Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 871 to 880 of 911.

• 29 Jan 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I beg to second. view
• 16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I stand to support this Bill and commend all those who have participated in enabling it to come before this House in this format. I think this is a very innovative process because under normal circumstances, the current Constitution that we have would have called for the appointment of a tribunal to look at the conduct of the various commissioners. But it is quite clear that we are reaching a new realm of legislation because it is also apparent that in matters where a tribunal would be required, this would require the Executive to appoint it ... view
• 16 Dec 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I second. view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, hon. Ojode has given a very legitimate and honest answer. view
• 29 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: So, I beg the hon. Member to be patient until Tuesday, so that he can get the response. view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me once again apologise for not having been here when the Question was asked the first time. However, I beg to reply. (a) Yes, it is true that the Clerk and the Treasurer are the sole signatories of the council funds. This is because the Local Government Act, Cap.265, sections 129 and 130 mandate them to be signatories to the council funds. Secondly, they are the chief officers or executives and finance officers as mandated by the above mentioned sections. Part III of the Third Schedule provides that the Treasurer shall be the accountant, the ... view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have stated that there is a valid argument in what the hon. Member is saying. However, I have also said that the Public Procurement and Disposal Act, 2005, that was passed by this House, indeed, has some flaws and it will be necessary for us to review the clauses in that particular Act in order to facilitate an element of broader participation at the level of local authorities. I agree that it is wrong to completely lock October 22, 2008 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 2893 out the local representatives from those committees. view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, first and foremost, the law is as it is now, is markedly unfair. I have, in the meantime, instructed that all processes and procedures must also be made available to the relevant committees of the council. It could be the Finance Committee or the ones involved in overseeing projects or programmes. This must be done and I have instructed the local authorities to do so. However, the right thing that must be done is to strictly amend the Public Procurement and Disposal Act and allow for the inclusion of these leaders in the tender committees. view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I have stated quite a number of times and I state again, that we are going to bring broad-based amendments to the Local Government Act, Cap.365 which will help in the management of local authorities. view
• 22 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, it is this Parliament that has tied my hands because it is the one that passed the Public Procurement Act which we must now follow. Now, the only way to untie my hands is to bring amendments to that Bill here, so that the entity that tied our hands can untie them. view