Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 791 to 800 of 973.

• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I am just about to conclude. I beg your indulgence on this one because the “war” has been personal, and this thing has to be dealt with. view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Speaker, Sir. I will comply. One of the things that comes out in this document is very awkward. The document has a list of people that they have traced as beneficiaries. Then somebody view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, am I supposed to be crucified on the basis of this document? This document goes further to say that they are investigating. That is at page 13, where it says:- “However, there is credible, though uncorroborated, evidence at the moment that the three were involved in the conspiracy, and actually benefitted from the fraud.” view
• 10 Mar 2010 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, how would you prove that somebody benefitted from the fraud? What evidence do you have that I have received an iota of a cent? This is serious! Unfortunately, it is a signed document, doing the rounds, and it has all these allegations that are based on no facts. If there was a cheque to show that I received money, it should be attached. If there is land to show that I bought, the title deed should be there, showing that I owned it. In the first place, I am not even a land owner in Karen. Neither ... view
• 10 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. I just want to make a very short Statement regarding the issue of the Prime Minister’s Time yesterday. The House rightly raised its concern about my colleague, hon. Kenyatta, and I not being present during the Prime Minister’s Time. Let me just make a very brief explanation while at the same time acknowledging that the position taken by the House in raising the concern was valid. In the House Business Committee on Tuesday, there was no indication whatsoever that there was going to be any business relating to the Prime Minister’s Time. Indeed, the ... view
• 8 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, before I reply, I beg to apologize that I was not here when the first Question was asked. I hope that I will have the opportunity to respond to it during this second round. However, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that local authorities across the country no longer collect levy charges for way leaves and electric poles from the KPLC. (b) The Ministry proposed to the Treasury to factor in the 2009/2010 Budget Kshs638,174.058 as compensation to local authorities in respect of levy on poles or way leaves. However, due to financial constraints, this ... view
• 8 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, every local authority which had wayleaves had established an account and track of what was owed to them by the Kenya Power and Lighting Company (KPLC). Definitely, we shall use the arrears that were outstanding in the respective local authorities. view
• 8 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, there has been a dilemma here because when services such as the distribution of electricity are being undertaken in different parts of the country, the debate that has been between the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Local Government, is that the power company is, indeed, providing a service to the people. If the local authorities become obstacles--- view
• 8 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, if the local authorities become obstacles by demanding too much in wayleaves it could to a certain extent deter the provision of electricity to citizens in different parts of the country. It is on that basis that we entered into dialogue with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister and Ministry of Finance to find a solution that does not impede the power company from doing its job and at the same time avoid having these costs being passed on to the consumers. view
• 8 Dec 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, first, we want to deal with arrears that the various councils had charged because the Ministry granted the local authorities the opportunity to levy charges in 2001 through the by-laws mechanism. However, a policy issue that arises now is whether in the provision of certain essential services such as electricity, water or the oil pipeline that traverses through a certain urban centre, we should subject the people in that local authority to those charges yet they are providing a very essential service. So, this is a policy issue that we need to deal with. Whereas the first ... view