Wakoli Bifwoli

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 571 to 580 of 1331.

• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, on this issue, the fact of the matter is that what was decided by the committee is about foreign travel and other travels. Under the Head 582, which is in the minutes of his committee, that relates to the Central Planning Unit within the States Law Office. So, it is also part of the States Law Office. They have specifically referred to the Central Planning Unit. Head 582, has its Item 2210400 which is foreign travel and other transportation costs. So, there can be no confusion whatsoever as to what the committee decided. The minutes ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, you have quoted the right Standing Order No.48 and the key words in that Standing Order is “does not materially alter any principle” My submission is this; this being a Budgetary Item where the Heads, Sub-heads and Items are clearly stated, to change an Item from one to another one is a material alteration. That is my submission. It is not like an ordinary Motion where you can change a few words here and there. It is a Budgetary Item and in this Item--- To answer Mr. Nyamweya, the minutes speak for themselves. They have ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Temporary Deputy Chairman, Sir, I wish to oppose this amendment. I will oppose it mainly on these grounds. view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: The whole purpose of having Departmental Committees examining the Budget together with the Ministries is to have a constructive dialogue. I must admit that we did have a constructive dialogue with the committee on all the issues. I must also admit that, in fact, the nature of our discussions have been reflected in the Report. In particular, the report calls: “That the Attorney-General’s office must be given more resources. The staff must be paid more money et cetera ”. That is correctly reflected here. They are the issues that we discussed. The issue raised by the hon. Ruto about posting ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Therefore, the committee recognised the shortcomings of the State Law Office. My major quarrel here is that this issue that you are now raising was never raised with me when I appeared before them. Had they raised it with me, at least I would have offered an explanation. If that explanation was not satisfactory, they would have reported here. It is an issue that had just got me by surprise. So, if you have to make proper use of the procedures that had been set in Motion, I think Departmental Committees are duty-bound really to bring all issues on the ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: To me, that is a wrong way of sending me a message. This is because all the issues were discussed. If it comes to the issue of reforms, I can say that there is no Ministry which has been on the forefront of reforms in this country for a long time than the State Law Office. We have been there. We are reforming. We have reformed our office. It is our office which called for the establishment of the Ministry of Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs. It is our office which is calling for the delinking of the Director ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: On the issue of salaries which has been raised by the former Minister for Justice, National Cohesion and Constitutional Affairs, she is acutely aware that when the salaries came before the Cabinet, I moved and she seconded. We worked together to say that what had been offered was not good enough. But a bird in hand is worth two in the bush. The Cabinet kindly agreed, in fact, as an exception that the terms and conditions of service of the State Law Office and the Judiciary will be reviewed within a year. I know that the Permanent Salaries Review Board ... view
• 26 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: I must say that under the Rapid Results Initiative, it is the State Law Office which was the first to come out because we have now computerised the Registrar of Companies. We were the first to come out. It is still going on, but we were the first to come out. So, the point I am making here is that I am opposed to this. This is not the way to move, so I oppose the Motion by my colleague. view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I had even written to the administration in the Ministry of Lands and they had no information. We have agreed with Mr. Wamalwa that I issue the Statement on Tuesday next week. view
• 18 Aug 2009 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to second this very important Vote. I also want to contribute a little as I second the Motion. view