Dr. Patrick Mweu Musimba

All parliamentary appearances

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• 27 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: The governance issues as to the powers of the CS in appointing even members of the Advisory Committee is wrong, to say the least. There are people there, but the CS has overriding powers over them. They double up. The same people, if you look at the composition, other than the five nominated members by the CS, are the same people sitting in the Advisory Board. For example, the Commissioner-General of the Kenya Revenue Authority. They are not the technocrats within the petroleum sector and this has to be taken into account. view
• 27 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: We need to specify who the five persons who are going to sit on the Board of the Upstream Regulatory Authority are going to be. You cannot just say it is an ad-hoc mechanism. 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
• 27 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: We should have representatives from the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK) and other professional organisations like the Petroleum Institute. view
• 27 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: The Chair of the Committee on Energy, Communication and Information spoke about them having consultations with the Kenya Private Sector Alliance (KPSA). We need to specify, as a House, who exactly are the five persons and whether they are enough, so that we know we are getting the right thing when it comes down to having this Bill. It has monumental effects and could lead this country to war. We pray that Kenya remains a very peaceful State, but these things are dangerous. Today, when you look at the provisions which talk about our boundaries of exploration, which are even ... view
• 27 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: When he talks about negotiations with the CS, these are powers which need to be taken away, frankly. You cannot talk about Kshs 40 trillion negotiations and do not expect anomalies. We have been told that we are going to come and discuss about a field report saying that it is too technical in nature for this House to understand it. Are the people saying that this House lacks the capacity to actually digest documents? We have enough staff and we can get technocrats to drive this process. That is why at the beginning I said that the Sovereign Wealth ... view
• 27 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: The functions of NEMA and the KRA are replicated and even the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) is invited. Anything that goes contrary to this Bill should be viewed as an economic crime. The provisions are already there within the law. We have special courts to deal with it. We cannot have people who are arbitrary, as it is here; you can walk into somebody’s investment and say “stop”, and that you are going to conduct an inspection. We were told that it costs money. How do you attract the investment? Does it become a way of blackmailing people to ... view
• 27 Oct 2015 in National Assembly: Hon. Deputy Speaker, in its current form, I truly oppose. view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for this opportunity. I rise in accordance with Standing Order No.245, which is very explicit as to the situation which Hon. Duale has spoken about. We gave these proposals in accordance with Standing Orders; these ought to be there for 24 hours. Ours actually came earlier than that. I had occasion to come through your office, and you gave guidance that I should appear before the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade last night, which I did. The Committee said that we would deliberate on that issue at 10.00 a.m. in the morning. So, they ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker for this opportunity. I rise in accordance with Standing Order No.245, which is very explicit as to the situation which Hon. Duale has spoken about. We gave these proposals in accordance with Standing Orders; these ought to be there for 24 hours. Ours actually came earlier than that. I had occasion to come through your office, and you gave guidance that I should appear before the Departmental Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade last night, which I did. The Committee said that we would deliberate on that issue at 10.00 a.m. in the morning. So, they ... view
• 27 Aug 2015 in National Assembly: No, it is not a debate; I want to call upon you because something fundamental has been broken. The Committee on Finance, Planning and Trade has not followed the Standing Orders of this House; it has not come with a report in accordance with Standing Order No.245. These issues are grave to Kenyans. People are bleeding, our constituents are not making their ends meet and when you affect their purchasing power you are, indeed, infringing on their rights. Their fundamental rights and socio-economic rights as enshrined in the Article 42 of the Constitution. view