Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 661 to 670 of 1008.

• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, on the overall budgetary allocation for the completion of the various bus parks or markets, we at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government have been facing a fairly difficult time because the resource allocation from the Treasury has been limited. Indeed, several local authorities that had started these projects or had intentions of starting them have been unable to proceed effectively due to lack of resources. On our part, we have rationalized to try and make sure that we undertake very few projects and have them adequately funded rather than have ... view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I will be very glad to go and give that assurance so that the people of Kitui can know that the project will be completed. At the same time, I would like to make it very clear that even though we will be moving to the county mode of administration it does not mean that on-going projects of the Government in any given local authority will be abandoned. They will have to be completed because they still remain public projects. view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I wish to make a Statement in response to a request made by Dr. Bonny Khalwale on Tuesday 30th November, regarding the Ministry of Local Government. Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I wish to inform the House that no authority was granted by me to facilitate councilors to attend a private meeting in Gatundu South Constituency on 21st and 23rd November, 2010. In addition, I would like to state as follows that no council has requested for my authority to use public funds to attend the meeting referred to by the hon. Member. Secondly, councilors are ... view
• 7 Dec 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first of all, I would like to state here that at no time, even during my own homecoming, did I ever give any such instructions. I have never given any such instructions for a private function. I am not aware of any local authority that sought any approval from the Ministry of Local Government to say that I am coming to your homecoming and therefore, I need to be facilitated. I would not view
• 18 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I am sorry I took time to come forward. I was consulting with my colleagues and did not hear you when you called me. Let me take this opportunity, first and foremost, to apologize to my colleagues because I should have answered this Question previously. However, I was not available when the hon. Member asked the Question. I hope that the apology is accepted. I beg to reply. (a) The land formerly housing the City Council offices in Harambee Ward, Makadara Constituency, was re-planned by the City Council Planner through a part development plan titled ... view
• 18 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the first thing we have done is to give direction to the City Council of Nairobi to repossess the offices. Through that repossession, they will make sure that they evict the persons who are occupying the offices illegally so that they can revert back to the City Council and, therefore, serve the people of that area. view
• 18 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, there will be a consequence for that. The question at hand is what we are doing to repossess the land. That is what I was responding to and naturally, the officers who were behind the illegal allocation will be dealt with in accordance with the law. view
• 18 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, the action is very clear. Under the Local Government Act, the regulations provide for a surcharge or a dismissal and, indeed, depending on the nature of involvement of the individual; even charges can be preferred against them. However, that has to go through the process of proper scrutiny to establish the role of each individual who was involved in the scam. view
• 18 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, I just want to state, for the general information of the House that, indeed, we have issued a circular to all local authorities. I have repeated this publicly, that we should not at any one time be involved in the transfer or alienation of any local authorities’ properties without following the proper procedure of having the approval of the Commissioner of Lands. So, we are very clear that this will not happen again and a circular is already out to all local authorities. view
• 16 Nov 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, could I, for a second time, plead with the House, so that I make sure that the Minister for Labour issues this Statement on Thursday? view