Dr. Patrick Mweu Musimba

All parliamentary appearances

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• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: I think we are going round. When addressing the import of the 2010 Constitution, we need to take into account our own Standing Orders. If you look at Standing Order No.245 as it relates to the consideration of the Finance Bill on the Floor of the House, especially during the critical moment of the Third Reading it states:- view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: “(3) The recommendation by the Cabinet Secretary in paragraph (2) (f) shall be included in the report and tabled in the National Assembly.” 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
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: This section is ideally supposed to be referred to the Budget and Appropriations Committee because its touches on its recommendations as appertains to money Bills which can only be handled by the Budget and Appropriations Committee and not the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade. view
• 30 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: When I see the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade under siege it is because there is a missing link which should inform him on this. I do not know at this late hour what we should do. That is why I tend to agree with the Leader of the Majority Party that maybe further small consultation needs to be done because there is a missing link from the Budget and Appropriations Committee Report, to the extent of the recommendations by Hon. Jude Njomo as he touches on Article 114 of the Constitution on Money Bills. ... view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: (Spoke off record) view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for this opportunity. This is a very important amendment Bill for this Republic and, indeed, the region because Kenya will emerge as a power house for the aviation industry with capability to have direct flights to the US, and more importantly to countries within East and Central Africa. Our neighbours, Ethiopia have been dominating that space. What I want to say because the previous speakers have enumerated a lot on the amendment Bill is on the security aspect. A nation cannot thrive if our ports are not secure because everybody will have paramount feelings ... view
• 11 Aug 2016 in National Assembly: talk about the diaspora earnings which are now at US$1 billion. If we enhance our aviation space, this ought to triple or quadruple as opportunities for our infrastructure are growing and we talk about contributions to our Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This is one way. This should be followed by our maritime authority by proposing similar amendments which ensure that our port is developed. We are increasing the number of berths in Mombasa to ensure that we can receive many more leisure visitors and increase our capacity within the hospitality industry. When we talk about Americas we are not capturing ... view
• 3 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 17 of the Bill be amended in Sub-clause (1) by deleting paragraph (e) and substituting therefor the following new paragraph─ “(e) five other members appointed by the Cabinet Secretary from persons nominated by the top governance organs of each of the following bodies─ (i) the Consumers Federation of Kenya; (ii) the Law Society of Kenya; (iii) the Petroleum Industry Association of Kenya; view
• 3 May 2016 in National Assembly: (iv) the Kenya Private Sector Alliance; and (v) the National Environment Management Authority. Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, the import of this amendment is that we do not leave this carte blanche to the CS to appoint people from different disciplines. We have targeted people for purposes of governance. As we all know, this Bill is very important to this nation as this sector involves a lot of money. Thank you. view
• 3 May 2016 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman, I beg to move:- THAT, Clause 24 of the Bill be amended in Sub-clause (2) by inserting the words “to the Authority” immediately after the words “made against him or her” appearing in Paragraph (a). 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