Robert Mbui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 29 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Will we go all the way back and start looking at what was happening at that time? Will we condemn every Kenyan who went to the university and assume that the A grade they got before Matiang’i is questionable? As a nation, we need to be very careful. Otherwise, I want to thank Hon. Agoi for this Bill. This is a very critical Bill. We all know that education and health are the most important social functions of any state. Therefore, we have to take those things with the seriousness that they deserve. Evaluation of learners is what helps us ... view
• 29 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: where people from all over take their children to the nearest school. How is it possible that the best three came from one school? It just means there have been serious irregularities in the past which, therefore, means that we need to have laws to punish those officers that are found culpable in making that happen. Finally, I would like to finish by talking about the KNEC fee. I know it is slightly off topic but because we are dealing with the KNEC, when we amended this Bill in the past, we said that there should be no charge for ... view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, for this opportunity to contribute to this debate on the Budget Estimates for the 2017/2018 Financial Year. First, looking at the new Constitution and the timelines that we have come up with, the issue of the Budget is becoming extremely tricky. You can see we are now discussing the Budget and a month from now, most of the Members of this House will be carrying out nominations in their political parties. This basically means that right now, most Members are out there seeking for votes for re-election. The timing of this discussion ... view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, this is an extremely ambitious Budget of Kshs2.6 trillion. It looks very good on paper and sounds very good on radio. The country seems to be rich. We are very happy saying that we took over this country when the Budget was a few hundreds of billions and it has risen to more than a trillion. It is now more than Kshs2 trillion. But what is the truth? The truth is that the money that makes up this Budget is not available. We are going to have a huge budget deficit. We had it last year ... view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: We also have irresponsible allocation of funds. I have noticed that a lot of the money that we pass in budgets is used for political reasons. When the Jubilee Government came to power, they talked about things to do with laptops for primary school children. In the four years that I have been in this House, I have asked myself the economic value of the laptops. In fact, they were promised in 2013, we are going into 2017 and they have only been given to Standard One children. When you look at the way we are spending our money, it ... view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: We are spending money on roads and it is a good thing, but what is the strategic plan on the road distribution network of this country? Many times, we are doing roads because they are politically-correct. I have seen situations where the Head of State goes and commissions roads all over the place, but when you look at it, it is politically motivated because we are seeking for votes and support from the people for re-election. We go and promise them roads. I have seen situation where the President goes and launches a road and within two to three days, ... view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I stand guided and accept the advice that I have been given by my seniors. The only thing I am saying is that a lot of money is being spent. Our question is where the money is coming from. I will do a report on where the money is coming from. We need to get the right answers to that question. I am not saying that I saw a person stealing, but I have seen people spending money that I know they did not earn in this House. That is what I am concerned ... view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I am not sure what I was to clarify. view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Yes, I would like to get some information from my colleague. view
• 28 Mar 2017 in National Assembly: Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I will finish my submissions by saying that this House has a responsibility to monitor the budgets keenly to ensure that the money we allocate is spent in the right manner. It should be spent prudently and serve the interest of this nation, so that as we go to the future, we do not want to have situations where so much money seems to be getting out through loopholes that we cannot explain. Thank you for the opportunity. view