Makali Benson Mulu

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. My Question will be a follow-up to what Hon. Basil said. Generally, in the Eastern Region, a number of the proposed administrative units were not catered for as they were considering other areas. I would want to know what...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I will start by appreciating my Chairperson, Hon. Atandi, and the Vice-Chairman for moving and seconding this important Bill. I will restrict myself to the issues in the Bill to save...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Even as I support this increase, I just want to state as follows: The total increase under Vote 1011 to Vote 2017, the presidency, is in billions. Even as we approve these increases, it is important...

Hon (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Even as we support this huge increase to the Ministry of Defence, we know that a modernisation programme is taking place, but it needs to be well planned, so that such huge sums are not proposed...

Hon (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. This is a huge increase which will also take care of loans for our students, especially the needy ones. I support the increase. (Programmes 0504000, 0506000 and 0508000 agreed to) (Vote 1065 agreed to) VOTE 1066 – STATE...

Hon. Makali Mulu Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support this increment. As I do that, let me go on record that we are very concerned as representatives of the people. Many Kenyans have given their land to development of public projects, but they have never been compensated...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairperson. That is the clarification I needed because she was saying Ksh150 million but there was a reduction of Ksh120 million. So, we are only allowing Ksh30 million more that will go towards the payment of the pending bills.

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) As we talk about pending bills, it is important, just like all other bills, that some of those bills are audited so that we get to know whether they are genuine or the normal Kenyan bills where people bill the Government having provided...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. Ksh18 billion is a lot of money, and colleagues, as we approve these resources, we must demand fairness in promotion and recruitment. The TSC has been very unfair to Kenyans. As a House, we must demand fairness in...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I support this Motion. But even as we support it, a few things must go on record. If you look at this House Calendar, it is only Wednesday morning where individual Members can have a Bill...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) On a point of order, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I do not know if I am right, but has debate on this Motion even been moved and seconded before we debate it? I thought the Committee Chair should have moved the Motion…

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) This afternoon?

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) It is okay, Hon. Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) No, let me not question the moving and seconding aspects of the Motion. Let us just continue.

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I thought with such an important Report, we should have the highlights. You indicated to us earlier that the Schedule was not here. I thought the Mover should have taken some time to educate the House on the highlights of this...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker, for giving me an opportunity to add my voice to this important debate on Supplementary Estimates II. I want to start by appreciating the work that the Liaison Committee has done in terms of processing the Supplementary...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to add my voice to this important debate on the County Governments Additional Allocations Bill (National Assembly Bill No. 2 of 2025) . At the outset, it is important...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Basically, Hon. Temporary Speaker, anytime you talk to them, they say they are unable to agree with the State Department for Public Works which designs and implements the projects. They always claim that there is that delay. I also suspect that the other...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui East,WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I just want to be very brief and talk about the issue of the media and the House. My colleagues have said that it should be the work of this House trying to tell the media not to...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. This is a very important amendment. I support it because all along, the Auditor-General has been so keen on the financial performance of institutions. In this House, we have the Committee on National Cohesion and Equal...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. While I support this amendment, it is important that we consider not only the existing structure in the Office of the Auditor-General but also best practices. This is not a stand-alone office; there are similar offices...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I appreciate this new clause. The earlier amendment was to create a human resource function in the Office of the Auditor-General. Now that we have created that function, it is important that we have a directorate...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I also support this amendment more so on the basis of the independence of the Auditor-General. It is important to uphold separation of powers. This being a constitutional office, it is important that we get officers who are...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I also want to support the amendment bringing in competitive outsourcing. We must allow outsourcing in the Office of the Auditor-General. At times and more so when conducting a forensic audit, the Auditor-General may require some specialised expertise...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Yes, thank you so much. This excellent amendment has made my day. The money we appropriate for the security sector in this country is such a huge amount that it does not make sense for it to go unaudited. I want to share...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, thank you very much. I do not know whether what I am about to say would be procedural or I should say it later, but I thought that with this progressive amendment coming from the Departmental Committee on Finance and...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. As you have said, some of us have also been in this space for some time. I am not complaining. To me, a committee is a committee. Once you are there you have to serve. However, there...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. From the outset, I thank the Liaison Committee for a job well done. It is not always easy to go through the Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy and come up with recommendations. I have looked at the report and...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) On a point of order, Hon. Temporary Speaker.

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I want to raise two issues, and I will be pleading for your direction. The first issue is that last season, I raised a statement... The Temporary Speaker (Hon. Farah Maalim)...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I was saying...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Hon. Temporary Speaker, I want to raise two issues on which I want your direction. The first issue is that during the last session, I raised a question relating to a young man who was electrocuted. We agreed with the Chair of the...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. On behalf of my colleague, I welcome our children to the Parliament of Kenya. They must have seen what we do. I encourage them to work hard. When the right time comes, some of them will be sitting...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also join my colleague, Hon. Mboni, in supporting this Bill. It is important that this Bill is in the House today. You will recall that it was introduced in the 12th Parliament but did not...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to join my colleagues in supporting the Bill. I appreciate the Leader of the Majority Party for moving it. A lot has been said about our culture. When you read our Constitution, you appreciate...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. It is Kamuwongo Secondary School. That is how we pronounce it down there. On behalf of my colleague, Hon. Nzengu, whose constituency they come from, I take this opportunity to welcome the teachers and students to the National...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker, for giving me this opportunity. I also thank Hon. Kimilu for bringing this important Bill on social workers. During our time at the university, we studied sociology as a subject, while others studied social work. This meant that...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Yes, Hon. Speaker. Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity. I also want to support the Bill on the Equalisation Fund. The Equalisation Fund has a limited timeframe within which to implement it. We have faced many challenges over time, some...