Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: conversation. I will be appealing to Members to give it very good thought when the Sessional Paper is availed for this conversation. I want to quickly point out on the question of how many consulates we can open. We would have liked to have more, but we are constrained financially, the reason we are still operating with the Los Angeles (LA) as the consulate in the United States. If resources permit in future, we can indeed increase the number of consulates. On the issue of voting, this is a conversation that we should jointly have with the Independent, Electoral and ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: negotiations are quite advanced. We hope that some of these issues can be tackled within the framework of that conversation. On compensation of the victims of the 1998 US Embassy bomb blast, we are pursuing that matter following the resolution of the House on that so that we can engage formally with the Parliament or the Congress in the USA. This is now underway following the resolution that was passed by our Members of the Legislature. At an appropriate time, we will be able to report progress systematically because it is a process that has to engage with their counterparts ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. As we talk, there are emerging issues as well in this conversation. However, I believe what Sen. Cheruiyot had in mind was to develop a Huduma Centre approach to provide services for Kenyans in the diaspora in different capitals. There is merit in this. Indeed, as we work with other departments, we are trying to enhance that, especially around our consular services, so that there is a one-stop centre for the services that Kenyans require. I wish to respond to some of the other issues in the following manner- The question of legal services is ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: You will also appreciate that sometimes we have cases where Kenyans are in distress and some can signal the Embassy and say they are in distress. However, there are others who do not speak at all when they are in distress. So, we sometimes stumble on information maybe because it was not volunteered by the person in question. This is the example of the Dida case. We were reading about it. Obviously, it was his personal decision to go, but he was silent on the communication of his whereabouts or what he was doing. So, it becomes very difficult to ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: also under diplomatic arrangements and we may need to seek clarification, so that we tackle that particular issue. The Senator did touch on the investments that Uganda made at that time. I believe they were lucky and were wise in a way. However, I had responded to it partially by saying that right now in New York, for instance, Kenya has bought a floor in a building. I am also happy to state that during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Conference, Sen. Ledama was with us in that very space that has been bought by Kenyans in New York. ... view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I thank the Senator for Nandi for reminding me. We cannot have labour attaches in all the missions. It is all a question of the resources and assessing the demand in a specific area. However, under the consular services, we are trying to provide a holistic response, advice and support to issues that may be labour-related. view
• 9 Oct 2024 in Senate: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the only department that would deal with this is the Immigration Department. As I had indicated because it was raised earlier, we may need to have some specifics on some of this so that jointly with the Immigration Department, identify the bottlenecks and make this a little smoother. If the hon. Senator has some time, I would not mind having conversation or details on the specific cases that she is talking about. I thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. view
• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. I do not know whether I am audible. view
• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. view
• 10 Jul 2024 in Senate: Thank you, Madam Temporary Speaker. On the first question--- view