Eckomas Mwengi Mutuse

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I wish to laud my former Committee, the Public Accounts Committee, through its Chairperson, Hon. Tindi Mwale, for tabling this Report for the 2022/2023 Financial Year. As you know, Parliament exercises its oversight role through its audit committees....

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for protecting me. My former colleague and now Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee probably did not understand. As I was saying and I think I am in tune with previous contributions, we now need to raise the bar...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. First, I wish to laud my former Committee, the Public Accounts Committee, through its Chairperson, Hon. Tindi Mwale, for tabling this Report for the 2022/2023 Financial Year. As you know, Parliament exercises its oversight role through its audit committees....

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for protecting me. My former colleague and now Chairperson of the Public Accounts Committee probably did not understand. As I was saying and I think I am in tune with previous contributions, we now need to raise the bar...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) I stand in support. This is very important. You know, sometimes the judges’ benefits can be delayed if the law is not operationalised. This amendment provides a self-mechanism for the Act being effected. This is extremely important as the judges are certain that it...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I stand in support of the proposed amendment to Clause 71. The original Section 71 is already prescriptive; it pre-empts the regulations, which is not ideal in legal drafting. Therefore, the amendment to shorten it so that the stakeholders,...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) I stand in support. This is very important. You know, sometimes the judges’ benefits can be delayed if the law is not operationalised. This amendment provides a self-mechanism for the Act being effected. This is extremely important as the judges are certain that it...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I stand in support of the proposed amendment to Clause 71. The original Section 71 is already prescriptive; it pre-empts the regulations, which is not ideal in legal drafting. Therefore, the amendment to shorten it so that the stakeholders,...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The objective by Hon. (Dr) Nyikal is noble. But, in my view, the way it is drafted does not clearly show the intent. If the intent is to have full-time interns, like the medical interns, earning benefits, it can...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I agree with you that we need to have uniformity throughout the country in terms of how we manage internships. If we allow each county to set its own standards, we are likely to dilute the purpose of this Bill. Therefore,...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) The amendment being proposed by Dr Nyikal, in my view, enhances the purpose of the provision, which is to further cater for the welfare of the interns. Because they will be providing services, often equivalent to those of a fully employed, it is only...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. The objective by Hon. (Dr) Nyikal is noble. But, in my view, the way it is drafted does not clearly show the intent. If the intent is to have full-time interns, like the medical interns, earning benefits, it can...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I agree with you that we need to have uniformity throughout the country in terms of how we manage internships. If we allow each county to set its own standards, we are likely to dilute the purpose of this Bill. Therefore,...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) The amendment being proposed by Dr Nyikal, in my view, enhances the purpose of the provision, which is to further cater for the welfare of the interns. Because they will be providing services, often equivalent to those of a fully employed, it is only...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I request that I be heard in silence. Before I execute my few points, allow me to disabuse some of the notions that have been put across by some of my colleagues, whom I respect a lot, who spoke...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I request that I be heard in silence. Before I execute my few points, allow me to disabuse some of the notions that have been put across by some of my colleagues, whom I respect a lot, who spoke...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important audit Report moved by Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe. As you know, Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe is one of the serious legislators that I have interacted with in this House. He...

Hon. Mwengi Mutuse (Kibwezi West, MCCP) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me the opportunity to contribute to this very important audit Report moved by Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe. As you know, Hon. Emmanuel Wangwe is one of the serious legislators that I have interacted with in this House. He...