Benjamin Washiali

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. I rise to support this Bill. The National Drought Management Authority Act is being amended, so that the National Drought Management Authority can work better. I want to join my colleagues who supported this Bill and raised issues...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. From the onset, I support the Bill. But before I delve into the subject, I want to mention that I have been sharing with the Chair of the Departmental Committee on Energy that the procedure in this House...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Chairman. In this budget-making process, as a House, we rely most on committees. Our Departmental Committee on Labour and Social Services has had time to look at this issue, evaluated it, digested it and brought it to the Floor...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) I thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker for giving me this opportunity to contribute. From the leadership desk, I want to take this opportunity to thank the Chair of the Budget and Appropriations Committee and the entire Committee and the other committees. The committees...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP)Thank you, Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker. Like I said earlier, the Leader of the Majority Party, Hon. Duale , who was supposed to move this Motion, was involved in other official businesses on the “House on the Hill” in anticipation that this Motion will be...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: The Engineers Rules, 2019 and the Explanatory Memorandum. The Report of the Auditor-General and Financial Statements in respect of the...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Hon. Speaker, on behalf of the Leader of the Majority Party, I beg to lay the following Papers on the Table of the House: Report on the Boda Boda Motorcycle Transport and Security Challenges in Kenya from the National Crime Research Centre; Annual Report...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. I beg to move the following Procedural Motion: THAT, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order 227 (2) (Committal of petitions) , this House resolves to extend the period for consideration of a public petition regarding De-Gazettement of the Four Hundred

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Hon. Speaker, I give notice of the following Motion: THAT notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.227 (2) on committal of petitions, this House resolves to extend the period for consideration of a public petition regarding de-gazettement of the 400 yards strip in Ngong...

Hon. Benjamin Washiali (Mumias East, JP) Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I beg for your indulgence. I was jumping the gun. I rise under Standing Order No.53 (3) to request that we defer putting the Question until the following day. The reasons are very clear. The other day when we were...