Robert Mbui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 28 Apr 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Put the Question. view
• 30 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. The issue of firearms is sensitive. Having grown up in a military family, I know that if you make a mistake in the use of a firearm, you cannot apologise because the other person will already be dead. It is, therefore, important to confirm the mental status of individuals who own firearms. That is something which has to be done properly. When some firearm holders apply for renewal of licences nowadays they are told to go to Mathare Hospital for mental check-up. We have to be very clear on the tests to be done so that ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I rise to comment on the second Petition by Hon. Florence Mutua on payment of pensions. It is an unfortunate situation. The fact remains that when you have energy, you work so hard. However, we are advised to keep some money for that time when we shall not be able to work in our older days. Unfortunately, a lot of times people have kept this money and when they retire, they are not paid. In fact, it is so bad as I have heard from my colleague, Hon. Kaluma, that there is money that is released ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: pension, but the money is not given to them. So, I would like to urge that as we deal with this Petition, we take it with the seriousness it deserves. Almost every week in the newspapers, you will see a certain group of people complaining about non-payment of their pension. So, it is really a big problem and we need to deal with it. We must respect old people. They gave their best when they were young and so, as they age, we must respect them. We must ensure they get what is rightfully, theirs. I support that Petition. Thank ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support the Report of the Committee on Delegated Legislation and wish to point out that it is not the responsibility of the Committee to deal with the merits or demerits of regulations that come to this House. It just looks at the legality of the instruments guided by the Statutory Instruments Act. What we really look at in that Committee is timely laying of the instruments in the House; whether they conform to the Statutory Instruments Act, in terms of Regulatory Impact Assessment; whether there is enough public participation; and, whether ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: I have not. view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Almost all Acts of Parliament delegate some responsibility to the authorities to do some legislation. That is normal because you cannot put everything in an Act of Parliament. So, some little leeway is given to cabinet secretaries to do regulations and those regulations are the ones that come to the Committee. Sometimes I ask myself how life was before the Committee on Delegated Legislation was created. Currently, any instrument must be brought to the House for scrutiny so that we can ensure that it conforms with the law and is also constitutional. Basically, I ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. First, I want to congratulate and thank Hon. Peter Kaluma for coming up with a brilliant piece of legislation because, clearly, this is one of the problems that this country has faced. You will recall that almost every time a wealthy individual passes on, there is always a fight and this fight is about his wealth. Many times funerals do not take place for months on end because there are people coming out of the woodwork claiming to be part and parcel of that individual's family. What happens is that ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: people fight so hard for that same money and those beneficiaries who are really worthy end up losing out. I have looked at the old law, which is also in this Bill and what it is intending to amend. In the part of the definition of the dependents, it says 'a wife' or 'wives' or 'former wife' or 'wives'. That obviously is one of the problems because whenever people are married and then they go their separate ways, it means that they go through court process and that marriage is terminated. Therefore, you are former wife because there was a ... view
• 25 Mar 2021 in National Assembly: Oh, if a person passes on? view