Robert Mbui

All parliamentary appearances

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• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I also want to mention the issue of drying up of rivers, which has also been mentioned by one of my colleagues. It is a reality that some of our rivers are drying up. I remember reading about the fact that what is causing this drying up of rivers is certain species of trees planted next to the rivers. Those species of trees suck a lot of water. I remember a while back there were regulations that were set up to block, or discourage, the planting of those trees. I do not think it has happened ... view
• 23 Oct 2014 in National Assembly: The other issue I would like to talk about--- We have just mentioned that during the wet season our roads become impassable as a result of water. I have observed that there are certain roads that are designed in such a way that from the lower side, there are homesteads and those homesteads separate the roads from the river. I do not know what can be done, so that water can be managed and people do not block roads. It is something that we need to look at; it is something that needs to be addressed here. Finally, we know ... view
• 27 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Education, Research and Technology regarding increased cases of arson attacks and wanton destruction of property in schools. view
• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order No.44(2)(c), I wish to request a Statement from the Chairperson of the Departmental Committee on Transport, Public Works and Housing regarding the status of the section of road between Mumbuni and Kathiani in Machakos County. view
• 19 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Much obliged, Hon. Speaker. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Thank you very much, hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to support the Finance Bill. First, I would like to thank the Committee for a well done job. From the amendments that they have proposed, they have done their homework. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, we all know that all nations in this world have to collect taxes in order to run their affairs. In Kenya, for example, we have the national Government and the county governments which will be financed through the taxes that are collected. Of course, we all know that, currently, our national Budget is quite high. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: However, as we look at these budgets, we need to ask ourselves what services we get from the two levels of governments. In particular, I would like to address myself to the county government briefly. We have realized that we are a highly taxed nation and we raise taxes in order to provide services. A huge percentage of this money is currently being given to the county governments. However, those governments, unfortunately, are not providing the basic services that they are supposed to. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: We know that Kenyans are not uncomfortable paying taxes but they are definitely uncomfortable not getting the services that go hand-in-hand with the taxes that they pay. view
• 7 Aug 2014 in National Assembly: I want to point out that some of the counties, unfortunately, spend our money on issues that are not of concern to the county. We have seen counties that spend their money on services that should be provided by the national Government. At the end of the day, what happens is that our overheads in the counties go up and do not benefit our people. view