Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, I would like to state two issues. Firstly, we will not hesitate whatsoever once the bilateral agreements have been signed. As I said, we want to pursue a policy of open government. We will be ready to share the details with Parliament. We shall not have a challenge on that score. The second aspect, which is important and I take it as input from the hon. Senator, is that our negotiating skills, together with those of recruitment agencies and others, should be stepped up, so that we have fairly more reasonable and comparative agreements being negotiated. We ... view
• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: Madam Temporary Speaker, on the first aspect, I would like to inform the House that consular offices at our missions abroad normally visit Kenyans in distress in the host countries such as those in hospitals, detention centres or prisons. They offer assistance that includes issuance of emergency travel documents to Kenyans in the diaspora who may be in distress and want to voluntarily return. This is in line with the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations that provides for general functions of a consulate, which includes protecting the interests of its nationals, both individuals and bodies corporate within the limits ... view
• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: (b) The right to communicate with the arrested person and vice versa and that of the arrested national to communicate with officials of the sending states. In this case, our mission staff. (c) The right to visit the national of the sending state, if in custody or detention, to arrange for legal representation. (d) The right to respect the wish of the arrested national, including not to take any action expressly or on behalf of the national. However, these rights can only be exercised in conformity with the laws and regulations of the receiving state. I also wish to state ... view
• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: including admission and stay of persons in their territories. It is the duty of every Kenyan, therefore, to obey the laws of the receiving country. The protection of human rights is governed by the International Human Rights Laws, which include the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the International Convention on Civil and Political Rights, the International Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, and the International Convention against Torture and Inhuman, Cruel or Degrading Punishment, among others. view
• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: The exercise of powers over nationals of another state should be within the confines of international law. When the Ministry receives sufficient reason to believe that the rights of a Kenyan national could have been violated, the following are some of the measures we take- (1) A consular officer undertakes a visit to the affected person to provide a report on the circumstances surrounding the matter. (2) The Ministry may also consider dispatching a diplomatic note to the concerned State's mission, requesting to be furnished with information regarding the circumstances surrounding such violations; (3) Where the evidence is overwhelming and ... view
• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: been taken within the confines of the laws of the host country. Unfortunately, for some Kenyans, and in the advent of information and data protection, those who are arrested or in conflict with the laws, sometimes request prison authorities not to notify the embassy or any family members. Lastly, this is binding to the mission since it is in line with Article 36 of the Vienna Convention, which requires consular services to refrain from taking action on behalf of the person in prison or detention or custody if such person expressly opposes such actions. The deportees once verified to be ... view
• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: Thank you. We are not perfect and so are the embassies. However, I believe I can obtain information around Zuhura Swale and share it with the family so that this matter can be put to rest. I also state that as we get the post-mortem reports of some of the people who pass away in these countries, not all of them are usually about murder. Some are normal aspects such as cardiac arrest, while some are afflicted by terminal diseases like cancer. They are hit and end up dying in that place. So, we can get a raft of this. ... view
• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me just quickly take this opportunity to thank the Members of Parliament for according us an opportunity to respond on matters of Government Policy in this august and distinct House. I will go straight to dealing with the Question at hand. I will seek your indulgence to try and pick up this Question in a matter that will help in the sequencing of the response but I definitely will deal with all the issues that have been raised by the Hon. Member. I shall accordingly, therefore, take up number two of his Question first, that ... view
• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Fiscal distress was also reflected in the pressure of the public debt. Public debt consumes a substantial portion of our Budget. In fact, Members may wish to note that interest cost is now the single largest expenditure item in our recurrent budget, exceeding the wage bill and the county equitable share. That is interest payment alone. Our total debt—and this is very critical because we want to lay the facts bare to the nation—is Ksh9.4 trillion, against a debt ceiling of Ksh10 trillion. This comprises external debt of Ksh4.8 trillion and domestic debt of Ksh4.5 trillion, as at the end ... view
• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: The cumulative debt service to external creditors as at the end of March stood at Ksh312.6 billion. This comprises a principal of Ksh197 billion and interest payment of Ksh115.7 billion. The total outstanding national government pending bills as at 31st December 2022 amounted to Ksh481 billion, compared to Ksh467.7 billion as at the end of 31st December 2021. This comprises Ksh400.7 billion, that is 83 per cent, from State corporations and Ksh80.3 billion from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). view