Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 25 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Seconded. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Thank you Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for notifying me on that. I will shorten my presentation so that I can allow many Members to contribute. Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that The Urban Areas and Cities Bill (Bill No.38 of 2011) be read a Second Time. In moving this Bill, I would just like to, first of, all give some background that by and large in Kenya, the issue of management of urban areas has been structured and placed in Cap.265 - The Local Government Act. Over the years, people have discovered that that particular ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will donate two minutes to each hon. Nkaissery and hon. M’Mithiaru, and then I will respond. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I know Members would have liked to really contribute, but you have been very firm. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: He might whip me. Could he take one minute? view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I have noted this and I would take this into account. Indeed, some of the concerns will also be taken care of in the Devolution Bill which is also coming. Whereas we have focused here on the Urban areas and Cities, the primary responsibility of ensuring that there is planned growth in the entire county will still vest with the county government. We will make sure that that is taken care of. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to highlight that municipalities and cities will not just borrow recklessly because, again, they are accountable to the county government. So, again, we will seal any loopholes that are there. I would like Members to just appreciate one thing that we have 47 Counties. We need to give the county governments some measure of flexibility. Whereas we may find we have lawyers and planners in Mombasa, we may not necessarily have lawyers and planners in another part of the country. So, one has got to give the county government some degree of ... view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I also want to state here that financial provisions that were touched on by hon. Mbadi are not fully exhausted here. This is because, again, when we bring the aspect of Public Finance Management Bill, the more detailed financial provisions regarding county governments are also captured in it. So, we will have an opportunity to, again, revisit this area and make sure we have sealed those loopholes. view
• 24 Aug 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to assure the hon. Mututho that we are looking at the details about the transitional process. In fact, it is proposed that we may need to have some transitional authority within the framework of this devolved situation to help us manage some of these issues of assets and liabilities. view
• 20 Jul 2011 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) The development of Kabati Market in Kitui County is on schedule. Works commenced on 8th April, 2010 and are due for completion on 9th October, 2011. That is a contract period of 18 months. To date, the period lapsed is 11 months. There is an outstanding balance of seven months and we expect the works to be completed on schedule. view