Robert Mbui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 5 Aug 2020 in National Assembly: (Kathiani, WDM-K) view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: I rise to ask Question No. 110/2020 to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works: - 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 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: (i) Could the Cabinet Secretary explain inordinate delays in the implementation of the upgrading of Kenol - Mitaboni - Kathiani - Kaani Road to bitumen standards yet funds were allocated for the same? (ii) What is the current status of the contract in view of the fact that the completion dates have since lapsed and the project is yet to be completed? (iii) What measures are in place to ensure speedy completion of the said road and when is this project expected to be completed? Thank you. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. This is the point at which this law has actually been made and we have to be very careful with how we handle it. Maybe we need to be careful not to rush it. I know that there is a bit of pressure to finish. When the Chair was given an opportunity, she explained it very well. However, this last part that the Leader of Minority Party has raised is very critical and I think what you have done is very commendable. This is because not only have you in the first part stated ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I want to thank you for the direction you have given because that is one of the challenges that Members have been facing. However, I am looking at it from this perspective: Once we have gone through these Questions early enough and have an opportunity to discuss them, I think we will generally be raising supplementary questions that Committee Chairs will not be in a position to answer. I would like to request you to give a further direction on what happens when we raise Questions that Chairs do not have answers to because it is ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Report by the Committee. The issue of dams is something that we really need to take seriously because they deal with water which is life. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: Normally, when the rains are heavy, a lot of times, our constituents complain about the condition of roads and then soon after they are over, they start complaining about hunger. If we construct dams all over the country in a proper manner, then we will deal with hunger which is basically one of those projects that the Government has set out to ensure that it achieves. There are several problems that I have noted. view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: I have listened to the Chair of the Committee. They seem to have a proper Report that captures the issues that Kenyans have noted about the dams that we have in this country. The first one is the cost. Many times, when you look at the cost implication of the dams that are constructed starting from the mega ones even up to the small ones, there seem to be always an element of inflated cost. That is why you find that a lot of corruption goes into projects that are involved with dams. For example, Kimwarer and Arror dams in ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: The other issue is the speed of construction of these dams. Dams which are constructed by Government agencies are largely very slow compared to the ones that are constructed by Non- Governmental Organisations (NGOs). We have dams all over the place which are constructed by NGOs and Government. How come when an NGO is constructing a dam, it takes a very short time? Within no time, people start benefitting from that project. However, Government agencies construct dams year in, year out. We construct them for years. People kept hearing about Thwake Dam from I do not know which year. We ... view
• 30 Jul 2020 in National Assembly: The other problem I have noted is fairness in the distribution of these dams, particularly Government-funded ones. Every part of Kenya requires dams. Even though we know that some places are hard-pressed for water, it is important to note that every part of Kenya is involved in paying taxes. Therefore, no area should be segregated or left behind when it comes to the provision of dams. That is one of the things that the Ministry needs to look at. It does not have to be based on who goes to the Ministry offices more than who. It has to be ... view