Benjamin Washiali

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) My apologies, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I rise on a point of order. As I said, the reason why we introduced Question Time in the Standing Orders is because we wanted to receive immediate responses from Cabinet Secretaries. Members will agree with me that this...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) It was an Ordinary Question, Hon. Deputy Speaker. September 25, 2019 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 7 Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP)A certified version of this Report

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. I support the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Finance and National Planning. The reasons are that this will act as a motivation for more exports so that there will be more taxation and income. It will even...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Chair, as much as those clauses had not been indicated in the current Clause 1, we need to tighten it. The word “and” should come in between the new clauses that we are currently adding, so that the additional should be after the No.46....

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Hon. Deputy Speaker, on behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: The Reports of the Auditor-General on the Financial Statements in respect of the following constituencies for the year ended...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Hon. Speaker, I second. (Question proposed)

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Thank you, Hon. Deputy Speaker. Given the interest that this matter has generated, I request that, as you ask the Cabinet Secretary to appear before the Committee on Thursday, you also give a better venue; either County Hall or in these Chambers, so that...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Christopher Omulele) : Hon. Washiali, do you wish to speak to the matter that is coming up? Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Yes. The Temporary Deputy Speaker (Hon. Christopher...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I support Hon. Sheriff for bringing this Adjournment Motion. Section 95 (5) (b) of the Constitution mandates this House to provide oversight on State organs. The reason we supported the introduction of the SGR was to improve the...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Given the interest and the time allocated to this Adjournment Motion and, looking at the interest of Members, I request that you reduce the time allocated for each Member to speak to three minutes, so that we can...