Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 301 to 310 of 1008.

• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, if you look at Clause 9 on the summit, we have said that they can meet at least twice a year, and that means that the summit can also meet more than twice. In Clause 21, we talk of the council of governors meeting at least twice a year, and then we say that in any case not more than four times. I agree with the Chair that we can just leave it at, at least twice a year, and then there is room for them to meet as and when it is necessary. So, we ... view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I agree that we could also provide that in the absence of the governor to chair the meetings of the council of county governors, the deputy governor can represent the respective county government in those meetings. There were other proposals which also bring in the Cabinet Secretary in charge of inter- governmental relations to be recognized fully as a member of the summit. I personally feel that, that is an important suggestion. We could gladly take it on board; I hope the committee will also be looking at that. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, the other area that we will look at is that of financing; hon. Khalwale mentioned some issues. We will reflect on that as we consult with the committee on the issue of the financing of these particular entities. We could, perhaps, make it better. When we were looking at this, we were also looking at the fact that these are two governments. They are independent but also interrelated, and will have to co-operate; the question was: Where is the moral authority to put the charge on purely one government in some of these areas? However, it ... view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I beg to move that The Transition to Devolved Governments Bill of 2012 be now read a Second Time. This is the Fourth Bill on matters relating to Devolved Governments that this House will be looking at. The first one was The Urban Areas and Cities Bill which has now become an Act. The second one has been the County Governments Bill and we have now looked at The Intergovernmental Relations Bill. The Transition to Devolved Governments Bill of 2012 is the fourth one. This is an Act of Parliament to provide a framework ... view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Under Article 5 (c), (d), (e) and (f) we are involving the principal secretaries who shall have a very central role in the issue of transition. This includes the Principal Secretary in the Office of the President and Secretary to the Cabinet, the Principal Secretary in the State Department responsible for matters relating to devolution, the Principal Secretary in the State Department responsible for Public Service because of the human resource element, the Principal Secretary in the State Department responsible for finance because a lot of financial issues are involved in this transition, the Principal Secretary in the State Department ... view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: I would like to highlight to hon. Members that the chairperson and the eight members who shall be serving in this Authority are the ones who shall serve on a permanent or full-time basis. The Government officials are basically there as and when certain issues relating to the Government aspect will be discussed. This is very important in my view that we have people who will be committed and who shall dedicate their time to look at the aspects of transition. It cannot be a part-time assignment particularly for the first three years that we are moving into transition. When ... view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: This Authority is essential because immediately after elections the summit and the structures that we set under Intergovernmental relations will take some time before they crystallize because those will be where the governors come in. They will not be ready to pursue issues of transition effectively. So, we are providing a mechanism which is still representative to allow them to do that. I also want to highlight one thing that in this Authority, I am seeking Parliament to note that it is structured differently from other entities. Since we would like this Authority to be in place within a month ... view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the Ministerial Statement will be available next Tuesday. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Yes, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 21 Feb 2012 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to continue and highlight Clause 6, on page 119 of the Transition to Devolved Governments Bill, 2012. It deals with the qualifications of the chairperson of the Transitional Authority as well as with the qualifications of the members of the Authority. view