Musalia Mudavadi

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 931 to 940 of 955.

• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I will convey this important demand to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is not here, so that he can respond. view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker. I would like to donate two minutes to Mr. Nanok to make a comment or two. view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, let me take this opportunity to thank all the hon. Members who have had an opportunity to contribute to this Motion, and for their very important contributions and comments on the various aspects of local authorities. There is still an opportunity, maybe, as we focus on the Votes at the Committee Stage, that they could raise one or two other points, which can be taken up by the Ministry. I will try to respond very briefly on a number of issues that have been raised, which are important. One is the issue ... view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, There is the issue of the relationship between the Ministry of Local Government and the Nairobi Metropolitan Development Ministry. I want to state that there is Circular No. 1 issued by the Office of the President which clearly defines the roles of the Nairobi Metropolitan Development Ministry and that of the Ministry of Local Government. We shall dialogue so that we can harmonise areas where there is some level of misunderstanding or confusion. I believe that, that is an issue that we deal with. I just want to say that all the local authorities, when it ... view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I beg to move:- THAT, a sum not exceeding Kshs1,668,902,595 be issued from the Consolidated Fund to complete the sum necessary to meet the expenditure during the year ending 30th June, 2009 in respect of:- Vote 12 - Office of the Deputy Prime Minister 2790 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES October 15, 2008 and Ministry of Local Government view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I indicated that, first of all, that is a point that has been raised severally by a number of speakers. I want to point out that there were a number of projects that were done prior to that and most of the money has been allocated to complete them. Now, the cycle of budgeting had started much earlier and, by the time I was within the Ministry, those projects had already been identified and funds allocated. But I have undertaken that, come the next financial year, issues of disproportionate allocations will be looked into very carefully. ... view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I would like to assure the hon. Member that we shall look at Nyandarua very carefully. The point has been well taken. view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, the sentiments are well taken. The best I can do at this point in time is to say that we shall look at the concerns expressed very critically. view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Mr. Chairman, Sir, I just want to stress that on the issue of the land, we concur with the hon. Member. Indeed, I stressed that matter. Local authorities have to ensure that anybody who has been allocated land complies with the conditions of the letter of allocation. Equally, with regard to what he has pointed out about public/private partnerships, this is something that we are looking at and encouraging. We are at a very advanced stage in preparing the Public/Private Partnership Procurement Rules which will be gazetted under the Public Procurement and Disposal Act to provide a mechanism for the ... view
• 15 Oct 2008 in National Assembly: Madam Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg to move that the House doth agree with the Committee in the said Resolution. view