Entry Instance

HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, PUT, PATCH, DELETE, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept

{
    "id": 1494982,
    "url": "https://info.mzalendo.com/api/v0.1/hansard/entries/1494982/?format=api",
    "text_counter": 108,
    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale",
    "speaker_title": "",
    "speaker": {
        "id": 170,
        "legal_name": "Bonny Khalwale",
        "slug": "bonny-khalwale"
    },
    "content": "always sit in my home and when I give a woman Kshs400 - if I was to do it in Nairobi, people would think that I am crazy. However, when I give this woman Kshs400 and she buys uniform for her daughter, the daughter will march on and top at the national examination at Malinya, Shikunga, Shibuye, Lukhuna, Shimuli primary schools and all the other Primary schools. It makes a big difference. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, having said this, I would like to persuade you. What you are curing is to make the counties independent. However, in the structure of this proposal, you are making them independent from the governor because we have created a monster in this law called the administrator. In this case, they will now become slaves of the administrator called the Clerk. Using this Act if we do not improve it, the clerk will do what he likes and our MCAs will have to dance to his tune. I beg you to read from the establishment of the Public Service Commission vis-à-vis the establishment of the PSC. We borrowed one from the other. Similarly, when we established the County Assembly Public Service Board (CAPSB), we were informed by the Public Service Commission. So, when we go to the third reading, I will propose that we amend Clause 109(a)(3), (4), (5), (6), (7) and (8) for this reason- That everywhere you have put the word ‘administrator’, I will request you, and since this is your Bill, you should agree, we replace it with ‘County Assembly Administrative Board (CAAB). In this CAAB, which replaces the administrator. Therefore, the Speaker of the County Assembly becomes the Chairman. The clerk is the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), while the Vice-Chairperson of that board to be one of the County Assembly Members, then both the opposition and the Majority in the County Assembly will propose an equal number of people, the equivalent of our commissioners. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, can you imagine the clerk controlling billions of shillings, how powerful he will be? The clerk as an individual, talks with the Controller of the Budget (CoB). The two of them can actually withdraw anything up to, including Kshs1 billion. Given that this is a fund; it means that money going into this account will not go back to the National Treasury. Therefore, there is a possibility that at one time, you could get billions of shillings into an account to be controlled by only one man or woman. This is not the responsibility we can put in the hands of one person unless he is Jesus Christ of Nazareth. I say this knowing that your intention is to make MCAs stronger and independent and strengthen the oversight role. If this is the case, why then are you strengthening the clerk instead of the institution of the county assembly? My final contribution to this important Bill as far as Clause 109 (b) is concerned where it says the fund shall be used for those given reasons; (a), (b) and (c), I propose we add (d) and say the fund will also underwrite development in counties. If they are only doing administrative, where will the development that is required in the county assemblies come from? Are you telling me that after we have formed this fund and we want to build a new county assembly as we do in Kakamega, or do major The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Director, Hansard and AudioServices, Senate."
}