MULU MAKALI

Hon. Dr Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Let me join my colleagues in thanking the Hon. Wanami Wamboka-led Committee for this excellent Report. This is the first opposition-generated PIC-GE oversight report apart from the ones we have done on public debts and acclimatization. Listening to the...

Hon. Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much Hon. Speaker. Before I say something about the Petition, let me weigh in on this matter of the Committee and Chairperson of this particular one. Time has come for the 13th Parliament to reconsider the wisdom behind centralising all petitions...

Hon. Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Let him give us hope. He is the one who appointed these people. I do not know how.

Hon. Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) I must thank the Petitioner. This matter is very serious in our region, that is, Makueni and Kitui counties, where this road was constructed about five years ago. None of our people has been compensated for the land they donated. The law is very...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. Let me join the Hon. Members and yourself in welcoming this delegation comprising our colleagues from Africa. I also want to single out two of them, whom we served together in the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Executive Committee...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also want to support this important Motion on the issue of awarding a charter to the Open University of Kenya. This issue is long overdue in this country because open universities have actually been helpful...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) It is good that our daughters are in the House because they are going to be the beneficiaries of that Open University when it will become operational. So, as I was saying, what will happen is that even as Kenyans benefit from that...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I beg to move the following Motion: THAT, this House adopts the Report of the Public Debt and Privatisation Committee on its consideration of the Consolidated Fund Service Expenditures 6th July 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 35 Hon. (Dr)...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I take this opportunity to thank Members for taking time and being patient to discuss this important Report. As a Committee, we appreciate their positive comments. It is good for them to realise that the elephant...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I want to alert the Cabinet Secretary that the sewer line in Kitui town is not operational and so, she can come with a report on what is happening there.

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 4 of the Bill be amended by deleting paragraph (a) . The import of this amendment is that the Bill proposes that the Public Debt Management Office, which is an office under the Ministry...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I seek your indulgence. The Leader of the Majority Party still has an amendment on this Clause. The Temporary Chairlady (Hon. Martha Wangari) : Hon. Makali Mulu, we have consulted on that one. You will move the Committee’s...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT the Bill be amended by deleting clause 7. The Bill, as published, proposes that the Public Debt Management Office, which is under the Ministry for National Treasury and Economic Planning, will advise Parliament. We deleted...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM)Hon. Temporary Chairlady, I beg to move:THAT, the Bill be amended in clause 2 by deleting the definition of “financial obligation” appearing in paragraph (b) and substituting therefor the following new definition — “financial obligation” means outstanding liabilities related to public debt, including principal,...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Chairlady. I support the amendment. As I support it, in situations where not all counties are benefiting, it is important we mainstream regional balancing so that we appear to be considering all the regions. The Deputy Leader of the...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. As I second, I want to assure Kenyans that this House is going to make sure that we work on the public debt that is of concern to them. Where a debt is taken by this Government, we...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I want to add my voice to the County Governments Additional Allocation Bill. This is a very important Bill. How I wish I had more time to talk about it but now that the House has resolved to...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. First, I thank the Leader of the Majority Party for moving the Bill. Before I discuss the Committee’s Report, allow me to make some introductory comments. This Bill was published on 4th May 2023 and it was read the...

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

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) You know, Hon. Deputy Speaker, with all due respect to Hon. Members, you must realise that this is a House of rules and procedures. A point of order is allowed under the Standing Orders. You cannot deny a Member the right to raise...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Hon. Deputy Speaker, yesterday, when the Speaker of the National Assembly gave guidance before we went into the Committee of the whole House, he said that if we would not have completed the Finance Bill by midnight, we would move a Procedural Motion...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Temporary Speaker. I also rise to support this important Bill coming from the Senate. From the outset, I want to say that it is good this is coming from the Senate. We would want to see our Senate...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I want to go on record that I have been a Member of the Budget and Appropriations Committee for the last 11 years since I joined Parliament. One of the key responsibilities of the Parliamentary Budget Office,...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. 20th June 2023 NATIONAL ASSEMBLY DEBATES 73 Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM)My proposed Amendment is to delete Clause 2(b). The reason for this is the issue of the digital content monetisation. Earlier, I said I needed a...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Chairlady. From what Hon. Mbadi said, the Chairperson of this Committee amended Clause 9. Procedurally, he should have read out the amendment as it is in the Order Paper. He just explained the import of the amendment. Procedurally, he should...

Hon (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Hon. Chairlady, I beg to move: THAT, Clause 24 of the Bill be amended in paragraph (b) —

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

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you, Hon. Speaker. Before you put the Question, as Members are suggesting, I request for your indulgence and guidance on this matter. Hon. Speaker, as you will remember very well, because you were on the Chair last night, this Report was tabled...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) The reason for moving this Procedural Motion is to discuss the Report. I think I am in order to raise a matter relating to it. The Report was tabled last night at 10.00 p.m. and the time now is 9.00 a.m. We got...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Hon. Speaker, you know she is a ranking Member.

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Hon. Speaker, I need your indulgence because this is a 500-page Report with 3,500 annexes, which was tabled last night at 10.00 p.m. I seek your indulgence to allow Members to read it. The passage of this Procedural Motion will pave way for...

Hon. (Dr.) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) Thank you very much, Hon. Speaker. I will start by swearing that I will say nothing, but the truth only. Since this country became Independent in 1963, development projects have been funded through local revenue or debts. This idea of people saying that...

Hon. (Dr) Makali Mulu (Kitui Central, WDM) I want to comment on a number of proposals. There is a proposal to increase VAT from eight to 16 per cent on the Fuel Levy which will have two implications. It will increase the cost of transportation and production. This will be...