Senator Aaron Kipkirui Cheruiyot

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• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: In fact, later on, I will refer to the amendments that have been proposed by the Committee on matters nomenclature. They have paid even greater attention so that the Committee is using a language that is agreeable to the provision of the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act. For instance, you will come across some words that have been used because of maybe poor drafting due to the Bill being hurried. If you read through the Report, it is using words such as ‘budgeted for’. This means that once resources have been budgeted for a certain purpose, you cannot divert to ... view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: One of the key measures that is being put is that before we even look at the resources that will be raised from the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) contributions and insurance funds, that which has already been collected is ring-fenced. This will perhaps come in the other Bills that will be coming to the House once the Assembly is done with them. Sen. Kavindu Muthama, in Machakos County, the collection from all your facilities will be ring-fenced. Governor Wavinya will not use it for any other purposes other than improving your own health facilities. This is a brilliant idea ... view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: know it, they are lost again in the same routes that you are blockading. That is why we have to provide all that in Clauses 9 to 20, the administration and improvement of this financing. Part 4 of the Bill, comprises Clause 21 to 26 which contains the financial provisions regulating the bank account for the facility improvement financing. These things have happened. I cannot remember which particular county it was but I know in my first days in the Senate, one of the petitions which a member of the public brought to the House around 2016 - Sen. Madzayo ... view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Point of order, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to move that pursuant to Standing Order No. 34(4) (a), the Senate resolves to extend its sitting time until the conclusion of debate in Order Nos.12 and 13 in today’s Supplementary Order Paper. I have seen the list of Members who want to speak on this topic. It will be unfair for us to have spoken and at 6.30 p.m. we rise without the conclusion of this debate. Therefore, I request that the House agree with me that we conclude on Order No.12, I give the reply and perhaps move or commence Order No.13. ... view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir for the opportunity to reply. I have listened to many reactions and proposals on this Bill by colleagues, who have taken time to explain where they agree with the Bill and where they disagree. There are two or three things I would like to clarify. First, Members must appreciate the procedure. view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. Excuse Sen. Oketch Gicheru, this is a new Chamber. In the Senate Chamber, you are covered and there is a shield. This is why we walk behind the Speaker. He did not know you were exposed. There are two or three things that I want to say about this particular Bill. One, is for Members to appreciate the procedure of a Bill. When a Bill has been proposed, read a Second Time and people are debating, this is the time to raise all the suggestions that you have about areas, upon which you feel ... view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: We were just having a discussing with Sen. Oketch Gicheru before I was called to reply on the centralisation versus decentralisation of systems in our county government. I was explaining to him that as much as Clause 26 of the Bill proposes a centralised approach to procurement of goods and services, there is nothing different that this Bill is proposing separate from what happens in all the other departments of a county government. If you go to roads, water or any other department of a county government, it is the same centralised system because of uniformity of practice, even for ... view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: I see Members agree on the need of the Bill, but many of them are disagreeing with one procedure or the other. Of course, I even had people speak of how we expedited the process. If you ask our colleagues who sit in the Health Committee--- You know how Parliament works; we work through our committees. Our committees are our eyes because when you are considering a Bill, the reason most of the time we wait for that committee to guide us, much as it is not standard that you must have the report of the specific committee, is because ... view
• 26 Sep 2023 in National Assembly: I appreciate the fact that Members have been diligent enough. It is now almost 7.30 p.m., and you can see that Members are in the House; many of them have sat through. Even those of us who were out, we have a very good lounge out there. For every Member who was contributing, we were watching and listening, agreeing and disagreeing with some of the proposals that were being made. I am sure many of them are still there right now. Should we raise the requisite number, they should be able to come in and we conclude on division for ... view