 2021 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, I beg to report that a Committee of the whole House has considered the Kenya National Blood Transfusion Service Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 6 of 2020) and its approval with amendments. view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me the opportunity to reply to the Report on the Examination of the Report of the Auditor - General on the Financial Statements of the National Government for the Financial Year 2017/2018 of the Public Accounts Committee that is chaired by the able Chairperson, the Hon. Opiyo Wandayi. I want to appreciate all the Members for their positive contributions to this Report. Most of the Members of the Committee are in the House. I may not mention them by name. The Hon. Oundo has spoken, Hon. Duale, the former Leader of the ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: As a Committee, we refer to ourselves as a postmortem committee. On the Audit Reports, during the debate after Hon. Opiyo had moved, hon. members emphasised the importance of PAC Reports in our country especially because of devolution. The adoption of these Reports is a constitutional duty of this House in accordance with Article 203(3) which provides that revenue allocated to county governments shall be calculated on the basis of the most recent audited accounts of revenue received, as approved by the National Assembly. Equally, the equalisation fund under Article 204(1) is designed to end marginalisation of some areas in ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: 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
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: I am also an accountant with an accounting body. I am also doing my PhD. And, of course, I am the Deputy Chair of PAC. So, on this matter, I have full knowledge. view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: There is a Member telling me to carry on. Thank you. That is Hon. Jessica for you. Yesterday I applauded the former Minister for Finance, Hon. Kimunya. I like listening to him when he talks about finance issues. When I was doing my Master’s degree at the university, he was the Minister for Finance. He could tell us how we collect revenue and how we spend our money. Having served in PAC for eight years, there are so many things I have learnt. Every accounting person in the ministries who has - I do not want to use the word ... view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Very well. Thank you. As I continue to … view
• 23 Jun 2021 in National Assembly: Very well. Thanks to the Majority Leader. Of course, I can tell the Majority Leader is being moved by the Report of the Public Accounts Committee. Thank you. I know he has gone to school just like me. However, not any other Member can say that they went to school. I can tell you and want to confirm that I went to the University of Nairobi, did my first degree, second degree and master’s degree. That is why I have a lot of passion. I understand these issues and thank you so much the Majority Leader. That is why I ... view