Mulu Makali

Thank you very much, Hon. Deputy Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank my Chairman. I am two months old out of that Committee. I must appreciate the good work they have done. I also want to thank the Deputy Leader of Majority Party for being candid. That is what...

Thank you very much, Hon. Chairlady. I associate myself with Hon. (Dr) Oundo’s comments. Even though I am a Member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee, we have said many times that it is good to get our priorities right. I hope the money allocated here is not what is...

On a point of order, Hon. Chairlady.

Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. Looking at the Programmes under this Vote, like Policy Coordination and Strategy, and General Administration, Planning and Support Services; we need to do better in terms of prioritisation. Even as we support this Vote, some of these programmes do not make a lot of sense to...

Hon. Chairlady, some of us have been in this House for a long time. Even under the Committee of Supply, there is no harm in making observations on the Budget. We want to improve the process. We support the proposed supply to the Vote of State House, but the Deputy...

Hon. Chairlady, it is important that we get the process right. The country moved from itemised budgeting to programme-based budgeting. Therefore, you must go to the printed books if you want to see the details. You cannot be demanding those things while we are here because we moved from itemised...

Hon. Chairlady, I have no problem with this amendment, but I think an issue of concern to me is that this is a policy matter ― that the money was with another body and it is being moved to another body. If my memory serves me well, the reason why...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I agree with Hon. CNN. As we allocate money for completion of the projects, let us also factor in money to complete and equip institutes so that they are operational. The Temporary Chairman (Hon. David Ochieng’) : Where is the Chairman of the Departmental Committee...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. As a follow up on that matter, it will be important for Kenyans to be told how much money has been put in the Budget for interns. This is because they are always out here and, therefore, we need to give them confidence so that...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. This House approved the sugar reforms and the leasing of public sugar mills. The public sugar mills are owed Ksh5.6 billion. In this proposal, there is a reduction of Ksh530 million from the sugar reforms. Can the Chairman assure us that this will not affect...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. We appreciate this allocation for the elderly. The only thing I wish is that we improve on the release of the money. There are a lot of delays in releasing the money and our senior citizens are actually suffering. So, if we could improve on...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. It is worth going on record on this matter – the programme on tourism product development and diversification. We are performing very poorly in this area in terms of tourism. This country has huge potential. I urge this Department to use that money effectively so...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairman. I just wanted to request the House that, as we move to the future, we look at this budget of the Kenya National Commission on Human Rights (KNCHR) because we are experiencing many human rights abuse cases. I wish we could even double this budget...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I will not even spend a minute. I will just spend a second. This huge budget has money for promotions and recruitment. My plea to the new boss who will be heading this institution is that we need fairness in promotions, recruitment, and in distribution of teachers...

Hon. Temporary Chairman, I am happy that we sit together with you in this Committee. What the Auditor-General has said is that this House has let her down because she comes up with very clear recommendations, but we never take them on board. Our Chairman should accept that we have...

Hon. Deputy Speaker, I do second.

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate the time you have given me to join my colleagues in supporting this important Bill, the Agriculture and Livestock Extension Services Bill. When I was young and joined secondary school, any teacher who came to our class would say agriculture is...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I had discussed with my sister, Hon. Lesuuda, and she agreed that I take the slot. Hon. Temporary Speaker…

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. We understand that Hon. Mutuse is a first-term Member, but these things are usually done at the start of the Motion. I will try to be brief to save time, although this will depend on individual Members. I will be brief. I would like to...

Hon. Temporary Speaker. Dr Makali, what exactly do you want to raise? Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you very much. I just wanted to ride on the issue raised by the two Hon. Members, and this issue of insecurity in most of our areas. Hon. Gachobe said something which also touched...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate the Chairman for the information he has provided. When he talks about technical hitches, it leaves us very confused. I do not think there is something called a technical hitch. The Cabinet Secretary was here and he gave a commitment. He...

On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Fair enough. Yes, Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu. Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I have listened to the Vice-Chairman of the Departmental Committee on Administration and Internal Affairs on the issue of a patient being attacked in a hospital. Even as we look...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I agree with you that most Chairs are conveyor belts. Even as we blame them, we have to also bear in mind that they are not able to answer the questions straight. I want to confirm that the Departmental Committee on Energy Chair has been...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I thank the Committee and the mover of the Motion, Hon. Mbui, for the details regarding the annulment of these regulations. Having a Committee that keenly examines what has been presented is important. I support their position in three areas, and on that...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. Very briefly, I agree the Committee. It has made a very interesting observation. As a House, this is something we need to be very careful with. When I listen to the mover, Hon. Mbui, make his remarks, he mentions that there have been cases where...

Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I appreciate the Senate for originating this Bill. If my memory serves me well, this Bill was in this House but lapsed because of the end of the term. A Senator picked it thereafter. I also thank the Departmental Committee on Education for agreeing to...

On a point of order, Hon. Speaker. Yes, what is your point of order? Hon. Speaker, I have no question. I just wanted your direction. We have a number of questions in the Order Paper. Are you able to help us in terms of ….

Hon. Speaker, thank you very much for your wise counsel. However, we are concerned that this particular Cabinet Secretary has communicated with this House several times through you. We are very concerned as Members of Parliament, especially since we had hoped that the situation would improve with one of our...

Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I would like to re-phrase Hon. Sunkuli’s question. Is there a system within the Ministry which monitors how those resources are used? I do not think the Cabinet Secretary can go to all the schools in Kenya. Is there a department or unit...

Thank you so much, Hon. Speaker. On my behalf and that of the good people of Kitui Central, I also join my colleagues in sending my sincere condolences to the family of Mheshimiwa and the people of Kajiado County. I served with her in the 11th Parliament when she was...