Marcus Mutua Muluvi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 121 to 130 of 170.

• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the County Development Board is a preserve of the Executive within the county. I wanted to say that the doctrine of separation of powers among other things lays the responsibility of oversight with the Legislature both within the National Assembly and also at the county. Therefore, if we mix Members of the county assembly and Members of the Executive, it will be very difficult. This is because if this Budget is taken to the county assembly for approval then you can see the confusion. view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, my serious concern on this Bill is pegged on the premise of the doctrine of separation of powers. This is because if we say that we want a consultative forum, the Constitution is very explicit that the county governments and the national Government have established a Summit which sits I think biannually, if not annually to consult. Therefore, there is no provision within the Constitution for Members of both the Senate and the National Assembly to be also consulting with the Executive of the county. Therefore, I am saying the idea may be very noble but ... view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, like my friend has said, when you read Article 175 and Article 12(b) of our Constitution, it is very explicit that democratic principles are enshrined and pegged on the separation of powers. Therefore, it will be very unfair for us to say that we want to go and sit with the Executive of the county and also draw the Members of the county assembly to come up with a development agenda which will need to be approved at the Assembly. view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other thing is the timing of this Bill. In my very considered opinion, it is very suspect. This Bill has also come at the point when the Senate and the governors are at arms. So, I do not need to belabor the point. If we allow the Development Committee of the county to be chaired by the Senators and deputised by the County Women Members of Parliament and the governor becomes the secretary, I think it will be bad. view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I want to dwell on the separation of powers. The county people have given the mandate to the governor to run their county and all executive duties within the county both by the Constitution and by law are vested in the governor and his county Executive. view
• 6 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, therefore, I stand to oppose this Bill. Thank you. view
• 20 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: On a point of order, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir. I agree with what the Chair has said. However, the hon. Member has said that during the reconciliation meeting held on the ground, the affected parties were not involved. It will be an exercise in futility even if the Cabinet Secretary is invited and comes here but the affected parties are not brought on board. My take on this is that it is important to have a meeting on the ground--- view
• 6 Nov 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. It is true that the statement has taken a while. We got the response from the Ministry. The Director of the National Environment Management Authority (NEMA) came. Unfortunately, when we invited the hon. Member, we agreed that the answer that had been given was not adequate, as a result of which we requested for further clarification from the Director of NEMA on the same matter. On behalf of the Committee, I undertake that we will give the report in two weeks’ time. view
• 17 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Deputy Speaker. I promise the Member that we will give him an answer in three weeks’ time. view
• 17 Oct 2013 in National Assembly: We will do that, hon. Deputy, Speaker. view