Rev. Mutava Musyimi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I stand to support the amendment. I have also noticed something very interesting and positive, that mheshimiwa Amina and her Committee are trying to create a connection between the functions in the county governments and the national Government, which is very commendable. I just wonder whether we are using the same thinking as we come out with other functions and structures in the relationship between the national and the county governments. I wish that other committees and designs can follow the same strategy. Thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you, hon. Speaker. I stand to strongly support this Motion. I also wish to say for the record that an amendment proposed by hon. Member for Kitui Central, which was committed to my Committee by yourself, hon. Speaker was dealt with. We sat yesterday and spent sufficient time discussing that amendment. The amendment sought to bring down the proposed ceiling from Kshs 2.5 trillion to Kshs 1.8 trillion. Hon. Speaker, in that Committee, we are honoured to have the hon. Member for Balambala and the hon. Member for Suba who have spoken against this Motion or rather I can ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, as a Committee, we met the Treasury and discussed this matter. Knowing our mandate as the Budget and Appropriations Committee, with respect to the Budget-making process - there are other works done by other Committees of this House to monitor the programmes of Government - we were constrained to decline the proposed amendment. If I may perhaps say a little more; if you take the Standard Gauge Railway, the last time anybody met in a Parliament to discuss a railway line in Kenya was in the 19th Century in the House of Commons. That debate is chronicled rather ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, to be in a Parliament where we are finally in a position more than 100 years later to talk about the Standard Gauge Railway, that we know will change this country, is not a matter that we ought to take lightly. What is more? We have a youth bulge which we all know. It is important to remind ourselves that 50 per cent of our population today is below 18 years old. Unless we invest for these young people, build human capital by educating them; borrow cheaper money and retire expensive money for their sake, we shall be ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: I asked myself when and how we got into a situation where 1,000 able-bodied young people can stand a whole day hoping to get just one slot. We have a problem. Unless we think big and become bold enough in terms of looking for cheaper money and retiring expensive loans so that we do not consume but produce, we will be passing a very difficult country to future generations. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, it is crucial that, as we borrow to invest in serious projects, we watch corruption. It would be very sad to borrow money and then engage in corruption with it. I plead with my colleagues in the various Committees that we do our job of monitoring Government programmes. I would also like to plead to the agencies that have been created by the Constitution and the laws that we make here to ensure that monies voted for their programmes are expended properly. Let us do our job to ensure that we do not borrow out of mere temptation ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: We must learn to be big and small at the same time. We must do the big projects but we must also do the small projects. That is why this House believes in the Constituencies Development Fund (CDF). We know that there is a ruling to be done. As we implement mega projects of the highways, the Standard Gauge Railway and the airports, we should ensure that polytechnics and primary schools are developed and water wells are functioning. We must be big and small at the same time. Money should reach our people out there through the CDF and the ... view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: We are not only involved in budget-making but we are involved in a very institutionalised way through the Departmental Committees and the plenary of this House. We are involved in monitoring every project that is implemented using taxpayers’ The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: money and money that we borrow. Let us think about 10 or 20 years from now. I have been privileged to run two institutions before I came to this House. The institutions that I ran – which were church institutions – used to borrow heavily. However, we borrowed to invest, and not to consume. I am proud to say that the last institution that I headed, the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK), borrowed and invested very well during my tenure at its helm. We completely changed the balance sheet of that institution for the good of future generations. view
• 4 Dec 2014 in National Assembly: Therefore, we should not be afraid of borrowing, especially if the money is cheap. What should worry us is if we borrow to indulge ourselves or borrow to line our pockets – something which we should not allow to happen. view