Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you Hon. Speaker. I wish to respond as follows: First of all, let me state that this is a programme that is domiciled within the Ministry of East African Community and the Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (ASALs). They have been doing a good job. But for purposes of record, I would just wish to highlight the following statistics. One, the current drought is ravaging many parts of the country and it has affected approximately 4.4 million people in the ASALs, and a further 500,000 people in nine non- traditional ASAL regions. In my statement, I have tabulated the counties ... view
• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: food assistance, livestock feeds, and trucking of water facilities. Indeed, we need to acknowledge and commend the county governments for their role in battling the drought situation. Hon. Speaker, we also estimate that development partners, the United Nation agencies, Non-Governmental Organisations, and other non-state actors have also plugged in approximately Ksh48 billion to support drought relief across the counties that have been affected. Again, Hon. Speaker, I will table the details rather than belabour the point to the House by reading one after the other. There is also the private sector-led National Steering Committee on Drought Response. This particular committee ... view
• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, let me pick up the issue of what we should do so that we do not rely on rain-fed agriculture. One of the key plans of the Kenya Kwanza Government is to intensify investment in dams, pans and water harvesting. I will give an example of Kwale County. The President, and I was there, launched Mwache Dam a few weeks ago. It is an investment which is supported by the World Bank and the Kenya Government. It will cost about Ksh18 billion in total. It will provide a lot of support and relief in sections of the Coast. ... view
• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: examples, but there are very many programmes to support this under the Ministry of Water, Sanitation, and Irrigation. It is clear that we cannot continue relying on rain-fed agriculture. view
• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: With regard to the impact on the Kenya Shilling, I would like to reiterate that we peg our shilling to the dollar most of the time. In my remarks, I acknowledged that the shilling has taken a beating. I mentioned the factors that led to that depreciation, but efforts are now being put in place to stabilise the shilling. For example, there is the government-to-government programme which will ease pressure on the shilling in the short-term. I have also indicated that the National Treasury is deeply engaged with our development partners. We anticipate that in the next few weeks or ... view
• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: With regard to the issue of Nairobi and other urban areas, it is true that the investment programmes that the Government must undertake, going into the future, must focus on urban areas. It is projected that by 2050, or even earlier, say, by 2034, we could have as much as 60 to 70 per cent of our population living in urban areas. Clearly, the focus and policies must be such that this new dynamic is taken seriously. In the meantime, the ongoing cash transfers have also been helping the needy within urban centres. They have not been exclusive to rural ... view
• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: The proposal about looking at grass seed is a welcome suggestion, which our specialists can pursue further, particularly, in support of pastoralists in our country. We take it in good stride and it is something that we shall get our experts to pursue a little more to see how that can be strengthened. view
• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: We want to deal with Exchequer delays. Dealing with them will take what we call enhanced revenue enforcement, so that we collect more resources. We have to expand the tax base, so that we bring in more people to pay tax. We also have to intensify alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. So far, this has yielded very good results where billions of shillings that have been locked in disputes are now being unlocked by the Kenya Revenue Authority. We see this as a way of improving the issue of cash-at-hand. I want to tell Kenyans that we are going this route ... view
• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: Somebody would like to make it seem like, maybe, President Ruto’s administration is on a revenge mission. However, the fact of the matter is that we cannot stop the reports of the Auditor-General. They will come to this House. Knowing how the Office of the Auditor- General operates, those reports will be very accurate and they will pinpoint various issues. The House will have to deal with the reports of the Auditor-General. Those who think that they The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the ... view
• 26 Apr 2023 in National Assembly: may have got away scot-free should know that this House is waiting for them down the line when you receive the reports of the Auditor-General. This is a message that all of us need to be alive to. It is not a personal agenda or vendetta against anybody. Parliament has a broad mandate. If Parliament looks at those reports and sees it fit to commission or order for an inquiry into any of those transactions, then the Government of the day will have no option but to abide by the resolutions of Parliament. In response to the issue of state ... view