Rev. Mutava Musyimi

All parliamentary appearances

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• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Let me take this opportunity, first of all, to thank hon. Members for their very articulate, concise and helpful comments that they have made over the last three days. I want to assure them that we shall collate this information and make sure that the Parliamentary Budget Office has the benefit of the HANSARD, and that all the contributions that hon. Members have made will be documented so that we move forward. This will ensure that our work will be better next year than it was this year. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Let me also thank my colleagues in the Committee whom I drive a bit hard, as has been said before. I have been called a slave driver but I probably drive myself a little harder than I drive them. However, it is a joy to be in this Committee which is very important. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, let me say - and I know that the Speaker will rule on this - that we tried to protect the supremacy of this honorable House and the independence of Parliament. We, in the Budget and Appropriations Committee, have a bipartisan approach. I work fairly closely with the Treasury but I want to assure this honorable House that I have been to the Treasury Building once or maximum twice in the last ten months. It is very embarrassing to hear that there are Chairmen with offices next The electronic version of the Official Hansard Report is ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: I thank you, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: to offices of Cabinet Secretaries of the Ministries that we oversee. As we await the ruling of the Chairman, I hope that the Speaker will be very firm because it takes away our sense of independence to oversee the Executive. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: That said and done, let me say that over the last four months, we have met all the organs of the Government. We have had meetings with the different sectors in the national Government. We have met all the independent commissions. We have met the Parliamentary Service Commission (PSC), the Judiciary, the governors, colleagues in the Senate and our co-Chairmen. It has been a fairly engaging process and we have come to understand the Government a bit. A number of us have also met the President on behalf of the Budget and Appropriations Committee to express our concerns. Let me ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: With regard to the health sector, I am aware that a report is likely to be tabled by the Health Committee fairly soon. I had a chat with the Chairman of the Health Committee earlier on, hon. Dr. Rachael Nyamai. I know that the Health Committee, like the rest of us, is aware that the main challenge facing the devolution of health services is the blanket transfer of functions to counties with complete disregard to the three years transition period provided for in the Constitution. We cannot wait for that report to come here. That is because when that report ... view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: With regard to the wage bill, it is important for this House to remember that in our Supplementary Estimates, we voted Kshs120 million to give to the Salaries and 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
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Remuneration Commission (SRC), so that the national debate on salaries can start. That debate was launched on Monday last week. So, it was with the support of this House that this debate is on and it is wonderful to hear our contribution. I have had occasion to appear before the media and talk about the wage bill, but also express my own concerns, as I have done over the years, to the problem of wastage and corruption. view
• 19 Mar 2014 in National Assembly: Can I also say that in the Supplementary Estimates, we voted the amount of Kshs80 million for what we are calling a social economic conduit. I know that there are some discussions going on about what offices need to be trimmed and so on and so forth. But I want to assure this House that under the leadership of my Committee, professionals will be engaged through the Office of the Auditor-General using those funds. Those professionals will come from the legal sector; people who are prominent in public administration and finance to give us a professional opinion about the implementation ... view